Evening star., 1914-10-23
PETROGRAD THINKS CAR
, NEAR SWEEPING VICTORY
Holds View It Is Only Question Of
Time Until German Army Will
Be Beaten Mob.
BATTLE RAGING ON vIsTULA
Reports From Eastern Theater,
Though Conflicting as to Progress,
Agree That Struggle Is of
Desperate Character.

a Desperate Character.
BERLIN, October 2S, by wire
leSS.-Inforrnation received here
from Vienna says it has been an
nounced officially in the Austrian
capital that the Austrian troops
are still gaining ground. They
attacked the Russian fortified po-
sitions near Felsztyn and stormed
the heights to the north of Ma
giera Tuesday.
They have occupied the last
pass across the Carpathian noun
tains in Russian hands. called the
Jabonica pass, and Hungarian ter
ritory is now completely clear of
Russians. In the crown land of
Bukowina the Austrians are ad-
vancing toward Sereth.
Czernowicz Free of Russians.
According to the official announce
ment made in Vienna, Czernowicz. capi-
tai of the crown land of Bukowina.
which has been in the possession of the
RussiaLs since early in the war, has
been retaken by the Austrians.
They have captured also two Russian
Held fortifications, located one behind
the other, to the southeast of sambor
To the northwest of Sanbor Austrian
troops are proceeding in the direction
Of Strassel
During recent engagements Austrian
troops have taken 3,400 Russian prison
ers, among whom are twenty-five off,
GERS. They have captured also fifteen
machine guns.
Russian Positions Taken.
LONDON, October "a Reuter- dis
patch from Amsterdam gives the fol-
lowing Austrian official report issued
at Vienna Thursday at noon:
TN the battle on both banks of the
River Strwiaz, south of Przemysl, we
succeeded in pushing forward our at
tack south of the river. On the heights
southeast of Svant and Sambor, two
fortified positions of the Russians,
which run in parallel directions, have
been occupied by US. Northwest of
Svant and Sambor our fighting line
came nearer the road to Starasel.
Our troops have entered CZernowitZ,
Bukowina."
An official statement issued in Paris
today said:
ITO the south of the Pilica the Ger
mans. still hold the Nistula river, with
the exception OF the line from Ivan
CORD to Kozielide. This they have
abandoned, pursued by the Russians.
'Ali the efforts made by the Austrians
to cross the River San to the north of
Jarosiau have been repuised. and the
Russians are undertaking the offensive
in this region
Only>a Matter of Time.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Post, in telegraphing a review of the
situation on the Russian front, says:
only time is now required to reduce
the Germanic forces in their entirety
from fighting army to a beaten mob
The Russian cavalry is pressing hard
upon their retreat, which is over abom-
Unable sloughs of roads, fringed by bog
land and marshy forests. Prisoners
and other trophies of success are being
taken all the time, but no attempt has
yet been made to estimate their num-
bers.
wounded men, in their accounts OF
the fighting around the village OF
Kozenica, state that while the artillery
duel was proceeding for several days
and nights the troops were unable to
move.
Frequently the artillery fire became
equal on both sides and orders came
TO make bayonet attack. The SOL
diers, stiff and miserable from their
long confinement in the flooded
trenches. were only too delighted at
nd dashed the German
limo with Irresistible vigor. The Ger
mans, for the second time during the
war on this side. met them with the
bayonet and terrible fight ensued.
Neither side could gain the advantage,
and the slaughter was fearful.
Finally a Russian hurrah came down
on the wind from the flank, followed
by brisk firing. The Germans mis-
took this for successful outfankine
movement and they broke and fled,
abandoning everything in their run for
safety. The Russians pursued them for
twenty miles and the plain was strewr
with the German dead.
Not a Decisive Blow.
Telegraphing from Pertograd, the Daily
Telegraph's correspondent says:
1.-THE latest Russian success cannot be
described as a decisive blow. but it may
easily prove to be the turning point in
the hostilities. 1t is clear that the Ger
man advance toward the Vistula coincid-
ed with tine virtual completion of the Rus
sian preparations for carrying the wal
definitely into the enemy's country.
''By pursuing the retreating Germans
the Russians will be not merely followine
up a local success. but taking the first
step in the execution of a prearrangec
plan for which the necessary degree ol
preparedness has only recently been at.
tained.
ssThe participation of Siberian troops ir
the operations shows that Russia has
concentrated at the front her best forces
from the most distant portion of the en-
pire and 1t may now be expected that the
operations will take the form Of steady
Russian advance right along the line"