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. Sent .,

IHlitoGhAD, ~ sept. H
Two million men are graphing todsy
in the third general engagement n
Galicia. Russian forces, reinforced bv
fresh troops and fired with Victories ,r
the occupation of Jaroslaw, sambor
Grodeck and DubieclSo, are engaging IN.
entire Austrian front on the line fro,,
Cracow to Przemysl General Dankls
army has been forced still further bacL.
ward
The Russians now occupy virtually au
of Galicia, east of the river San and bevs
In places crossed that stream in tbe,
pursuit of the Austrians.
The Cars forces are sweeping to the
west and south of Generals Danll an,
Won Nuremberg. The latter Is directinS
a disorganlzed retreat toward Cracnw his
General DanN Is reported TO he in y
position from which he cannot cxtrico,s
himseif His surrender is expected in a
few days.
PRZEMYSL BOMBARDED
The bombardment of Przemysl contln,
ues, but their failure to force a captu,a.
tlon Of this fortress has not deter,,oa
the Russians in their advance. Tbo,.
have left force to hold the citv AMI
forts in state of siege, while the armles
reinforced by fresh troops from N,
north, are continuing their advance ia
the west.
The German landwehr corps. which
started eastward In the south of Rus.
sian Poland to open q 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 withstands 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-frers
and the smaller artillery pieces, are with
DANKL'S FORCES MENACED.
A supreme attempt is to be made to
annihilate the Austrian armies of Dankl
and Won Auffenberg, the first move In
which is the cndcavor to cut General
Danltl's forces off.
The Austrian losses have been stagger-
ing. The weather continues cold, with
rain and seet. 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 re-
gion of Przemsyl and Jaroslav. OF the
two, Przemysl is considered much the
stronger defensive position, more Inn
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 fortlfcations
Of Jaroslav
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 RanishOf,
villages in west Galicia near the Nistula.
Further advance of Russian forces was
announced by the War Office today. 4
ua' ms HiN'' "'t.''h' III" N"','t''N'S
a days bombardment, overwhelmed the
Austrian defenders of Dubiecko, on the
San, and the Russian forces captured
thousands of prisoners and a score or
more of guns, together with large guam
titles of supplies left behind by the AUS
trians' retreat
"Przemysl Is now under attack from
three separate directions" the War Of
flee statement declared. THE bOmbard-
ment is continuing. with our forces stead
lily advancing on the outer irtrenchments.
Grodek, on the east of Przemysl has
been occupied; Samhor, to the south has
fallen before our armies and we have es-
tablishcd line of further commnnica-
tion on the west through the capture OF
DubieciO.
"The retreating Austrian forces burned
JarosIaw before their evacuation"