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BELGIAN CITY OF OSTEND IS REINFORCED BY TROOPS FROM ENGLAND
Rumor Heard in Paris That Cracow, Strongest
Fortress in Austrian Galicia, Has Been Cap
tured by Russians, Who Are Believed to Be
Advancing Between Warta and Oder Rivers.
FLEEING AUSTRIANS, REINFORCED BY
GERMANS, TURN AND GIVE BATTLE
Petrograd Announces It Expects Austria to Sue
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for Peace in Ten Days One Fourth
of Austrian Army Killed, Cap
tured or Wounded.
(United Press Leased Wire)
Paris, Sept. 10. All accounts indicated that the situa
tion on the German Russian frontier was becoming more
serious for the kaiser hourly. K
A report was current that the Russians had taken Cra
cow, the strongest fortress in Austrian Galicia, and were
advancing across the frontier toward Berlin.
Military experts were convinced that an enormous Rus
sian force had already entered Germany south of the Warta
river, and. was marching toward the kaiser's capital between
the Warta and the Oder.
V : Russian troops were said to be threatening Breslau.
5 , jUSTRIANS TURJt ON PURSUERS.
Petrograd; Sept. 10. -Having been heavily reinforced
by German troops, the Austrians, under Generals Dankl
and Von Auffenberg, today turned on General Rouszky's
pursuing Russians along a line' extending southwest from
the vicinity of Rawa Ruska through Sadowa to a point
near the River Dniester.
' The line's position today showed that the Austrians
had been driven completely from Russian Poland and were
fighting in Austrian Galicia. The. Russian plan to sur-
' round and annihilate them evidently had failed, however,
through the aid given by the Germans.
General Rouslky had also been reinforced.
He reported that he' had captured 31 cannon and 12,
000 Austrians, including 150 officers of the Fifth corps
and the commander of the Fifteenth division, at Rawa
Ruska.
The Russian siege, of the Austrian stronghold of Prze-
mysl was still in progress.
AUSTRIANS LOSE 120,000 MEN.
Vienna (via Rome), Sept. 10. That the Austrians had
lost 120,000 killed, wounded and missing in recent fidit
Ing with the Russians was officially admitted here todav.
This represented one fourth of the Austrians whole
first line. ,
. Besides men, the army has lost enormous quantities
of supplies and war munitions.,
. It was learned that Archduke Francis Frederick, the
emperors cousin, has assumed personal charge of Aus
trian military operations.
That the Russian forces in Galicia intend to advance
on -Berlin through Silesia was generally believed.
Officialdom admitted that Austria's economic plight
was serious.
EXPECT AUSTRIA TO SUE FOR PEACE.
London, Sept. 10. The Russian foreign office expects
, tuduia iu auc iui peace wiuun iu uaa, 11 was siaiea in
' messages received today from Petrograd. ' :
Announcement that the Austrian first line had lost
' 120,000 was followed by an estimate that more than half
n Austria's remaining troops are Slavs, and, as such, friendly
T -V- Persistent reports were current this afternoon that Brit-
:: ish trpbps, moving southward from the Belgian coastr had
Cut Germany's lines of communication between the kai
v ser's fighting front in France and its base. .
V 1 ROUMANIANS WOULD JOIN RUSSIA '
- s Bucharest, Sept. 1 0. Pro-Russian excitement was in
: ; creasing here today. Tt; & t
. v , News of. the successes by the czar's troops in Russian
Poland and Austrian Galicia: had kindled a 'tremendous
amount of warlike enthusiasm, and sentiment was strongly
In favor of Roumanian participation in the conflict. ; 4
- The reigning house, pro-Austrian in .its sympathies,
was holding back strongly from - such a course, but it
. seemed ; uncertain i whether it would be able to stem the
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General Gallieni Announces "Allies Are Repell
ing Germans Everjrwhere," and Says Ger
man Right Wing Is Especially Hard Pressed
by British Reinforcements Fail to Arrive.
GERMANS EXHAUSTED BY RAPID i
MARCH AND EFFORT TO BREAK FOES
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British marines, who landed In considerable force at Ostend, Belgium, marching through the streets of the famona seaside resort.
War Bulletins
SUBMARINE IS NEW FACTOR
Washington, Sept. 10. "The
reported sinking of the British
cruiser Pathfinder by a German
submarine is a new event in naval
history," aid Captain Bristol, Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels' aide,
this afternoon. "The submarine,"
he continued, -"was not developed
seriously before the Russo-Japan
ese war. Attempts , ; to : use ..sub
marines lii that war were thwarts-
ed."
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POSITIONS OF GERMANS, AUSTRIANS AND RUSSIAN ARMIES IN EAST PRUSSIA
IDZUftlA OFF POINT REYES
San Francisco, Sept. 10.--A three
f unneled warship, believed to be
the Japanese armored cruiser Id-
ruma, was sighted off Point Reyes
today by marine lookouts. Last
week the Idzuma was reported off
the northern coast.
HOSTS CROSS CANADA
New York, Sept. 10. Arrivals
here .this afternoon from Canada
said that 167,000 British troops,
including soldiers from India, Aus
tralia and New Zealand, had
crossed Canada en route to France.
They boarded transports, it was
said, at St. Johns. Canadian news
papers . have been ' forbidden - to
print news ' of the movement of
troops. i
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London, SeptilO. Premier as-
quith . today asked parliament to
increase the British regular army
by 600,000.' -It was believed- it
would be done immediately. He
Intended to ask for further in
creases later, the premier said. If
500,000 proved too few.
The initial increase of 500,000,
Asquith added, would bring the
total establishment 'of regulars
and territorials, or volunteers, up
to 1,501,838 men.
JAPAN TO FOLLOW ENGLAND
. London. ' Sept. 10. Assurances
were received from Japan today
that the mikado would enter into
no peace agreement with Germany
or Austria-Hungary etcept on terms
satisfactory to his ally, Great Brit
ain.
FREIGHT, BEER, WINE
MUST BEAR WAR TAX
FOR UNITED STATES
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House Ways 'and Means
Committee Finally Agrees
A Upon Revenue Producers.
WAR BEGINS IN AFRICA -Cape
Town, Union of South Af
rica, Sept. 10. -A strong military I on freight of 3 per cent of its value.
force from German ; southwest Af- President Wilson, It was announced.
(Cnltrd Ptwar Leaned Wire.)
. Washington, Sept 1. -The Demo
cratic members of the house ways and
means committee -agreed today on a
war tax bllL- It increases the tax on
beer by 60 cents per barrel, wine 20
cents per barrel, and Imposes a tax
rica is entrenched on British ter-
flnally accepted the freight tax.
Tt wa nRttmatml the heer'tajr would
ritory near the boundary. Premier raige j3S.ooo.ooo; - the wine- tax $9,000,-
uotna torn tne coiomai parliament ooo, and the freight tax i $65,ooo,ooo.
today. He added that troops were! other tax proposals, it. was said, will
on their way to dislodge the in-(be dropped.
vaders and that all of German Chairman vnaerwoea expectea toin-
southwest Africa would be at- .Ki- in k- thmnrh. Th wit
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OCEANIC IS WRECKED
; London, Sept. 10.- Details were
nnobtainable today of the manner
in which the White Star ' liner
Oceanic, in service ' as a converted
cruiser, reported wrecked off the
north Scotch coast, - met Its fate.
. The official war news bureau an
nounced only 'that 'the rvessel was
"a total wreck" without explaining
provides for the railroads to collect
the freight tax, receiving ; l per cent
of the amount collected for expenses.
Pcpe Sounds Out
Warring Nations
Beasdiot XT. Bends $Totes to Ambas
sadors as grsllmlnary to Appeal fox
, Peaee Austria Xspoxtsd TaToraMs.
whether It was driven ashore by har.ent nte. Vo tbVTmbdor. of
a storm, stranded by accident or the warring nations, it was learned to
destroyed by. the enemy. day. to ascertain their views relative
was saved. ' I favorably. 1 '
British Cruiser
Not Hurt in Fight
Bristol Hot Injured In BaUI With Ger
man Cruiser Says Embassy -300,000
British Xavs Enlisted Thas rar.
Washington, Sept. lOL. Fiat denial
of German reports that the British
cruiser Bristol had been; disabled In a
fight with an unnamed! German war
ship in southern waters 'was voiced
here today by officials jof the British
embassy. - The London jforelgn Office
has forwarded the following cable to
the embassy: , I
There Is increasing enthusiasm for
recruiting in .Great Britain. Three
hundred thousand man have joined the
regular army since tse war began. The !
eagerness to enlist has I grown mark
edly since British troops! have actually
been engaged with the enemy."
Bankers to Raise
$150,000,000 Gold
Morgan and federal Beserre Board
, Discuss KeanB of Securing Payment
of Toreiffa Xtobts. j
. Washington. Sept. 10i J. Pierpont
Morgan, the New York financier, con
ferred here today with j the members
of the federal reserve j board and a
committee. of bankers regarding thf
problems of paying American debts
abroad and securing payment of for
eign debts, despite moratoriums. The
bankers propose to raise $150,000,000
In gold to liquidate debts due foreign
ers. "" j
Floods Aid 1 Beleaguered Germans.
Toklo, Sept. 10. Japanese land op
eration against Klao Chaa have been
suspended owing to torrential rains,.
The floods are the greatest Shan
tung province has seen in : 30 years.
Military movements In! the face . of
f Such conditions wera rendered tempo
rarily impossible. - "
, The' "Kiao Chau ' Germans bavs con
structed bomb proof shelters for their
exposed 'positions as a defense against
aerial attacks.
TRADE COMMISSION
MEASURE APPROVED
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by Congress,
j (Gnlted Pnm Leawd Wire.)
Washington, Sept. 10. The house
this afternoon by a viva voce vote
approved the conference report on the
federal trade commission bill. It had
previously been adopted by the senate.
It is the first of the administration's
anti-trust measures to pass congress.
Russian Front Is
300 Miles Long
Beaches rxom Xoe nigs berg to the
Southern Carpathians, Bulging la the
Center and Steadily Advancing.
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Copenhagen. Sept. 10. Russian con
vex fighting front stretched today from
Koenjlgsberg. on the Baltic, In east
Prussia, - to the southern Carpathians,
In Aiistrtan Galicia.
At; the center It bulged out toward
Posen and Breslau, in Germany, and
Cracow, in Galicia, which, according
to. some accounts, had already been
taken. , , . .
Such was the description of the situ.
ation received here today from Russian
sources concerning the lines on and be
yond j the caf a western frontier.
The sweep of the line was approxi
mately 800 miles and at practically all
points It was said to- b advancing
steadily. - s
Terrific Thunder Storm Races Over Battlefield
This Morning. Compelling Even Carnage
to Stop While It Lasts Troops
Take Opportunity for Swim. j
(United Press Leased Wire) !
Paris, Sept. 10. "The allies are repellinir the enemy '
everywhere," announced General Gallieni this afternoon.
The german right, it was stated, was hard pressed.
-' Their reinforcements under General von Buelow had failed
to arrive and they-had been driven across the River Marne
and toward Belgium. j
. It was believed recently landed British troops were raid
ing their communication lines and attacking their flank for
midably. 1
According to the military governor, the French center
jvas advancing. ' ;
It was expected a statement would be received from the
war office at Bordeaux laf erf " - r "r
GERMANS ARE RETREATING. J f r 4
London, Sept. 10. "The Germans are retreating along
their whole line," the war office reported to the public to
day on conditions in France. j
"The British," the announcement continued, "have
crossed the River Marne in a northerly direction. I
"The Germans have-lost heavily and General French
states that he has taken mapy prisoners. j
their efforts." ' "
GERMAN LINES REPORTED CUT. , '
London, Sept. 10.- The western German army's! lines
of communication, with its .base, have been cut, it was
stated positively today in a dispatch .received by the Lon
don Daily Telegraph from Paris. 1
If the statement was true, it was agreed that thel Ger
man situation was critical, i
A message to the Daily News vividly described the
ighting between the allies- and the Germans in the Jarne
River valley. .
Part of the main battle, it was stated, was fought dur
ing a thunder storm, which was so violent for a time as to
compel a suspension of hostilities. Taking advantage of
the lull, many of the British and French soldiers were said
o have disrobed; and enjoyed a plunge in the MarneJ
It was admitted that the Germans fought magnificently.
but the French and British cavalry finally charged unitedlv
and overwhelmed them. The bayonet was declared to have
figured extensively in the engagement. !
Reports from General French, the British commander
on the continent, showed that the Britons have -borne the
heaviest burden of holding the Germans back. f Military
men here we're inclined to criticise the Gallic commanders'
cooperation, expressing the opinion that they failed to
realize ine seriousness or ineir own situation. - t
FRENCH REOCCUPY UPPER
Bordeaux, Sept 10. The French are reoccupyine all
of upper Alsace today, it was stated at the war office, j The -
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iurce m isicc wit adiu to iiuciiu coupcraiiiig witn One in
Lorraine. , (
The Germans.were retiring beyond Mulhausen, fighting ,-;
only defensively. . . i ; j - '
President Poincare and War Minister Millerandj held
an important conference today relative to the desirability
of transferring the seat of government back to Paris. It
was said to be the war of fices opinion that the Germans
will be driven far to the northward if they are beaten north
east of Paris, and that there will then be no reason for de
laying the return to the permanent capital. -s, r:
Word was 'received from . General Joffre to the effect -that
he thought the crerf nfihernerman
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