New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-28
Russians Drive Back Ger,
mans Sent to Save
Their Left Wing.
BATTLE IN CENTRE
COVERS 20 MILES
PrzemySl Steadily Bombarded
Night and Day-IIlness
Weakens Garrison.
lEN Cahle 20 Tho Tribune.


Petrograd, Oct. 27.-The Germans
have made attempts 10 bring forces
from the northwest to save their left
flank. It is officially reported that
these forces have been driven back
INTO East Prussia In Gslicia the
fighting is slackeninG, as the Austri-
ans have exhausted themselves. Twenty
guns have been taken by the Russians
on the extreme south and very heavy
losses inflicted on the enemy. Aus
ttian dead line both banks of the River
Stryj and dot the whole valley. 1t is
estimated that not fewer than 5000
were killed here.
On the main front the battle has be-
come a very big affair, on line of not
less than seventy miles, extending from
Rava southeastward TO the Pilitca
River and southwark to the confluence
of the llzhanka with the Nistula. The
Russians, however, are in the rear OF
the German forces engaged along this
front, and RavR has been taken and
village after village cleared at the bay
onet point.
Losses Of the Germans are enormous.
In the stubborn lighting in this region
two German batteries were captured
with several Maxims in one village, and
several hundred prisoners were taken
in q wood to the left of the rear Of tine
Germans.
Southwest of Rava, official intelli-
gence says stubborn fighting continues
in the forest extending between Kozen-
itzc and Radon, which was reported
Yesterday as having been cleared Of
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parently, this happened north Of Pill
itiza, and not in the neighborhoOd Of
Bozenitze.
The general course of the fighting
favors the Russian arms and the vic
tory won over the German left wing
continues TO be pressed TO the utmost.
A boy, who stole out by night TO spy
on the enemy's camp, and especially
TO find out what artillery was arrayed
against the regiments which had
Struggled him out, not only got through
the sentry lines and counted all the
guns, but actually removed several
vital screws. which he brought back.
A story is current here that what
protects the fortress Of PrZemysl from
capture more than anything else IS
the fact that cholera is raging in the
garrison.
The following communication from
the Russian General Staff was issued
here this evening:
Fighting has begun on the front in
Eastern Prussia. We have repulsed
fierce German attacks in the region of
Bakalarzewo. We took at Gombin, on
the left bank of the Vistula. con
vOy Of prisoners
"The battle front on October 20 eX-
tended from Koutno through Tezow,
Rawa. Nowemiasto, Bailobrzegi and
Glowaczew to the mouth of the llzanka.
among the German troops there
were many new recruits.
"The lighting was especially fierce
around Tezow and Rawa, where we
captured portions of the enemys posi-
tions.
1--WE won a victory that was essential
toward Novo Alexandria and Zwolen.
The enemy is in retreat We took
about fifty officers and 5000 men, sew
cral machine guns and eight cannon.
South Of Solec our troops, after
crossing the Nistula, took eight officers
and 300 men and some machine guns.
Around Przemysl we have advanced
as far on the railway as Staremlasto
and Turka.'
Paris. Oct. 27.-The Russian BON.
bardment Of the Austrian fortress Of
Przemysl. in Galicia, says a Havas
Agency dispatch from Petrograd, con-
tinued during the night, aided by
strong searchights.
Deserters from the fortress, the dis
match adds, say that many Of its de-
tenders are succumbing to epidemics,
and that the medicines and provisions
virtually are exhausted. All the men
Of the garrison are obliged to work
continually on the Notifications,
which the Russians are said to be fast
destroying.
London. Oct. 27.-All reports agree
that the lighting in the East continues
without decisive result. The French
official statement says that on the
River San and south of Przemysl the
Russian offensive is becoming more
accentuated." The latest official Aus
trian communications state that the
main Russian army is engaged, and
that minor successes have been won by
the Germans and Austrlans.
II is semi-officially reported at PetTO-
grad that the number of Austrian
wounded who have passed through
Vienna alone, which was officially est
mated at 10000 up TO September IL,
now reaches at least 100000.