New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27
BIG BATTLE NEAR,
SAYS PETR0GRAD
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Poland recently occupied b. the
Austro- German armies, finds no words
to express the extent Of the rum
wrought by these troops in their re-
treat. Three-fourths of the Province
of Lublin is blackened waste. Towns
villages and crops have all been burned
MANY millions of dollars will be re-
ouired to cover the material loss In
ficted in the few weeks occupation.
Russian hospital arrangements are
working admirably, and there IS no
limit to the accommodation offered free
by all classes of the population. In
Moscow alone, after nearly two months
of warfare. there are still 10000 beds
available for the accommodation OF the
wounded.
Poorest Are Generous.
As for donations of underwear and
every other kind of comfort which are
being collected, throughout this week
the generosity of the public has sur
prised the organizers. The lowest
classes in particular bring every rag
and stitch they possess, except what Is
actually on their bodies, saying in et-
feet: Their needs are greater tan
mine.D They even spend their hard
earned coppers in tobacco, sugar and
tea for dispatch to the front, and col
lecting centres organized solely for the
supply of underwear arc sometimes
hard put to it by well-meant donations
E. which it is impossible to forward. One
Moujik brought half pigs carcass, in
! sisting on it's being sent for the sol
diers' soup.
The large shops are doing a great
business in special parcels of neees-
saries and comforts for sale to those
VINO find it more convenient to buy for
donation.
1t is a touching sight during the din
rer hour to sec scores of workmen
with little paper parcels under their
arms inquirng for the address of the
nearest collecting Office. Six thousand
Parcels were brought in at one Office in
one day and 800 in an hour in another.
The quantities are so great that half
way through the week it was found
necessary to send on the surplus to
hospitals after the men at the front
had been supplied.
Petrcgrad, Sept. 26.-An official com
munication issued from the headquar-
ters of the General staff to-day says
that in the region of Druskenhiky the
Russian troops engaged the Germans
on September 20.
The Austrian army is now retiring
westward, utilizing the railroads lead
ing to Cracow.
After defeating two regiments Of
Honveds the Russian troops occupied
Turka twenty-five miles southwest OF
Sambar).
London, Sept. 26.-There has been a
lull in the lighting in Galicia while the
Russians are perfecting their plans for
the investing of Przemysl, which Is
now cut off from all communication
with the outside world. The Russians
have taken RzeszOw, an important rail-
way centre between TaTnOw and Pre-
mysl. and have captured two fortified
positions to the north and south of the
latter fortress. This gives them pos
session of the whole of Galicia, with
the exception of the narrow western
neck. at the head Of which stands
CracOW.
Along the western frontier Of Po-
land, which the Germans have been
threatening for some time, they arc
now reported to be fortifying them
selves. In fact. from Cracow to the
extreme north of East Prussia the Rus
sian and German armies apparently are
facing each other across the boundary,
each waiting for favorable opportu-
nity 20 attack. The Germans are sat
isfed that they have rid themselves of
the Russians in East Prussia, and are
sending a commission to that country
TO re-establish the inhabitants who fled
when the Russian invasion drove every
J thing before it.
DISPATCHES from Petrograd declare
that the Austrian civil government Of
Cracow has been taken over by Ger
many. The inhabitants of Cracow are
SAID TO De IN ulBht' lHe SlIJ sV"H "lA
cease its normal functions, and be
transformed into great fortified base.
; According TO these same sources OF
inflammation the Germans have thrown
three army corps into the Cracow dis
trict. i'm preparation for the Russian
attack. which, il is expected, will not
be delayed much longer.
The Russian capital has been ad-
used also that ali traffic has been
stopped between Berlin and the Baltic
, por.s Of Dantzig, Elbing and Stettin.
Venice (via Paris, Sept. 26.-In the
absence OF any iehni.e war news from
Galacia or ervia the Vienna newspa-
pers continue to assert that "the mill
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