New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-28
Austrian Garrison Forced
to Take Shelter in
Eastern Forts.
PREPARING FOR
FINAL BATTLE
Defenders Entirely Sur
rounded and Their Con-
dition Critical.
RUSSIANS CROSS
HUNGARY BORDER
Enter Enemy's Territory i Pur-
suit of Army Defeated in
the CarpathianS.

London, Sept. 2S.-"Pursuing their
success, the Russians have pushed over
the Carpathian range and captured
Uzok, Hungary, near the source of the
river Ungh, with guns, artillery, stores
and prisoners" says the Petrograd cor
respondent CT "The Morning Post"
"Thence the Russians have descended
into the plains Of Hungary"
London, Sept. q. -"The Russians oe-
cupied the greater part Of the city Of
Przemysl yesterday, according to a
message from Vienna" says the Rome
correspondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph Company, whose dispatch con-
tinues:
1.-THE Russians approached the city
from the southwest, forcing the Aus
trians to take shelter in the eastern
forts, where the entire garrison is now
concentrated and is preparing TO make
a final resistance. The situation of the
garrison is critical, as it is entirely
surrounded.
Russian troops are advancing from
Grodek on the Austrian positions, while
the right wing continues to attack
from the north. Troops arc being
roured into the city of Przemysl to
press the attack from the southwest.
The Petrograd correspondent Of "The
Daily Telegraph" has sent the follow
ing semi-official statement regarding
the operations in Russian Poland:
"The movement Of German troops
from East Prussia in the direction OF
Warsaw has come to nothing. In the
Government Of Suwalki Russian Po-
lund) the Germans have suffered Sc
rious repulse. The left flank OF the
Russian army has defeated the troops
under the command Of General Ton
Hindenburg near Suwalki.
'"At the same time our troops won
complete victory at Mariampol. and the
attacking Germans we're thrown back
ten miles across the River Scheschupa
with loss of many guns and prison.
ers. On the right flank, at the Niemen
River. the battle ended in success for
ia at Srednikl, where a German at
tempt TO cross the river was repulsed
with great loss"
Another dispatch from Petrograd
says:
"a big column is retresting along the
road toward Sanok from PrIemysl'
after having been shelled from the
heights by Russian artillery. In their
hurried retreat the enemy left parts
Of their train of motor cars.
"The Russians defeated the enemy at
lisbon. in the Carpsthians, capturing
artillery and many prisoners. Contin-
ming their pursuit, the Russians have
entered the borders Of Hungary"
petroprad. Sept. 27.-The General
STAFF gave out to-day the following OF
cial statement:
"The German attempts to cross the
River Niemen, near Druskenieh (Rus-
sian Poland), have been foiled by oar
fire.
: "The German artillery has been IN
able to oppose our offensive movement
near Sopotzkin.
"The German retreat toward the
government of Suwalki has become
general.
70 resist the German heavy siege ar
tillery with success.
"TSe fights in Galicia have been
marked BY special tenacity, psrticu-
larly at a hill where the Hungaria"s
were dislodged from three positions
and withdrew in disorder. We have
taken a whole battery and several hun
dred prisoners. The pursuit OF the en-
emy continues. -,
aLlI the communications with
Przemysl are cut. The defence Of the
fortress there remains passive. De.
serters say they heard that great
troubles have been encountered in the
aTbe fords of the River Vislok are
occupied by the Russians. The AuS-
trian rear guards have fallen back tow
ard Dounaietz."
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