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EVENING LEBaElt-HILAPELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1914.
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BATTLE OF TRENCHES RAGES WITH THUNDER OF ARTILLERY NIGHT AND DAY
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lied forces holding tho position being
driven off with heavy slaughter. The
attacks made by tho French In tho
centre of the Vosgos Mountains, In
the neighborhood of Donon, Sonones
and Saales, were repulsed."
It was officially announced thla aft'
ernoon that tho German right wing and
centre had been greatly rolntorccd In
France, and that Verdun, French fort
ress, was being attacked from two
sides.
GERMAN'S RIGHT RETREATS,
IS LONDON ANNOUNCEMENT
LONDON, Sept. 21.
Tho Gorman right la retiring.
Whether it Is dropping back to escape
being enveloped by the Franco-British
troops or Is moving to affect a Junc
ture with tho 100,000 reinforcements
paid to have been sent to General von
Kluk's aid from .Maubeuge stilt un
certain, although military observe! i
are Inclined to believe the movement
Is a real retreat before supetlnr num
bers. The steady advance of the Urltlsh
nnd French has exposed C5encral von
Kluk's right, and he has swung his
nrmy still further around to the cast
of Noyon. A dispatch to a news
agency here yesterday from Snlssons
declared that he and his army had
been surrounded, but this Is spuposed
to have been merely a repetition of
the reports earlier In the week, which
were based on the success of the Al
lies In encircling his right.
A general retirement by the Germans
from the positions they have held for
the last eight and one-halt days Is be
lieved here from the furious renewal of
fighting In the last three days. This
concerted offensive movement, of which
the bombardment of Rhelms Is a part,
In three distinct points. Is believed to
be merely to cover a retreat which may
extend to the German border and even
to the line of defensive works along
the Rhine.
A military officer, who has just re
turned to London from the front,
states that Urltlsh aviators icport a
large number of transport wagons, ap
parently motor vehicles, carrying mu
nitions of war, and cannon have been
moving from the German rear inward
their frontier.
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Added weight is given the iheor bs '
the dispatches from tinhio yesterday I
to the effect that orders have been Is- '
sued by the Berlin War Office for an
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abandonment of French territory, with
200,000 troops to cover the retirement
by a vigorous defense of tho present
Intrenched lines.
The Germans are handicapped by the
fact that they must protect La on and
Ternlger at all costs, as those are tho
only railroad centres connecting their
forces at the front with Lorraine and '
with southern ISclglum. The Impor
tance of llhclms from n strategical
point of view lies In the fact that it
controls eight Important ralltoad lines.
Latest accounts say that the Allies'
lines are Intact, but that all ndvances
are retarded by the rains, which have
filled trenches and made roads so heavy
that only light artillery can bo trans
ported except with the greatest diffi
culty. Along the Allies' centre and right
both sides have won temporary suc
cesses, but these have always been coun
ter balanced by small defeats.
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BATTLE IN TRENCHES
THUNDERS ON AISNE
MONTENEGRINS TAKE
STRONG POST IN RUSH
ON BOSNIAN CAPITAL
Allies Fight Waist Deep in
Water Night and Day Be
fore Terrific Fire of Ger-
- mans' Heavy Guns.
PARIS, Sept. 21. Reports from the
front show that tho Trench-British
troops are lighting waist deep in water,
heavy rains having Hooded the tienches.
The fury of battle has slackened on
that account.
The Germans' Intrenchmonts were con
structed ten days before the beginning
of the battle. The French trenches wcte
made In range of a large number of tho
enemy's guns, which frequently and
simultaneously opened fire on them with
tremendous effect.
LONDON. Sept. 2t. The Standard's
correspondent In Paris, writinc of the
Alsne battle, says that though it has
now lasted for a week, with about 2.
000,000 fighting on a line 110 mllea long
It Is still Impossible to say that any de
cided result has been achieved by either
lde. But the balance of gains and
losses on Saturdaj, he says, seemed to
be slightly in favor of the Allies, who
have advanced further on their left with
out giving any ground In the centre or
on the right.
The Germans, says this conespondent,
liave certainly suffered more seveiely in
both men and captured material th.in the
Allies, and on the whole the Immediate
outlook appeared to be satisfactory
from the Franco-British point of view.
The Germans, lie says, have a number
of their heavy howitzer guns placed in
vdvantageous positions from which they
can shell the allied lines at a dlstinee of
from seven to eight miles. No big gunii
the Allies have can shoot effectlvelv at
jiuch a range; consequently It is Impossi
ble to reply to this fire until the Germans
approach within range of the Biltlsh or
French artillery
These howitzers have Inflteetd eient
damage to the Allies, but the Held guns
of the latter have proved, he says, far
uperlor to those guns of the Germans.
Much of the fighting has taken place
at night, the Germans making many
fierce attacks under rover of darkness,
but they have not achieved any gioat
success In any of these attacks, and in
tome of them the eonseimwnces to tho
German troops Involved have, been disas
trous. The frontal attack made by the
British and French In reply have been
marked by great coolness and gallantry,
though undertaken under most difficult
conditions.
Rogbitza, Thirty Miles From
Sarajevo, Seized and Vic
tors Advance Within Ten
Miles of Stronghold.
JEWISH SOLDIERS HOLDING NEW YEAR'S SERVICES ON THE BATTLEFIELD
Nearly half a million Jewish soldiers, the largest number under arms since the children of Israel ceased to be a
nation, laid aside their weapons of war today to observe Rosh Hashana, or the New Year's Day. The above
picture shows Day of Atonement services held by the Jewish soldiers in the German army during the Franco
Prussian War, and presents a scene that is being enacted in the rival armies of Europe today.
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ITALY'S CABINET DISCUSSES
WAR CRISIS ALL NIGHT
No Statement in Reply to Austria's
Denial of Hostile Attitude.
HOME, Sept. 21.
-n all-night session of tho Italian Cabi
net was held following receipt of an
official denial from Vienna that Austria
Is making war preparations upon the
Italian frontier.
At the conclusion of the mooting this
morning no statement was Issued, but It
geii' tally Is believed that Italy's future
attitude had been under dlsrueslon.
Dt-opite the denial of tho Austrian Gov
ernment tlie tension is getting higher, and
the government has placed gtiaids at the
disposal of both tho Gorman and Austrian
Embassies.
A prooeson, pi reeded hv bands plnylng
JEWS WORSHIPPING
AMID DIN OF BATTLE
IN WAR-TORN EUROPE
Franco-Prussian War Scene
Probably Re-enacted as
Hebrews in Rival Armies
Observe Religious Holiday
An Incident of tho Franco-Prussian War
that has bocomo famous through copies
of a plctute which adorns the walls of
hundieds of Jewish homes In this city Is
patiiotlc ilij, mat died to the Porta Pin I piobably being re-enacted today on the
on Sunday to celebrate the nnnketsaiy battlefields of Eutope. This picture por-
ot the entry of the Italians Into Koine. I
The marchers cheered wildly while pass
ing the Urltlsh Embassy, where tho ,
Union Jack was flying. ,
A demonstration against neutrality was j
to hfte been bold In Naples, but was '
called orf owing to the objections of the I
authorities. I
Negotiations, the natuie of which Is ,
aie pending between Italy and i
Rumania. It h possible that n new
CETTIN.TE, Sept. 21 The -Montenegrin
army lias occupied tho town of Rogbltz.i, j unknown,
Hosnm. in torce ana is now witnin ten ;
mlt.M nf Snr.-ilevn. the onnltnl elf tho
Austrian province. This was officially I Balkan alliance may ho formed to in
announced In the War Office today, and ' elude. Itnlv Instead of Gieece.
the capture of Sarajevo Is now conHdentiy j The Rumanian Government lins placed
expected. I nn older for 10000.000 cartridges with
Rngbltza Is an impoitant town on the I Italian faetoiles.
railroad leadintr to Sarajevo. It is 30! A telegram from nucnaieM says:
miles east of tho capital. After occupying
the city the Montenegrin army then ad
vanced 2U miles along the railroad to
ward Kurajeo.
GERMAN WAR LOAN RESULTS
IN BILLION-DOLLAR FUND
Home Subscriptions Preclude Need of
Aid From Foreign Financiers.
BERLIN". Sept. 21 (by wireless by way
of Saille. U 1.).
Brilliant MictesH lias been met in the
raising of a war loan by subscriptions
to Imperial bonds and treasury certifi
cates. L'p to the ptesent time I.'J.Vj.iij'J.Oji)
marks ($1.03U.CJO,000) has been raised.
With a number of r-poits still out, the
total Mibsci Unions to the Imperial loan
have nlieady reached 2.9i0.0'i0,yo mark3.
Treasury certificates to the amount of
l.ttri.rjGO.ObO marks were offered, and this
has been oversubscribed by ai.OOO.O-jO
marks.
The newspapeis express elation that
this re.-ult sioiild bo reached without for
eign subscription or the sending of
blanks to many well-to-do Germans now
In the lleld On account of the une.
peeled t if i ess the final urnis of pa
m nt have been postponed until Ue-cenibet.
"Demonstrations aie being made In sui'
poit of tho demand that the present
Rumanian I'ablnet be dissolved because
it allowed HiO German sailors and 40 car
loads of ammunition to pn&s through the
country en route for Turkey. King
Charles is considering seriously tho dis
solution of his Cabinet. There Is also
a populai demand for a Balkan federa
tion to Include Rumania and Italj and
to have the moral support of England,
France and Rut-sia."
AUSTRIAN ENVOY DENIES
"ANNIHILATION" OF ARMIES
EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA
AGAIN REPORTED DEAD
ITews Said to Have Been Suppressed
to Prevent Revolution.
LONDON. Sept. i.
The report that Emperor Francis Joseph
of Auitrla is dead, was revived today in
a. dispatch to the C'hronkle from Geneva.
The dispatch quotes a high offlrlal re
turning to Eausnnne frum Vienna as stat
ing that the Emperor died a week asa
but the news was suppressed to avoid a
revolution.
ROME, Sept. 51 A dispatch from
Vienna says that the Emperor Francis
'Joseph visited the hospital in the Au-
guraten Palace yesterday and spoke to
a hundred wounded officers there.
FIFTEEN LOST ON AE-1
Admiralty Abandons Hope of oeaU
lug Australian Submarine,
MELBOURNE. Sept Jl.
The Admiralty announced today that It
had abandoned all hope of locating the
submarine AE-1 because of the depth of
the water In which it ank.
Fifteen men were lot-
John Robinson, Circus Man, 111 j
CINCINNATI. Sept 31 -John Robin- !
on, known In all parts of the clreut I
sod theatrical world, is seriously ill
htr. with several phjslctans working j
hard to Ve his life.
EXPLORERS AND AUTHORS
TO WRITE WAR ACCOUNTS
Kaiser Authorizes Sven Hedln to
Make Observations at Front,
BERLIN. S-Pl Jl.
ofllclal announcement was made todaj
that sven lledin, the Swedish exploter.
was a guest of the Emperor at hea Inuar
tera und would be allowed to visit the
tanern and western fronts to give a non
partisan account of the situation.
ThB following announcements were also
made.
Vienna denies tha report that Hen
rk SMikiewtcz. the author. Is a prls.
aier of war. He is en route to the
T rl and Is preparing to write a book
concerning his war experiences.
The f'rawn Council at Uueharofct. on
Saturday, derided to continue the
strictest neutrality,
Tlie Xovoe Vreymn (leading paper
of I'etrogiadi reports that those who
demolished the German Embatsy at
I'eirograd were arrested, but were
rtUaaed bc:-uie the destruction was
pioriiutfcd b "noble, patriotic feii.
ings."
FudJof Nanen, dt t'hrlstiuna, mpluv
rUed, aimd a ioui of uppiaujr. that Nor
way must ' arrange the closest military
union with awrd?n tu kafeguard their
common indeiwnd.-nc."
METHODS UNDER SCRUTINY
Comptroller Investigating Com-,
plaints of Needy Borrowers,
WASHINGTON. Sfpt SI. -Various com
plaints that baiikh are not extending
loans to needy clients aie. oelng investi
gated by the Comptroller of the Cur
rency. Wheie the complaints indicate that the
banks demand abnormally high rates of
interest the Comptroller is telegraphing
the bank to furnUh him with a list of its
h-ans and the rates ibaig'd in each In
fctanco Where It is indi.ai-d that a bank
ielui.es a loan beeauk' of Insufficient
tunds the Comptroller I. as, decided to in-
litigate the reason of this shortage and
win advi that the sank take out emer
gency currency
Colossal Russian Victories in Galicia
Called "Pure Inventions,"
MANCHESTER, Mass., Sept. il.
Denial of the "annihilation" of the
Austiian oimj, as reported In I'etiogrud
newspapers, was made by the Austro
Ifungarlan Embassy hero today. Am
bassador Oumba made public tho follow
ing olllctnl wlieless message, received
from Vienna:
"Foreign papeis are publishing again
reports about colossal Russian victories.
W'e are said to have lost fi'0,000 dead
and wounded, 100,i00 prisoners mid M0
guns. The whole Austrian at my Is said
to have been defeated.
"These are. of course, pine Inw ntloim.
Our army repeatedly has defeated and
continually weakened the RiiHkiuiis
aie ready now to fight new battles."
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"FALSE," SAYS PETROGRAD
REGARDING PILLAGE CHARGE
Berlin Court-mnrtinl for General Ac
cused of Razing Prussian Towns,
PETROGRAD. Sept 21
A statement denying that General Mai
tos Issued oiders to burn Prussian vil
lages or to kill all male inhabitants ha
been Issued by the Government.
The denial was brought forth by dis
patches from Herlln tu the offett that
General Marlon, who has upon captured
by the Germans, Is helng taken to llei
liti to facB a court-martial on charges
that ho ordered his troops tu ia? Ul
lage and kill men In their fighting on
German toil-
The statement add that reprisal orders
pavo never been given by Russian oOlcera
tuve in exceptional Instance wheie metn
beis of feor-wtles of German army ittfran
lired upon Russian troops. It concludes:
"This is certainly a novel manner of
waging wor. It will Olid an eiho from
the Russians, who will not lose the oppor
tunity to apply it to prisoners who ruprc
bent tho corrupt mllltuiy methods em
ployed by the German feenlor olllctrs at
fenktochow and Kaluch. '
trays the Jewish soldlois of the Geiman
uimy holding religious services before
Metz, In r70, while the I'tusslans were
advancing on P.uls.
Almost a half million soldiers engaged
In the gigantic Euiopean military strug
gle will lay aside their weapons of war
today to observe Rosh Hashana, or the
New Year's Day, the first of the great
autumn holidays.
The picture of the Day of Atonement
set vices in the Franco-Prussian War has
been so widely ciicuated that It is famil
iar to every Jew. It shows tile Jewish
soldiers gathoied atound a huge altar,
sajing tho piajers piosciibcd for tho oc
casion. Many of them aie wearing over
their uniforms the tallth, a shawl tibed
in tile synagogue by all orthodox Jews,
in the background are shown cannon,
f sending forth their missiles of destitu
tion Into tho ranks of tho enemy. Over
the picture is tho inscription, in Geiman:
"Have we not all one Father? Were we
not nil created by the name God?"
Today, amid the ronr and the rumble
of cannon, perhaps while- shot and shell
ate whistling through the air, the high
holiday, sucieil to every one of the lle
inew faith, will be obserod. Tho posi
tion of tho armies, with their battle linos
stititched ovet muny miles, will ninko It
Impossible to hold one big lellglous cei
emony. but doubtless there will bo scores
of small services held along the lighting
lines.
It Is expected, In vie.w of the concilia
toiy attitude taken b the Russian Gov
ernment toward the Jews since the out
lueak of the war, that peiinlsslnn will be
gianted these men to lest foi a brief
spell fiom tho bloody business of war to
worship God accoidlng to the dictates of
their lellglon. The Russian military au
thiirltlea appear appreciative of the lojal
support of the Jews, and for the first time
in tho hlstorj of Russia, Jews have been
granted commissions us ofllcers. Fol
lowing the buttles at Eemborg many Hit
brown woie commended for their nl
lautry ami several hundred were appoint
ed ollicers. These men, now engaged In
tho campaigns against Austria nnil Ger
many, will no doubt lie tho leading
spirits In tho holding of the religious cer
emonies. In tho aimles of Ansti In. Franco and
England there are many thousands of
Jews. The English soldiers ut home
have been granted a furlough to spend
Rosli Hashana and Vom Klppur (tho
Day of Atonenvuit) with their families.
AUSTRIANS QUIT JAROSLAW
FOR STRATEGIC REASONS
War Office Concentrates Forces for
Defense of Frzcmysl,
VIENNA, by way of Rome (censored),
Sept. 21.
Evacuation of Jaroslaw by Austrian
forces was accomplished because of a
desire to concentiato forces for defense
of Frzcinysl, according to War Ofllce
statements today. Tho statement says:
Our battle line in Galicia has never
been stronger. The new battle lino
from Przeniysl to Cracow Is engaged.
For strategic leasons our forces havo
ictrcated slightly along this lino In
order to occupy stronger positions.
The evacuation of Jaroslaw wis de
liberate, tho city having lost Its
stiateglc importance. The city was
Hied on our leaving It.
Gloom was caused here by the ofllclal
ndml'-slun that tho army of Genornl
Daniel has been compelled to tabo the de
fensive against tho Russians In Galicia.
This was the first olllelnl admission that
the Austrian arms have suffered any re
verses In thr fighting against Russia.
At the same tlmo Field Marshal lvon
Hoelzendorf, chief of tho Austrian Gen
eial Staff, made public a report from
General DankI, praising the bravery of
ills troops, but explaining that the Hus
sions had been encountered In over
whelming numbers.
BELGIANS WIN SKIRMISHES
AGAINST GERMAN FLANKS
King Albert Continues to Head Ag
gressive Movement.
ANTWERP, Sept. il -Skirmishes are
of daily occurrences between the German
and Belgian troops, but leports Issued
at the War Ofllce etate that King Albert's
troops have suffered no check in their
offensive movement.
A sharp flight occuriod Sunday between
Alost and Cordegheni, and the Germans
retired. No extensive operations are
possible because of tho terrific downpour
that bus tinned a great section of the
country northwest of liiu-solri into a
morass.
A consignment of French rifles has ar
ilved here. They ure foi Relgian lecrults
who otherwise would bo without arms.
GREAT BRITAIN UNITED
ON PROGRAM OF WAR
Embassy at Washington Gets Denial
of Attncks on Government.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Si.
"All pal ties lire, united ns to the Justice
of our cause and all are determined to
see the war to a successful conclusion."
This statement today was made h. the
Urltlsh Foreign Office in n cablegram to
the Embassy heie, dcnvlng icports of at
tacks on the Government's war policy
bv labor members of Parliament und oth
ers The statement read In part:
"I'urreney Is being given to stories
emanating from Gorman sources of ut
teinnces unfavorable to the Biltlsh cause
by on ex-Cabinet Minister, labor nieinbeis
and othi-is in England. Tbise statements
are piobably largely based on h speech
which Mr. Hums was alleged to have
miide, but which was nn entile fabrica
tion invented In Germany.
"Aithur Henderson, now chairman of
the. Labor patty, has inado a stiong
speech in support or tno Government
THREE GERMAN CORPS
IN ADVANCE AGAINST
POLISH STRONGHOLD
Grodno Objective of Hin
denburg's New Movement
to Clear Way to Warsaw.
Defeated Russian Armies
Unite.
BERLIN, Sept. 31.
Three German army corps (120,000 men)
nre marching on tho Russian stronghold
of Grodno, after capturing the towns of
Auguslowo, Szozuezyn and Grajovo, says
an ofllclal announcement Issued hero to
daj'. (Grodno Is an Important railway centre
on tho River Nleman. It Is on the main
line between Petrograd and Warsaw. The
city Is strongly fortified and Is tho cap
ital of the Government of Grodno. Tho
three captured towns nro along the fron
tier of Russian Poland.)
Tho statement contlnuos:
The campaign of the eastern nrmy
continues successfully. Part of the
Grodno nrmy defeated by General
Hlndcnburg has Joined the fragments
of tho Vllna nrmy. and the two havo
fallen back on Grodno. Tho cam
paign against Osowlec (o nthe Blcbrz
River) also continues successfully.
General Ste'nmetr. and Count Ranlzau,
wliose names are Included In tho latest
list of dead, are said to have been killed
In the eastern campaign.
BRITISH ADMIRAL
RECALLED BECAUSE
GERMANS ESCAPED
2,000,000 WAGE
THIRD BIG FIGHT
ON GALICIA LINE
Russians, Reinforced and
Victorious at Jaroslaw,
Press Austrian Forces Back
Toward Cracow.
Commander of Mediterran
ean Squadron Summoned
Home to Explain Goeben
and Breslau's Safe Pas
sage to Dardanelles.
LONDON, Sept. 21.
Rear Admiral Ernest C. Troubrldge.
commander of the Mediterranean cruiser
squadron, lias boon relieved from duty and
summoned homo to explain the escapo
of tho German cruisers Goeben and
Broslau,
The success of the German ships In
evading the British fleet and escaping
to the Dardanelles has been one of tho
naval mysteries of tho war. In ofllclal
circles It is believed that if they had
been captured or sunk the possibility
of Turkey's joining tho war would havo
been wholly averted.
Rear Admiral Troubrldge was appointed
chief of tho admiralty's war staff In 1911,
and a year later held chief command In
the Mediterranean.
Though tho ofllclal Btatcment issued last
night told of a number of British naval
successes, the ndmbslon that German
cruisers are harassing British shipping,
capturing and sinking a number of ves-s-els.
has served to cause some appie
hensl m.
Sjiniul provisions have been made fori v- t,0k i-poko equally stiong In a aim
the soldiers in tho field to oosene these
holidays.
The Trench are likewise said to be ap
preciative of the services rendered by the
Jews Hundieds have los,t their lives
and a recent report from Paris stated
that tho Chief Rabbi of Lons, M. A.
Illui'li, a volunteer helper, was killed by
the enemy near Paint Die. Major Al
fred proytua i among tho French He
brews now fighting for their country.
The Chief Rabbi of England has Usued
an appeal to Jews of the Kingdom to re-
iliir seiiio at Mr. Churchill's meeting on
tho lltb, and tho Parliamentary Commit
tee of the Trado I'nion Congiess issued
a manifesto on September 3, approving
tho manner in which the U-ibor partv
hud nsponded to the appeal made to all
political parties to give, their co-operation
in securing tho enlistment of men
foi tho war."
Stories emanating from Germnii soui'-pi.
of alleged utterances by 1-ibor members
and others In England unfavorable, to
tho Urltlsh cat wero based on a speech
dei luted to be "nn entire fabrication
CANARIES, CLOCKS AMONG
GERMANS' CURIOUS BOOTY
Chateau of "Chocolate King" looted
of Wine nnd Antiques.
PARIS, Sept. 51.
The magnificent chateau of M. Menler,
tho "chorolato king," has been looted.
All the food, wine, bllverware and cloth
ing on the place was carried away by
the Germans, who piomlsed to pay at
the end of the w-ar. Tho famous collection
of antique clocks was carried off as well
as a number of canaries. AVhat the
Germans could want with these birds,
unless they desired them for pets. Is
beyond comprehension.
Although the Germans have done much
damage In many places, they have acted
with the greatest consideration elsewhere.
Describing the occupation of Epernnv, the
centre of the cliampagnc-maklng district,
one coi respondent savs:
"The Germans have orders not to loot
tlie champagne country. It was intended,
they said, to annex It to Germany The
General Staff requisitioned 30) bottles of
wine and paid for It In notes redeemable
after the war. They exacted various
contributions fiom the town. Including a
fine of ja3.rv. As tlie troops letlrcd. the
general sent for the Muyor and returned
the money In consideration of tho care
that had been shown the Germans
wounded hy the Epernay hospitals. Tlie
Germans took Sft.aMl In cash when they
left Rhelms."
rETnOORAD, Sept. 21.
Two million men aro grappling today
In the third general engagement In
Galicia. Russian forces, reinforced hy
fresh troops and fired with victories In
tho occupation of Jaroslaw, Samhor,
Grodeek and Dublecko, are engaging thi
entire Austrian front on the line from
Cracow to Przemysl. General Dankl'i
army has been forced stilt further back
ward. The Russians now occupy virtually all
of Galicia, cast of tho river San and hava
In placcB crossed that stream in their
pursuit of tho Austrlans.
Tho Czar's forces are sweeping to the
west and south of Generals Dankl and
Von Auffcnberg. The latter Is directing
a disorganized rctroot toward Cracow, but
General Dankl Is reported to be In i
position from which he cannot extricate
himself. His surrender is cxpeotcd In
few days.
PRZEMVSL, BOMBARDED.
The bombardment of Przemysl contln.
ueB, but their failure to force a oapltula
tlon of this fortress has not deterred
tho Russians In their advance. They
havo left a force to hold the city and
forts In a state or sltgc, while the armies,
reinforced by fresh troops from the
north, are continuing their advance to
tho west.
The German landwehr corps, which
started eastward In tho south of Rus
sian Poland to open a way of escape for
tho Austrlans, has been met and defeat
ed at Sandomlr on the Vistula.
Przemysl, Invested on three Bides, now
Is being bombarded with heavy Russian
guns, but so far still withstands the at
tack, nnd nn artillery duel Is In progress
In which tho casualties aro very heavy.
The seneral Russian advance today fol
lows tho eight days' fighting culminating
In tho capture of Lcmberg, and tho nln
days' fighting around Rawa Ruska. Sleg
guns used In the assault on those posi
tions have been put Into emplacements
mound Przemysl. Meanwhile the cavalry
and Infantry, supported by quick-firers
and the smaller artillery pieces, are with
the forefront of the Russian advance.
DAXKL'S FORCES MENACED.
A supremo attempt Is to be made to
annihilate the Austrian armies of Dankl
and Von Auffenberg, tho first move In
which Is tho endeavor to cut General
Dankl's forces off.
Tho Austrian losses have been stagger
ing. The weather continues cold, with
rain and sleet. The speed of the Rus
sian advance has forced the enemy to re
treat without many of their guns, which
are mired In -the swamps and roads,
many of which aro Inches deep In mud.
The Russian troops have begun mint
Important operations In tho fortified r -glon
of Przemsyl and Jaroslav. Of tni
two, Przemysl Is considered much i
stronger defensive position, more Im
pregnable even than Cracow.
The Russians already are attacking th
garrison of Przemsyl, which Is reported
Invested on three sides, and tho Aus
trlans have retired from the fortlflcatloni
of Jaroslav.
The Austrian rear guard has again been
badly beaten and has suffered heavy
losses In attempting to withstand the
Russian advance. The Russians aro now
In pursuit near Baranow and Ranlshoff,
villages In west Galicia near the Vistula.
Further advance of Russian forces was
announced by the War Ofllce today. A
daring night nttnek, the culmination of
a day's bombardment, overwhelmed the
Austrian defendets of Dublecko, on the
San, and the Russian forces captured
thousands of prisoners and a score or
more of guns, together with large quan
tities of supplies left behind by the Aus
trlans' retreat,
"Przemysl Is now under attack fiom
threo separate directions," the War Of
fice statement declared. "The bombard
ment Is continuing, with our forces stead
ily advancing on the outer Intrenchments.
Grodek, on the cast of Przemysl has
been occupied: Sambor, to the south, ha
fallen before our nrmles and we have es
tablished a line of further communica
tion on the west through the capture of
Dublecko.
"The retreating Austrian forces burned
Jaroslaw before their evacuation."
BELGIAN VILLAGES ABLAZE,
INHABITANTS IN TERROR
Germans Reported Continuing In
cendiary Work In Interior.
ANTWERP, Heid. :i.
plspalches from the Interior say that
the Germans continue to destroy villages.
Near Heyst-op-den Herg. the Ullage of
Treroeloo was. fired b u deta, in.ient of
German ivclitts More ib.in jf) limites
were sc-t abiaze and the population fl-d in
terror The Germans cuntluuxl thejr 4U
crndtary work at itotzlaer, whan was
partly destroyed.
snnml tn the. n.ill to arms. "Once more
wo will prove that the old Macoabeun ""-" " '""""'-
spirit Is still olive in us," he says. "We ! '
rm'taiu-rid of'Tustice Wmnl MANY MORE NATIONS MAY
o'thrmTourKi'VeTtrg! SOON BE FORCED INTO WAR
and of good courage. The God of right-
pouines is with us. He will guard our i More Difficult Each Day for Them to
going out and our coming in." nP,i TMPt,-nl
Tlie Pay of Atonement follows ten '
days after the beginning of tho Now i
Vear. It Is customary for Jews to fast j
on this day, and the majority of the
soldiers in the European armies will do I
without food for Si hours, despite the
physical strain that they are now being '
forced to undergo.
SERVIAN PRINCE WOUNDED j
Hurt While Leading Cavalry Charge
Against Austrlans. '
LONDON. Sept 21.
A Router's dispatch from Nieh says
it is officially announced theie that
Prince George of S-rvlu was slightly '
wounded while heading a charge of cav
alry attacking the Austrian forces on
the Save River He wilt shortly be
able to rejoin his command.
V
BORDEAUX. Sept. 31.
While French olllcials refused to bo
quoted on tho subject, they today ad
mitted they believe three and possibly
nine moie nations will enter the war If
it Is of long duration.
Reports received hero indicate that
Italy and Rumania will soon cast their
lot with the Allies and that Turkey will
Join Geimany. If Turkey enters the lists
Greece and Bulgaria will undoubtedly
do so.
Four other nations, that have preserved
their neutrality thus far. have been
steadily pressed to decide either one wav
or tlie other These aie Holland. iJei -mark,
Norway and Sweden The geo
graphical location of Norway and Sweden
will help them In their apparent efforts
to bo only onlookers, but Denmark and
flolLand are In a precarious position.
'',KJS
RUSSIANS IN BRITAIN,
CONFIRMED BY TOURISTS
Passed Through On Way to Belgium,
Despite Official Denials.
NEW YORK. Sept. :i Despite do
nlal from tho London Wat Office, confir
mation of the passage of Russian troops
through Scotland and England on their
way to Fiance and Belgium was given
here today by passengers arriving aboard
the American liner St. Paul.
Harry Pudney, an importei of Troy,
N. Y., asserted theie U no doubt that
many of the Czai's army have been in
the United Kingdom. He said his biother,
John Pudney, a lailuay ofllclal at Pur
ley. Ensland, told him that early in
August Russian detachments were trans
ferred over his division. John Pudney
showed a Cossack cap that had fallen
from the train, the impoiter added
Dr. M Dupuy. of Colombia, South Af
nca, declared that Dr. George Fiederlcks.
an eminent Loudon surgeon, had stated
that the Londoner, who was in charge of
tho Red fross headquarters there, at
tended tno sick Russian soldiers.
MORE GERMAN CASUALTIES
Twenty-Ninth List Adds Many
Names to Maine Battle's Victims.
BERLIN. Sept 21 (by way of Rome).
Tli, twenti -ninth casualty list. Just pub
lished, shows the following victims of the
battle of the Marne
Dead-Qfllc-r?, 1, soldleis. Ml
Wounded-Offlcers. 371, soldiers. 1631
Missing-Officer, IT, soldiers, 799.
BRITISH SHIP REPORTED SUNK
German Cruiser Also Captures Vessel
Near Ceylon.
COLOMBO. Sept. 21. A Geiman war
ship Is reported to have sunk tho Hritish
steamship Diploma near Ceylon and to
have captured another vessel.
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KAISER'S SON WOUNDED
)?rlnce August Wilhelm Shot in Ann,
London Hears,
LONDON, Sept. M.
A dispatch from Berlin to a news agency
here, by way of Tho Hague, says that
Prince August Wilhelm, the fourth son
of Emperor Wilhelm. was shot In th
left arm during the battle of Marne. It
also states that the Kaiser has conferred
tho Iron Cross of the first class on him
for bravery In that action.
OMNIBUS DILI, NOT COMPLETED
Conferees Take Hecess and Expect to
Finish Work Tomorrow,
WASHINGTON, Sept. Sl.-Thf cn'
ferees on the Clayton anti-trust bill fa"
to complete their work teday as they n
ptanneil to do, and took u recess until
noon tomorrow.
"I expect we will wind up the con
ference tomorrow." said Representative
Webb, of North Carolina, chairman oi
the House Judiciary Committee- ')
found today that there was a number
of odds and ends to be settled and inn
we could not get through "
WAR 'PLANE FOR CANADIANS
MONTREAL. Sept. 21-Aiator Ja'
flying In a hydroplane bought at the i.ur
tlss plant at Hammondsport. N I ar'
vied at Chambly today on his way '
Valcartlei camp at Juebre He "
Hammondsport yesterday, spent the mX"'
neai Rouse's Point, N Y., and fW'JJJ
the border this morning, The macw
-'11 be used by the Canadian troops gu
.the front,