Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04
LEmsERe PossEssEDAFrER DEs.
PERArE BATTLE IN WHICH
AusrR,ANs ARE DEFEATED.
oNE-FouRrH OF AUSTRIAN
ARMY PUT OUT OF ACTION
As Result Of Battle Russians Control
Eastern GaIicia and Roads to Hun
sary-Russians, outnumbered, Show
Hsroism and Succeed in FIankins
Ensmy-cut on Reinforesmsnts.

London, Sept. 4.-The occupancy or
Lembers, capital Of Galicia. an Aus
trlan province. BY the Russians. was
officially announced from Petrograd
est Petersburg) today.
The commander lin chiefs message
was as follows:
with extreme joy and thanking
God. announce to Your majesty that
the victorious army under General
Russky. captured Lemberg at II
o'clock this morning. The army of
General Brassiiofr has taken Halicz.
II beg your majesty to confer on
General Russlky, in recognition of ser
vices preceding the battle. the fourth
class Of the order Of St. George, and
for the capture of Lemberg the third
class Of the same order, and on Genera.
Brassiloff the fourth class Of the same
order
Austrians Lose Eastern Galieia.
The Times correspondent in Petro-
grad sends the following under date OF
Thursday:
"Tnformation telegraphed by the
uSdOQudIlSTS BULL SS00S GiiSouioeSS
the hope that the victory at Lemberg
is only the beginning Of the end. The
retreat Of such an enormous force. re-
liably estimated at eight army corps.
taken in conjunction with the rout Of
the army which was to serve as a
screen to their retreat also spells dis
aster complete and overwhelming. In
formation obtained by the war Office
shows that the garrison already has
been preparing positions at Grudels,
twenty miles to the westward on the
railway to Prxemysl.
Tho fall Of Lemberg. which is the
junction Of eight important railway
lines, renders the Russians absolutely
masters Of the whole eastern Galtcia."
Russians Assume Offensive.
The Post Petrograd correspondent
wires that prisoners brought to the
Russian base reported that part Of the
Russian forces entered Lemberg in ae
cordance with the plans Of the COM
mander inc chief. The Aus.rians. ac-
cording to these reports. opened the
last stage OF the weeks conflict around
Lemherg by a determined attack on
the Russians between Kubl. Lublin and
Kohlm. About 12O miles north OF Rus
sian territory the attacks failed and
the Russians assumed the offensive.
the Austrian army retiring southwark
and receiving terrible punishment from
the pursing Russians.
Austrians ersak and Flee.
The next day the Russian army
moved forward along the whole 800
mile front to about forty miles south
east OF Lemberg. All along the line
the Russians attacked vigorously and
the second Austrian army posted east
of Lemberg, broke and fled.
The Russians captured near Lem.
berg another score of guns. The for
ward movement Of the Russians con
tinued without interruption, the Aus
TRANS having entrenched In strong
position west Of Lemberg at Gorodsk.
eighteen miles back on which they
retire when forced past Lembers.
Less severe 20 Austria.
OF the magnitude Of the Russian vic-
tory before Lemberg there can be no
question. the correspondent adds. The
Austrian forces amounted 70 no less
than 100000. with 500 artillery pieces.
There wero three army corps, the
Eighth, Tenth ana Twelfth and part Of
the Fourth and Seventh The Austrian
army corps on war 66oting 10 raised
to three divisions Of which the third
II made up Of reserves. BY this victory
Russia has put out Of action Z quarter
Of the total Of Austrian nrst line troops
and captured nearly . quarter OF the
Austrian artillery besides command.
Ing Ill roads leading into Hungary.
The Galicians warmly welcomed The
Russian troops. according to the pfiS.