The Washington herald., 1914-09-03

ernoon that the Fifteenth Austrian divi-
sion had been completely routed at Lust
chofs on August %, losing 100 officers and
1000 men. The commander and two other
high officers were among those killed.
The Russians also captured twenty guns
and the Ska Af-hfth Regiments flag.
Reports were circulated In Official circles
today that Lemberg had been captured
by Russian troops after desperate re-
sistance. The statement issued by the
general stan this forenoon failed to con-
firm these reports. but It stated that tie
Austrian troops which had attempted to
reach Lemberg to relieve It had been de-
feated
Thousands Taken Prisoner.
I'VE have taken thousands OF Austrian
prisoners" said the Official statement.
After invading Russia the Austrlans
were ordered to proceed toward Lembers.
They were routed"
The official announcement made no men,
ton OF the situation In East Prussia
A later statement indicated that the
campaign in East Prussia would wait
upon the decisive engagement with the
main Austrian army. 1t says:
Aim mt Austria First.
The aim Of Russia is first TO destroy
the Austrian army and then march upon
beTlln. InTee armies are OpGEdNAAb
against the Austrians with best results.
Russia is continuing the operations in
East Prussia. As we have surrounded
Koenigsberg, there is no danger Of an at
tack from that quarter"
A third statement announced a victory
over the Austrians at Halicz. on the river
Dniester 1t adds: THE Austrians are
being pursued in-the direction Of Lem
berg. Forty-eight hundred Austrians
were buried on the battlefield OF Halicz. !"
Fear Turkish Attack.
That the Austrians had attempted to
conduct operations on a vast scale was
revealed by an announcement that Aus
trians are retreating in the Warsaw dis
trict." II is believed that these forces
were those sent to aid he Germans in
their invasion OF Russian Poland.
In anticipation Of an atteck by Turk
ish troops on Russian territory boyond
the Caucausus Mountains deep trenches
have been dug around Erzerum and
frontier points The Turks are strength
ening their frontier Qualifications under
the direction OF German engineers.
Rattle Engages 100000 Nen.
Rome Especial Cable). Sept. 2-Three
millions of Russian and Austrians troops
are engaged in bloody battle> along a
line extending from the Vistula to the
Dniester and reaching up TO Lublin,
Russian Poland. according to an Off
cial dispatch from Vienna today.
Says Austrians Hold LemberE:
New York Especial Dispatch). Sept. p
Constantin Dumba, Austrian minister to
the United States. today announced
that he had received information stat
Ing that the Russian attack about Lem
berg had been brought to a halt. He
said his country's forces had been vic
torious over 2OO,O0o Russians
An official statement issued at the Rus
sian consulate general today declares
that the triumphs Of the Cars troops
over the Germans and Austrians continue.
but admits that two corps suffered Sc
riously in East Prussia from the fire OF
the German artillery. The statement
says
"Our advance in the northern part Of
Eastern Prussia continues. Russian
troops have destroyed the stations Of
the railroad lines between Heilsberg, Zin-
ten, Bartenstein. and Koenigsberg.
Austrian Attack RepuIsed.
"On the Galician front heavy fighting
continues On September ! all the Aus
trian attack was repulsed, our troops
taking three guns, ten machine guns,
and over 1000 prisoners, who stated that
the Austrian losses were heavy.
'In Eastern Galicia our advantage con-
tinues. Especially stubborn fighting took
place on the River Zlotta-LIpa- Here a
naturally strong position that was elab-
orately fortified has been taken by our
troops