The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-09-08
Panic Siezes
Austridns and
Rout Results

LONDON, September s. = (Associ-
ased Pros by Federal Nireloss) AN
offtial dispatch from Fctrograd, dated
September 2, indicates tins enormous
Losses which have been iahicted on
Austria By the Russian invaders OF
calicia. When the Russians took pos
session Of Lesnberg, says tho dispatch,
II ives found that the fleeing Austrians
had had to abandon an enorraons
amount of war material Of all descfip-
tions, indicating that IeEtScrg was 70
have been this main Austrian base for
the invasion Of Russia.
The Russians found, also, that many
OF tho buildings In the city were
packed with Austrian wounded, whom
the garrison had abandoned in their
evacuation Of the Galician capital.
CAR FOLD OF VICTORIES.
In announcing his victories in Galicia
and Poland, in a telegram to the Gar
cent week ago, the Russian command
er,in-chief, the Grand Duke Nicholas,
says. Saa VI.
with cxtrez.e 10Y ana thanking
God, announce 70 your Majesty that
the victorious army under General
Ruzsby has captured Lemberg at eleven
this morning. General Brussilof 3
army has also taken Halicz. VIZ.
1.-THE AuBtrians there left 4500 dead
and thirty-two cannon. Southwark, boz
1 fore Warsaw, the AuBtrians have been
repulsed and the Russians have now
taken the offensive.
! ifThe Fifteenth Austrian Division
was completely defeated on August 20
near Lustschoh, Russian Poland. a
division commander, one brigade COM
tnander one division chief Of stan
were killed, a hundred officers and
1000 men wounded, one nag taken, and
the field left strewn with dead.
| zion Tuesday the AnstrianB tried 70
smash the Russian csnter between Iub-
lin and Khoifn. Tne EFFORT failed. The
1 Austrians then made a disorderly TO
treat, during which they lost one en-.
sign, one Maxim gun, and 2 thousand
prisoners. aa n
On wednesday hard lighting was re-
sumed. The second Austrian army
constituting the covering force east OF
Lemberg, became panic stricken and
lost twenty more guns, making total
of ITO gsins taken from the Austrians.
"The Russian advance continued IN
interruptedly,''
AUSTRIAN RoUT COMPLETE.
The completeness Of the Austrian
rout is described by a correspondent o.
the Times, with the Russian army II
Galicia In . dispatch to his paper tn
correspondent says: -
1.-THE Russians numbered 2oO,o0l
men and had 500. guns. Russia ha
now put out Of action the whole OF tn
Austrian first limo. The Cgar's force
have taken q fourth Of all the Aus
TRAN artillery and command al Gall
clan reads into hungary. \, Il. +,
n',The Iembeyg defeat Is the begin
ming Of the end. The retreat south
ward Of such an enormous force, In con
junction with the rout Of the army in
tended TO screen the rcttcat spell
Overwhelming disaster.
''Garrisons twenty milos westwar'
along the railway are now preparing :
evacuate. The possession Of Lstnberg
which is the junction of eight impor
tant railways, renders Russia absolut
master of Eastern Galicia.'' .
/ AUSTRIAN INVASION FAILS.
Dispatches. from Vienna 70 the Rom
: correspondent Of tbs exchange teie
graph company announce that follow
ing tho Iemburg success, the Russial
confer suddenly began a movemen
lnoftllward against the flank OF tn
ermies under the Austrian general
Nuremberg and Dankel. who operate
successfully against Lublin in RUSSIA
: Poland. The Russians pressed the 81
tack vigorously, aud completely route
the Austrian armies near Tomaszow,
town in Russian Poland sixty six mile
, southeast Of Lublin. Tho Austrian IN
yasion Of Poland seems to have bee
utterly defeated. Two Anftrian ger
erals arc reported among tie slain,
RUSSIANS IN GALIcIA.
PETRoGRAD, September 6.--(AssC
: ciated Presg by Federal Wirclsss) :
, Grand Duke Nicholas, commander.ir
chief of the Russian armies, has issue
general order providing military ad
! ministration Of all foreign territory a
fast as occupied by the Russians.
Austria, in addition TO being ha-rie
by the Russians in Galicia Is havin
internal troubles and number of rC
Volutions have been reported in tn
, disaaeeted province Of the Dnal Iina
dom. ill.,. ..-.& ..Ht.. ..."...
A Vienna despatch, which comes b
way Of Copenhagen and 10 credited I
the Wolff News Agency conducted b.
Germans, says that the Russian sympa
. thizors in Galieia are afford.ng HELM :
; the invaders and are joining the Rus
sian army as recrutts. ta.. . n..|
A Reuters despatch from Rome say
that the Serbs are stirring up troubl
for Austria in Herzegovina and BosniS
while ~ Bohemisns, never too loya
TO the Austro. Hungarian Empirs, are a
most ready to rise IN revolt,
BUDAPEST IN DESPAIR.
J A despatch to the Chronicle from o.
tend says that tourist who has al
rived there from Budapest, AustriG
Hungary, reports that the Austria