AUSTRIANS EVACUATE GREAT FORTRESS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2253, 12 September 1914, Page 7

AUSTRIANS EVACUATE GREAT FORTRESS

CRACOW ABANDONED ANOTHER RUSSIAN VICTORY AT LUBLIN (Rec. September 11, 10 p.m.) , / Petrograd, September 10. V® "The Austrians. have evacuated Cracow, and the inhabitants are . displaying tJlussian sympathies. ■ ' '■ Cracow is an Austrian city and fortress of the first class, and is situated 212 miles W. by N. of Lemberg by rail It has a population of ab0ut,92,000, including 21,000 Jews, and 5000 Germans, the remainder being Poles. 'It lies, in a fertile plain on the left bank of the Vistula, and occupies a' position of groat strategical importance. No other Polish town lias been so closely associated wit!) the development and destinies of Poland as Cracow. It was the ancient capital and is still the intellectual centre of the. Polish nation. The city is the headquarters of the Austrian First Army Corps. Hie fortresses aro on both sides of the river and several outlying forts have been recently added. , ENEMY COMPLETELY ROUTED. • * (Rec. September 11, 8.35 p.m.) London, September 10. The "Daily Chronicle" correspondent at Petrograd states that tho great battle with the Austrian's at Lublin, in Russian Poland, ended in the complete victory of the Russians, who completely routed the\Austrians. ENORMOUS AUSTRIAN LOSSES. • - Petrograd, September 10. Official.—Fugitives from the Austrian army state that their'losses were enormous. Numerous Tegiments were completely decimated. The Austrians • fear a revolt in Bukovina. >, Hungarian sympathy for Russia, is increasing. .Private correspondence confirms the reports of the disorganisation of the Austrian 'armies, and states that the Austrians are using explosive bullets.— ("Times" and Sydeny "Sun" Services.) Vienna, September 10. 'It is officially admitted that the Archduke Frederick lost 120,000 men, about one-fourth of his command, in the recent battle in Galicia. Amsterdam, September 10. . The Vienna "Zeitung" states that the Russians only seized Lemberg because the Austrians were surprised. The paper also says that resistance would have exposed the town to bombardment. Rottio, September iO. A Vienna dispatch says that all the available hospitals, hotels, public buildings, and schools are unable to accommodate the Austrian wounded from Poland and Galicia. , FIGHT DECIDED BY THE BAYONET. 1 (Rec. September 11, '9.5 p.m.) Petrograd, September 10. Wounded Austrians state that* the_ Russian machine guns did great execution at' Krintz, but the fight was decided by the bayonet. When the Austrians heard the cheers of the onrushing Russians they fled.' Many became entangled in a bog. N , EMPEROR REPORTED' IN GOOD HEALTH. • - Copenhagen, September 10. Official advices received here from Vienna state that the Emperor Francis Joseph is in good health. •