The evening world. Newspaper, September 11, 1914, Page 3

BERLIN REPORTS RUSSIANS ; ROUTED IN EAST PRUSSIA > WITH ARMY WING CRUSHED | Oe ee . Declares Way Opened to Poland— Petrograd Admits Temporary ay. i, Retirement—Servians Win ‘ Great Victory in Austria. ~ BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Sept. 11 (United Press). —The Germans have gained another notable success over the Russians in the east. This was oMocially announced here this afternoon. Tt was stated at the War Office that the German army after a sharp encounter completely crushed the left flank of the Russian army in Prussia. , The Russians are declared in full retreat. ' As a result of this victory the way has now been opened for an attack om the Russian main army in Russian Poland along the line to Warsaw. IN may also be possible for the Germans to flank the Ruesians, whose forces have been reduced to send additional troops to Galicia, where the Austrians are again reported to have assumed the offensive. ‘The German troops now hold the Mauer Lake region and have routed the Russian advance columns that have been operating in this vicinity. Everywhere in the East it is stated the German armies are now assuming the offensive. There has been no attempt to withdraw on the fortified positions, as up to the present it has been possible to hold the Russian edvance in the open. Should the Czar’s forces become overwhelming, how- ever, the army will withdraw to the first line of fortifications which, it is stated, can hold out indefinitely. LONDON, Sept. 11.—In @ despatch from Copenhagen the correspondent of the Reuter Telegram Company says that Gen. von Benckendorff und von Hindenburg has crushed the left flank of the Russian army in East Prussia with his Eastern army, and has thereby opened the way for an attack on the enemy's rear. PETROGRAD, Sept. 11 [United Press.)—The Rusian forces in East Prussia are retiring on a new defensive position to meet an attack by a large German army which has just arrived from the west. This force {a reported here to be made up of several German army corps withdra' from the French front and more than 200,000 members of the second line. They are heavily supported with artillery and it is believed here that the great eastern German fortresses have been denuded of their fighting forces to increase the forces in a general assault on the Russian columns. The Russians are retiring slowly to positions previously selected and the War Office states that a great battle is impending. RUSSIA SENDS REINFORCEMENTS. ‘Che Russian advanced guard, made up chiefly of cavalry, finding the Germans in great force in the Lake Mauer region, has withdrawn on the } main column. It {a stated that Russian reinforcements have been sent forward and that the Russian right army is to be strengthened imme- Gately. It is stated that this movement will in no way interfere with the | campaign against the Austrians, which is being pressed with a great battle / row in progress in Galicia. The movement designed to surround the Austrian-German force that was retreating from Russian Poland failed because the forces sent to cut the line of retreat were outnumbered by the enemy. ! It is admitted here that the Austrians have now been very strongly reinforced by the Germans. Not less than five army \ corps of first line German troops are reported now fighting with q the Austrians‘ along a battle line that extends from Tomaszow. almost on the Russian Poland-Austrian frontier, southward in an irregular 5 line through Rawa-Russka, then West of Lemberg to the Dneister River country. This force, which has been on the defensive after the decisive ie defeats at Lemberg and Rawa-Russka, has been reorganized by the Ger- 4 man general officers and the engagements, according to the General Staff, ‘are doveloping rapidly into another desperate battle. While this battle fs in progress the Russian troops invading East also engaged the enemy all along the line. Here, too, the been heavily reinforced and they have an enormous amount of field artille: Russian reinforcements are being sent forward and it is belleved here that the strength of the German defense in this section will soon be broken. ; RUSSIA CALLS OUT ALL MEN OF 21. PETROGRAD, Sept. 11 [Central News Cable].—Posters have been dis- | played in the streets here calling out all of this year’s recruits, comprising i all men born in 1893. German cruisers which have emerged from the Baltic have stopped the running of neutral merchant steamers between the Finnish and Swedish coasts. LONDON, Sept. 11 [Associaged Press).—The Reuter Telegram Com: pany bas published a despatch from its correspondent at Petrograd, who | says that after the recent fighting with the Austrian left wing tho enemy's Y rear fied in such panic that regiments became inextricably mixed and Diocked the roads and bridges. Those furthest behind resorted to the strength of their arms to force their way through the men ahead of them. A correspondent of the Bourse Gazette, the Reuter man continues, { recounts that at Bendzin, in Russian Poland, the Germans compelled some Polish miners to load the coal trucks of their trains. The miners did so, but concealed high explosives in the fuel, The results were appalling. It I <g is said that one military train was destroyed and that an ammunition fac- ¢ tory was wrecked. | ROME, Sept. 11 (United Press).—Mail advices from Trieste say that during the fighting in the vicinity of Lemberg all of the officers of three Austrian battalions fled, leaving their men to be annihilated by the fire of the Russian batteries. It is stated that only fifty men of these three | battalions escaped. ‘ BEGIN MARCH ON SARAJEVO. NISH, Servia, Sept. 11 [United Press).—The Servian army took Semlin at the point of the bayonet in a battle that was fully as bloody as was that of Shabats. As a result of this successful conflict the entire Austrian | army, which three days ago forced the Servians under the command of tho Crown Prince back across the Save River at Mitrovicza, is now retreating panic-stricken. Thousands of Austrians have been killed and captured. Many stands of colors, cannon and large quantities of munitions of war ave been taken by the Servians, who are following up their advantage. | According to the announcement at the War Office the Servians bom- barded the Austrian position at Semlin, which was believed to be very ( formidable. A feint developed that the Austrians were plainly in difficul- ) ties, and orders were given to take the position by direct assault. ‘There were 150,000 Servians in the attacking column, all veterans of ry ’ thé Balkan war, and they resorted to the cold steel, many not even firing their rifles as they rushed madly forward cheering wildly. Victory came in a short but sharp battle. . LONDON, Sept. 11.—A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Nish dated Friday says that the Montenegrins have captured Folcha and effected juncture with the Servians operating near Visegrad. The combined troops, it ie stated, have now begun a march on Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia q Ove ta BELGIA N COMMISSION HERE TOCALL ON PRESIDENT WILSON Will Present Their Case With Implicit Confidence in the American People. “Before the fair mind of the great American people we will lay our case, We are content to let them be the judges of the truth.” * 80 spoke to-day Count Louis de Lechtervelde, Secretary to the Prime Minister of Belgium and Secretary for the Royal Belgian Commission of the King of the Belgians to the President of the United States, the fiv members of which arrived aboard the White Star liner Celtic late las! night bound on a mission to lay before President Wilson the representa- Uons of King Albert of Belgium concerning German atrocities on Belgian Besfdes an autograph letter from the King to the head of the American Belgitm Albert to er Sadeleer, Lechtervelde, Secretary to Baron de Roqueville, Prime Minister of Bel-| ‘#cuss them. They sium. Mme. van de Velde accom- panties her husband. The Commission comes fresh from &@ sympathetic reception in England, de Velde audience pier was ister at they will Though received ularly si dinary. While merits of the facts “When sald, “we were suffering mand of civilians thom, I for them “The Belgians are filled with the offensive spirit now. They are con- Yinked of ulth victory even though ti oattnte Cor Gerans ry by King Albert and 4 hegd of the Commissio its members and where Mme. Van she presented an autograph letter from the Queen of the Belgians. To-day Pierre Mall, Br’ ian Consul- General in this city, went down the bay on the revenue cutter to greet the commission and waiting at the General and the Minister conducted the visitors to the Waldorf, whero President Wilson will receive them. mitting themselves on the object f¢ their mission, the Comm! one pressed no doybt that they would | > special powers of an vavoy extra..;- the grounds that it would be dis- courteous to the President to reveal ing received by him, Count de Lech- tervelde consented to answer a few questions by interviewers. batants was a great relief. “The King of the Belgians issued a proclamation the instant German sol- diers entered Belgian territory, warn- tng civilians not to This notice| William's statement, sp: was posted everywhere and printed in all the newspapers. ‘Civilians, don't shoot,’ it said, and It was the com- | — The Germans say the Belgian other word will fit the deed, It is fooliah to say that his Majesty or- dered non-combatants to resist the use invaders, That could bring nothing = “ children. but distress and death to women and who were chosen by King of Justice, who was given nation the Royal Commission carries a list of sworn charges against the, Germans, the truth of which the members of the delegation say is in- contestable. ‘These are the prominent men Of Qa convey the national protest |dowres “ut “ulslde the palace win- to President Wilson: Henri Carton de rt, Socialist leader in Belgium and explosion was terrific,” hy ‘Fragments of the deadly machine flew for yu.di In every di-| in, tearing @ great hole in tho of an Envoy Ex-| pavement auu even rippin, svara vt Pau? Hymans, Louts de the stones of the pal: ace. Some of the counts upon which the commission indicts the Germans of barbarities and which they are pre- Emil van de Velde, Min! pared to lay before President Wilson ters of State, and Count Louts/ de! were revealed to-day, though none of signal honor was shown to was personally received in by Queen Mary, to whom M. Havenith, Be'gian Min- Washington, The Consul- stay until they learn that they were .oary of vom- Wilson, partic- head carries the by Pro ince thols declining to discuss the the Commission’s object, on of its mission prior to be- the members of the commission would) re. . On Aug, 12, after the battle of Haelen, when Commandant van Damme of thp Belgian forces lay wounded and’ helpless, German infantryman came upon him, drew his revolver, and placing the muz- zie in the commandant’s mouth, blew his head off. 2. At the village of Linsmeau 10 German cavalrymen ‘od on when entering the by two Belgian uniformed policemen. That night the Ger- mans destroyed two adjoining farms, burned eix houses in the village, ordered all the men to disarm and divided them into gtoups of three, which were marched away. Next day eleven of the men were found lying in a ditch with their heads crushed in by rifle butts. 3. At the town of Boncelles Ger- man soldiers marched against Bel- cuse far the committing of further atrocities by the Germans. mm committed by Gel pany contends that the Navy Depart- ment has no jurisdiction over its operations. ‘The company’s communication wi in reply to @ notice from the Ni station, The company contends was not unneutral; that the Nav. has no power to close poser Aahenay MARCONI COMPANY PROTESTS NAVY CENSORS AT WIRELESS STATIONS. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—Secretary Danie! had before him to-day a formal protest against navy censors in Marconi wireless telegraph sta- HOW VILLAGE NEAR ANTWERP WAS RAZED TO GIVE FORTS A CLEAN SWEEP A whole village on the outskirts of Antwerp was levelled in order to give the big guns of defending forts a clear field for action against invading Germans. the hour tn each capital of the world, now of London, Paris, St. Petersburg and Brussels, have since been heroes, or authority the mex Big shops in Belgian cities, usually the station, An eye-witness to the battle of Meaux reporte that while houses were being wrecked with shells, bridges blown up, explosives bursting over the Soli town and aeroplanes manoeuvring overhead, be could see through open r shutters women darning socks as if nothing was happening. At Krinits 6,000 Austrians got entangled im a bog and surrendered. President Poincare assured Pres-| Their captors had to get them out with ropes. ident Wilson that France was ol serving the rules of civilized wi fare and pointed to numerous vio! tions of the same which, Every French and English name has disappeared in Bertin, according | said, had| to cables, the Westminster Hotel becoming the Station Hotel and the Picca- any. dilly Cafe the Vateriand. Clocks in jewellers’ windows, formerly registering ve paper pasted over the names Four boys, the oldest about thirteen, who had cheered French artillery as it passed trough Bourges, were several days later found in the midat of the troops, They had secretly followed, vowing to atay until they met the enemy and died for their country, They were sent back home, where they England has intimated to the United States that it would be rather tions, Through its counsel, the com- | embarrassing for John Bull to take part in a peace celebration just now, so the commemoration of 100 years’ peace between the United States and Great Britain, planned for next spring, probably will be abandoned. More hard luck for the Kaiser, An Indian magi published in an almanac | preen . " and last January: “In the month of July, 1914, all Europe will be overwhelmed if _ by @ war between the great powers, and terrible disasters will reault, But p . Ly i” - paper wi ngaereh ror ae in November a great emperor will lose his crown and hostilities will cease.” | *» ject the station to being closed, of the year for fall finery, are now getting practically no orders except for and that it may be closed only by| mourning. the Department of Commerce by re- voking the license for caun ‘The company renews a form & sparkling evidence of the offic cient, clear-he: methods with orders for the quantitiss § demanded by an always gi in ee Bi A land made mountings fi the Lambert factory in the. same building with our store, id 14-karat or solid 18-karat § gold and platinum. |. Prices from $3.30 ' lo charge for engraving. -Lambert Brothers Third Ave., Cor. 58th St, Store Open Daily (including Saturday) Until 6 P, M. Upen s.venings unui » o' Lech. mped with orders at this time! Period Farnitare at Moderate Pri Our Liberal Credit quest to know under what authority | to be put on in Berlin the night of Aug. 2, despatches relate, Herr Kant, in| $100. $10.00 $1.50 to $2 Secretary Dantels has acted fn plac- ing censor: rg Rh gigi ret CLEAR FOR CANADA station would be closed adjudication of the respective rights — of the Government and the company. pending the Navy Department officials disagree large transatlantic liners entirely with the view that there,was no violation of neutrality 8 mission of a message from the Suffolk asking for supplies and provisions, | dian ports, presumably to trai The message was received and for-|troops to Europe. The Saxonia and warded to New York in the absence! ivernia of the Cunard line steamed of the navy censor. Sere Tere British flag, has been taken off the i ar Rp halcsapta i age Philadelphia-Antwerp route, and to: John Robinson, on known lawyers of his home on Maur! to-day following @ which he sustained last evening. Mrs jleft without cargo gave rise to a re Robinson waa in Manhattan during the port that the steamer will be used a a troop ship. This cannot be con-* White Rese Coffee, Nene Better ing and when she reached hom gian defenders under the Belgian flag and thus protected themselves until the trick was discovered too late by the Belgians. 4. On the night of Aug. 10 Ger. cavalrymen at the villa, ft Velen shot up the town, broke in. to the home of a man named Delgiimme-Gever, looted and set fire to the house, made his wife run nearly naked down the street while they fired at her and filled ber husband full of bullet holes, pL a FRENCH PRESIDENT HOLDS GERMANY RESPONSIBLE FOR DUM DUM BULLETS. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—President we arrived in England,” he] poincare of France has cabled to Presl- telephon: by defenseless non-com- the King. were ordered to oppose #0 to ie about the facts, No most stunned to be/dent Wilson a reply to the protest of where trains ran on ached-| Emperor William, in which he charged till operated! that the allies had bee: using dum-dum re no signs of war, Not| bullets, to hear the roar of battle or witness The French President declares that Emperor William ts attempting to shift the responsibility for the use by Ger- many of dum-dum bullets practically since the outbreak of the war, President Péincare used most vig- orous terms in referring to Emperor king of them as a calumny. He charged, moreover, that the message of the Emperor, in his opinion, was an ex- For do not see how it is possible Constipation hey au: now.” ing of the dropping of bomba erp ey, oe German Zeppelin, it t a me ld Velisieus Laxative Chocolate 3-Lex relieves consti; ulace ad 1 von Ou, 150, end 80m a found Mr. Robinson unconai on the las floor, He wan forty-six years old. fi plB cao L2 By KAISER SENDS ARTIST TO PAINT PICTURES OF EUROPE’S GREAT WAR. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 2 by mail to New York (United Press).—The Kalser intends to have the big battles of the present war put on canvas, He hax commissioned Theodor Rocholl, noted battle painter of Dusseldorf, t ‘ s cad {he front and make studies for paint.| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11.—The in the tri out late Inst night for Montreal. | mov The Lapland of the Red Star line to-day received clearance papers for Quebec. It was sald she would leave late to-day. 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