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HOME EDITION Weather Forecast: Cloudy Tonight and Wednesday NTJMTJEJt S28G. "WASHINGTON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1914. PlilCE ONE CENT. ARIS REPORTS GERMANS DRIVEN BACK 1USSIA CLOSES1 RAP ON FLANK )F AUSTINS, .ONDON HEARS :ranz Josef's Troops Bottled Up on Three Sides and Re treat Cut Off on Fourth by Swamps. Report. - DON. Sept S. In an attempt to rlete tlic trapping of the main Aus- ii"1 arni. Russian troops today are ip.g around the Austrlans (lank. t e engaging the army in force in the c "r Reports from St. Petersburg f-av the Austrian army is in a precari- lit s position, bottled up on three sides jperior Russian foree. and its re- Ir t cut off on the other side by mps in the country about the San Hi Vistula rivers. Wlille the main Russian operations 1 are against this Austrian army, a big force Is reported today as besieging Pnemys, the last remaining Austrian .fortress in Galicia. if this stronghold Is aken, Russia's way westward toward ancUon of her forces on the Ej3i! RSian border for a march to Berlin Id be cleared !zar Proclaims Galicia s Now Russian Province ! PETERSBURG. Sept. ? -Galicia ! w a Russian province An officinl j 'amation signed vesterdav ard ' toda1 b Czar Nicholas, making 1 announcement emphasizes the ex- ' ff the great Ru"Man victocy o er la Ml of Eastern Galicia. as fpr , e ner San. i& now declared t5 be b ilw Rursiano. and they aie rted to haie crossed the Sin in j ' forre .south of Przemyal and to foe I hi-g rorthward to attack that citt j Jarrs at In both front and rear the i' tention of the Russian gen- i staff 10 lake these positions as ' as pr.snMf o that a general oTient rrrtlia'-d against the rem- of Hip Austrian a"-iv can be be- stnan armies of Gn Moritz 1 'ffenberg form.-r Austrian min- ' of uai and General Dankl are re- e5 as nlmost completely surrounded 1 las'U superior Russian force surrender is looked for ( ead the-N have suffered terrible T r arc now penned in r 'Jalicia and in Russian Po ear Kiatnll; and Zamosc. being ke 'tiii the front by a Russian ntai rK nearly 400.000 men. , nv re tl.au l.OfO guns In addi-ar-.the 'rorr Russian arm is I ar-irp from th. southeast to at-t the Xi.tr!n" and their German fdrwraerls from the flank I ' .-e Austnanc are fighting Their j tar arrangtmerth have li-en vtr and an epidemic of disease is 1 ted ravSniiins the troops Thou-. r of Austrlans have died of itv- ,1'iri already raanj of the Aus- t rn-rers are suffering from tad 1 isea-e Because of thi-. wll ( j-itnari prisoners including ..nded h.-.ve been Isolated At tic ieiin 1 government realizes i-erioii&n-ss of the situation is f it iw tint nlnnf tli ItiicLion ov-mv In report from the Russian ijs reported there that the noted Ger et agert that Vienna is being r i "- pared frr a Mf.u, Thoubands of rJ;'7V,"wo nut .r 1 ntrenciiincnts i'" uiscuverea tnai ne naa ueen in 7 rrrrbcrmoun ,,d1,Comn,,,ni"tlon ,n the a,r w'th & tatjr.li -v'vnr t.igoh of the city. Garros, the French aviator. rwing uiinzeo to everv possible' nt I T'.e rusfciatm are advancing throug'i nil Ti. terntorv between the itul.i t I ug riven- In addition the ' nh .is the result of the extrfne v 1 t ( the t'Ohsack cavalry. h.ie r nlle to command the passes 'iiigh the Carpathian mountains This r,ien tin wa for an advance into' gar along tht direct road to Buda- 1N CONGRESS TODAY. SENATE at 11 tour onsumed in effort to gpt ,t uorum terstate trade commission bill confer ' cr report taken up goious resistance to the rier and har bor bill to be protracted by opponent" of that measure HOUSE. ' t at noon "rfssed bill appropriating JJ.OGOKkj for ex ' aordinar expenses of American em-imsi-ies abiodd. 00K up bills on unanimous consent Calendar. ALL ALONG Today's War Summary By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN. GERMANY Uncensored dis patches sent by courier from the German front describe the German campaign against France as one of the greatest offensive campaisns in the history of the world. It is stated that the German campaign is proceeding under most favorable auspices, and that heavy re-enforcc-ments are being rushed to attack the Russians. AUSTRIA It is reported thou sands of men are constructing earthworks and mounting guns in the vicinity of Vienna and Buda pest, apparently in anticipation of a Russian invasion of those cities. Reports via Swiss sources say Germany has rejected Austria's re quest for a loan. ENGLAND It is officially an nounced that the French-British attack on the German right wing has already resulted in sweeping successes, and that the Germans are being driven back. The war office permitted publication of a report that 250,000 Russians are fighting in France, but refused to confirm it. FRANCE It is admitted that Germany has staked continuation of her offensive campaign on the battle now in progress. Although the German right wing is being driven back with heavy loss by the combined British-French forces, unless the French center and right hold aainst a combined German assault by three complete armies, thb success will have no signific ance, while if the German "center breaks the French lines, the allies will have to retreat on Paris. RUSSIA Continued successes arp "ported in eastern Galicia and in Russian Poland, where the main Austrian armies are said to be heavily pressed, and in danger of annihilation. The Russians are re ported to have crossed the San liver. No fighting of consequence is in progress in East Prussia. BELGIUM The German gov ernment has ordered the reople of Liege to remain indoors, and this is construed as indicating that a general movement of German troops toward the Russian frontier from France and Belgium has begun. SERVIA Servian invasion of Austria by three armies under command of Crown Prince begun. j PV PI-PORT AlI-PQ 01 I) 1 1 1 I UN I Ml LI 10 j Ostend Dl'SpatcIl SaVS Hen Hirth Wac: 9lC;nPrtpH in nil III Wd5 OUbpeCteQ in Berlin. LONDON, Sept. 8. A newspaper r r ' agency dispatch from Ostend says it iman aviator, Heir Hirth, was executed' There is no confirmation here. Invasion Under Command of the Crown Prince Is Moving to the Southward. NISH, Servia, Sept. 8 Tne Servian invasion of Austria through the pro vince of Bosnia has beffiin The Servian nrmles under the perf-on-al command of the crown prince cioed the Save rUer -t Mlfrnvleh vlerH.,v EXECUTE AVIATOR AS ADVANCE IN BOSNIA BEGUN BY SERINS land immediately moved southward. I REGION OF GREAT BATTLE EAST OF PARIS WHERE THE ANGLO-FRENCH FORCES ARE MEETING THE GERMAN INVADERS The point marked by the letter "A" on this map indicates Precy-sur-Oise, a village some twenty-five miles northeast of Paris, where British and French forces, according to the latest official announcements, attacked the right flank of the First German army and defeated it, forcing it to retreat northeast. 1 The letter "B" shows Senlis, which, dispatches say, was evacuated by that army when it was forced to give up its movement south through France and then east to join the other armies, and take refuge in flight. According to unofficial news, the German Crown Prince was with the First Army, which was engaged and forced beck at Piecy.sur-Oise. Earlier dis patches had indicated that he was with the Fourth Army, much further to the east. The letter "C" shows the region at the extreme northeast of France, where it is reported that the Kaiser himself is directing an attempt of one of his armies to get around the French light flank. Across the map, in a wide stretch which extends more than half the width of upper France, are shown th: battle lines which -have faced each other in a great general engagement during the past three days. The arrows indicate the directions from which the various German armies were last said to have been approaching. Von Wiegand Sends First Detailed Story of Germany's Furious Advance The Times today received by courier from Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany, the base from which the German forces are now operating in France, a story of the early days of the German campaign covering the movement from the German standpoint up to August 29. This is the first story that gives the German viewpoint direct from the theater of war. It shows the campaign through German military eyes. This was ivritten by the manager of the Berlin bureau of the United Press, Karl H. Von Weigand, and ivas sent by courier through the German lines to Rotterdam and thence to New York to escape the British censors, from where it was telegraphed to The Washington Times. By KARL H. VON WIEGAND. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE. Germany, Aug. 29. America has not the- took Altkirch with little opposition. Then they rushed on to Muel- faintest realization of the terrible carnage going on in Europe. She hausen. Through the passes in the Vosges they poured, horse artil- cannot realize the determination of Germany, all Germany men, ' Iery, foot all branches of the service. Strassburg was to fall, and so women, and children in this war. The German Empire is like one swift was the French movement that lines of communication were man. And that man's motto is "Germany! Faterland oder Tod!", not guarded. (Fatherland or Death). Then the German general staff struck. Their troops from Saar- English news sources are reported here ab telling of the masterly retreat of the allies. Here in the German field headquarters, where every moe on the great chessboard of Belgium and France is an- alyzed, the war to date is referred ment in the history of modern warfare. This city is just behind the apex of a wonderful triangle. This triangle is the German offensive lines closing in on the British-French-Belgian lines. It is moving with relentless swiftness, ham mering, hammering at every point. It is driving the allied armies south and west toward Paris. Yet no one here knows whether Paris really is the objective. me rrencn onensivc is 10 oe driven away from their seacoast taken, but before then there will be fought the greatest battle the world has ever witnessed. Tonight the German patrols are threaten ing Ostend. Part of the right wing has been pushed southward be yond Lille. The combined British and French forces have been de feated with heavy losses at Maubeuge. FRENCH OUTGENERALED. The army of the crown prince has taken the fortress of Longwy by assault after demolishing it by bombardment. And by this move ment and the capture of Luneville, near Nancy, the French center has been pierced. From Lille in the west to Belfort, far in the south east, the French lines have been thrown back in utter confusion and the Germans are in force on French soil. Frencli and Belgian prisoners admit that the French have been outgeneraled. Up to tonight there has not been a real French vic tory. Their forces were trapped in Alsace-Lorraine. Realizing that the French temperament was more likely to be swayed by sentiment than by stern adherence to the rules of actual ' ""- -""""" - - v.u T"e French did not disappoint. They GREAT BATTLE LINE to as the greatest offensive move- crusneu. ine ontisn are to De basis. After that Paris will be ; uw ualc .,,,1. rt,.u wl.u. rushed across the border. They burg, from Strassburg, and from Metz, under the command of Gen- eral Von Herringen. attacked the French all along the line. They were utterly crubhed. The Germans took 10.000 Frenchmen pris- oners and more than 100 guns of is now reported absolutely cleared of French troops. PLANS WELL LAID. The German offensive plans were well laid. No army that ever took the field was ever so mobile. Thousands of army automobiles have been in use. Each regiment has its supply. The highways were mapped in advance. There was not a crossroads that was- not known. Even the trifling brooks had been located. Nothing had been left to chance, and the advance guard was accompanied by enormous automobiles fillod with corps of sappers, who carried bridge and road building materials. How well this worked was shown when Namur. which, it was boasted would resist for months, fell in two days. The terrible work of these great Krupp weapons, whose existence had been kept se cret, is hard to realize One shot from one of these guns went through what was considered an impregnable wall of concrete and armored steel at Namur, exploded, and killed 150 men. And. aside from the effectiveness of these ternole weapons. Belgium prisoners with whom I have talked here, men who were in the Namur forts, declare their fire absolutely shatters the nerves of the defenders, whose guns have not sufficient range to reach them. The armies' of Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm and of Crown Prince Rupprccht of Bavaria are moving irresistibly into France. In a three-day battle below Metz. the French were terribly cut up and forced to retreat in almost a rout. In this engagement the French lost 151 guns and were unable to make a stand against the victorious Germans until they had passed inside of their secondary line of de fense. Aix-la-Chapclle is one of the principal centers for the wounded (Cntjnued on Page Three.) every description. Alsace-Lorraine RIGHT FLANK BEARING BRUNT OF SWEEPING ONSLAUGHT OF ALLIES French War Office Announces Repulse of Invaders on French Right British Regulars Rely on Bayonet Charges. Hand-to-Hand Fighting General Many Prisoners Taken In Retreat Toward Marne. PARIS, Sept. 8. The German invaders of France are on the defensive today, battling with desperation against a superior force of French and British troops, which is making a determined effort to turn the right flank of the Gcman army. The Kaiser's men, under command of General von Kluck, are reported by thg'war office at Bordeaux to be falling back, all along the line of battle, slowly and in good order before a terrific onslaught of the allies under General D'Vade. The army of General von Beulow, which has been operating near the center of the battle line, is'being rushed to the aid of the German right flank. The war office describes the engagement as "extreme ly vigorous" "and asserts that the German counter attack is "desperate." Tacticians declare that the Germans are fighting what is likely to prove the crucial battle in their invasion Not only will the attack on Paris fail, if they are driven back now, but the Kaiser's troops will be in jeopardy, according to military experts. Such news of the fighting which reached Paris declar ed 4he British and French columns were slowly but sure ly driving the German right back inflicting heavy losses. 'I he Germans are making a desperate stand while await ing the arrival of re-enforcements, but it is stated that since the lighting actually began, their front has been driven back seven mil.es. BRITISH RELY ON BAYONETS GERMANS IN GHENT; AGREE TO SPARE CITY ; Burgomaster Makes Bargain by Which Town Will Escape Horrors of War. GHENT, Belgium (via Ostend), Sept S. The Germans today occupied Ghent, following a conference between the burgomaster and the commmdant of the German forces sent to ra!:e the city It was agreed that, in considera tion of the billeting within the city of only a nominal force of German troops, Client will furnish all needed food sup j plies to the German forces outside if the city. In addition it has besa 'agreed that the Ghent civil guard shall be disarmed at once. As a result of this arrangement be-; tween the burgomaster and the Ger man officials, there will be no serious 'trouble in Ghent, and the lare army which is now taking the field to wipe out the Belgians in tne norm and to begin the siege df Antwerp will pass by the cit", and spare it the horrors of either i- bombardment or siege. Marye to Sail Tomorrow. (curse T Maijc, the new ambassador to Russia, will sail from Xevv York 011 the Mauretania tomorrow to his post. The Biittsh regulars a.-e doinsi CTeat execu'Ion. The wounded arriv ing here declare the Eritish are relj ing on their bayonet charges to sa'n Sround. Vfter shellinc; the German positions and then sweeping them with ne hre the British regulars charsieajraln-it th- Germans and con tinually force them to evacuate their entrenchments and fall buck on others Ai s. result of this stjle of fthtgin:; the Brlti-h line are now along posi tions that vere yesterday heM by the German.-'. It is stated that the French are co-operating splendidly wish the Britl-h and are showing a ebtter spirit than, at ?nv time Mince the initial flghting in the north com menced. Xo word emes here from the light ing on the center Here. the German are striking their hardest blows lighting an Oensive tattle. Sho-ild they win. it is unlikely that the Brif ish smcese- against the Gurman light uirg will have any appreciable eect on the ultimate outcome. But. if the Fiench lines hold, the fcxperu declare. I In German right will b routed and the '5-nnan offensive will n.iv-- reached high-vuter mark and begin to ie"eile Confidence In Paris. V- ileuei.il Galliem'i, headquarters, wiieie the reports of the war oltice are tran.-iii.tted. It in stilted that the "allies aie doing well all along the line." Despite the lack of optimism in the official announcement:- theie was a feeling of great confidence, almost of jubilation within the city. It la felt that the Germans ere attempting an impossible task in their effort to break the allied center. Hundreds of wounded from the front are passing around the city todav. All dcciaied the fighting to the north and cust of Paris is most desperate. Each side was reported charging desperate lv in succession with n voodlv part of the lighting of the hand-to-hand va--ietv The Germans are said to have been pushed back by sheer weight of numbers, th.- rBitl.il; tavalr- and In fantrv charging en masse along a bat tle front of nearly twentv miles. Th British arc said to ha'-o encouraged tba French to auch an extent that their