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Show RUSSIANS WIN GALICIA FIGHTS ' ( j Paris. Sept 14, 1 4 p m In a dispatch from Petrograd to the Ha-raa Ha-raa agency, an official communication communica-tion declares that the Russian successes suc-cesses in Caliela are continuing. The dispatch from Petrograd is as follows "This official communication was Ki.n out by the general stuff today "'it is necessary to turn attention to the theatre of war in Gallcia, where the development of our success continues Up to the present tlm we have ben prevented from placing a sufficient force in eastern Prussia to continue the Invasion so happily-begun happily-begun there It was for this reason that the army under Ceneral Rennen-kampf Rennen-kampf halted along the line from Qerdaueu (ID cast Prussia, 40 miles southeast of Koenigsberg) to Libau German troops on September 9 took up a general offensive movement ngalnst this army executing advance movements toward our southern frontier fron-tier " 'It la difficult on account of the geographical obstruction in this terrain ter-rain to know exactly how ninny of the enemy were eugaged. It was not until September 10, when the great attack on the left wing of General j Rennenkampf's army was made, that the numerical strength of the enemy was revealed They were found to be much superior to our forces It is along this line that the battle now rages.' " |