Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
RUSSIAN ADVANCE
STEADY; AUSTRIANS
RALLY ALONG YISTOK
Heavy German Reinforce
ments Aid in Attempt to
Check NJ OVEN ent to
Cracow.
PETRoGRAD. Sept. "a.

PETROGRAD, Sept. a.
Rallying their forces behind the Vistok
River the Austrlans are giving battle to
the advancing Russian troops along a
curved line extending from the foothills
OH the Nistok River, according to advices
received at the War Office today.
HEAVY LOSSES REPORTED
Supplementing previous announcements
of the fall of Jaroslaw, the following
statement was issued at the War Office
today:
on September 81 the Russian troops
took by storm the fertilization of Jar
Oslaw on the right bank of the river
san. They took twenty cannon. even
though the enemy offered heavy re-
Sistance, and blew up the bridge over
the San.
The Russian cavalry IL pursuing the
retreatng Austrian rear guard and is
inhicting heavy losses, although the
Austrians destroyed many bridges.
Every day the number of prisoners
+ and seized cannons increase. The de-
moralzation of the enemy Is shown
by the pillaging and the panicky re-
treat. Prisoners assert that the ma
jority of their officers are killed or
loss keenly. The newly formed Rus
sian regiments have covered them
selves with glory, fighting side by
side with the veterans.
The Austrian troops have been rein
forced by large forces of Germans, and
the combined armies are offering a des-
perate resistance, but the Russians are
advancing steadily. the General Staff
states.
1t is expected that few days must
elapse before a general battle ensues.
The Russians are occupying Rzeszow
as their base, and troops are being rushed
to that point from Jaroslaw, while the
big siege guns are keeping UP an un-
ceasing bombardment OF Przemysl
PPHEMYSI. INVESTMENT COMPLETE.
That the Russian General Staff believes
no danger may he anticipated from the
garrison of Przemysl is shown by the
rapid advance westward from Jaroslaw.
The investment of Przemysl is complete
and this has cut the Austrian army off
from one of its main supply stations.
Terrific transforms are flooding the
rivers of western Galicia, according to a
Breslau dispa tch. and the Russian army
faces an enormous task in getting to
SihNo"' WHICH is IeCOBlllLeu 10 De tner
present objective. Many bridges have
been swept away and large part of the
country turned into a morass.
Reports received in Breslau from Aus
trian sources state that the Russians
have already suffered enormous losses,
but that they are pouring troops into
Galicia to fill their ranks.
Minister of War Sukhimllnoff declared
today that the advance of the Russians
to the River Nistok had effectually pre-
vented the Austro-German forces from
making any attempt to relieve Przemysl.
While our steady advance westward
continues without interruption, the
operations south of Przemysl are being
directed 10 the capture of Chirow, an
important junction point. This will
give us control of the southern line
leading to Cracow and the roads lead
ing TO Hungary.
Our troops are meeting with some
resistance, but the enemy Is not strong
enough to hold US back there. We
already control 800 miles of railway in
Galicia and. with the capture of
Chirow we shall have two-thirds of all
the lines.
GERMAN REINFORCEMENTs.
Although the fighting along the
Vistok indicates the Austrians have
been strongly reinforced. the positions
taken by the Russian armies promise
that the Austrians and Germans as
we'll will be forced back to Cracow.
Within a week l believe, the combined
Austro- German forces will be COM
nIa,elv crushed