Show RUSSIANS CLAIM r rI BIG VICTORIES IN I 1 MARCH TO BERLIN By Dy United Press ST ST. PETERSBURG Aug dug 31 The The second Russian advance offensive line has has' come up up in the Pruss Prussian invasion inva w sion and reinforced the first line As a result of this spee speedy y movement of the czars czar troops the Austrians have been repelled in Galicia ia and the Germans driven back i in n confusion in eastern Prussia An Austrian n raid attempted lu in the tile s southeast ut east has nas failed faile utterly and the le Russians are ure in disorganized retreat in Russian Poland Polish soldiers in ill the Sixth German corps have mu tined timed at Breslau and killed their officers officer r Disaffection i is reported orte authentically from lO all of tha thai ji r Austrian Slay regiments fl r r ST. ST PETERSBURG J A Aug ug It U.-It is announced that the Aus V tHan trian forces were frightfully routed by the Russians iu in an all e ment near The Austrians sustained enormous losses and are i iu il IL flight ight withY with Cossacks Cossacks' pursuing them The Cossacks arc are aro reported as d decimating ngi n the Austrians m in their wild retreat v vt t R Reinforcements in s have been rushed to capture ih this s force of Aus US tri and thus prevent their forming rm ng a j unction junction with the Austrian alm army now a at Lemberg el 1 1 r 13 ti tho n laUs lace the tho t h R n t. iava tsar y g a u r- r rffie tT tue- tue Austrians a n successfully turner turning t their right fIght By y United Press BERLIN BEBLIN via Tim The Hague Aug Ang 31 The 31 The Austrian emb embassy this this thi morning issued ed a statement to tho northern alc effect that th the Austrians in Jn northern Galicia have hava routed the Russians who have invaded Russian Poland According to this state state- meat ment the Russians are arc in retreat from Krasnik to Lublin Losses on both sides aides are very he heavy VY tho embassy reports sectary Editors Editor's Noto It Note It can CaD be seen that the two VO above bov reports aro ato quite contra contra- J r By r Associated Press f- f BERLIN 31 by wireless to tho Aug Associated Press via Sa L. L L-It L Hi Hiwa wa WAS s o offic Inc fall y announced here hero today that about Russians Russian ha been een taken prisoner prisoner b by tho th-o G Germans d dorm during rin 14 the tho fi fighting in in East least Prussia poetic r y a at nt t g e e t n and b r The They include ii- many JS ol of h hr h rank The he German attack at these three points was across sam swamps s and lakes By Associated Press LONDON Aug 31 1253 p. p m. m An m.-An An official telegram received in London declares that fresh forces of Germans have made their appearance on tho the sinn scan frontier and that at some somo points they are taking the offensive against thu tho Russians Recent reports from Belgium have havo told of the tho movement movement of German troop troon trains east indicating that the thu German general genera staff stall was withdrawing certain forces from tho the western front to reinforce the German and Austrian armies in East Prussia and Galicia Berlin and St St. Petersburg reports 8 agree ree that throe thero I has ball been terrific fighting in those districts for sovera several day days Austrian Minister Hears Rears of ot Success MANCHESTER Mass Aug 31 K IL T. T the Austrian rian ambassador to the tho States tocla today mado public tho following dIspatch Patch r 7 ed cei by oy hint him aim from irom irom u Count the Austro Hu mm minister oP of affairs at nt Vienna which was transmitted tell by wireless telegraphy telegraph The Tho message is dated August 30 and says y The T lol e last special train for fOT Rotterdam with Americans Americana on board has left li Vienna Henry S. S assistant secretary of war and several other American officials were when the train present pulled out Cordial speeches were wera exchanged ed and there was cheer cheering l for Jor the American nation I I II On On its left western in wing the tho Austrian n arm army following up tip tho victory victor u l Krasnik defeated on AU August 27 21 Russian troops numbering about ten teD divisions division J I It took prisoners one ono general genera one ono colonel three forty officers cor and 2000 men inea an and aad captured also large largo quantities of ot war material This army is now y ad advancing I in Russian Poland toward J Lublin Several Se skirmishes skirmishes' havo hae taken token place in eastern on tho the Austrian center Tho The Austrian troops have havo tn taken k en a tI firm rm II stand t an d a against t h hostile hostilo os tl 1 o. o t forces superior to theirs numerically and the Austrian 1 artillery has hu shown splendid marksman ship |