The evening world. Newspaper, September 9, 1914, Page 3

FIRST ACTUAL AUSTRIAN ARMIES CRUSHED ~~ AND DRIVEN FROM POLAND * RUSSIAN GENERAL REPORTS German Columns With Defeated Troops Overcome, and Many of -Kaiser’s Soldiers Among the Prisoners. VHTROGRAD, Sept. 9—[United Press].—That the Austrian armies of Gen. von Auffenberg and Gen, Dank! have been completely crushed by | the Russians under Gen. Rouzsky was the declaration at the War Office this evening. It is stated that not only have the Austrians been com- pletely routed, but that among the prisoners are many Germans, indicating that the German reinforcements sent to aid the Austrians actually par- tieipated in the battle. The main Russian attack was delivered from Rawa-ruska, thirty-two | miles northwest of Galicia where Gen. Rouzsky's forces attacked the right flank while the Russian army that had been sent from Warsaw attacked from the rear. The fighting which began on Satur- day, lasted unl to-day. The remnants of the Austrian forces are de- clared to be retreating hotly pursued by the Russians, The War Office states that the Austrians fled so precipitately that they abandoned much of their artillery, their ammunition wagons and sup- plies. Three regimental standards were taken by the Russians. “The Austrian army has been completely crushed. Forced to give | oring to retreat, the cavalry cut great gaps in their | rearguard. When they halted to repel this attack His Majesty's Galician | army, which recently captured Lvov (Lemberg) attacked from the south. | The Russians fought gallantly and carried the Austrian entrenchments at | the point of the bayonet. We have gained a glorious victory.” | It is confirmed at the headquarters of the General Staff that Austrians | series of battles in the passes of the Carpathian | Mountains. The Russian cavalry has penetrated to the summits of tho| FRENCH INFANTRY Carpathians and the army is now moving through Bukowina Province and; fe reported to have already moved to the entrance of the Borge Pass. Fierce fighting {s in progress above Rava, Galicia, north of Lemberg, The Russians are also attacking the strongly fortified position of Grodek, sixteen miles south and west of Lemberg, it was announced here to-day. The Russian advance} continucs successfully along the left bank of the Vistula. Austrians on the! battle while endes have been defeated in where the great Austrinn forces are retreating. CZAR EAGER TO TAKE BERLIN. It is admitted at the War Office that the Austrians are contesting the line of retreat with the utmost vigor, but it is explained that the character of the territory in which the armies are battling is far more favorable for attacking than for defensive purposes, The War Office declares that the general situation so far as the Russian campaign in Austria is con- cerned “continues to improve.” It is announced that Gen. Rennenkampf, who is in charge of the first army of invasion now in East Prussia, has resumed the offensive. The at Allenstein have now been defi- nitely filled. Already the advance guard is reported as having pushed far into East Prussia in the South, while the army which has isolated Koenigs- berg is declared to be bombarding it with beavy siege artillery. The Czar is declared to be so incensed over the German excesses in Louvain and other points in Belgiun that he has declared nothing will be left undone to take Berlin. He !s understood to have chafed over the delay tm starting the invasion of Germany, but finally agreed that it was nece: sary first to break up the Austrian Army's strength and render it ineffec- tive in order that it might not later on prove a menace to the Russian rear. Stories that Austrian officers have been shot in the back by their own men are widely circulated here. The Novoe Vremya prints stories saying that these reports have been confirmed by prisoners taken at Lemberg. COPENHAGEN (via London), Sept. 9.—A despateh to the newspaper |!!ttle chance of speedy relief. gaps in his lines caused by the revers *Politiken from Petrograd says: “According to a report issued by the War Ministry the Russian advance fer the purpose of dividing the million Austrians who are advancing on Lublin 1s on the point of succeeding. A great battle is proceeding. all along the Adriatic coas was recruited almost entirely from Tri was virtually annihil five returning. ‘AUSTRIAN S#AVS EMBITTERED. PETROGRAD, Sept. 9 (Central News Cable).—Trains bringing large |‘he front Indicate that the German numbers of Russians and Austrians wounded in the heavy fighting in the | attempt well as a large number of prisqners, are |that this success of the French arm: vicinity of Lvov (Lemberg), arriving. The wounded were transferred in the presence of Red’ Cross|fignting may yet take place at the officials. The prisoners, except the Austrian officers, marched under guard to their destinations. ‘The German and Austrian wounded are lodged in their respective em- The railroads have been unable to bassies, an idea much approved by the authorities here. Slavonic natives among the Austrian wounded and prisoners state that | along the main highways. All of the the Austrians placed them purposely in the front of the battle line. NISH, Servia, Sept. 9.—The armies commanded by the Crown Prince, | come from Paris, but there are many which crossed the Save at Mitrovicza, for # joint tnvasion of Slavonia and | thousands who fled from the north Bosnia, have been driven back across the rwer. The Austrian army which | hosts, The result is that travel on has been besteging Belgrade, heavily reinforced, attacked in superior|the main roads is very slow, and numbers and the Crown Prince withdrew into Servian Territory to await | who left most of their belongings be: reinforcements. £ It is stated that the Servian operations have not been seriously barns or to sleep in the open s towne al {a freely em x ' pi There been real su: FEAR FINNISH STEAMER | Svestore, coming trom Raumo, Pin-| q 72° nam’ refigees “traf moras land, with many British and Amert- magare along, carrying their babies, At HAS BEEN CAPTURED cans aboard. ‘dly able to walk, tugging at their NK BY GERMANS. | captured or sunk by German war- hare atare ine benaine OR SU! ships, which have been watching for | SKirts., There, % gomng iyalag ot returning from/hicle moving along the roads is —\— STOCKHOLM, via London, Sept. 9. —Anxiety is felt over the non-arrival America, For Constipation Italians. , 2,000 men being left on the fleld and only sixty-|30 per cent. It bs expected 60 per Russian reserves Anxiety 1s also felt for the steamer | "G12 gad feature of the exodus ts of the Finnish passenger steamer! rorne, which left early Wednesday | no vect that many families nace ber from this port. —-——_-_—-- LINER DISOBEYED ORDERS BY ENTERING MINE FIELD AND IS SENT TO BOTTOM, |compiiea, LONDON, Sept. 9,1 P. Mt. (Assoctatea|“l SHALL GO TO BERLIN,” preety The. Admiraty announced to-| DECLARES RUSSIAN CZAR, TRE | | | UN THE, ROADS FROM PARS -CONGESTED WITH FLEEING WOMEN |Families Are Separated on Ex- odus and Great Suffering Is Reported. i BORDEAUX, France, Sept. 9 (Unit- ed Press).—This city, the temporary capital of France, is filled with refu- gees from the north whose care is se- riously troubling the government. The Department of the Interlor, which is in general charge of all relief work, ls so congested that there ls much suffering among the refugees, with The influx continues. Every Pari- sian who hae felt compelled to ieave his home insists on accompanying the government bere. The result has been structures have been fitted up the population of Paris has decreased cent of the Parisians will move Sou.h, The Government is encouraging the exodus. Although the reports from | advance bi been checked, there is no le to disguise the belief 8 may only be temporary and that real capital. Because of this, it ls to the vantage of the Government to get out of the direct war zone, carry all who wanted to leave Parti and hundreds of families are moving larger towns south of Paris are with refugees, Not only do thes in front of the advancing German thousands of women and children, hind, are forced to take ref in depending on the authorities he ig the route for food, which other child) many of them jammed with the women and the babies. come separated in the filght, and up to the present it has been impossible to reunite them. The Government is establishing bureaus of information at the various towns south of Paris and a general list of all refugees is being , Renner era te oe) 5] SHP RED CROSS. Oddities in the War New When the British Dragoon Guards |captured several German guns, they were accompanied by their farrier, armed only with his hammer, according to Paris despatches, humble horseshoer wielded the hammer with deadly effect. ade a charge at Compiegne and Police dogs are reported to be doing good work for the Red Cross. have been trained to find a wounded soldier and bring his cap or some plece of his wearing apparel to headquarters, then to lead a nurse to the place, According to a despatch given out by the German Embassy in Wash- ington six German officers and seven privates “took” Rheims on Sept. 6, Their captain led them between the forts, rode into the Town Hall, took forma! possession and made the Mayor a hostage. Presumably the French thought the thirteen Germans were backed by a big army. The first Prussian soldiers are on view in Paris. their way and asked a peasant near Meaux if the Germans had taken Paria, and how to get there. The peasant said he thought Paris had fallen and led the Prussians into the British lines. Twenty-eight lost he joy of English soldiers over the capture of two German supply Fains loaded with provisions near Compiegne was short lived. | officers feared the food had been poisoned and sent out to be captured and had all of it destroyed. Neither the Kaiser nor the allies now have cause to fear the King of the Tonga islands in the South Pacific. He has just heard of the war and Washington and Baltimore to take declared his neutrality. |the places of the German Instead of fishing for fish, the trawlers of scores of English fishing vil- lages on the North Sea are fishing for mii Admiralty gives two sovereigns apiece for every floating mine fished out of the sea, and hundreds of mines have been caught in the nets. pay better than fish, although occasionally a trawler ts blown up. § sowed by the Germans. Postcards “‘om parts of Belgium occupied by :.e Germann carry a German stamp and a notification that correspondence addressed to Jelrium must hereafter have “Germany” added to the address, making Belgium now “in Germany.” A proclamation issued by the Chief of Police of Stuttgart says: “The people of this town are going mad. The streets are crowded with old , both in petticoats and breeches, behaving most unworthily. Every- TRIESTE, Austria, Sept. 9 (via Rome and London).—The defeat of | university buildings and other auuiie | eay reve in ie, fellow creatures Russian or French spies, nid iheroet the Austrians at Lemberg has created a deep impression at Trieste and The regiments which suffered most were |/odging houses, and even then there composed of men of Italian origin; the Ninety-seventh Austrian Infantry |!% not enough room, This organization |, According to tie official reports, that all buildings are crowded, the! crentes a great commotion. Clouds are taken for aeroplane: and cycle handl EMPEROR WILLIAM SENDS REGRETS 10 PRESIDENT WILSON Reported to Have Protested Against Alleged Use of Dum-Dum Bullets, tars for air- | yet received Emperor William's mes- Count von Bernatorff, the German Ambassador, to-day doubts the story that Emperor William had sent an| Important message to President Wil-| son, the publication of which was at- tributed to the North German Ga he says, the Kalser President of the United States, he, as representative of the German Govern- ment {!n this country, surely would have known of it, and he knows noth- The Count spent lust evenin) the night at the home of J. H. Sebi! at Seabright, N. J., returning to the Kitz-Carlton this morning, his visit had no official significance, financial or otherwise. The Count laughed over that the Kalser has made enormous investmenta in the through Count “I am a poor hand at aking money LONDON, Sept. German Gazette of Berlin, the official organ of the Government «* Germany, publishes a statement that Emperor William has sent an important mes- sage to President Wilson, [The message referred probably this contained tn an As- sociated Press Despatch from London under to-day’s date.) “There bas been published !n Cop- enhagen a telegram which Emperor | j, %—The North United States von | nd I don't think he ae ENGLAND WILL ENTERTAIN ALL HOMELESS BELGIANS; THOUSANDS WILL ACCEPT. LONDON, Sept. (Associated Pr itality of the British fered by the Government Wilson | those who lost their homes and have been rendered destitute by the destruc. | Louvain and other Belgian! under date of Sept, 4," telegraphs the correspondent London Daily Telegraph, “In this! measage Emperor Willlam protests! againat the use by the English of dum-dum bullets and against the par- tielpation of the B. ian population ations that the tnvita: | — ITALIAN RESERVES aay et oe tn the North Ben est| ACCORDING TO DESPATCH, Saturday as @ result of coming fn con- aemnmane tact with a mine In a known and spe-| LONDON. Sept. 9 (Associated Presa). cifled mine field, had departed trom|—The Evening News publishes a de- the directions fasued by the Admiralty. | patch from {te Rome correspondent, who says that Emperor Nicholas ta re- ae “Emperor William adds In his com- munication to Mr, Wilson that his generals have in certain compelled to punish the he expresses hia deep regret at tho TO REMAIN IN ITALY; MAY MEAN MOBILIZATION.) wouNDED GERMAN SOLDIER LONDON, Sept. 9 (United Pres,—- EE et i ‘EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914. BATTLE IN AIR REPO RTED BY GERMAN PILE FRENCH INFANTRY MOVING TO THE FRONT | DELAYED GETTIN AMERICAN CREW Negroes Are to Take the Place) of German Cooks and Waiters. Pilot Harry Arnold, who is tosteer the ship Red Cross through the Nar- rows on her errand of mercy across the Atlantic, went on board to-day, saying that he had orders to stay aboard until the anchor te weighed. The Red Cross Society hopes that tho steamer may sail to-morrow morning. Capt, Rust, U. 8. N. re- {tired, is not so sanguine, He doesn’t| certain that what the British know when the Red Cross ts to leave, Negroes are being hurried from wards and waiters and other members of the crew. The Germans who were with the steamer when the Hamburg- American Line turned her over to the Red Cross have been told to pack up and go hore. When the new | crew ts picked they will be presented by name to the French and British Consuls, who objected to the employ- ment of Germans on this neutral ship, holding that only Americans or other neutrals should make upthe crew, It was then that the Red Cross officials decided to have Americans exclusively. The new crew is yet to be not only engaged but drilled in the lifeboat service. At the Red Cross Society Miag Draper, the Secretary, sald that it may be several days before the crew Is efficient to go to sea, During the morning the Executive Commit- tee of the soclety apd Capt. Rust wore in conference the soctety’s attorney, J. Parker Kirlin, at No, 27 Willlam street. A number of men were In tho outer office with applica- tions for positions on the Red Cross. Sixty per cent. of the old crew were Germans who had taken out their first citizen's papers after they had signed as members of the crew. There are in all 270. The Red Cross people thought thelr declared intentions made them available for an Ameri- can boat, ‘The 120 nurses and the thirty sur- eons who are going to the front spent their first night on the steamer last night. The American part of the crew serenaded them with the South and songs of the day, rag- time predominating. The quartet sang “Get Out and Get Under,” "Snooky Ookums" and cther brilliant things. The Dolphin, the tender of the tary of the N was off N sixth street to-day and the played for the nurses “" Love t dies." TURKISH TROOPS REVOLT BECAUSE OF BAD FOOD; LONDON, Sept. 9 nited Press, )— News agency despatches from Buch- arent say that the Turkish troops in Adrianople have revolted as the result |YOUNG ENGLISH NURSE SHOT AS SHE ATTENDED Telegraphing fron & correspondent of the y# that information has reaches him) ano, near the Tt destruction of Louvain and other In- teresting places.” ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—President| from L go to Berlin tteelf, Wilson. lef it, be koowy to to have made the fol- | elated Pres Fed wie ut mae cre. | ADRIANOPLE SUFFERING. FIGHT BETWEEN AEROPLANES DESCRIBED BY GERMAN PIL Pursued by British and French Machines, at Repeatedly, Escapes to German Lines Unhurt. BY KARL H. VON WIEGAND. BERLIN (Via The Hague) Sept. 9 (United Prese).—The omiet the first actual “battle in the air,” Sergt. Werner, of the German corps, who piloted Lieut. von Heidsen in the latter's passage over me his story. It was a remarkable story of adventure, eclipsing fiction writers. Attacked by a powerful British biplane and hour Blertot, Werner escaped only through a most fortunete of circumstances, which led him to pilot his machine inside ef the lines. me “The men who hold the. reserved seats in the theatre of war, Whe Gul the battles as not even the generals can see them, are the German Ps said Werner to me when I saw him at Leige, “That I am alive due to Providence, not to my own efforts. ‘ “I had received orders to locate the Enatish forces and their exact battle lines and those of their French supports, by Lieut. von Helden, who was detailed as axpert observer, I went ap my big monoplane and headed directly south in the general di although on this trip we did not go across the city. Sunday, we flew across Parie and dropped three bombs. One explode; another dropped on the roof,of a house and set fire to ft, third fell in a boulevard and made a big hole. But we flew back t Gun lines that time without being molested and we were so high the rifle Ms did not reach us. . “On this trip to locate the enemy we flew directly south from following a broad and plainly marked road. En route we passed ever edge of a magnificent forest in which more than 40,000 inhabitants ef | surrounding country had taken refuge. After fying for more than em passed directly over the English headquarters and I was able to the positions of the commander-in-chief and his staff. We mapped this position and then swept across the French position, especial attention to the locations of their artillery, much of whieh ' masked in pieces of woods and behind buidings and hedges. “Lieut. von Heldsen made rough sketches of everything. tently watching the country when suddenly the Lieutenant He pointed upward. At that time we were air, I looked in the direction in which he was 1,000 feet higher than we were and coming at full big Bristol biplane. ‘ “It was plain from the start that he was far tried to climb upward, realising that when he & bomb and we should be blown to pieces. the Bristol was directly over our heads, but this was a moment of suspense that sure that the bomb was coming. “The Bristol had reduced ot ty us, Bristol came. At last I swooping down upon ft. their bomb could not miss. My all that I could do to keep my “Suddenly I saw a Gash the expected bomb Had struck. shooting with his automatic front, and #0 they could not that they carried no bombs, ae they veered off come 800 the same time keeping 160 “All this tim: Mnes, The plunging of the aeroplanes meade accurate shooting 4: though one shot struck my plane, It wae very evident thet the was shooting to disable our motor, and we were Going the our part. The noise of the discharge of the whirr of our propellor. “There was 8 feeling of utter betpleseness eo far Our machine was far slower and much more unwiel figuring on when the next bullet would strike, as wi they seemed, certain finally to get us. While this through my mind the Lieutenant again touched me of feet higher. “There, coming at tremendous speed, was a small Bteriot It looked for all the world like an eagle coming to join the attack. I certain now that the ene wae in sight, as all of the French aviators have captured up to the present have carried bombs, and the speed of newcomer—it was far greater than the Bristol—gave him still more of advantage. as “But the Blertot also fatled to have bombs and was forced to depend 8 on pistols. Swooping up and down, encircling us and-all the time fring” at us, the Bleriot kept on. Minutes seemed like hours to me. It certain that there could be only one end to this unequal fight, although the — Heutenant kept firing in return as calmly as at the rifle range. 5 “guddenly, however, German troops appeared below us, They begaa firing at the enemy and the Bleriot and the Bristol, finally exhausting thelr | ammunition, safled off to the south unharmed. We then landed with our reports, which were specially valuable because of the location of the French artillery, However, I would not want to go through such am eg. perience again.” ———— GORDON HIGHLANDERS TRAPPED; ALMOST WIPED OUT, SAYS SURVIVOR. LONDON, Sept despatch to the Dally Mall from Boulogne narrates, on the authority of Private Mlack of the Gordon Highlanders, how the Gordons were surprised and their Colonel, W. B. Gerdon, killed, | Black says that after t battle of The number of dyspeptics is Mona, in which the Gordons suffered iy : ‘at 11 o'clock Tues: | being reduced by “Force,” the * | severely, they we ‘guy night ordered to retire and prepare \tor a long march. They slipped quietly | tasty whole-wheat food. | out of the trenches and moved along the At about 2 o'clock In the morning they were fired on from a Meld, The Z of the failure of the authorities to || send fo It is also #aid that the city generally is facing a famine, ped OBS al PARIS, Sept. 9, via London (Asso- ~The Journal says that Move off, but that was impossible, ae ninong the wounded arriving in Parts tian frontier,’ yesterday was young British nurse “T ad been struck by a German bul- before @ wounded Gur. ” Be ethan’ word Was passed that it was a French . and they supposed they ere | [ty quality you must ting on the French line. confess, a halt and went Black continued, i to make them \ and we We sh. While we eee thie waiting the Germans got afl around ui | colonel cate back and stood in| of us, ¢ Were quite helpless, each other What Was going havpen. Presently they began to shoot, 1 Jropped down to shelter and a comrade fell upon me, shot dead, Some tried to f the Germans were within three yards of us and