Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-26
RUSSIA CONTINUES
STORY OF VICTORY
Official Communication from Petro-
grad Says Troops Press Armies
Of Enemy in Retreat.
HARD FIGHTING ALONG THE SAN
Nuscovites. ia RePuIsiRE Attack Of
Teutcas, Capture Five Hundred
Prisoners sad Mae Rapid
Firera.

PETRoGRAD. oct. 25.-The following
official communication was Issued by
general headquarters tonight:
Our troops beyond the Nistula are
pressing the armies Of the enemy in re-
treat. North OF the PilitEa river the Ger
mans are offering only feeble resistance.
They have been driven back AZ far as
Skiernievioc.
South OF the Pilitzs. on the roads TO
Radon. We have forced the Austro-Ger-
man troops TO engage In a serious battle.
"on October % the fight line extended
forty versts Jtwonty-aix miles). At GER
tain points the engagements took on the
character OF hand-to-hand encounters.
Take Many prisoners.
In the forest around Radon several
Of our infantry regiments successfully
carried out bayonot attacks. At other
points we have taken prisoners and rapid
firers.
Above the River 1lianka, the Austrian
troops are seeking again to establish
themselves on the yistuia, but our troops
have crossed the river and are offering
strong opposition.
Along the river San and south of
Przemysl desperate engagements continue.
but the advantage IL with our troops. who
have here made thousands Of prisoners.
In taking the heights OF Tytchentza.
south Of Jsrosiau. we have made prison
ers OF five Austrian companies.
in repulsing an attack Of the enemy
against our corps operating south Of
Przemysl we have captured 800 prisoners
and nine rapid firers. The left wing Of
that corps taking the offensive made a
number Of prisoners and captured a guam
tity Of arms ana oaissons. A column OF
the enemy which occupied stry has been
dlsnersed. A thousand prisoners were
taken.
There lie nothing to report from east
Prussia"
seek 20 Crash Invasion.
LONDON. oct. 25,-Havlng defeated the
first German attack on Warsaw, the Rus
SLAMS ere rushing achievements 10 crush
back the German invasion.
Further south. the Russians have failed
to make the Austrians. who are now COM
msnded by German officers and stlffencd
with German troops. give up their at
tempt 20 cross the san river.
In the greet elsht-day conflict between
ssmbor and rrzemysl. tho cannonading
has been continuous for eight days
Here the Austrians began the attack and
after being hurled back. concentrated in
an advance against LemberE In an eff
fort TO cut the Russian line. II is de-
clsred they were defeated with loss OF
$500 prisoners
The German.Austrian forces are also
said to nave taken Jsrosiau. but 10 have
been ousted later. The official report
from Vienna claims the Russians. after
Peing allowed TO cross the River San.
we're pressed back and that the Austrians
sefeated two Russian divisions at
lvanEorod.
The Russians apparently are engaged In
offensive operations on the East Prusslan
frontier as the German official report
refers 70 q Russian attack at Augustowo,
which II says was repulsed.
Of the fighting IN the Bosnia. the ac-
counts are 80 contradictory that no judg-
ment can he formed. The Austrians
claim 10 have defeated the Servians and
Monteregfins while both those powers
say the Austrian attacks along the
sotlan frontier have been repulsed.