Show bANT PEACE IF PRICE IS 15 I REASONABLE Vienna ienna Foreign Tn Minister linister o Says Empire Vi Would Welcome Wel Wel- come COlne End of War if Foes Would ouId Make l Advances I II I FINDS U. U S. S GUILTY I II I OF PROLONGING WAR iT AR I Scores Rumanian Diplomats I Charging Repeated But Unsuccessful Attempts to Pull Wool T Over Eyes PRO PROMISES I SES FINISH FIGHT VIENNA T LENNA Sept 7 to London Sept 10 In In a thoroughly frank maner manner manner man man- ner er the thc Austro minister of foreign affairs Baron Stephen Burian yon ron discussed toda today in an fin in interview in- in in- in with the tIlt correspondent of the Associated Press the thc position of the thc dual monarch monarchy in the time world war which he said had been erroneous erroneously by y enemies and certain neutrals as ns unsatisfactory l'- l' age tage to tho Rumanians which fact tact has down iown as hoped b by some said the minister min mm- ister ster in a n tone carrying conviction ItIs ItS It ItIs Is S true we would woul hall hail peace with Joy Jor jo but ut not tho the sort of oC a peace our enemies would l Impose So lon long longas tas as tf we hove hr to tod toi i d Cen ourselves 8 against those thos s W lo want ea nt to take part of oC our territory wo we naturally are arc unwilling to discuss peace oace and so ao long lon as we we ve arc are determined deter detor- mined to hold out an and win Tho The thought that hat we se arc aro eager for tor or peace on an any terms erms originates probably In minds that such will become tho the ase The Tue minister then reviewed ed the situation situation situ situ- prior to Rumania's declaration of ot war var and said Vo Yo offered Rumania no territorial concessions at an any time after having In the case of oC Italy that tho the world was ic-as lIkel likely to mistake our reasonable reasonable reason reason- able attitude for tor weakness Nor were ive ye ever taken by surprise by Rumania What hat did fool tool us ua was that Rumania made nade up her hm mind so quickly We Uro knew in n June after the setting In of or the latest lat lal est st Russian offensive lve that Rome and the Rumanian premier had nale malIc mad a definite bargain arg We Ye also knew that Rumania was not quite lea ready toward to- to yard ward the end of or A August U y Part For all that our military mill tan authorities authorities ties ics made mado all possible preparations which did not consist as ha has been heen believed be In holding the summits sum Bum nits mits and passes along the Rumanian border order but which consisted in tho the es establishment establishment es- es of ot the tho line of oC defense now occupied by our troops Contrary to tolie the he lie general Impression the falling back backor jf or f our troops has hns been of or no advantage tage age to the Rumanians which fast has Anally dawned on tho the Rumanian mill mill- tan ary commanders since they have be one come vcr very cautious recently The rhe military field Is not m my depart depart- neat ment I 1 know that Rumania's action Continued on Page Z 2 TAKEN BY THE Fortress Falls Opening If Way a to Bucharest A Austrians Are Arc Driven Back Bach Continued From Paso Page 1 ground round to the Russians In tho the ians lana near Zabie Zahie to tho the west of oC Shy Shy- pot The Russians says sn's Berlin are on tho the offensive from the Baltic to the wooded heights of oC the tho but everywhere except near their havo have been beon repulsed Attempts by the Russians to break breakthrough breakthrough through ugh tho thA Austrian lines southeast of ot Lemberg Leinberg near H Hal all I ex cY failed Called ac according according according ac- ac cording to Vienna with heavy h-avy losses Tho The Vienna statement nt mentions the gallantry of oC the Turkish forces fightIng fighting fight tight ing with tho the Austrians in this region Patrol en engagements and bombardments bombard bombard- ments monts continue to feature tho the fighting on th the Macedonian front The Tho Bulgarians Bul Bul- garlane according to Paris have be been n forced to aban abandon on several trenches In iii Inthe Inthe the district east cast of f while the British have shelled and und Nc- Nc and made mado a raid on tho the Doiran tro front n t. t In Albania the tho Italians In tho the Avlona sector have taken taleen without opposition several Austrian points of oC vantage continues The rhe usual artillery activity In tho the Austro Italian n theatre Vienna Admits Admit Hever Tl Vienna Sept 10 via Londen London 1125 p. p UK After m-After After a battle baUle along the road between and In lower Transylvania the Invading Rumanian Ru Ru- manian forces were driven n back two jwo and a n half haIr miles tho the war office announced announced an nn- today The Rumanians then launched a n nC new and strong attack against tho the southern In wing of ot the Austrian Aus Aus- trian forces Corces which was waa compelled t 19 retire The announcement fellow tellow On both sides Bides of ot the Hat road our troops drove rove the enemy two and a n half halt miles behind his original original nal position A new and strong hostile hos hoe tile attack against t our right wing induced us to withdraw It to our former for for- mor mer positions position Repeated hostile attempts to ad ad- vance ance with Infantry and anel cavalry cavary against tho the heights west of oC ela were shattered Otherwise the situation sit sit- on this thiB front Is unchanged Bulgarians I Paris Sept 10 via Ia London r 1 p. p m. m There There has been much activity among patrols and intermittent bombardment along a great part of ot the front says S 'S I tho thu official l communication given gl out today tollay in regard to operations In Greek Macedonia The Tho Bulgarians ul-arlana abandoned several Reveral trenches In tho the district east of Vet Vet- leaving munitions German Active Petro Petrograd Sept 10 via Ia London p. p m. m m. A A group of oC Jl neven Ven German aeroplanes aero nero planes flew flow over o the region of oC Kovel- Kovel railway line says sas the com communication coth- coth from the war office today todar One Ono of ot the tho aviators aviator's staff starr Cavalry Captain ok engaged machines In successive encounters encounter forcing them to take flight From one of oC the maI machines machines ma ma- chines a R long column of oC smoke e was I seen to Issue yesterday I In the region of oC the upper river pur our gallant regimental regimen regimen- tal commander Col Vladimir Timo- Timo was killed In the wooded in batties battles battles bat bat- ties from August AUKust 31 11 to September 6 Inclusive we captured 15 officers 1889 men two mountain guns 26 machine guns uns and a tl large largo number of rifles rines hand grenades and cartridges On the Baltic sea yesterday mornIn mornIng morn- morn In lUg Ing enemy aeroplanes raided the Island of ot Runo nuno In the Gulf of oC Riga without achieving an any result In tho the afternoon tho the enemy's cannonade can can- on th the front between Monte Monta MonteSanto Santo and th the sea and also on the tho Tyrolean Ty T- Ty- Ty rolean front was moro more spirited says the official announcement of oC today In regard to to operations on th tho th Italian Hallan front Tho The Italians unsuccessfully shelled several sectors Enem Enemy patrol detachments which attempted to advance ad ud- vance at various points point vero rc re re Pu pulsed lecil An Italian airship dropped bombs near inflicting no damage Violent Fighting In Berlin Sept 10 10 via wireless to Sayville Say Say- yule ville 1 N. N Y Violent fighting in the in southern I Is hi reported In the official Austrian an announcement announcement an- an of September 7 which says say The rite enem enemy delivered several at attacks attacks attacks at- at tacks of ot a n most moet violent nature natura on tho Carpathian front Ho Ito was r repulsed pulsed partly after severe hand han 1 en en- en I counters ant and partly b by counterattacks Th The losses lossell of oC the enemy were heavy Southwest of ot Jundul Buko Duko- Wina we attacked and captured a blockhouse eight unwounded prisoners fell Into our hands II Heavy ea artillery fighting In the Gor- Gor sector of oC the Italian front Is re re- re ported Austrian artillery shelled the the Isonzo crossing while the tho Italian guns held heM the Austrian positions near Luko- Luko vica an and several cral villages In the valle valley under their fire Another aerial attack on the Rumanian Rumanian Ruman Ruman- ian Black sea sen coast nn on Russian warships In III these waters was announced an an- flounced officially toda today as follows German seaplanes s successfully dropped bombs on grain silos oil tanks and the railroad station at Constanza Constanza Con- Con stanza and also on the Russian naval forces In port Notwithstanding a a. hostile hos hoe tile counteraction all our ur planes re returned returned returned re- re turned undamaged South of oC Dorna atra in southern near the tue Rumanian and Hungarian Hungarian hungarian Hun Hun- garian borders border tho the Germans have con come comein conIn In COli contact tact with Rumanian forces the war office announced to today a The Russians Russians Russians Rus Rus- gained ground west of In the tho near Zabie Thu announcement announcement follows ollow Apart from repeated and fruitless attacks by tho Russians against our Bavarian Da troops n near ar Stura Stara on the the situation is unchanged From the sea to tho the Car Car- the en enemy my continues his at at- at tacks s. s West of oC ho gained ground Elsewhere ho he was WIlS repulsed I |