Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-09-02
MORE FORTS
FALL BET ORE
AUSTR|ANS
Russians Claim to Have In
flicted Severe Defeat on In
vaders
RUSSIANS MAY HAVE
TO EVACUATE GALICIA
Berlin Claims Russians Have Lost
100000 Men Since
May 2

London, Sept. 1.-The minor fort
resses Of Lutsk, which with those Of
! Dubno and Rovno, forms a fortified
triangle on Russian territory just
north Of the Galician frontier, was
captured by the Austrians today &C
'ording to the official reports from
Vienna. 1t is in this direction tnat the
Austro- Germans offensive has been
the most aggressive during the last
few days, the object being to separ-
ate the Russian army which has been
retreating through the Pritet marshes
from that operating in Galicia and
which yesterday inflicted, so the Rus.
slams claim, rather severe defeat
on the invaders.
Capture of Lutsk.
The capture of Lutsk, however is
likely to cmpel the Russians to fol-
low their victory or to evacuate that
part of Galicia still held by them; 9th
erwise their flank there would be SER
iously threatened.
In the opinion Of military writer's
here, the Russians now stand good
chance of winning the race for the
time. With few weeks the autumn
weather will begin and it is pointed
out unless they can succeed in gain
| ing decisive advances by that time,
the Austro-Germans can hardly hope
to smash the Russian army, for under
cover of the long winter. they will be
reformed and re-equipped.
Lose 100000 Men.
The Russian losses have been enor-
nous. According to Berlin the Rus
slams have lost one million in prison
ers since May End, the date on which
the drive began in western Galicia,
while during August alone, the cap
ture included more than quarter of
million men and 230O cannons. The
Austro-German losses are said TO have
been heavy in killed and wounded,
while the strain on the troops has
been terrific. They still have, accord
ing to Petrcgrad estimates, about two
million men on the eastern front.
Newspaper Man Held.
London, Sept According to the
Central News, James F. ]. Archibald,
an American newspaper correspond
ent, who was apprehended by the Brit
ish authorities when the steamer, Rot.
terdam, bound from New York for
Rotterdam, put into Falmouth, a few
days ago, was carrying dispatches to
Berlin and Vienna from the German
and Austrian embassies at Washing.
ton.
1t is asserted by the Central News
that Archibald was charged with per.
forming an unneutral service He was
subsequently released, but the dis
patches were retained by the officials.
Make Denial.
London, Sept. 1.-The Home secre
tary this evening issued denial of
statements published in the United
States that German women and child
rem are being exposed to the fury of
mobs, which are encouraged by the
police whenever they venture out of
doors, are prevented from buying food
and are compelled to subsist on what
they can beg.
The Home secretary says that all
German women desiring to return to
Germany are given facilities for so
doing, and that, together with their
children, they receive the same police
protection as British subjects.
Fly Over Switzerland.
Geneva, via Paris, Sept German
aviators violated Swiss territory yes
terday for the fourth time. Five Ger
man military aeroplanes flew inside
the Swiss frontier opposite the French
town of Dele.
Although under fire from French ar
tillery, the aeroplanes turned back.
One damaged machine came down
near the Swiss village of Bulk, but
afterwards took to the air and escaped
toward Alsace.
Japs May Aid.
London, Sept. 1.-Paris announced
the capture of the Island of Ruad, ly-
ing in the Mediterranean off the coast
of Syria. A Berlin semi-oficial dis
patch says an allied cruiser has foun-
dered off the coast of Asia Minor near
Smyrna.
Although there have been unofficial
reports that Japanese probably will
be sent to the aid of the Russians, the
Russian embassy at Toxic announces
that the Russians have no requested
the assistance of the Japanese.
Turkish Headquarters, on the CALI
poll Peninsula, via Berlin and wire
dess to Tuckerton. N. j., Sept. lit
has been impossible to ascertain the
total losses of the British in the Ana
farte region in the fighting which fol-
lowed the landing of fresh expedi-
tionary force on August and I.
Allies Losses Heavy.
The losses in dead on the whole
Gallipoli front which tile Allies sus-
tanned as the result of the eneral Of
fensive movement, coincident with
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