Evening star., 1914-10-15
Reports Russian Victory.

Reports Russian Victory.
LONDON, October 15.-'1 hear that
the enemy approached to within ten
miles of Warsaw, but were thrown
back to a distance of thirty miles. u
says the Times Petrograd correspond
ont.
THE fall of Przemysl is imminent
The garrison there is being decimated
by cholera. Private advices received
here say that the main forts already
have been taken by the Russians.
There is no change in the situation
in East Prussia. Ground prevails for
the belief that. in the forward move
ment of the AustroGerman forces
which commenced September %, Gen
Won Hindenburg commands the center
King Ludwig of Bavaria the Czensto-
chowa army, and the Austrian Gen
Dankl' the Austro-Germans constitut-
ing the cover for the right flank Of the
center, while the supreme command OF
all the Austro-German troops is in the
hands of the German general stan.
Silesia Invasion Waits.
Feeling of eIation over progress OF
the campaign in France has been TEN
pered by the growing realization that
the Russian invasion of Silesia, which
was believed to be imminent, must be
postponed indefinitely pending the out
come of the battle in Russian Poland
Russia in the east seems TO nave
been compelled to follow the steps OF
her enemy in the west and sacrlnce
the fruits of her victories by sending
feinforcements to another part of the
long battle front. The resumption OF
the Austro-German offensive in Cali
cia was an outcome of the action o
Russia in sending heavy reinforce
<a NIpmen- evidently
s,nder the impression that German
5nyasio of Suwalki district was real
menace. and not merely a dlverting
movement. The withdrawal of Russian
1orces from western Galicfa, however
n regarded here to be not as com
n1ete as first reported, for Vienna ad-
mits that Przemysl is stnl invested OF
nue side while Petrograd reports ,tna'
the garrison of this fortress mas neei
invaded by disease and is on the pom
n capitu1ation. Other dispatches IRON
the Russian capital refer to activity
along the Vistula river, where seVera
attacks are said to have been repulse'
and declare that the great battle prop
shly is now under way unless M
Austro-German advance mas pee'
hampered by bad weather
Austrian Official Statement.
Renters Telegram Company has re
ceived from Amsterdam the followln'
official statement issued in vienna
I ,oon Wednesday:
The general staff says that the Rus
slams have occupied fortified positions
on the line of stry, Sambor and Midyrs
in GaliciaL The Austrians are now at
facking the positions.
IN the Carpathians the Austrians oc
cupied Toronya after four days of fight
ing, and pursued the enemy in the drec
tion of Wyskow.
Smaller successful skirmishes hav
taken place in the Visse valley
The following official statement give
out in Berlin yesterday, has been re
ceived here by the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph Company.
TT was announced officially in Vienn
yesterday that our troops advancin
against Przemsyl, supported by sorti
of the garrison. have repulsed the en-
ciYcling troops in such d way that tn
enemy Is now able to maintain his posi-
zion only before the eastern front o
the fortress. Several military bridge
near Sounica broke down during the re
treat and many Russians were browne
In the River San.
Fighting east of Chyrow (Galicia
continues. Our cavalry drove back
l:ossack division in the direction G
prohobycz. Marches and fighting du,