Duchesne Record | 1914-09-25 | Page 6 | Rout of Austrians Forces

ROUT OF AUSTRIANS FORCES Are Aro Completely Beaten by Their Losses Being Heavy Nish A A semiofficial statement state state- ment reviewing the operations against Austria since the outbreak of the war makes no mention of the capture of Semlin before reported but says The Tho Austrians have sent all nil theL troops to tho the east to stem the advance ad nd vance ranee of the enormous Russian wave The small total force which It has at its disposal already augurs fresh sue suc ceases for us If It by a miracle Austria Aus Aus- tria escapes the catastrophe by which It is menaced it will w be little Servia that has dealt the severest blow to Its prestige The statement asserts that In August August Au Au- gust Austria threw men meu against of these at the weakest point along the on the Save and Drina from to Sha batz After sanguinary fighting the tide turned on August 19 the Austrians b being completely beaten and pursued along the whole line lino The enormous losses of the enemy were due to the massed formation o othe of the Austrians They had killed of whom fell at the river The Tho prisoners not including the wounded number