Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-14
RUSSIA REVEALS 4
DETAILS OF BATTLE
Military Attache Here Makes
Public Official Account of
Austrian Defeat.
DECLARES FOE ROUTED
By GENERAL STAFF PLAN
Battles in Galicia Showing Cars
Successes Are Set Forth Fully in
Statement Given to the Press.


''The operations in the region OF Kras
complete victory over the northern Aus
TRAN armies. which have been driven
beyond the River san. Great successes
have also been attained in the fighting
west of Lemberg, between Dawa Russk4
and the River Dneister. Up to the pres
ent the capture Of over 200 officers and
sc, 600 men and a great number of guns
and machine guns has been reported.
Further details of our latest victory are
still coming in"
Col Colejewski also received from the
imperial Russian general stan an official
account Of the battles in Galicla, includ-
ing operations against the Austrian ana
Austro- German armies from August -
to September II. 1t is as follows:
The total strength of the Austrian
troops engaged in the east battle IN
the region Of Lublin and Tomaszow Is
estimated as being over forty infantry
divisions and eleven divisions OF cav
airy, with numerous military contin-
gents, totaling l.0OJ,O0O men and 2,.t"
guns. The main force of the enemy.
about 100000 strong, deployed on the
line from Zavihost to Tomaszow. in
order to advance the front to Luolin-
Holm. The right flank of these armies
was protected by an army consisting
of over 200 battalions in the region
of Lvov Gemberg). The left HANK
was protected by a group of several
German and Austrian divisions near
Radon.
Austrian Advance.
August Is, in order to avert the
blow aimed by US at eastern Prussia.
the Austrian armies took energetically
the offensive. Our deployment on a
front of several hundred miles long not
having yet been completed, we could
oppose to the Austrian advance to the
north only far inferior numbers. The
first attacks of the enemy were dellv-
cred in the direction OF hrasnlk; But
soon after his main efforts were direct
ed to the direction of Tomaszow, to-
ward which place the Austrian re-
serves began to concentrate.
September at the time of our cap
ture OF Lvov, the northern advance OF
the Austrians attained its height. The
front Of the enemy ran through Opole-
Byhava, got within artillery range OF
the railway station at krasnik. and
included Krasnostav. Zamestie and
Grubeshon.
Near Jusifow, on the Vista Uistula).
two bridges had been built. and were
used for bringing to the battlefield the
troops of the group originally concen-
tra,ed at Radon.
I'm expectat on of the results of the
advance Of our army under Gen. Ruzskl
our plan consisted in the Strengthening
of our right wing. Our railways carried
out this task with the utmost expedi-
ency and success. The numerically weak
not receive reinforcement. in spite OF
the fact that the main Austrian attack
was being delivered against 1t.
Achieved Success.
"It was rightly considered that the
further the Austrians penetrated toward
Holm the more crushing their eventual
defeat would become. when our sue
cesses in both our TANKS had developed.
In spite of its cons derable numerical
inferiority our center did not limit IT.
self to a passive defeat. but advancing
to meet the enemy achieved con-
siderable success at Laschova-
Here or over s... aays the on.
slaught Of the enemy YVES repulsed and
our center was drawn back only Sep,
TENDER 2. This retreat was ordered
line and especially to our Il nks
more advantageous positi
September the victories OF Gems
Ruzsky and Broussiioff dete m ned ne
moment of our general advance Inc
Austrian center was defeated at Suhol-
dol and by r .pid advance toward
Turobin and Za,nostie tzamosD. ""
succeeded in separating the enemy
group at Krasnik from that at Tomas-
cow.
September the Tomaszow army of
the enemy while alre dy in fun re-
treat, was attacked by Gen. Ruzski
from the southeast and forced TO hsht
facing in three directions. The counter
attacks of the Krasnik groups OF the
Austrians were repulsed. and Septem-
Der the fortified positions of the
enemy on the line from Opole to Turo-
bin, forty miles in length, We're car
ried by an impetuous assault OF our
troops.
Austrians Flee.
THE Austrians fed. throwing down
their arms. At the same time the enemy
was delivering desperate attacks on
our left wing in order to gain success
September II We assumed the offensiVe|
from this direction also. Il
AT the present time the battle OF
Galicia, which lasted seventeen days.
is drawing to close. and genera
pursuit of the enemy is being carried
out
In one OF the preceding official state,
ments the imperial Russian generai
staff declared that it did not consider
1t to deny every telegram or the Won
agency, pronpteu ny tHe Austioi
eral stan and containing reports OF
Austrian victories.
"The battles in the provinces Of Luohh
and Holm, which began August 70, were
at the beginning separate episodes OF
strategic operation of vast magnitude
carried out in accordance
with the principles of the art of war, ana
now eliminating in complete rout OF
the armies of Gems. Nuremberg ana
Dankl. To these detached episodes, the
Austrian general staff chose to attribute
an importance out of all proportion 10
their real significance.
"Skirmishes of advance troops were
heraided as victories of the Au=trians
Even the fall of Lwow. a fact of the
greatest importance in development OF
the campaign, was explained as de.
liberate evacuation without resistance, and
in accordance with strategic considera-
ton
Surrounded Enemy.
these strategic considerations al.
lowed us. however, to surround the
enemy and to drive the remainder OF MS
army beyond the river San.
Nov, when the results Of the battles
from August 25 to September 10 have
become public property, the imperial gen.
eral staff considers 1t timely to point ou'
the untruthfulness of Austrian official re-
ports, and to draw attention to the value
news emanating from Austrian sources
In the future"
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