The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-24
RUSS ARE CRUSHED
GERMANS CAPTURE eRooNo FOR
TREss AFTER FIERCE STREET
FIGHTING.
PORT or RIGA IS DOOMED
Berlin Summary OF Enemy's Casual
ties Shows 100000 Since May p
100000 Killed and wounded-2.ooo.-
COO Refugees Flee Into interior.

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Vienna. Sept. 4.-The fleeing Rus
SLAMS have everywhere ~retreated on
the Sereth line in eastern Galicia. &C
cording 10 an Official statement issued
by the war Office. Austrian troops are
now before Doubno. second fortress
on the Nolhynian triangle. Here the
Russians have lined up TO make n
stand and the Austrians are preparing
for An attack.
Russians in Full Retreat
London. Sept 4.-lnterest in devel-
opments on the eastern front centers
on two extremities OF the great 800
mile battle line. along the full extent
Of which the Russian field army is
in full retreat before III. advancing
AustTo-German forces.
In the north the fortress and city
Of Grodno have fallen before the
Germans. Evacuation OF all the 20
siti0ns on the west bank OF the Me
men by the Slavs. officially announced
by the Petrograd Office. was followed
by the occupation OF GrOdnO fortress
by the Teutons. who crossed the Me
men almost Immediately and captured
the city after desperate street fight
ing. Three thousand Russians were
made prisoners.
caiieia Nearly Free Of Russ.
AT the southern extremity OF the
line the Austrians have virtually
cleared Galicia OF the Russian invad-
ers. The Muscovites hold only a
small strip OF Galician territory be-
tween the River Sereth and Bessara-
bia. and the Austri~ns are relentless
ly advancing to purge their soil OF
hostile troops.
Riua's Doom Forecast.
With GrOdno under the German flag.
the last fortress in Poland held By
the Russians no longer constitutes a
menace 10 the German hosts advanc-
ing east and north. driving at the
great Baltic naval base OF Riga. and
possibly az Petrograd itself. COinci-
dentally with the news Of Grodno's
fan m the news OF the capture by
German troops OF the strongly forti-
lied bridgehead az Lennwade. north
east OF Friedrichstadt. only forty
miles from Riga. II is believed here
the Germans will make short shrift
OF the seaport with this obstacle over
come.
Teutons Take Lutsk.
Berlin Sept 2.-The Russian for
tress Of Lutsk. one Of the triangle OF
fOrtincatiOns which remained in Rus
sian hands after the Austro-G erman
drive northwest through the Vistula
provinces. has been captured oy the
Teuton armies. IL was officially an
nOunced by the Austrian war office.
Evacuation Reported.
P~etrograd is reported &c be il the
early stages OF evacuation. as the Ger
man advance threatens Riga II the
latter city is captured panic will seize
the Russian capital. An 5flcial re-
view Of the eastern campaign given
out By the Overseas News Agency.
says:
General army headquarters pub
fishes a review Of the results OF d.
fensive movements in Poland and Rus
sia since May ?. beginning with the
battle at GOrlice. Army headquarters
estimates the strength OF the Rus
siaE troops which were then directly
engaged IL that region was about l.
400. 200.
In the lighting since May ? 1.100.-
600 have been captured and a mini.
mum Of 300. 900 wounded and killed
Renew Galiela Drive.
During the month u August the
war Office announced the AustroGer-
mans took 1000 Russian officers and
26s.s3e men prisoners snd captured
$500 cannon and $50 machine guns.
More than 100000 refugees from
Poland and western Russia have
poured into the interior. furnishing
the government with an enormous
problem in its efforts TO care for
them.
Dispatches from Petrograd assert
General Ivanofs armies have escaped
the trap set for them In the southern
battle region. In their retreat toward
Doubno from Loutsk. which they
evacuated. they are said 20 have cap
r-red 10000 Austrians and Germans.