New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-11
INVADERS GIVE
NO REST TO FOE
Begin Pursuit in Galicia
After a Rest of Only
Two Hours.
TERROR SETZr
MEN OF CRACOW
Evacuation of Town Begun, De-
tenders Refusing to Await
Expected Attack.
N, cahle 70 The tribune J

fEy csele 20 The Tr1oune.l
Petrograd. Sept 10.--The great battle
IN the Lublin district has ended in q
complete victory for the Russians.
The Austrian armies are thoroughly
routed.
The following references 10 the prog
rss Of the Russian campaign in Cali
sis were made public to-day through
official channels:
aThe continued offensive movements
Of the Russian troops make it imPos-
able 10 establish definitely the guam
tits Of trophies taken from the enemy.
'Thc Russian army, having occupied
the fortified position Of the Austrians
at Nicolaicf, south of Lemberg, in Ga
Hcia. after incesssnt dghting which
lasted two days, undertook imme-
dia:ely. after allowing the men only
two hours rest. a night march for the
purpose Of attacking new positions oc-
eupied BY the enemy.
"Huudreds Of prisoners, as fast as
they fell into Russian hands, are sent
10 railroad stations bordering on the
battle front. These prisoners are not
even enumerated.
"A Russian battery placed on sc
Yistuls River engaged with success an
Austrian steamboat armed with rapid
fire guns.
"A Cossacb regiment brought in from
rrsmpol z officers and 4i5 Austrian
soldier. who had been taken prisoners,
and also numerous conveys of horses
and cattle
"Thc rcgiucntsl strongbox, contain
ing s29,60o, belonging to the 17tb
Landwehr, VAS captured.
Twelve miles southeast of Zsmosc
Russian infantry regiment captured
700 Austrian soldiers and their officers.
Important Austrian reserves have
been sent into the region between
Rswuru.Ea .thirty-two miles northwest
Of Lemberg) and the Dniester River.
"It has been established that Ger
man soldiers have dispatched wounded
Russian dragons in the region os
Neluguc."
Reinforced by Germans.
There is at present no means Of esti'
mating the number of Austro-German
troops defeated. but it has been ascer-
tanned that the Germans moved 100000
Of their first line troops to the eastern
frontier to help Austria. 1t is impos-
Sible TO estimate how many arrived on
the field The Austrian armies are be-
lleyed to consist Of seven army corps
The German aid did not avert, but
only delayed, the blow prepared by the
Russian commander in chief The Aus
tran and Austro-Germsn armies are in
retreat southwark, with the Russians
10 close pursuit The cautious Ian
suagc Of the official bulletins, as usual
Ewes no idea of the magnitude of the
went, the story being dryly told in q
Dozen lines.
The Russians occupied front sharp
Y bent At a right angle, one side Of
which, between the Dniester and Bug
Ners, faced almost south. The total
sength Of both fronts was not under
20 miles. The allied Austrian and
Ssrman hosts stood in array across the
51fent from opolje to northeast OF
Stuoeshoa, and thence southwark
Pn.s1 Rawaruska and Gorodek TO the
A few days ago the Austrian plans
i,ssored strong initiative movements
1llS the interior o. the provinces OF
Luelin and Kholm, and the Russian
set was frequently engaged in driv.
g PACK these attempts, which proved
SCSusls'ently unsuccessful. The Austro.
Slnsn armies then entrenehed them.
ILo'Fes strongly along this front, either
sSause they feared a turning move.
luest OF the Russians on the ives,
S sun ol the Yistula. whittier they had
Sen sent TO hamper the German rein.
tsslFsments, or else because, after The
oi Lemberg. it seemed neces
70 aosndon the initiative on this
Nontienet 90 paRe 4. eeiuuan