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Show TERRIBLE LOSSES IN LATEFIGHTINO London Sept 17, 10 50 a. m. Along a ninety-mile front, the German armies are at bay and the allies are occupying a ledge across the river Aisne which was won after one Of tho most spectacular and thrilling river crossings ever made by an attacking at-tacking force under fire For the last two days there have been sporadic attacks from both sides along this line but, according to admissions ad-missions from the rival headquarters, they have not produced any definite results. Both sides have suffered enormously during the last week and tho present pause undoubtedly is be-1 ing used to bring up reinforcements and supplies. Petrograd reports that the flower of the German corps detached for service serv-ice in east Prussia are again hurrying back to the western front and Stockholm Stock-holm learns that General Von Hinden berg, flushed with victory acalnst the Russians in the east Prussian frontier, fron-tier, has boon urgently summoned to command the western army. Something of the horrors of modem warfare is indicated by the hesitancy with which the authorities discussed the terrible losses marking the prog ross of the armies from the Marne to the Alsne. The stories are told with great restraint but with enough grew-some grew-some details to make even military men shudder. The terribly battered second Austrian Aus-trian army Is safe under the guns of Przemysl, but with the Russians only 19 miles away Desperate efforts probably will be made to form a June tlon with tho fourth Austrian army with the idea of reorganizing with Cracow as tho base. The Russians have crossed the river San and are hammerinr away at the retreating Austro German forces. Despite De-spite their unprecedented losses, tho forces of the Germanic allies seem to retain their fighting organization and If thoy gain Cracow they may prevent the Russian right from mak Ing a march on Berlin from Warsaw. Tho Petrograd military critlcB ex preBs the belief that the Germans, having recognized the strategic unim portance of east Prussian operations, will detach their army away from that region and begin a march on Warsaw thus forestalling a Russian offensive on Berlin from that direction direc-tion The position at Grodek, 16 miles west of Iemberg, occupied by the Rus slans is of great natural strength and provides an ideal operating base. In case of a counter attack it can be easily defended. The Servians and Montenegrins, continuing their campaign In Bosnia and Herzegovina and well within these provinces and are optimistically optimistical-ly planning a march on Budapest |