STEADY RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN GALICIA

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2261, 22 September 1914, Page 5

STEADY RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN GALICIA

3,000 MORE AUSTRIAN PRISONERS TAKEN Petrograd, September ,20. The Russians have occupied the fortifications at Sieniawa and Sambor (in Galicia, new Przemysl. , ' . '. The Austrian rearguard has been driven out.of Vischtia, across the San. The Russians burnt Jaroslaw, which the Austrians had abandoned, and captured 3000 ammunition wagons. They also took 3000 prisoners and ten guns at Sandoraierz, Radomysl region. ' Sieniawa is forty-fiveinlies north of Przemysl, and Sarabor is forty miles south-west of the same city. Jaroslaw is about 28 miles north of Przemysl. Sandomierz is on the Russian bank of the Vistula, near its junction with the San, in the oxtreme north of Galicia. .' _ Rome, September 20. '£ Petrograd message states that the Russians completely cut off General Denkyl's army, forming the extreme Austrian left, from Przemysl to Cracow,, thus preventing its junction with General von Auffenberg. General Donkyl was making a desperate attempt to reach Cracow, and the Russians were advancing from Sandomierz to cut off Ms retreat. GEEMANS DEFEATED AT SANDOMIEEZ. Petrograd, September 20. Official.—General Rennenkampf compelled the Germans to retreat from several points in East Prussia. In Galicia, a German army corps, under General von Tretza, was again completely defeated, near Sandomierz. Only remnants of the forced remain in Galicia. P6troßrad, September 20. Operations on the East Prussian frontier are now completely on Russian territory, where the Germans are unable to utilise the railways, owing to the different gauge. ENORMOUS AUSTRIAN CASUALTIES. (Rec. September 21, 8.15 p.m.) Petrograd, September 20. It is estimated that the total Austrian casualties in Galicia amounted to thirty-five per cent, of the million men engaged. The Russian casualties are placed at 25,000, the great disparity, being attributed to the superiority of the ;Russian gunnery practice. This estimate makes the Austrian losses in Galicia 350,000, and presumably includes prisoners. HARD FIGHTING IN EAST PRUSSIA. (Rec. September 21, 9.20 p.m.) London, Soptembor 20. The "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent describes General Rennenkampf, the Russian Commander in East Prussia, as rushing his brigade forward by a night march and spoiling the Gorman preparations to envelope his left flank. The Russians, undor tremendous artillery and rifle fire, repeatedly drove back the Germans and eventually carried the trenches which wore filled with corpses. They next captured the town, the stono houses in which were converted into miniaturo fortresses surrounded by deep trenches and wire entanglements. Each house had to be taken separately. They found a collection of handsome coffins intended for the use of the officers. The Germans had not suspected the ridiculous inferiority in numbers of the Russians, whoee succcne enabled General RomionUampf to carry, out thet movement recently, coap.ludedi