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Show DECISIVE FIGHTS I AREJXPECTED Russian Operations Against the Austrian Armies Near-ing Near-ing the Critical Stage. COMMUNICATION CUT Francis Josef's Men Suffer Heavy Losses Sixth Corps Almost Annihilated. London, Sept. 1, 5 10 a. m. A dispatch dis-patch to the Times from St. Peters burg gives the following comment on the Russian operations against ttie Austrlans: "The Russian operations against the Austrlans are considered by recognized rec-ognized military writers to have reached the stage when decisive victories vic-tories may be within reach Tho capture of the railroad center forty miles son i h ol Lemberg invokes the ruptuie of railway communication with the Austrian fortresses on the Dniester and in Bukoina. Thus the southern part of Galicia, ns well as Bukovina, is severed from the remaining remain-ing portions of Galicla, except by a circuitous route across the Carpal b- itiiis .is ii resuu, ine iron ring io closing around Lemberg. "According to the Russko Slovo. the losses suffered by the Austrlans In their desperate attempt to strike at the vitals of the Russian position in Poland, aggregated tens of thou sands ot men, including the Sixth j Austrian corps, which, on Us retreat between the western Bug and the Wiepr rivers, was almost annihilated." annihilat-ed." Disastrous Sea Fight. London, Sept. 1, 8:10 a. m. A dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Cettinje states that the Austrlans supported by the Cat taro batteries and their fleet on Sunday, Sun-day, re attacked Mount Lovchen and Budua. The Montenegrin positions were being seriously damaged when tli- English and French fleet appear ed, silenced the batteries and forced the Austrian ships to beat a hasty retreat. The Montenegrins, under Prince Peter, immediately began a counter attack on the Austrian forces and repulsed re-pulsed them. They killed 4f0 men and took many prisoners, including several officers. Two pieces of artillery artil-lery also were captured |