The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-18
THIRST AND LEAD FAIL TO STOP
DASH OF RUSSIANS ON LEMBERG


berg began August g, when the Rus
SLAMS drove the enemy from ZisczoT
AS miles east OF Leuberg) and moved
OF 70 Golzya Gorka-s name WHICH
means the naked hill
We spent the night on Naked AilL
and the actual storming Of the town
vas begun at 2:30 O'Clock il the norn-
ing. Then followed four-days' battle.
4 virtually continuous cannonade coz
tinued from dawn 70 darkness without
cessation
Even IN the darkness the weary
fighters got little sleep. Whenever .
single shot vas heard the men dashed
for their places and the battle boiled
again with renewed fury.
Russian Advance Impeded.
The eneuy's counter attacks we're
delivered with great energy and q
dense han Of lead and iron was poured
over our ranks. The Russian advance
was greatly impeded by the billy na-
ture OF the ground and the great NUM-
Der OF extinct craters, which formed
splendid natural fo-tihcations for the
enemy, which held them doggedly. Out
OF these. however, the enemy was
driven il succession.
We suffered much from thirst, for
the stony country vas devoid Of
springs The days were oppressively
hot and the nights bitterly cold.
Both sides fought with great OBJ
stinacy, but the nearer We approached
Lenberg the harder the struggle be-
came. However, it soou was evident
that We were superior in artillery.
AT length the enemy was driven
from all sides beneath the protection
Of the Lemberg forts. Our troops we're
very weary. but in high spirits.
For two days the fight ragged
around the forts, but We were always
confident Of the proves Of our artil-
lery. The big guns OF both sides
rained terrific hail down on the ar
mics. which suffered terrific losses.
AT last We noticed that the resist
ance OF the forts was growing weaker.
a charge al double quick was ordered.
and We carried the first line Of works
II was evident from that point that
many Of the enemy's guns had been
destroyed. Not enough Of them had
been left to continue an effective de-
Tense. but the enemy was undiscour-
aged and tried to make up with rife
fire what it lacked in artillery.
Losses Become Heavier.
Between the first and second lines
our losses were heavier than before,
but under bayonet charges the enemy
broke and fed in panic.
Our troops entered the town at the
enemy's heels. We ran into the town.
despite our fatigue, with thunderous
cheering.
An episode which had much to do
with ending the enemy's logged re-
sistance occurred during the fighting
between the first and second lines. The
Austrians, in the hope Of checking the
Russian effort to encircle the town,
had thrown out heavy screen Of Slav
troops with backing of Magyars, who
had been ordered to shoot down the
Slavs from behind If they showed any
hesitation.
This Circumstance became known
to the Russian commander, who or
dered terrific artillery fire over the
heads Of the Slays and into the ranks
Of the Magyars This well-directed
fra 60: the whole line in panic"
Fall of Lembere.
LeIherg, anciently, and now to be
called Lyov. was captured by the Rus
slams Thursday morning, together with
another important center of admins
tration sixty miles southeast Of Lyov,
on Dniester, Halicz. Gaiich
The fighting which terminated in
such great victory lasted over fort
night. OF which the last eight days
has been uninterrupted action extend
ing over a front of nearly 300 miles.
Il shall attempt to describe the prog
ress of this titanic struggle. according
to the data at hand, but in the mean
time it is well to consider the mean
ing Of this victory Lemberg or Lvov
is the capital Of Galicia and commands
all roads and railways leading into
Hungary.
Lemberg Strongly Fortified.
1T was defended by ancient fortifi-
cations, modern intrenchments and
gun emplacements, being already in
q naturally strong position. As the
administrative end and military center
of vast region it has provided rich
booty Of military stores TO the victors.
thus correspondingly Gripping the en-
envy.
when the Russian commanders en-
tered Lyov they found it possible to
communicate by telephone the news
of their arrival to Vienna and Craeow.
The city has over 100000 inhabitants.
The houses were filed to overfiowing
with Austrian sick and wounded. who
had been abandoned to the Russians.
The Russian attack was so swiftly