New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-11

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fuiiv along. came under the FIRE Of the
Russian batteries. The roadway runs
for over twelve miles parallel 10 the
conrse Of the Vistula and about q mile
distant from the river. The Russian
sunners shelled the retreat with com.
fort and accuracy from the left bank OF
the Vistula, and the slaughter must
have been fearful. 49,.
The retreating armies must gee
across the San River, as the attempt W
continue their retirement along the
right bank would bring them at ever
step nearer the Russian armies Closing
in from Lvof. - t,,
On the other front, that running
north and Iouth, somewhere IN Sne
RaSaruska and Gorodok, west OF
LvoR. severe fighting on q great seA -;
IA still in progress In the vicinity OF
Rawaruska. which is the key. to the
tituation now. as II was in other CIR
cumstances q few days ago. Inc aus
trian armies routed In tho capture VI
Lvoff have since received large re'l',
forcemcnts, presumably German as
we'll as Austrian, and the ngh' nefe
continues with great obstinsey' ..
The 14th Tyrol Army Corps here at
TAINTED. before dawn on Sunday
surprise attack on the Russian forces
hut the next morning retired, beaten,
leaving its standard and five hundred
prisoners in Russian hands. A.,
Petrograd is momentarily expecting
news that the Russian armies mere
also have broken through the last
defences of the combined Austrian and
German forces and are Fastening west
ward TO compel their surrender or Ell
feet the complete destruction OF armies
which a few days ago numbered halt
million fighting men.
WreckinR Of Vlotslavsk.
A Polish newspaper gives a striking
account of the retirement OF the Ter
mans from Vlotslavsk five days ago.
After sternly ordering all the inhabi-
tants to keep within their houses on
main of being shot, the German. sol
diers, under the guidance. OF engineer
officers, proceeded to wreck everything
worth being wrecked.
AS the German troops had entered
Vlotslavsk without encounterlng any
armed opposition. their action SaVors
of vainglorious savagery.
In the two days, at their leisure
they burned the bridges over the VS.
tula and landing stages for steamer,
blowing up all craft on the river. Ihey
set ON fire the Nobel naphtha stores,
which contained nearly thousand
tons, fired railway stations and ware,
houses, blew up the railway bridge ana
destroyed the water works
London, Sept. 1O.-A Reuter- dis
ratch from Petrograd says:
CONSERVATION prevails at Cracow'
Tic evacuation of the town has begun
The authorities are trying TO induce
tho members of the local rife clubs 10
remain and assist in the defence OF the
Mace. Many, however, have resigned
tbcir memberships because Of sympa
inv with Russia. Others urged that II
was useless TO suffer the bombardment
If Cracow when there was no CHARGE
for Austrian success"
Retween Cracow and Lemberg is the
very strong Austrian position OF
Przemysl, still in possession OF the
4 dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
granh Company from Rome says:
"Dispatches from Vienna state that
tho advance guards Of the Russian
centre are marching toward Berlin,
"The Russian troops have invaded
Silesia and the capture of BreslAu Is
1T is officially admitted in Vienns
that Archduke Frederick lost l2O,OOV
men in the recent Galician battles, OF
one-fourth of his entire command.
WThe Germans are marching south
touard Poland TO assist the Austrians,
hut before this aid can be given they
must cross the Vistula River "here
the Russians are preparing to cneeS
SThe Times" has received the follow
ing from its Petrogrsd correspondent
81 hear on excellent authority that
General Samsonoff's staff officers are
ali safe. with the exception OF one
killed. Thus the story that Generil
Samsonoff and all Of his staff were
killed by German shells was evidently
false"
Manchester. Mass, Sept. 1o.-Dr'
Konstantin Theodor Dumbs, Austro-
Hungarian Ambassador TO the United
States, made public tonight the fol
lowing wireless message from the For
cign Secretary Of his government
Count Won Berchtold, in Vienna:
Emperor continues enjoy best OF
health.
"Another battle began in Lemberg
district. Russians persist in spreading
false reports about alleged Russian
victories, intending to relieve de-
pressed public feeling in France.
Energetic protest of Kaiser to Pres
idCnt Wilson against barbarlsm, use
of dum-d bullets, calls forth here
warmcst response.
-Four thousand Servian prisoners OF
war passed Budapest to-day on way TO
Essetergom, to be encamped with 2O,OOO
Russians already there.
austrian official correspondent bu-
reau denies cnergetically statement of
official Russian paper 'NestniR about
alleged great victories of Russians in
Lemberg; states one more that Austri-
ans evacuated Lemberg without pre-
vious lighting. 'Vestnik's' news about
seventy thousand prisoners made by
Russians on that occasion also pure
invention. As TO 'Nestnik's' denial OF
Auffenbcrg's victory, refer to respective
official announcements of Austrian mill
tary headquarters. 'Vestnik' will by
these lies not succeed to hide our vic
tories"
n 4L;. Az,kaggo1or nun,ha oddod.