Morning Oregonian., October 08, 1914, Image 1

VOL. LIV. XO. 10,808.
PORTLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
2F0BTS DEFENDING
ANTWERP ARE LOST
Belgian Government Is
Moved to Ostend.
BOMBARDMENT IS CONTINUED
Germans Again in Force
v Vicinity of Ghent.
in
BATTLE OF AISNE GOES ON
Western Wings Continue to Extend
and Advance Guards Are Said to
Be in Contact Nine Miles
Northeast of Arras.
LONDON, Oct. 7. Dispatches from
Amsterdam today say that the Germans
continue to bombard, Antwerp, that two
more defending forts have fallen and
that the Belgian government has been
moved to Ostend.
Meanwhile the French account of the
battle of the Aisne says that the battle
on the allies' left wing continues with
extreme violence, the line being ex
tended more and more. The German
account says that the advance guards
ef the opposing forces are in touch
north of Arras.
Germans Repulsed Near Ghent.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Amsterdam says:
"'A message received here from Ghent
says flshtins of a violent character
' has taken place between Audenarde.
15 miles southwest of Ghent, and
Irfupeghm, a small town about a mile
south of Audenarde.
"After an hour's engagement the Bel
gians received reinforcements and
threw back the Germans with heavy
losses."
. An Ostend dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says that a Ger
man detachment numbering , about
JOOO men, with artillery, arrived Tues
day night at Courtrai, where it took up
Quarters.
The men seemed exceedingly . tired.
One of them said he had been 48 hours
without food. The detachment came
from Metz by way of Liege.
Cardinal Anions Fugitive.
An Amsterdam dispatch to the Reuter
Telegram Company says:
"Among the refugees who left Ant
werp to-day were Cardinal Mercier and
the Minister of Justice and other high
officials. They traveled by automobile
to Flushing, from which point they
proceeded to Ostend.
"More than 13,000 fugitives have ar
rived at Rozendaal, at which place the
bombardment of Antwerp can clearly
be heard."
It is . said that the German com
mander of the forces besieging Ant
werp sent an officer carrying a white
flag into the city this morning to
announce that the bombardment of the
temporary capital would begin at 9:30
o'clock this forenoon.
French Regain Lost Ground.
The French official communication
Issued tonight announced that the
ground previously relinquished by the
French between Chaulnes and Koye has
been retaken and that on the center
the French have advanced at certain
points. The text is as follows:
"Except on the two wings where the
German attacks- have been repulsed,
there has been nearly complete calm
along tne front.
"On our left wing the German cav
alry has been held in check; to the
north of Lille it has been driven back.
"Between Chaulnes and Roye the
ground previously ceded has been re
lasen. "On the center we have made an ad
vance at certain points.
"There is nothing to report on our
right wing."
Violent Battle Goes On.
The earlier official report from Paris
said:
"On our left wing the battle still
continues with great violence. The op
posing fronts extend into the region
between Lens (nine miles northeast of
ArrasO and l.a. Bassee (13 miles south
east of Lillet and are lengthened by
masses of cavalry which are in grips
as far as the vicinity of Armentieres
(nine miles northwest of Lille and vir
tually un the Belgian frontier.)
"On tlie front extending from the
Somme to the Meuse there Is nothing
Ik report.
"In the Woevre district, the enemy
made u new effort to stop our progress,
but his attacks again failed."
Advance (Guards In Contact.
The German account. Issued at Bcr
'lin. dated last night, said:
"Continuous French outflanking
movements against our right wing have
extended the battle front until it is now
north of Arras. West of Lille and west
ef Lens' Ihine miles northeast of Ar
ras), our advance guards are in touch
with the enemy's cavalry.
"No decision yet has been reached in
cur counter attacks along the line be
tween Arras. Albert and Roye.
"The situation remains unchanged
along the battle front between the Oise
and Meuse, in the vicinity of Verdun
and in Alsace-Lorraine."
Saluskiu Gels Postofrice.
OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Oct. 7. A new postoffice is
established at Satuskin. Yakima Coun
ty. Washington, with John F. Phillips
postmaster.
BULLETINS
LONDON. Oct. 8. Dispatch en from
Lembcrs. according: to the Renter cor
respondent at Petrograd, Mar that the
Runsian heavy artillery ia continually
bombarding Prsemyal and gradually de
h troy in? rhe fortrcMM and the town,
where the hells act fire to many faouaea.
All the Austrian efforts to relieve the
Sarrfnon have failed and their attempt,
the correHpondent adds, have resulted
In considerable losses.
LONDON, Oct. 8. Three of Premier
Asquith's sons have volunteered for ac
tive service. Two are now train In sr.
The third, who Is convalescing from a
recent illness, has failed to pass the
physical examination.
LONDON, Oct. 8. The Dally Mall's
Bel slum correspondent says that the
Ostend railway line has been cut be
tween Courtrai and Thoront.
LONDON, Oct. 8. The South Shields
trawler Lily has been blown up in
the North Sea, according: to a dispatch
received here by the Central News.
Some of the survivors landed at South
Shields. Seven members of the crew
are reported to be mlsslnc;.
LONDON. Oct. 8. The Canadian
troops will be landed In London today
and sent to an inland training camp.
PETROGRA D, via London, Oct. 7.
An official statement declares to be
"absolutely without foundation" the re
port from Vienna that a formidable
anti-Russian movement was In progress
in Persia and that the Russians had
been defeated in a battle there. It Is
asserted that only In slgrnif leant sklrm-
Ishcs with brigands from Turkey have :
taken place, and that these brigands
were driven across the frontier.
LONDON, Oct. 7. The fourth Issue of
15,000,000 f75,0OO,OOO) In treasury
bills, repayable In six months, has been
as successful as the previous Issues.
Tenders were received at Just over
98 3s.
FOLKSTO N E. via London, Oct. 7.
The number of Belgian refugees arriv
ing here Is steadily Increasing, more
than SOOO landing today. Many of these
refugees came from Malines and Alost;
about 0O came from Antwerp. The
sole possessions of most of the fugi
tives are contained in the bundles they
carry.
BERLIN, Oct. 7. The 43d German
casualty list has been made public. It
contains 10,600 names In dead, wounded
and missing. It Is headed by the name
of Major-Oencral Von Walter, who,
while commanding a brigade of Land
wehr infantry, was wounded at Tar
novka, Russian Poland, September O.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The Bureau
of War Risk Insurance announced to
day that It has written insurance to
date aggregating $4,324341 and has
pending' policies calling ' for 95.107.ttOO.
Applications were received yesterday
for M034000 Insurance, of which about
three-fourths was on cargo.
NKW YORK. Oct. 7. The French
Cable Company announced today that
It was again prepared to accept de
ferred telegrams for all points to
w hlch deferred service was In force
prior to the war. with the exception
of Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Austria-Hungary
nnd Servla.
LONDON, Oct. 7. A Vienna dispatch
by way of Rome says there has been
violent outbreak of Asiatic cholera
at Tarnow, Galicia.
LONDON, Oct. 7. A Rome dispatch
says an official list published in Berlin
gives the German losses In killed,
wounded and missing to September 1 as
117,000. It Is said the authorities esti
mate the total losses to date as at
least 00,000.
BORDEAl X, Oct. 7, vl a Pa rl s.
French 3 per cent rentes have advanced
to 77 francs and 5 centimes, the high
est point since the war.
LONDON, Oct. 7. A Reuter dispatch
from Amsterdam says the nfunlclpality
of Amsterdam has published a decree
fixing the price of wheat.
PETKOGIt.A D, via Undon, Oct. 7.
M. Sasonoff, the RusNian Foreign Min
ister, announced today that the powers
comprising the triple entente Russia,
Great Britain and France are taking
steps to secure the reopening of the
Dardandelles.
TOKIO, Oct. 7, The belief was ex
pressed at the War Office today that
the German cruiser Cormoran and two
other German gunboats had been sunk
In Klau-Chau Bay.
THE HAGV'E. Oct. 7, via London.
The American hospital ship Red Cross
came Into Rotterdam last night from
France. Six American surgeons and 25
nurses, with 41 tons of medical supplies,
left Rotterdam today for hospital work
among the troops of Germany and Aus
tria.
500,000 CANADIANS MAY GO
Minister of Militia, OIT for Kiigland,
Estimates Available Soldiers.
NEW YORK. Oct. 7. Canada is will
ing and able to furnish 500,000 picked
men to fight against Germany if the
British government needs them, ac
cording to Colonel Sam Hughes, the
Canadian Minister of Militia, who sailed
Tor England today on the steamer
Cedric
Colonel Hughes follows in the wake
of the first Canadian contingent of
about 33,000 men who left Valcartier,
Quebec, for England about two weeks
ago. He would not discuss the object
of his visit other than to say that he
would' have a conference with the Brit
ish War Office and return to Canada
in a few weeks- He said that it was
about time to hear of - the Canadian
contingent being in action.
Armor Bids Opened.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. The Bethle
hem Steel Company was the lowest bid
der today for 22,122 tons of side armor
for three new battleships. The bid
was 435 a ton. The-Midvale Steel
Company of Philadelphia, was the
lowest bldder, J4S6. for turret armor.
WORLD
JUDGMENT
ASKED BY BELGIUM
Legation Reviews At
tack on Neutrality. '
PREVIOUS GUARANTEES CITED
Statement Says Every German
Shot Belies Sacred Pledge.
INNOCENT HAVE SUFFERED
'Honest Nation That Never Wanted
War" Asks to Be Allowed to Live
Its Peaceful and Neutral
Life Unmolested.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The Belgian
Legation , has compiled the following
statement of the Belgian case in the
present European war to answer in
quiries that have been received on the
subject:
"By the treaty of April 19, 1839, Prus
sia, France, England, Austria and Rus
sia declared themselves guarantors of
the treaty concluded on the same day
between the King of the Belgians and
the King of the Netherlands. This
treaty provides:
" 'Belgium forms . an Independent
state of perpetual neutrality.'
"That is to say, Belgium was forbid
den, in case of war, to take the part of
any of the belligerents.
Obligation Impartially Fulfilled.
"Since then Belgium has fulfilled all
ber neutrality obligations; she has
acted in a spirit of meticulous impar
tiality. She has left nothing undone to
maintain and make respected her neu
trality. Germany's obligation to re
.spect Belgian neutrality was even more
emphatically affirmed by one of Ger
many's greatest men, by the creator of
the empire. Prince, then Count. Bis
marck wrote in a letter to Baron No
thomb, Belgian Minister in Berlin, on
July 22. 1S70. as follows:
.-""In confirmation of y. verbal as
surances, I have the honor to give
in writing a declaration which, in view
of the treaties in force, is quite super
fluous, that the Confederation of the
North and, its allies will -respect the
neutrality of Belgium on the under
standing, of course, that it Is respected
by the other belligerents.
'VON BISMARCK.'
"On August 2, last, the German Min
ister in Brussels, M. Be Below Saleske,
gave an interview to the reporters of
the newspaper Le Soir and declared to
them that Belgium had nothing to fear
from Germany. He went so far as to
employ this expression: 'You will see,
perhaps, your neighbor's house on fire,
but your house will remain Intact.' The
same day, at 7 o'clock in the evening.
(t'oncluded on Page 6.)
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INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperatara, 70.6
degrees; minimum, Iti degrees. .
TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness, followed by
. rain; cooler; southerly winds.
War.
British to get no mercj, writes German of
ficer. Page 2.
British submarine E-9, which sunk cruiser
Hela, destroys German destroyer.
Page 1.
French attack cruisers that destroy Papeete.
Page a.
Germans making strategic retreat In East
Prussia. Page 1. -
Belgian legation at Washington Issues state
ment appealing to world tor judgment.
Page 1.
Japanese capture Island of Tap, in pacific.
People of Senlis pay bitter price of war.
Page 6.
War crushes German Industries. Page 8.
Mexico. w
Mexican violations of neutrality on border
move American commander to actios.
Page 5.
National.
"War revenue" bill completed by Senate
caucus. Page 3.
President has part in tentative plan to re
lieve cotton men. Page 2.
Million dollars alloted for Columbia Hirer
Jetty. Page 5.
Sports.
Coast League results: Portland 8, Venice 2;
Missions 8. San Francisco 1; Los Angeles
7. Oakland 3. Page 34.
Football playing code readjustments revealed
nere baturday. Page 15.
Ball fans defy police In scramble tor
world's series tickets. ' Page 14.
Washington plays Columbia to tie. 7" to 7.
Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Klickitat . fair opens . auspiciously. Page 7.
Rev. H. Mau, of Oregon City, fighting with
Germans, denies atrocities. Page 3.
Europe buys grain early foreseeing great con
flict, says Eastern Oregon, millman.
rage 7. -
- Commercial and Marine.
Oregon crop report indicates Increase in
wheat yield. Page 11.
Government crop report shows large Increase
In American corn output. Page 19.
Wheat weakens at Chicago on denial of ex.
port flour trading. Page ltt.
Bonds and stocks In better demand at New
. Yoyk. Page 19.
Contract let for new East Side wharf by
Southern Pacific Company. Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Strong films seen at moving-picture theaters.
Page 111.
Rabbi Jonah B. Wise points way- to peace.
Page 18.
Lincoln Club to be host for Republican can
didates at dinner this evening. Page 18.
Commission to pass on putting proposed
change In water system up to voters.
Page 8.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 15.
CITIZEN ATTACK PUNISHED
Germans Keported- to Have Made
- Reprisals on Two Towns.
ROME, via Paris. Oct. 7. A tele
gram received, here from Berlin sars:
"The civilians of Lanaeken, Belgium,
naving attacked German troops, re
prisals were necessary. Lanaeken was
bombarded and its church destroyed.
Along the road between Lanaeken and
Tongres all the houses were burned."
Both Lanaeken and Tongres are in
the Province ot Llmbourg.
ARMY BARS WHITE CLOTH
Briton SaysKnemy r Might Think
Handkerchief Flag of Truce.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7. The British
Consul-General here declined today a
present of several dozen white hand
kerchiefs for the use of the soldiers at
the front.
"The British soldiers are not allowed
to carry white handkerchiefs." he said.
"An enemy seeing them might mistake
them for a signal of truce: or surrender."
DINNER FAILS FOR EVERYBODY.
BRITISH
SUBMARINE
HAS SECOND VICTIM
German Destroyer Is
Sunk Near Naval Base.
et
VESSEL GOES DOWN QUICKLY
Attacker Is E-9, Which De
stroyed Cruiser Hela.
SAME COMMANDER ACTS
Scene ' of Engagement Is Close to
German. Naval lepot on Island
or Borknm and Within 60
Miles of Heligoland.
LONDON, Oct. 7. Submarine E-9 of
the British navy, under command of
Lieutenant-Commander Max K. Horton,
yesterday made another raid Into Ger
man waters off the mouth of the River
Ems and succeeded in sinking a Ger
man torpedo-boat destroyer. This same
submarine, under the same command,
made a similar dash and sank the Ger
man cruiser Hela off Heligoland Sep
tember 13- As on the former occasion,
the E-9 has safely returned to her
home port.
The action took place at 1 o'clock
yesterday and was witnessed by the
Butch coast guards on. the Dutch island
of Schlermonnlekoog, in the North Sea,
off the province of Friesland.
Vessel Sinks In Three Minutes.
The weather was clear and the sea
calm and the destroyer could plainly
be seen cruising before the mouth of
the Ems. Suddenly the observers saw
a high column of water rise near the
bow of the destroyer. The vessel turned
over and sank in three minutes.
Shortly after the explosion the perl
scope of the submarine came above the
surface of the water for a moment, but
as soon as those on board observed the
plunger had struck its mark the ves
sel was again submerged.
A German cruiser and torpedo-boat
came quickly to the rescue of the crew
of the destroyer, who could be seen
swimming about in the vicinity of the
disaster or clinging to the wreckage
of their sunken ship. .
Scene Close to German Base.
As Schierroonnlekoog is close to the
island of Borkum, where the Germans
have a naval base, and within 60 miles
of Heligoland and the naval arsenal at
Wilhelmshaven, the dash of the sub
marine is considered here a particularly
daring one.
The Dutch naval staff announces that
the sinking of the destroyer occurred
seven miles off Schiermonaiekoog And
well outside the Dutch territorial wa
ters.
A dispatch to the Central News from
(Concluded on Page z.y
F
Wednesdays War Moves
WHILE the world awaits news of
the great battle in which the
English and French allied forces and
the Germans in Northern France have
engaged for 26 days, the meager of
ficial reports" from the front vouchsafe
little information of the actual op
erations. Today it is a small piece
of ground lost and tomorrow the same
ground has been regained. Meanwhile
the Frennfc 0ylt re moving north
O IArrr -" saining little to the
". which would be essential to the
outflanking of the German right wing.
As a matter of fact General Vcn
Kluck, in command of that section of
the German army, with heavy rein
forcements which have reached him
in the last week, has taken a decided
offensive . and day by day the an
nouncement is made by the French
War Office that "the violent engage
ment continues."
The British official bureau' reports
that the French army is fighting with
the geratest dash and bravery, but is
silent on what the British are doing.
The French officials report an advance
on certain points in the center and
the retaking of the ground previously
yielded in the Roye district.
Masses of German cavalry have been
recently near Lille, and behind them
German forces moving on a line be
tween Tourcoing and Armentieres.
This important unit of the German
army, which it was thought might
serve to break the French line, the
French report, has been held in check,
and to the north of Lille has been
driven ' back. On two wings, it is
added, the German attacks have been
repulsed.
The northward movement of the
French line brings it close to the Bel
gian frontier and coinctdentally there
have been engagements between the
Belgians and the Germans in the en
virons of Ypires. 20 miles south of
Ostend, and at Audenarde, 15 miles
southwest of Ghent.
A report from Amsterdam says that
the bombardment of the Antwerp forts
continues and that two of the forts
have fallen. The Belgian government
has removed from Antwerp to Ostend,
several of the Ministers . and many
thousands of refugees having reached
there. The bombardment of Antwerp
Itself. It is reported, already has be
gun, following a notification from the
commander of the German troops that
non-combatants and others desiring to
do so should withdraw from the city.
While the East Indian troops have
reached France and may already have
reinforced Field Marshal Sir . John
French's army, operating In the neigh
borhood of Soissons, the whereabouts
of the Canadians, numbering about S3.
000, has been a matter of conjecture.
It is now announced that they are about
to be landed in England and will be
sent to an inland training camp.
The situation as between the Rus
sians and Germans and Austrians is
somewhat problematical, but a frank
statement from Berlin admits that the
German forces on the frontier of East
Prussia have assumed a defensive
movement and that they abandoned the
bombardment of Ossowetz, a fortress in
Russian Poland.
This statement adds that the fight
ing at Augustowo and in Suwalki was
of a most sanguinary nature and that
while the German machine guns finally
turned the scale of battle in favor of
the Germans, the slaughter of the Ger
man artillerymen . was terrific The
movements of the German troops were
greatly hampered by the physical con
dition of the country.
President Poincare, accompanied by
Premier Viviani and the Minister of
War, M. Millerand, has returned to
Paris after a visit to the battle front
It has been reported that the French
government would return to Paris from
Bordeaux at an early date.
A British submarine has made an
other raid close to the German base
in the North Sea and. has tornedoed
German torpedo-boat destroyer.
There is a report that a German cruiser
also was torpedoed, but this is not
confirmed.
The Japanese have occupied the
Island of Yap, of the Caroline group,
in the Pacific, and at the same time
have notified the State Department at
Washington that the occupation is only
temporary, and solely for military pur
poses. .
The second son of the German Em
peror, Prince Eitel Frederick, is re
ported to have been injured by a fall
from his horse in a recent battle.
Already two other sons of the Emperor
have suffered physical ailments as a
result of their . arduous campaign.
Prince Joachim having received a bul
let wound, and Prince Oscar having
been stricken with heart affection
after an exhausting engagemnt.
COTTON SENT TO FRANCE
Shipment Is First Sent Direct to
Country Since Start of War.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7. For the first
time since war started In Europe a di
rect shipment of cotton fron this coun
try to France was made yesterday. It
is supposed most of the cotton which
has been reaching France has gone
through Great Britain, but yesterday's
consignment was to Havre.
The total exports of cotton yesterday
were 29.81! bales. This included 340k
bales to France. 647S to Great Britain
and 7456 to other points on the Conti
nent. More than 12.000 bales went to
Japan and approximately 1250 to Mex
ico.
Cuba Stops All Government Work.
HAVANA. Oct. 7. As a result of the
continued financial distress of the
Cuban government, due to reduced cus
toms receipts consequent on the Euro
pean war. orders to suspend all opera
tions have been issued to contractors
engaged on government work.
GERMANS
RETIRING
OH EAST FRONTIER
Movement of Strategic
Defense Taken Up.
RUSSIAN PURSUERS CHECKED
Machine Guns Turn Scale at
Agustowo and Suwalki.
FIGHTING IS SANGUINARY
One German Battery Loses All Its
Men, and Cavalry Men Serving
Instead Hold Ground Until
Ammunition Is Gone.
BERLIN, Oct. 7. via The Hague and
London. German forces on the fron
tier of East Prussia have assumed a
strategic defensive movement. They
abandoned the bombardment of Os
sowetz fortress in Russian Poland.
After setting the city of Ossowetz on
fire with shells they were able to re
tire with their siege guns, and a pon
toon train.
They destroyed the railroads to the
frontier and are now holding in check
superior Russian forces from heavily
entrenched positions near Drostken.
German Artillerymen Slaughtered.
The fighting at Augustowo and
Suwalki was most sanguinary.' The
machine guns finally turned the scale
of battle in favor of the Germans, but
the slaughter ot the German artillery
men was terrific One German battery
lost ail its men and cavalrymen had
to be drafted to serve the guns. The
cavalrymen held out until they had
only three rounds of ammunition left.
Then they retired, with the Russian
infantry only a furlong away.
Bad , weather hampered the move-"
ment of the. German troops and inter
fered seriously with their aerial rec
onnaissances. The fact that the Rus
sians were protected by a line of lorta
made the German offensive doubly
hard. Their advance was over a
country which is nothing more than a
morass.
Russians Gain Strength.
The Russians have gained in offen
sive strength. Their artillery inflicted
heavy losses.
The German headquarters staff last
night issued the following statement:
"In the eastern theater of the war
the Russians advancing against East
Prussia through the province of Su
walki have been checked. We have
been -successful in our attack against
the enemy near the town of Suwalki.
This movement began yesterday.
"In Russian Poland our troops " on
October 4 dislodged a Russian brigade
of the Garde Fusiliers from an en
trenched position between Opatow and
Ostrowiec. The Russians lost SOOO
prisoners and several machine guns.
New Activity lleported.
"There was an engagement October
6, in the vicinity of Kadom, between
our forces and two divisions and a half
of Russian cavalry, together with por
tions of the Ivangorod Reserves. The
enemy was repulsed and driven back
on Ivangorod."
The reference to Radom in the fore
going dispatch shows military activity
in a region that has not figured as i.
field of operations for some time. Ka
dom is about 60 miles south of Warsay
and 50 miles west of Lublin- The Prov
ince of Radom borders on Galicia. Ivan
gorod is on the Vistula River. 30-miles
northeast of Radom. .
General Von Hindenberg, the German
leader, who has neen operating in Po
land, was obliged - to make several
forced marches in going to the relief
of the Austrians, who were hard
pressed. He reached Opatow, on the
spurs of the Lysagory Mountains, in
time to be of help.
Great Battle In Program
At this point a great battle is thought
to be in progress. The throwing of a
large Russian force from Radom south
of Warsaw In the direction of Ivan
gorod, to the northeast, is an incident
of this engagement.
The Ninety-ninth German Infantry.
which became known through the Za
bern incident, again has left Zabern
for the front. Many volunteers' fill the
gaps. The men received quantities of
cigars and were well supplied with
Winter clothing by the people of the
town.
M. Max, former burgomaster of Brus
sels, is now a prisoner of the Germans
at Namur. ' .
Al'STKIAXS . REPORT ADVANCE
Russian Defeat in Carpathians De
clared Complete.
MANCHESTER. Mass... Oct. 7. Tha
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador here to
night announced receipt of an official
wireless message from Count Von
Berchtold. the Foreign Secretary of
Austria-Hungary, as follows:
"Austro-Hungarian and German
forces are successfully fighting shoul
der to shoulder in Russian Poland,
where their sudden advance seems to
have completely surprised the Rus
sians, who were repulsed across the
Vistula in their attempt to cross that
river. Our forces took a bridge head
near Sandomierx (Sandomir).
"The advancejn Galicia is being car
ried on systematically. A Russian di
vision of Infantry was repulsed by us
(Concluded c:v Pae