West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-09-24

FN'''' " SCfNld anu NOns
teneero Now In Front Of sarajevo.
Capital OF 6osnia-Otfioial Reports
Given Out by Austrian Government
Do Not Mention Reverses Suffered
by Its Arms.
London. Sept. 22.-The Russian
march through Galicia goes on un.
interrupted by any serious resistance
from the Austrians.
Dubiecko. town on the river San
thirty miles west OF the invested
fortress OF Przemysl. has been taken
by Russian cavalry. The invaders can
tured several hundred prisoners. scv
eral batteries OF artillery and con.
siderable ammunition and supplies.
Przemysl Is giving spirited resist
ance TO the Russians. but the report
is made that the capture OF the strong
hold is not necessary to the success
OF the campaign.
Already the Russians hold Siniava
north OF Jaroslav. and ReZeszow 10
the west while their occupation of
Sambor, southeast of Przemysl, as
sured them the district important &c
cut of Austrian reinforcoments.
Petrograd asserts that the Russian
armies, while pursuing and breaking
up the widely scattered Austrian
armies under Generals Won Auffen.
berg, Danh and Archduke Charles
Francis Joseph. have invested the
whole fortified line from Przemysl tc
Jaroslav and have not halted the
march toward Cracow.
Sufficient Russian troops with siege
guns have been left To lombard or
storm the Przcmysl and Jaroslav
fortresses, admittedly very strong. but
the main armies have swung around
the fortified line and are advancins
by two lines OF railway toward Cra
cow.
These railway lines run from
Jaroslav and ReZeszow toward Cra
COW, on the north, and from Sambor
toward Sanok and Cracow on the
south. In addition the Russians now
hold the main causeway from Lem
berg to the west.
All Information from Petrograd I'm.
dicates that the Russian armies are
gradually forming a junction while
compelling the rout of the Austrian
field forces.
Austrian "viators who flew over the
Russian army were brought to earth
In the pockets Of one of the Austrians
were lists OF Austrian reserve troops
and other important papers.
There gppmq n no No doubt
the Germans in east Prussia are being
pushed back by General Rennenkampf
and the German forces who were in.
vading Russian Poland have had to
retire to escape the peril OF the Rus
sian advance in northwest Galicia.
ST. Petersburg hears that all avail.
able German troops are being sent 10
Siiesia and that the railways are con.
gested in the Oppeln district with
troop trains
The Austrian government refuses 90
concede that the situation is grave
In an official statement by the war "
flee in Vienna IT is maintained tn
"our battle line in Galcia has never
been stronger"
"The new battle line from Prz.
emysl TO Cracow is engaged" the
statement continues "For strategic
reasons our forces have retreated
slightly along this line I'm order 4,
occupy stro" ger positions. The evacu.
alton OF Jaroslav was deliberate, the
city having lost its strategic advan
tage."
Rome. Sept. 22-The combined
armies OF Servia and Montenegro have
fought their way TO Sarajevo the
capital Of Bosnia. ard a battle with
the main Austrian army in Bosnia
In progress.
BY forced marches the Servian
column In Bosnia effected a Junction
with the Montenegrin troops. which
have been fighting their way through
Herzegovina.
Ssrajevo, the key TO the possession
OF Bosnia, IS fifty miles directly west
Of the Servian border and about the
same distance northwest Of the Mon
tcnegrln border. II Is assumed that
the attacking force has an exceller.
chance OF victory. az Austria cannot
withdraw from Galicla.
The bombardment " Cauaro. Boe.
MAS main port. has been temporarily
suspended by The French feet pending
the arrival OF heavy guns. The Mon.
tenegrin army is reported 10 be i'm
splendid shape. thanks To- the arrival
Of now batteries and munitions from
France
Manchester, Mass. Sept. 22.-The
following official statement received
by wireless from Vienna. was made
public by Dr. Koznstantn Dumba
Austro Hungarian ambassador 10 the
United states:
Foreign papers again publish re.
ports about colossal Russian victory.
We are said 90 have lost 100000 dead
and wounded. 100000 prisoners and
800 guns. The whole Austro-Hun.
garian army is said TO have been Dc
feated These arc, OF course. pure
invention. our army has repeatedly
defeated ard continually weakened
the Russian army and IS now ready
10 fight a new battle"