The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-01
Rennenkampfs Army Gains
Ground in Russian Poland,
After Desperate Fighting
Battle RACES at
City of I arnow
Soldiers Of the Gar Are Win
ming on Every Hand-Army
Of Invasion Well On Way to
Budapest

LONDON, Sept. 30.-lan official
statement issued by the Russian
war Office tonight announces that
General Renncnkampfs army has
reoccupicd Augustowo, in Rus
si.ln Poland, after extremely Sc
we're fighting with the Germans.
This information Is held 70 certi-
~ to the retreat OF the German
army Of General Won Hindenburg
from the province OF SuwaIki IS
n result OF the battle which has
been raging since Sunday morning
along D front extending from
Grodno to Drusseniki, on the Me-
men river.
Augustowo is In Suwalki, in Russian
Poland. 140 miles northeast OF War
saw. The Augustowo canal COM
mences there. connecting the vistuIa
river with the Niemen
The fighting around Augustowa has
been exceptionally intense for several
aays TIRE s3rsi1ai,x E Detapicd tiIe
town. which is short distance from
the Russo-West Prussian frontier.
about two weeks ago, and General
Rennenkampf has been marshalling
his forces in the forests surrounding
the town in preparation for a supreme
effort.
Dispatches arriving here from vari-
Gus Russian embassies indicate that
d
battle front from East Prussia to Ga
icia have been uninterrupted during
the past two days A fresh attempt,
and violent one, by the Germans
to cross the Niemen has been re-
pulsed. and at various points Won
forces have been pushed
back across the frontier, although
their retirement has been of the stub
born character that has marked all
OF their operations
Battle Of Tarnow in Progress.
The battle Of Tarnow, forty-eight
miles east Of Craeow, and an impor-
tant railroad center. continues today.
Both sides have suffered tremendous
losses but IL is believed that the Aus
TRANS must COON succumb. as the
Russians are IN superior force and
have a high morale, fostered by a
succession OF victories.
In st. Petersburg 1t is generally be-
lieved that the advance guard of the
force which entered Hungary through
the Dukla pass is now more than half
way to Budapest. This invading army
has thus far met with little serious
opposition, and military experts as
sert that Austria must Immediately
withdraw a considerable part or the
troops she has operating against Ser
via and throw this strength in the
path of the Russians. Support of this
contention is found in the announce
ment that the Servians have again
captured Semlin. across the Drina
from Belgrade. 1t is presumed that
the Austrians have already commenced
the withdrawal of some Of their SOL
diers from this quarter OF operations
The Russian advance guard has
caught up with the fleeing Austrians
in the Dukla pass, and have dealt Sc
verely with them. taking a large mum
Der of prisoners and guns and four
hundred wagons. Scarcely report
comes from the field of battle In Rus
STA. but what details the further rou.
and decentralization of the Austrians
and the capture from them of sup
plies and armament.
Austrians in Desperation.
The Russian capture of the Tsok
pass in the Carpathians was bril-
liant military operation, according to
descriptions OF the Sighting which,
have reached Petrograd The Aus
trians fought with the desperation OF
despair, but the Russians would not
be withheld. and pushed their way. UP
the mountain paths in the face Of a
destructive fire without faltering.
Reports from Lemberg tell of the
institution there Of complete Russian
civil government.