The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-26
RUSSIAN ARMIES
CAPTURE GAL|C|A
GEN. DANKL SURROUNDED. AND
THE AUSTRIAN Army As A
WHcLE CUT TO PIECES.
Western Ncwsrar~- Un,on News Service.

Western NCwSpar"- Union News Service.
londoa.-The Russian grip on the
scattered Austrian forces in Galicia
is holding relentlsssly. According 10
PetTogTad advices, the fortress of ia,
roslau is being 5cmbarded: Przemsvl
has been invested and General DankI's
army, which is retr"ating toward era.
COW, has been surrounded. The cap
ture of the town of Dubiecko, on the
San, by the Russians. has cut
Przemsyl off from the western ar
mics, so that it must now rely for de-
fense upon the Austrian and German
army corps which are there
General Dankl is believed to be in
a difficult position. Driven out OF
South Poland and separated from the
main body OF the Austrian army. he
has been compelled to make a race
for Cracow. in which he was. accord.
ing to Russian accounts. beaten by
the Russian army coming southwark
from the Vistula to Baranow.
The Russians now are so sure Of
Galicia that thew are organizing n
civil government for that region. as
well as for Bukowina. the Austrian
crown land. where they are complete
masters.
The Germans have retaliated to
some extent by penetrating the ter
ritory Of Suwalki, in Russian Poland.
and farther to the north. But the Rus
SLAMS are contenting themselves with
defending their fortresses until their
work is completed.
Russians Closing In on JarosIau.
The Times Petrograd correspondent
says:
The Saxon cavalry division which
recently arrived in East Prussia from
France has suffered heavy losses.
Near San Domir, Russian Poland.
the Russians again have defeated the
broken remnants of the Second Ger
man Landwehr corps. under General
Weirsch. Here, evidently, the Aus
trians had prepared to cross the Wis
tula river
"Javorov, where the Russians CAP
tured 5000 prisoners and 80 guns. is
Is miles east Of Jaroslau. Thus the
Russians are approaching Jaroslau
also from the east. and threaten to
emerge at the rear of the fortress af-
ter crossing at Krsheshov.
The relentless pursuit Of the Aus
trians continues. The Russians are
forging an iron ring around the Cali
clan strongholds, where the rem
nants of the Austrian armies are seek
ing shelter"
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph sends the follow
ing by way Of Rome:
Austrian General DankI Cut or.
THE Russians have completely cut
on General Dankl's army, which
forms the extreme left of the new
battle front from Przemysl to Cracow
(Galicia), and have prevented his
junction with the forces under Gen.
eral Won Auffenberg. While General
Dankl is retreating in a desperate at
tempt to reach the Cracow fortifica-
tions. the Russians are advancing
from San Domir in an endeavor to
cut on that retreat as we'll"
The following official dispatches
have been received from Berlin by
Marconi Wireless:
1T is reported from Vienna, by way
OF contradiction Of the figures publish
ed from Russian sources as to the
Austrian losses, that the Austrian
army repeatedly has defeated the
weakened Russian forces; that the
Austrian troops hold strong position
in Galicia, and are ready for further
fighting.
Hamburg has been visited by a
strong gale. and has suffered consider
able damage from a flood. Near the
village of Moorburg the bursting of a
dixie has flooded the neighboring
country.
Reichstao Member 10 Traitor.
Councillor of Justice Blumentbal. a
former member of the Reichstag, has
been placed on trial, charged with
high treason. His property has
been confiscated.
The Russian general, Martos, who
all male inhabitants Of East
Prussia to be shot and the villages
destroyed, has been brought into
Halle in chains. He will be tried by
General Martos was
reported September to have been
killed in battle in East Prussia.)
"A Russian major has been con-
demned to death after trial by court
He is alleged to have COM