The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-03
Suffer Enormous Losses in
Battles Against the Rus
slams in Galicia
Ia 800 DEAD BURIED
IN A SINGLE FIELD
First Official Report from Petrograd-
Claim Also Made That Russians
Took Many Prisoners, 80 Guns and
Quantity of Supplies.

PETROGRAD, Sept. 3.-The follow
ing official communication was issued
by the Russian war office tonight.
After a battle lasting seven DAYS
the Russian army seized heavily forti-
fled positions around Lemberg (capi-
tai of Gahcia, in Austria Hungary
about ten or twelve miles from the
town. The Russian troops then adj
vanced toward the principal forts.
" After battle yesterday, which
was fiercly contested, the Austrians
were obliged to retreat in disorder.
abandoning heavy and light guns,
parks of artillery and field kitchens.
"Our advance guard and cavalry
pursued the enemy. who suffered enor-
nous losses in killed, wounded ana
prisoners.
1.-The Austrian army operating III
the neighborhOo1 Of Lemberg was com
posed of the Sd, 18th and 18th corps
and part of the eth and nth corps.
This army appears to have been com
pletely defeated.
Austrians Abandon Many Guns.
"During the pursuit by the Russian
troops the AuStrians, who beat n re-
treat from Guila Lipa, were forced to
abandon an additional thirtv-one guns
Our troops are moving over roads en-
numbered with parks Of artillery and
conveys loaded with provisions Of all
kinds.
The total number Of guns captured
by the Russians around Lemberg
amounts to one hundred and fiftv.''
(The above was sent direct from
Petrograd by the st. Petersburg Telc-
graph agency, the semi-official Russian
news agency. and is the first despatch
received in New York direct from the
Russian capital since the declaration
of war. The remainder OF the dispatch
came via London.)
The following officlal announcement
was made public earlier in the day:
"Our forces invading Galica have
continued their advance in the dirpe-
ton of Lemberg. The enemy fell back
gradually before our troops. We cap
tured some cannon, some rapid fire
guns and some caissons. The pursuit
confines.
"Near Guila Lipa, the enemy occu-
pied a strong position of such natural
strength that it was considered impreg-
nable. They also desperately attempt
ed to stop our advance by a thanking
- We repulsed the Austrians, inflict-
ing severe losses. We buried on the
battlefield 1880 Austrian dead. cap
tured a flag and thirty-two guns and II
quantity of supplies and made many
prisoners, including a general.
ION the south front, in the Warsaw
district, all the Austrian attacks have
been repealed with success Assuming
the offensive on our right wing, we
forced the Austrians to retreat. cap
turing three cannon, ten rapid fire
guns and over one thousand prisoners
According to statements made by the
latter the Austrian losses were very
heavy
1t is announced that the Austrian
18th division was completely routed
near Lustchoff on August -, when 100
officers and 1900 soldiers were cap
tured.
High officers Killed.
The official statement adds that the
commander Of the Austrian division.
the commander Of brigade and the
chief of staff Of the division were
killed. OF the 1900 men made prison
ers GOO had been wounded The Rus
slams also captured twenty guns and
the flag of the Goth regiment