New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-16
But Reports of Russian
Victories In Galicia
Cause Anxiety.
ONLY MEAGRE NEWS
GIVEN NEWSPAPERS
Austrian Capital Crowded with
Wounded, While Refugees
Beg Food and Shelter.


ton Of Eastern Gslicia are exercising
a depressing influence in Austro-Hun-
garian official circles and among the
more intelligent classes of the mon
archy, but up to the present the mass
of the people seem credulously willing
TO accept as satisfactory the meagre
official bulletins given out by the
authorities. They welcome eagerly any
report which seems half way encour-
aging.
That anxiety is felt in higher circles,
however, is shown by the long audi
ences the ministers Of the Dual Mon
archy are holding constantly with En-
peror Francis Joseph at SChoenbrunn.
Last Saturday the Emperor received
Count Won BerchtoId, Minister of For
eign Affairs, both in the morning and
afternoon. There have been also sew
eral conferences since last Friday with
the Minister of War and the Austrian
and Hungarian premiers.
The newspapers Of Vienna maintain
an extraordinary reserve concerning
the progress Of the campaigns in Galicla
and on the Servian frontier. Papers
Of last Sunday barely mentioned the
battle that is reported TO have been
raging around Lembcrg for the past
six days. The only journal offering
any comment on the Lemberg situa-
tion was the "Ncuc Frcic Presse,'
which said:
I'VE can say nothing more than that
the high moral quality of the Austrian
and Hungarian troops must eventually
prove victorious"
A telegram received in Vienna from
D., . -, spt..
ter Of National Defence as saying:
I'VE stand we'll Our position every
where is good. More than this | can
not say"
The frequent optimistic public ut
terances Of Count Stephan Tisza, the
Hungarian Premier, have latterly
ceased, and the official bulletins given
out in Budapest are silent regarding
the campaign against Servia.
report received here from Buda-
pest relates that the fighting which
began several days ago has not yet
come to an end. Servian troops which
crossed the frontier at several places
are causing much uneasiness among
the local population, but no detailed
reports can be expected at this time.
This entire Servian movement is with
out importance, the Budapest report
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anxiety. Such communications, worded
in studiously ambiguous manner, APP
nearing in the newspapers, are making
the public increasingly uneasy.
Amid all these anXletieS the aged
Emperor, Francis joseph, is reported
as in excellent health. lie is working
even harder and longer hours every day
than formerly. He scrutinizes keenly
all the reports from the various seats
of war, and it is related that no news
is permitted to be made public without
his sanction.
The newspapers of Vienna are labor
ing under great difficulties They are
supplied with bulletins Of fewer than
a score Of words each, from which they
draw the most fantastic descriptions
Of what is taking place. The few war
correspondents who are accompanying
the headquarters staff telegraph chief
Is official bulletins in slightly varied
language, and supplement these reports
with remarks on the magnificent wealth.
err and stories Of the heroic deeds OF
Austrian officers and men.
In the meanwhile railroad trains are
bringing hundreds and even thousands
of wounded into Vienna. On two days
last week there arrived, respectively,
$40 and 5000 wounded soldiers. The
total number of wounded in Vienna to-
day aggregates over 10000 men. There
probably are many more thousands al
ready in Budapest. and thousands more
are scattered at Cracow, Prague, Gratz
-. and even as far as Innsbruck.
The resources of the Red Cross are
being taxed to the uttcrmost and all
classes Of society are rendering aid.
Mrs. Frederic G. Pentield, wife Of the
American Ambassador, has organized
CORDS Of Red Cross workers in the cm-
bassy. Already she has sent over l0O,-
600 bandages to Red Cross hesdquar-
ters.
Thousands of Galician Poles, chiefly
Jews, are in Vienna without means Of
support and are forced to beg for food
and shelter. The Hebrew charitable
societies are doing all they can to aid
their unfortunate coreligionists. Free
meals on Il generous scale are dis
pensed daily.
Public apprehension that all has not
been going well with Austria is shown
By a military decree, issued under the
laws providing for the national de-
fence. calling on the youths born in
1894 to join the army for home defence.
Under ordinary circumstances these
young men would not have been sum
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Men born in 1892 and 1898 have, up to
the present time, been rejected when
appearing for enrolment; now they
have been ordered to join the army. II
Is intimated further that they may be
called TO active service within short
time.
London, Sept. l5.- Countless refugees
from the Austrian province Of Galicia
are fleeing toward Vienna and are Sc
riously reducing the food supplies, ac-
cording to Rome and Vienna dispatches
to the Exchange Telegraph Company.
The newspapers of the Austrian CAPT
tai have ceased TO print the names Of
the dead and wounded, admitting that
they have not sufficient space TO in
cludc them all.
All the schools remain closed, and
with the university buildings, they have
been transformed into hospitals. Rail-
way dining cars also have been re-
QUESTIONED for this purpose.
An entire train of ten cars of wound
cd arrived at Vienna to-day.
AUSTRIAN ROYALTIES