Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-20
AUSTRIANS CLAIM GAINS
IN CLASH WITH ENEMY
Russians Insist That West Of War
saw They Have Hurled Back
the German Attack.
HARD FIGHT AT PRzEMYsL
Story That Losses Of Cars Army
There Amounted to 10000 Kill
ed and Wounded Is Re-
ported by Vienna.

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ported by Vienna.
LONDON. October 20, :3e
p.m.-News of the conflict of mil
lions of men along the Vistula
river, in Russian Poland, is most
ly of a negative character. Each
of the vast armies claim that its
opponent is on the defensive and
neither pretends to have secured
anything like a permanent advan-
tage.
The Austrians, for the moment,
are claiming far more successes
against the Russians than are the
Germans, but even admitting the
correctness of their claim, their
forces, which are alleged to be
driving the Muscovites out of the
Carpathian mountains, still are at
least seventy miles south of both
Przemysl and Lemberg.
Eager to Take sarajevo.
Further to the southwark the Servians
are utilizing all their available strength
in general assault on Sarajevo. They
especially are desirous of being in pos
session of the Bosnian capital before
the court has given its decision in the
trial of Gavrie Prinzip, whose assassina-
tion of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. the
Austrian heir-apparent, was the direct
excuse for the war Of the nations.
The Russian general staff at Petro-
grad yesterday made this announce
ment: e....-..
I'VE gained partial successes October
Is in very fierce fighting in the region
of Warsaw and south of Przemysl.
Fighting West of Warsaw.
A dispatch to the Times from Petro-
grad dated Monday says:
Fierce fighting has been in progress
1nce yesterday west Of Warsaw. The
Russian columns have resolutely hurled
back the Germans toward their main
positions on the line of Skiernewice,
Kielce and Sandomir.
mo details have reached the war office
concerning this fighting, but the corre-
spondents at the front give descriptions
OF the fierce artillery duels and tell of
the capture of large numbers of prison
srs, including many Saxons. They add
s!;at the Germans are exhausted and
starving"
Auffenberg Talks of War.
VENICE. Italy. October 1s, via Paris.
Jctober' 20.-Gen. Auffenberg, who was
removed from the command of the
third Austrian army, has explained in
an interview published in the Este
Cjsag of Budapest that he caught
severe cold. which was followed by in
quence his command was given to an
other officer. Gen. Auffenberg is now
at home awaiting the final decision of
the emperor in his case.
In reply to a question, he said it was
impossible to tell when the war would
end. He was certain of one thing
that Austria Hungary would not yield.
Possibly the exhaustion of money
might hasten the outcome.
According to advices reaching Venice,
the Austrian ministry of agriculture
has given orders that no calves under
six months be slaughtered without the
consent of the local authorities. This
measure is taken on account of the
shortage in the beef supply.
AS a result of the steady rise in
Austria-Hungary of the price of flour
the minister of commerce has recon-
mended the baking of so-called war
bread. which Is composed of a mixture
of meal from wheat, rye, barley or
maize with preparation made from
potatoes
Reports to Austrian Embassy.
MANCHESTER. Mass. October 20
DR.. Konstantin Theedor Dumba. Aus
tro-Hungarian ambassador to the
United States. last night gave out two
official wireless messages concerning
the Austrian operations in Galicia The
first wireless telegram read as follows:
Our forward movement in battle on
both sides of the San river continued
yesterday. On some points near the
Russian lines our troops proceed slow
ly, as in siege warfare, by trenches.
Last night several attacks by the Rus
SLAMS were repulsed with heavy losses.
To-day. too. fighting continued on the
whole line. Our heavy artillery has COM
menced firing. Russian columns have
been repulsed near Wyszkow. Other parts
Of our army that advanced through the
Carpathians reached heights north of
Grow and Uroz districts. The losses Of
the Russians In attacks on Przemysl are
estimated at 40, 900 dead and wounded"
The second message said: "The battle
fought on the lines Starry -Sambar-Medij
and on the San, as well as operations di-
rected toward the Dneister. are taking
favorable turn for the Austrian troops
North of Przemysl our troops already have
reached the eastern bank of the San river,
and points southeast of Starry SambOr
were carried after stubborn fights We
are everywhere pursuing the enemy. The