New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06
All Reports Show That Big Forces Are
Being Hurried Eastward by Kaiser
to Check Russian Advance.
TWENTY CORPS TO INVADE GERMANY
With Austrian Army Beaten, Car Is Free to March
Immense Force Against Enemy's DefenCes, Some
Of Whose ReenfOrcements Come Too Late.
by Cable to The Tribune. /

by Cable to The TnbuneI
Londoa Sept ga dispatch from Petrograd received here
last night quotes an official statement declaring that the Russians
have defeated the Austrians between Lubn and Khom Five
thousand Austrians were taken prisoners.
The Amsterdam correspondent of the Central News sends the
following;
"Telegraphng from the headquarters of the Austrian
German correspondent whose have been transmitted
here ro Berlin says that the total strength of the Russian armies
now holding the ground between Lubln and LembeEg 1OOOoO
Lenberg is described as evacuated by the Austrans.
Day by day." adds the correspondent passes in dreadful
fighting which has lasted eleven days The heat IN Gaa
terrible The fighting Judging by my Impressions OF the most
cruel character the soldiers being greatly excited by the abnormal
duration Of the battle.
81 think am not wrong saying that victory over the Rus
sian millions be hard in The Russians have suffered no
big defeats except fight Tannenberg Tin East Prussia
seventy-fve miles southwest of Koengsberg)"
Milan dispatch to 'The Daily MALI says that the Ku
sans have occupied Czernowtz without resistance Czernowz
the capital of the Hungarian land of BuOwina
is 146 miles southeast of Lemberg
IA description of the fall of Lenberg will be found on
page 81
Rotterdam (via London) Sept 5-Amercan arriving here
to-day Germany report that large German forces are going
to the assistance of the Auans in Gaca The Germans COM
prise infantry the part because this arm OF the Austrian
has not proved efficient had been expected
Copepbagen Sept 5-Berin dispatches indicate that the
Germans are throwing back eastward to meet Russia
e
the railways states that principal lines will close for the present
that on the German section the main communication between
scandinavian and the Continent via Gerder and
uunde again shut down. All the rolling stock, 1t believed
now wanted for moving large number of troops to the eastward
Further indications that the points the troops are oeng
withdrawn from are Asace and Lorraine.
All the German railroads now closed to CIVIL uac ana
land communication from Berlin and Copenhagen stopped
London. Sept 5-An Exchange dispatch from Rome con-
n message from Petrograd in which high Russian military
Official quoted as follows;
when the war began Austria ws our most serious enemy
because except for sent against Serv her entire
'rmy directed against u.s.
"No that Servia has annhated four Austrian corps al
Sbsb and we have decisive defeated 100000 men between
The V and tho Dn;ester ten Russian sufficient
hold the Auans in check leaving US twenty corps Hee 10
lunch against Germany" c.-,.,-L.
ss follows:
"A dispatch from Vienna that the Russians have sur
rounded the Austrans at Lubn Russian Poland lhe Germans
who were rushed from Belgium reinforce the arrived
too late" -.
Five German army corps have arrived at the Vstula NIVer
aoeorJ - tL Ros corespondent of "Le Madn OF Paris
These co are o,,v from Belgium and the North OF France
the correspondent says, and were brought up 10 PP ~
vance of the Russisns ,,: po.n u
The Petroprad correspondent of "The'Mornms F0' 0e
serbne the Russian advance on Lemberg Says
"The Austrisns were concentrating two mO'e q.
toward the east of the position to face the K"'SlA
army but the Russians attacked before the C0"'' w.
completed. ,.LrL.d II
"On Wednesday morning the Russians were s a.
around the northern, eastern and half or 1ne "ON'
Continued OnpaE s. column