Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
PEASANT GIRLS HELP DIG
TRENCHES ALONG VISTULA
Austria Declares Muscovites Are Re-
treating From Siege of Przemysl
After Decisive Defeat.
Observation-Disclosures
Official Statement Declares Forces of
Czar Badly Beaten and in Full
Retreat-Czar Makes Op-
posite Claims.

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October 10. 4:36 am. - The
Courier publishes a report to the
effect that German force which
entered the Warsaw. Russian
Poland. region after two days OF
hard fighting was cut in two and
driven back on the Lodz, Petro-
koff and kielce line. The news
paper says it is claimed that
10000 German prisoners were
taken
LONDON, October 1s. ANA Reuter-
dispatch from Petrograd says:
Refugees who fled from Warsaw at
the approach of the Germans are re-
turning. the Russians having beaten
back the German advance, chiefly
through the excellent work of the artil-
lery.
Fighting is now in progress thirty
miles from Warsaw. The town of
Grodzisk, which was captured by the
Germans, has been retaken by the Rus
slams. The fighting few days ago was
within seven miles of Warsaw.
Battle Line 100 Miles.
The Germans are making excellent
use of aeroplanes, which signal by
means of long black streamers when
ever they pass over Russian batteries.
The fighting line of the opposing forces
extends 160 miles from north of War
saw to point due south of Przemysl,
Half of Galicia is occupied by the Rus
SLAMS.
ITO the local peasantry, among them
many girls, is attributed in part the
failure of the German attempts to cross
the Vistula during the recent fighting.
The girls aided the Russian soldiers by
digging trenches.
club here a movement is on foot to
raise a detachment of recruits for the
British army. Many of the Lancashire
men employed in cotton mills have vol
unteered. The force will be known as
1.-The Pals Detachment"
Austria Reports Successes.
The Reuter- Telegram Company has
received from Vienna by way of Am
sterdam the following Austrian official
communication:
Yesterday our troops occupied the
fortified heights of Starazol Galicia
Our attacks ON Stry and Sambor also
have been successful.
North of the river StrwIaz we have
occupied the heights south of Przemysl
Our pursuit of the Russians over the
Carpathians has been successful. We
have reached Wyskow and Skole"
The Russian general staff at Petro-
grad issued the following statement
yesterday:
There is no change to report on the
east Prussian and central Vistula
fronts.
South of Przenysl Russian column
engaged and defeated the Austrians
taking officers and 500 soldiers pris-
oners and capturing many rapid-fre
guns"
Germans Claim Victories.
The following German official state
ment was received here last night by
the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com
pany:
TT is reported officially from Vienna
that our cavalry has entered the fort
ress of Przemysl. Galicia, from the
west The enemy, perplexed by the
rapidity of our operations in Russian
Poland and Galicia, tried in vain to
prevent our relief of the fortress by
detaching troops to the west They
were unable, however, to resist the ad-
vance of our army.
The 5th and 9Th Russian Infantry
Divisions attacked by us have fed in
the direction of the River San
"A Cossack cavalry division and an
infantry brigrade in a strong position
west of Dynow, Galicia, were defeated
after brief resistance
An observer from the army besieging
Pryzemysl, according to a Petrograd dis
patch to the Havas agency by way of
Paris. has returned to the Russian capital
and reports that the Russians have bonn
barded the fortress INCREASINGLY day and
night, with the result that the garrison
has been destroyed.
Wednesday 1000 Austrians attempted
Sortie- The Russians allowed them to
approach close TO the Russian lines and
then annihilated them with rapid fires
the surrender of PrZemysl, says this
observer. Is only d question of days.
Demand for Surrender.
VIENNA, October - (via Amsterdam
and London. October 16, 1885 a.m)-It
was announced officially here today that
on the afternoon of October the COM
mander of the fortress at Przemysl re-
ceived through messenger under a white
flag request to surrender from Gen.
Radko DlmitrleH. In command of the
Russian army of investment The pro-
posal was promptly rejected
Gen Dimitrieff's communication WAS
as follows:
Good luck, which left the Austrian
army with its last successful encoun-
Yer. .srs asalnst our troops. has given me
the opportunity of investing the fort
ress OF Przemysl. the defense of which
has been intrusted to you. l assume
that II is not possible to send you help
from the outside. In order to avoid useless
bloodshed the present seems to me the
right moment to propose to you nego-
t1at1ons Tor the surrender of the fort
ress- II you surrender it will be pos
sible to obtain honorable conditions
Tor yourself and your garrison from