STRONG RUSSIAN ADVANCE ON AUSTRIA

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2249, 8 September 1914, Page 5

STRONG RUSSIAN ADVANCE ON AUSTRIA

ENEMY'S CENTRE SUFFERS HUGE CAPTURES OF SOLDIERS AftD STORES _ (Eec. September 7, 8.40. p.m.) Petrograd,,September ,6. „.. It is,officially reported.that the. Russians oh Friday continued an energetic offensive movement along the whole Austrian line, the enemy's centre suffered the most. The 45th Regiment oi Ijnfantrj was surrounded westward of Krashostaff, in Russian Poland, thirty miles soiith-west. of Lublin, and surrendered to a man. The prisoners included the commander; fifty-four officers, and a> thousand soldiers. . ... . The Russian cavalry is now amongst the- passes in the Carpathian mountains, which lie between Galicia and Hungary. (Rec. September 7, 6.15 p.m.) ~,,,...'.. .. , Vienna, September, 6... It is .-admitted here that ten.days' fighting has resulted in ihe Austrian's being defeated—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) OVER 82,000 PRISONERS TAKEN, (Reo. Sepiember 7, 9.20 p.m.) •.., '..._ Petrograd; September 6. : The Russians .between the Vistula and Bug Rivers,.,.,in Galiciai captured, since August 28, three.flags, twenty guns, eighteen machine guns, 150 officers, and twelve,thousand soldiers. They made seventy thousand prisoners in. the direction of Leraberg, alone, and also captured three hundred guns, thirty/,locomotives, 150 trucks; and numerous convoys of.supplies.. Besides this,,they, secured..twelve sioris, when they seised Lemberg;, The Austro-Hiingarian Czech solffefl have refused to. march against the Slavs., , The Russians attacked a German division marching to ihe Austrians' help on the.left bank of the Vistula.. , , , ~-... .'■ > . r The Russians have occupied the Stryj district, forty miles south of Lemberg.

ENTRENCHED' POSITIONS' QUICKLY CARRIED. (Rec. September 8, d.3b a.m.) ...,,. .., , ~ „.■,.,,'...,, , .Petrbgrkd,'..SeptemijOT: 7. ~. .The defences,of Halicz, which; th''e Russians have occupied, .consisted of ten infantry, redoubts and six -battery, em placements. On pile side' of .the Griita Lipit were six redoubts, arid six'emplacements oil .the other side.. .The works were held by ten thousand, but tie Russians quickly carried them.

DARING AND SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY,

(Rec. Septmber 8, 1.20 a.m.) .. ''■ Petrogrid, September 7, inorniiig..;; . The Russians', victory at Lemberg was the culmination, of daring .secret strategy. .Russia allowod.the Austrikns'tb advance in Russian Poland in the direction of Lublin and Khblm. . In .the meanwhile two Russian jirrriies started from the frontier, at points four hundred miles apart, and converged oh Lemberg, the nbrthferM from Poland and the.eastern from PodoliS ahd Bessarabia. ,iii the,latter, region'_thei Aiistrians' had entrusted the_ defence to strong, bodies of troop's in fortified camps. The Austriaris continued to concentrate on.tHe Russian right flank., believing they had discovered an .opening.. They only slaw the. trap when the 1 cbinbined Russian armies reached the-Gnita Lipa,.and then it was too. late. , , ..The Austrian, defeat between Lublin and Khblin placed the main'army in a critical position,, and it was now forced to retire southwards; and was in grave'. danger; bf being init oif. bythe victorious army from Lemberg. .. ■■ The Russians threaten three, bides of the extensive marshes/ and impede retreat on the fourth side between the San and Vistula Rivers.'

GERMANS GRADUALLY RETIRING PROM FRONTIER; (Reb. September 7, 10.30 p.m.) PeWbgrad, September 7, morning. The Germans are gradually evacuating the frontier districts of Russian P01and.,..,. _ , ,•■•••■ '• ■ :.i A squadron of the Crown Prince's (lite "Death's Head") Hussars, froih Danzig, under Major Count' Stolberg; hurriedly left Petricah and met Russian Hussars; who; after a fierce (skirmishj cut them in pieces, only a few escaping. All the officers v ere killed. ■ A Zeppelin airship was shot down near Jerads. It contained two staff, and two artillery officers, and twenty-six men. All we're niade prisoners', and the bombs and other explosives captured;

AEROPLANES AND GERMAN FIRE.

.. / , , | Petrogratr, September 6, Wounded men from Prussia describe how they stood for hours witli shrap- | hel rainina down upon them, ind uriable.tb. see a' single German for dust. Aeroplanes enabled the artillery to direct the fire on the Russian lihei. The Zeppelins; however, proved useless. Tlipy were brought down. , The. Germans ..killed a number of Russian, wounded. They fired on them under the .white flag, ,and they. frequently Used dumdum, bullets., i _ Colonel Tomilofsky's two daughters and .Major Gerard's daughter;, from Vilna; disguised as soldiers, stolo : bff io the ■theatre of .war. Eventually their parents allowed, them tb go to tho front as volunteers.; '.. . The. Germans are using various infernal machines' for destroying highways' and bridges. ■•'.'•■■, ' At Tbinaszoff, in Russiari, Poland, near the Austrian border the .Russian infantry put the ihajbrity of the Austrian officers cbmbatjthus.causing a panic: Then began a. general attijek, and the Aiisiriaiis speedily hoisted -the white flag. This was of frequent occurrence.