The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-09
Russian Army Crosses San
River in Movement
Forward
FORTRESS TOWN OF
MIKOLAIOFF TAKEN
The Cossacks Are on the
Crest of the Car
pathians

Paris, Sept. 9.--The war office gave
out the following official communique at
1892 o'clock yesterday afternoon regard
ing the operations in the Austro- Russian
theatre of war:
sIn Galicia the Russian offensive
against the Austrians continues to De
successfully carried out.
despite her armored turreted forts
and her three lines of Notifications, Nj
collieff (Mikolaioffl south of Lemberg,
was taken by the Russian army, which
there captured 40 cannon and large
number of supplies.
"The Austrians retreated, abandoning
a considerable number of cannon trains
and prisoners. The Russian cavalry IS
already on the crest of the Carpathlans.
"The second Austrian army operat-
ing around Lublin, was severely dealt
with west of Krasngstay. The entire
45th regiment of infantry surrendered.
London Sept 0.-The Russian army
has captured the fortified town OF MIX
olaioff. 40 large guns and large guam
titv OF ammunition, according to official
advices from Petrograd fSt. Petersburgl
The Austrian army which has been
operatiug in the direction of kholm is
retiring before the Russian advance and
MANY prisoners have been taken. Five
hundred Austrian soldiers are in hos
pitfalls suffering from dysentery, which
is said to be ravaging their army. On
the German front the Russians report
only unimportant skirmishes.
Galicia is now q Russian province. An
official proclamation, issued yesterday
and signed by Car Nicholas making
this announcement. emphasized the ex-
tent of the great Russian victory over
Austria.
Eastern Galicia as far as the river
San is now declared to be held by the
Russians and they are reported to have
crossed the San in great force, south Of
Przemysl, and to have begun the siege
OF that city as well as to be marching
north to attack Jaroslav in both front
and rear. 1t is the intention of the
Russian general staff to take these po-
sition as soon as possible so that a
general movement northward against the
remnants of the Austrian army can be
begun.
The Austrian armies Of General Moritz
Won Auffenberg, Austrian ex minister OF
war, and General Dankl are reported as
almost completely surrounded by vast
Nv superior Russian force Their sur
render is looked for. Already they have
suffered terrible losses. They are now
penned in northern Galicia and in Rus
sian Poland near Krasnik and Zamosc,
being attacked from the front by a Rus
sian army totalling nearly 100000 men
with more than 1000 guns. In addi-
ton another strong Russian army is ad-
vancing from the southeast to attack
the Austrians and their German re-en-
forcements from the flank
But it is not alone the Russian army
that the Austrians are fighting. Their
sanitary arrangements have been very
bad and an epidemic of disease is re-
ported decimating the troops. Thous-
ands of Austrians have died of dyson
terry and already many of the Austrian
prisoners are suffering from the dread
disease. Because of this all of the Aus
trian prisoners, including the wounded,
have been isolated.
That the Vienna government realizes
the seriousness of the situation is shown
by reports from the Russian secret
agents that Vienna is being prepared
for a siege Thousands of men have
been put to work strengthening the
Vienna defenses and complete new
line of intrenchments is being construct
ed around the city. Heavy guns are
being mounted and the natural advan-
tages of the city are being utilized to
every possible extent.
The Russians are advancing through
the entire territory between the Vistula
and the Bug rivers. In addition, the
Russians, as the result of the extreme
mobility Of the Cossack cavalry, have
been able to command the passes through
the Carpathisn mountains. This viii
open the way for an advance into Hun
gary along the direct road TO Budapest.