New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-24
Intercepted Reports Show
Stronghold Unprepared
for Siege.
FALL OF JAROSLAU
DECISIVE VICTORY
Germans Who Crossed Into
Russia at Mlawa Said to
Have Reiterated North.

pstrograd, Sept. 23.-The Russian
General staff has issued the following;
In continuing the pursuit of the re-
treating Austrians the Russian troops
have reached VeschlOky.
aIn the region of Przemysl the op-
,r,tions Of the Russians are develop
inc with success.
a0n the German front the Russian
troops arc in close contact with the ell
envy. but no battle has yet taken place"
Veschloky is town on the Hun
csrian border. southwest of
Przemysl. and an important station
on the railway which runs from
Sanok through one of the passes of
the Carpathisns TO Zemplin and
thence TO Budapest. 1t was prob
sbly taken by that part of the Rus
sian army which advanced from
Lemberg by the southern route to
cut of the retreat Of the Austrian
srmy through the Carpathians. 1t
is also another link in the chain
which the Russians are drawing
around the fortresses of Przemysl
and Cracow.
Russian Armies Separated.
The main Russian forces have reached
ire yislok River. according to an Off
cial telegram just received. This means
ihst to certainty all possibility Of
the Austro-Germans near Przemysl eff
fecting a junction with other armies
further west is now excluded.
No details have yet been received of
;hs amount Of booty taken in the
capture Of Jaroslau. but in the pre-
lminary operations before its capture
thirty-seyen guns and three search
lights were taken in the fight and nine
teen other guns were picked up along
the line Of fight.
To the south of Przemysl the Rus
sian operations are being directed
toward the capture of the junction
station Of Khyruv. fifteen miles west
Of Sambor and twenty miles south Of
Przemysl With the capture Of this
point Austria's last Galician fortress
viii be completely cut of from rail-
way communication in any direction,
while the Russians will hold all routes
westward toward Cracow, and will also
command the lines passing into Hun
gary
Between the remnants of beaten
forces herded into a rectangle west OF
PrzemySl the remnants Of two other
Austro- German armies are now trying
10 recover some degree of military for
nation. Between Jaslo and Cracow
there is a wide interval of about thir-
ty-four miles II is not clear whether
the Russian cavalry have secured po-
sitions here 20 prevent the two beaten
forces from joining hands, but in any
ease IL matters little, now that Jaroslau
has been captured, since the Russians
have thereby secured the best crossings
Of the San River and admittance into
this rectangle for their attack on the
forces which have taken refuge there.
These forces must either retire to the
fortress OF PrZemysl or be cut to
pieces in their attempt to flee west
ward
The position now secured by the
Russian forces indicates the rolling up
OF the Austrian lines right to Cracow,
while II is by no means impossible that
The fortress Of Przemysl will soon fall
10 sttacks which will not accept any re-
fusal.
Jsroslau Very Strong.
Jaroslsu, as a fortified place, is
much stronger, say military special
ISIS here. than either Liege or Namur,
which the Germans spent weeks in
taxing The Russians took Jaroslau
N four days from first to last.
The "Novoe Yremys" correspondent
az hief estimates that from the open
lng of the war up to September IA the
Russians have taken from the Austrian
front alone 637 guns, 1923 ammunition
carts. - Maxims and $4,000 prisoners,
including 535 officers and general.
Among the captured guns are thirty
eight Of heavy calibre bearing the in
hIls Of Emperor William.
II may be accepted that the total
number of killed and wounded on the
ehemy'S side on both fronts since the
opening Of the war exceeds a quarter
Of million, and the total of prisoners
over 100000
There need be no doubts about the
hnal disappearance Of the Austrian
armies nor of the Austrian Empire
from future history save in as far as
the Allies consider it advisable to per-
nit.
The German incursion in force in
the direction Of Mlawa has also retired
rom Russian territory, but on line
rom the German frontier fortress OF
horn to the Russian frontier town
snip Of Kalisch, captured during the
hrst daNs of the war Wiihnnt nnnosl-