The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13

LONDON, NOV fSs--tE reported
tonight from retxograd that an
Austrian army retrsatinz I'm Ga
iis'ia has i,scn caugnt between
two Russian armies and must sur
rt,ates or sos~rt certain defeat I'm
hattie.
The s>.ppositson mere 81 that the i'm
rerii'Sa fore is the command OF Gen
era; DaukL which reircated mp the
Xsss1ls from Isangoroi and New Al
eSauar'a after The collapse of tho
Agstro-tierIuan invasion. Instead Of
Operating with the Germans in IA
vg,tl.c r.awaI toward Craeow and Can
ftae nova, the AuStrians appear TO
nave followed their own course In an
attempt to withdraw rapidly across
Western GaI!c!a and escape through
the passes of the Carpath.ans into
Hungary.
The news ia partial confirmation OF
TIE r. port transmitted by correspond
erts In petrograd that there was a
,uar~el between General Danki and
the German commander, General Won
Hlnaeuhura. due 20 the caiiousness OF
the fserrnans in forcing the Austrisns
to serept the pariis and hardshsps OF
y .xa~ guard. while the Germans
-, e.s~gNss~ conserved men and gained
t{r74r by acting as advance guards in
"a, retreat
se-trlans Did Not Fight.
e. he reports current In Pstrograd
No. ac,ur4fe the Germans pushed
.,.pssF, ara frcul the upper Nistlla, ex-
lee,fng ths austrians to delay fhe
Russians By a series or stubborn rear
guard actions until the kanscS-
t,zsnsta e hova -t,racow line could be
fes,chea and held by the Gerntans 1t
seems possible now that the Austrians.
veSeutine the treatment accorded them
ts the German generals attempted
M, serious stand Dut surrendered one
position after another until Sanuo-
rnierg at the junction of the Nistuia
and the san and = point OF immense
Slrategicai importance. was IN the
hands of the Russians Apparently
also the Austrians made good theif
retreat southwark across the Upper
14st,,,a. but were not swift enough to
escape a turning movement by Rus
slan cavalry which crossed the Nistuia
from Southwest Poland and swerved
eastward. while supporting force
followed the Austrians from the north.
In the absence of definite news, mil
ytarv critics assume that this AUS
tYian army, supposed TO number from
20. eco to zoe 600 has been enveloped
somewhere between the Nistuia ana
ne Carpath!ans. at a point south OF
"a snp drawn between Tarnow ana
f>seSzow Meanwhise a third Russian
a~n,v marching westward from Jaros-
lax. has captured R8eszow. There Is
more ,han Russian news tn indicate
that the Austrian strength in Galtcia
has gone 20 pieces In an official
statement by the Austrian general
STAFF ;t is admitted that the Austrians
retired voluntarily before a Russian
attack in Central Gaicia, and that the
Russians have again surrounded
Frzemysl. The Austrian government
locates the Russian advance guard in
the region Of the Lower Wisloka
River.
Statements Condictinx.
As regards the campaign in East
Prussia the statements issued by the
German and Russian general stats are
conflicting, but there is no denial made
by the Germans that the Russians oc-
cupy some positions within East Prus-
STA. The only available news from
German sources lis that the Russians
were defeated at point south OF wiz
ballen. The Russian general stafr az
serts thar Russian advance guards are
near SoIdau Goldap and Miava while
stalluponen and Lyck are occupied
There IS very little detailed news
as regards the situation along the
frontiers Of Posen and Silesa. The
Russian war ONCE gives out rnat the
Germans were unable to stand at q
line west of the River Wharf.-The and
have Withdrawn behind the frontier.
It is state. that the Russians are al
ready bcsieaing the cEterworks of
c.racow which would mean that Rus
sian troops are within twanty or TWEEN
ty-fye miles of the city Itself Taking
the r@trorraa of7'cfal and UNOFFICIAL
news Mt It's face value. 1t seems that
The Rnssians have met with no check
OF Importance. at the very gateway to
Stleeia. R,tmors continue that dissen-
sion between German and Austrian
commanders has laid Silesia Omen to
she iryasion of the Cars armies,
The petrograd correspondent Of the
s.h-c,scle telerranhs
AZ Is now clear what gigantic
hlunaer the German general star made
+, ordering the advance on Warsaw.
rho advance was certainly based ON
an underestimate nt Russian STRENGTH
The defeat near Warsaw has been a
heavy blow to the Germans while for
the unfortunate Austrians it has been
disastrous
Germsns Risked Ally's' Army.
THE Germans instead OF helping the
Ausfrians to prolong the resistance In
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