Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
100000 WAGE
THIRD BIG FIGHT
ON GALICIA LINE
Russians, Reinforced and
Victorious at Jaroslaw,
Press Austrian Forces Back
Toward Cracow.
PETRoGRAD, Sept. 81.


Two million men are graphing today
in the third general engagement in
Gallcia. Russian forces, reinforced nv
fresh troops and fred with victories IN
the occupation of Jaroslaw, Sambor.
Grodeck and Dubiecko, are engaging the
entire Austrian front on the line from
Cracow to Przemysl. General Dankl's
army has been forced still further back.
ward.
The Russians now occupy virtually all
of Galicia, east of the river San and hays
in places crossed that stream In their
pursuit of the Austrians.
The Cars forces are sweeping to the
west and south of Generals Dankl and
Won Nuremberg. The latter Is directins
a disorganized retreat toward Cracow. hut
General Dankl Is reported to he I, =
position from which he cannot extricats
himself. His surrender is expected in .
few days.
PRzEMYsL BoMBARDED,
The oombardment of Przemysl contin.
ues, but their failure to force a canIt,I,-
ton of this fortress has not deterrod
the Russians in their advance. Tbov
have left force to hold the city and
forts in a state of siege, while the armies
reinforced by fresh troops from tbs
north, are continuing their advance to
the west.
The German landwehr CORPS which
started eastward in the south of Rus.
sian Poland to open n way Of escape for
the Austrians, has been met and defeat
ed at sandomir on the Vistula
Przemysl, invested on three sides. now
Is being bombarded with heavy Russian
guns. but so far still wlthstands the at
tack. and an artillery duel Is In progress
in which the casualties are very heavy.
The general Russian advance today fol-
lows the eight days fighting eliminating
in the capture of Lemberg, and the nine
days fighting around Rawa Ruska. Siege
guns used in the assault on those posi-
tions have been put into emplacements
around Przemysl Meanwhile the cavalry
and infantry, supported by quick-firers
and the smaller artillery pieces, are with
the forefront of the Russian advance
DANKLS FORCES MENACED.
A supreme attempt is to be made to
annihilate the Austrian armies of DanM
and Won Auffenberg the first move in
which Is the endeavor to cut General
Dankrs forces off.
The Austrian losses have been stagger-
ing. The weather continues cold with
rain and sleet. The speed of the Rus
Sian advance has forced the enemy to re-
treat without many of their guns, which
are mired in the swamps and roads,
many of which are inches deep in mud.
The Russian troops have begun most
important operations in the fortified rc-
gion of Przemsyl and Jarosav. OF the
two, Przemysl is considered much tae
stronger defensive position, more in
pregnable even than Cracow.
The Russians already are attacking the
garrison of Przemsyl which Is reported
invested on three sides, and the Aus.
trians have retired from the fortifications
of Jarosav.
The Austrian rear guard has again been
badly beaten and has suffered heavy
losses in attempting to withstand the
Russian advance. The Russians are now
in pursuit near Baranow and Ranishoff.
villages in west Galicia near the Vistula
Further advance of Russian forces was
announced by the War Office today. A
daring night attack, the elimination Of
a days bombardment overwhelmed the
Austrian defenders of Dubiecko, on the
San, and the Russian forces captured
thousands of prisoners and score or
more of guns, together with large guam
titles of supplies left behind by the Aus
trians' retreat.
"Przemys is now under attack from
three separate directions" the War Of
flee statement declared. THE lombard
ment is continuing, with our forces stead
lily advancing on the outer intrenchments.
GrodelS, on the east of Przemysl has
been occupied Sambor, to the south, has
fallen before our armies and we have es-
tablished a line of further communica-
tion on the west through the capture OF
DubicckO.
''The retreating Austrian forces burned
JaroslaW before their evacuation"