The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-04

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PerRoGHADE, Sept. 4.-Minis-
ter o. War Sukhomlinoff ANNOUNCE
ed today that the Austrian forces
routed In the recent fighting in
Ga'icla consisted Of eight army
corps (320,0o0 men).
"Thls spells disaster for the Aus
trians," he said. 1.-THE Russians
are absolute masters Of all Of
Eastern GaIicia."
BY FRANCIS IAVELLE MURRAY,
international News Service staff Cor.
respondent.
PETROGRAD, est. Petersburg) Sept
1.-TWO million Russian soldiers op-
Grating along front of 250 miles from
Zamost, Russian Poland. to the vi.
cinity Of Suczawa in the Austrian
province of Bukovina, have driven the
Austro-Hungarion army back with
heavy losses, according to an official
statement issued by the general staff
Today.
1t stated that the town Of Czerno-
witt in Bukavina had been taken with
little resistance. and that Zolkiew. in
Galicia, had been captured. According
to the official statement, which a
resume of the operation covering a
period Of twelve days, the Austrians
who fled to Lemberg after being rout-
ed east of that city, surrendered, and
the Galician capital is to be used as a
base by the Russian army in northern
Galicia.
Czerowitz is on the River Hruth 146
miles southeast of Lemberg. and is
the capital of Kukovina, but has no
Notifications. 1t has population of
about $4,000. Zolkiew is sixteen miles
north Of Lemberg.
Progress in Prussia.
The statement gave no details as to
the operations in eastern Prussia, but
said that satisfactory progress was
being made there.
Our victories over the Austrians, +"
said the statement, were greater than
the early reports had indicated. Ap-
parently their forces have been shat
tered. One report from the front indi-
Gates that fully 100000 prisoners have
been taken
The Austrians that tried to strike
at Zamost were temporarily successful
because Of their numerical superiority
but Russian re-inforceemnts arrived
and forced them back in disorder.
"The occupation of Zilkiew followed
the battle east of Lemberg. The rear
gard of the retreating Austrians is be-
ing cut to pieces by Russian cavalry.
but their main force has reached and
crossed the River San.
The Russian forces operating at
the extreme left are moving toward
SucZawa, southeast of Zeronwitz.
which fell into our hands August 81
(The movement toward Sucawa indi-
Gates that the Russian forces there
have as their objective Gorgo Pass in
the Carpathian mountains, with the in
tention of invading Hungary and strik-
ing at Budapest, directly to the west)
Grand Duke Nicholas, commander in
chief of the Russian armies, sent the
following dispatch to Car Nicholas
from the front today:
with extreme joy, and thanking
God, announce to your majesty that
the victorious army under General
Ruzsky has captured Lemberg. Gen
eral Brussiloff has taken Halicz."
A later report from the right wing
of the Russian army line says:
"The Russians scored a victory over
the Austrians between Lublin and
Chelm. The Austrians hastily retreat
ed, the Russians capturing eight max
inns and one thousand prisoners. The
latter state that the Austrian army is
panic stricken. The Russians captur.
ed in the neighborhood of Lemberg
yesterday twenty additional guns.
Their advance continues uninterrupt-
ed" (Both Lublin and Chelm are in
Russian PolandD