Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
RUSSIANS TELL OF
THEIR OPERATIONS
Recount Movement of Their Armies
Up to Victories at Krasnik
and Tomazsow.
FIGHT oBER MILLION MEN
Forced To Build Bridges over Wis.,
tuIa to Get Their Troops Onto the
B"ttlefieId-Russ Cavalry
Does Good Work.

/ PETROGRAD, Sept 13.-Cvia Iondon)-
Tho following statement issued by the
Russian headquarters staff describes the
Russian operations eliminating in the
victories Of Krasnik and Tomazsow Rus
sian Poland:
The total Austrian and German forces
exceeded l,OOo0O0 men, with $500 guns
that is, over forty divisions of infantry.
eleven divisions of cavalry, reinforced by
several German divisions
The main body OF the enemy, nun,ber-
Ing 100000 men, moved toward Zavichvart
and Omazsow. advancing on Lublin and
Chelm CRussian Poland.
Its right wing was covered by the Lem
berg army. numbering 200 batalions. Its
left wing was covered by several Austro-
German divisions around Radon CRusslon
Poland.
On August % the Austrian armies began
determined advance to counteract the
blow which was threatening Eastern
Prussia. The deployment of Russian
troops over front of several hundred
versts, "a verst is approximately two
thirds of mileI had not yet been COM
pleted. We could, therefore, only face
the Austrians in the north with a greatly
inferior force. The first attacks Of the
en"rV were direct against Krasnik, but
the center Of the Austrian efforts was
removed to Tomazsow, district into
which their reinforcements began to pour.
Line of Operations.
On September 3. when the fall of
Lemberg was imminent. the Austrian
ar A. M .I.l
| its frontal line the enemy extended from
Opole ION the east bank Of the Vistula
about midway between Radon and
Lubin, in Russian Poland to Byehave
approaching within gunshot of the sta
ton at Travniki and enveloplng Kras-
nostav thirty-four miles south Of Lubin)
zamosc, Grabessof, near Josefow (on the
east bank OF the Nistula, a short distance
south of Opole)
Two bridges were thrown across the
Nistula, over which troops from Radon
crossed on their way to the battlefield,
while, awaiting the result Of General
Russky's operations our plan was based
| on the rapid reinforcements of our right
wing. The Russian railway carried out
this task very successfully Our trOops
ir the Chelm district, which were insult
ficient and too widely spread out and
! against which the principal attack Of the
Austrians was directed did not receive
reinforcements-for the advance of the
Austrians even to Chelm itself could even
tuaIly only increase the consequences OF
their defeat in the event OF the ultima g
| success Of our wings.
Deliver Counter Attack.
In spite Of their numerical inadequacy
our troops in the center did not confine
themselves to defense They delivered a
counter attack, obtaining considerable
success near LaCheve. where for six DAYS
they did nothing but repel continual at
| tacks Of the enemy, Only on September
4 were they moved little 10 the rear in
accordance with orders received. This
maneuver obtained a more enyeloping dis
position for our forces
The success OF General Ruzsky and
General Brussiloff enabled US to make a
general offensive movement and the en-
emys center was beaten at Sukhodovle
As result Of a rapid movement among
the Austrian troops at Krasnik these
were attacked by General Ruzsky from
the southwest on september and were
forced to accept battle on three fronts.
We repelcd counter attacks OF the Kras-
mix troops, and we carried by impetuous
assault the enemy's position on the front
at Opole, Tourbine and extending over a
distance Of sixty yersts, on September g.
They fled, abandoning their arms.
The Austrians continued vigorously to
attack our left wing in order 10 win sue
cess in the direction Of Lemberg. How
ever about september y. We also re-
sumed the offensive on this side and
nov the battle OF Galcia, which has
lasted seventeen days, is drawing to an
end. The pursuit Of the enemy continues.