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Show Latest War News Received Over Wire London, Sept. 16. The Potiograd correspondent of tho Kxchnngo Telegraph Tele-graph Company quoted tho military critic Mlchnlowski as saying that ItiiBslan victory1 during tho Inst week over threo Austrian armies on tho lino from Vlstura to tho Coreathlaus lenvos tho road to Budapest com-pletuly com-pletuly open. Tho ilrst period ot tho war on tho west frontier ends. Homo. Tho main portion of tho city of Homo was occupied by mill tary forces last night to prucnt demonstrations dem-onstrations by tho Itoman populnco ugulnst Italy neutralities in the pros-,fnt pros-,fnt war, London. Tho Central News dispatch dis-patch from Homo via Switzerland states that tho Germans are reporte'd to havo received orders to retire, as fur as the right bank of tho Hhlno completely evacuating Belgium nnd Luxenburg. London, Paris, Sept. 16. In a dispatch dis-patch from Potrograd tho correspondent correspond-ent ot the Haves Agency says that Lieut. Prelsker tho former German commander at Kallsz and Russian, Polund has boen brought before n court martial to answer for atrocities alleged to havo been committed on tho German troops entering that town. London. Tho offlclal press hero today gavo out a statement which says: 'Tho general position along the Aisno river, continues very favorable. The enomy has delivered, several attacks at-tacks especially along the Ilrst army corps. These have been repulsed and tho Germans havo given way before our troops and the' French army Is on our right and left. The enemy's loss is very heavy and wo lune taken 200 prisoners. GERMANS PLANNING TO RESUME ATTACK WITH UNITED FRONT Ilcrlln, Sept. lu. Tho German general staff today gavo outvtho following fol-lowing announcement:- 7-, "In tho western theatro-pf war, the right wing of our army has been engaged en-gaged in heavy, but undecisive battles. bat-tles. Tho French, who endeavored to break through our lines wero- victoriously vic-toriously dofeatud. "At other points whero .there has, been fighting no decisive results havo been reached." Tho Gernians presumably aro pushing push-ing rolnforcements forward, and tho announcement that their armies, with n united front, havo resumed tho offensive of-fensive may perhaps bo expected In tup or threo days. Much probably depends on tho rapidity rap-idity with" which tho army under the, crown prlnco completes tho Isolation of Verdun nnd shakes Itself looso from this obstacle In order to bo in n position to rcsumo major operations. opera-tions. EMBASSY GETS' REVIEW Washington, Sopt. 13 A Uorlenux forolgn ofllcQ dispatch to tho French cmbnssy horo says: "On tho thirteenth our offenslvo movement has continued on tho whole front. "Mont DIdlor and Iloyo, on our loft wing, havo been occupied with French cavalry; Amiens, tho Ger-mnn Ger-mnn forces nro rotlrlng towards St. Quentln and Pcronno. These forces woro defensively arranged yesterday to tho cast ot Helms on tho lino ot tho old forts Nogent, l'Abesso, Vltry Urcmont. . Tho headquarters of ono of our armies woro established today In tho city of Helms. "Tho Gormnn troops In tho Argonno wero yet north of tho lino Tralncourt and Issoncourt, having abandoned tho attack on Fort Tyron (river Mouse) . "Yestorday evening French l.or rnlno had been complotely evacuated by tho Germans, who wero withdrawing withdraw-ing toward Saarhurg, Uluzo and Chateau Cha-teau Sallns. "In Gallcla tho fight that has been going on for ten days endod In a great success for tho Russians. Ono hundred guns, 30,000 prisoners, including in-cluding 200 olllccrs wero taken by them from tho Stli'to tlip 10th. On tho wholo front Austrlans nro rotlr leg." REIMS IS TAKEN London Sept. IC.-rTho occupation of Holms by tho allied troops wn9 an notincod by tho olllclal press bureau this afternoon. Tho statement sajs- Tho enemy aro still occupying a strong position to tho north ot tho - - - .,-. - . ,. - Aisne and fighting is going on along tho wholo lino. Tho crown prince's army hna boen tlrlven farther back and is now on the line of Varennes, Consenvoyo and Ornes. Tho allied troops havo occupied Helms. . ' Six huiidrcd prisoners and twelve guns wero captured yestorday by tho corps on tho right of tho British. Haln has made tho roads heavy and Is Increasing tho dlfUculty of tho German Ger-man nrmy In Its retreat. .GERMAN GENERAL TAKEN London, Sept." lu. A dispatch to tho Exchange Telegraph from Bordeaux Bor-deaux says that tho German ofllcer who attempted to commit suicide when "ordered to retreat nnd who later la-ter was taken prisoner by tho French is General Friesse. ALL WOUNDED ALIKE London, Sept. 16. Tho Dally Express Ex-press says that King George, while visiting tho Nottloy hospital In Southampton, South-ampton, expressed tho wish that tin; German wounded there bo treated as well aB the British. ' Ho was told this was being done. WANT MORE CAVALRY London, Sopt. 16 Tho Dnlly News correspondent following tho pursuit with the allies, laments tho lack ot BUlllcieut cavalry. Ho says: "The French cavalry has not been fortunate In this division. Too often it tlme'd its brilliant charges too late nnd only swept over tho crest when tho German guns had secured the range to mow them down. Hence their support has not always been available at tho right moment, but tholr courage and dash havo been characteristic." HOW HOWITZERS WORK London, Sopt. lC A correspondent correspond-ent of tho Dally Telegraph, who witnessed wit-nessed tho battlo nt Solssons Sunday sends tho following account of It: "Tho Germans occupied tho heights all along the vnlloy of tho Aisno, whence they wero Bhelllng tho city wit!) big slego howitzer shells. These howitzer shells mako largo holes, but tholr radius ot devastation Is only ubout twenty jards. Tholr penetrating penetra-ting power Is their chlot value. Some French soldiers havo boon killed by concussion of tho brain from tho effect ef-fect of theso shells, but tho number killed hns been small. "Altogether tho German artillery seemed inferior to thnt of.tho French and tho English." AUSTRIAN FORCES DEPLETED London, Sept. 16. A 'special dispatch dis-patch received here from Homo, says, tho Trlbuna's Petrograd correspondent, correspond-ent, declares It Is reported In the Russinn capital that the Austrlans havo lost 70 per cent ot their total effective available troops, including 230,000 men taken prisoners by- tho Russians nnd SeTvlans. Tho dispatch adds that Austria is withdrawing her forcos to protect Vienna and Budapest. Buda-pest. A dispatch to tho Exchange Telegraph Tele-graph from Rome says It Is officially admitted in Trieste, Austria, that 15,-000 15,-000 soldiers from Trieste and Trent, mostly Italians, lighting In tlio first lino, havo been killed in the Gallclan battles. |