New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06
LOSS OF LEMBERG
HITS AUSTRIA HARD
Russian Strategy Wins Galician Capital Which Cars
Authorities Rename Lvov;-Defending Army Com
pletely Outwtted Says Correspondent Who
Explains Importance of Victory
By Cable to The Tribune. |

i.cmOerg, anCcn;N, and to be called I.NON.
the Russians at II o'clock Thursday morning together with
of administrations sixty miles southeast Of
DnicStcr, Halicz. or Caleb
The lighting which terminated in such splendid Veto
more than fortnight OF which the last eight days have
tcrupcd extending over front oi nearly three hund
Il shall attempt describe the progress OF this titanic
cordng TO the data hand but the meantime it is wei
the meaning Of this victory. cmbcrg Lvov the capital
commands all roads and railways leading into Hungary 1t
by ancient forticat"ns. modern Entertainments and gun
Being already naturally in strong position the admnt
the military of region it has provided tho rich
tary stores the NctOrs thus rcspordngy crppng the
When the Russian commanders entered Ivov they four
communicate by telephone OF their arrival to Vienna
The city has than 100000 inhabitants and public budn
houses filled 10 overlooking with Austrian lick
who had been abandoned the Russians with confidence
bellies the horrible campaign OF caumny which has been CARR
Gcrmanic press and armies
The Russian attack swiftly pushed home that
the capital OF Galcia found intact More than 20D
taken and prisoners captured in such numbers tina, tC
they have only been indicated in tens OF thousands
forces Lvov do merely command the roads railway
ways in all directions, but actually strongly cstablshc
OF the Austrian main armies
"Galich Halicz the Dniestcr, sixty ml, south OF
second in importance the capital 1t commands anotl
roads railways and waterways 1t strongly defended by
Soc OF the hardest lighting this titanic conflict took
Caleb, or the Ausrans made desperate attempt here
Russian lett flank, but without The whole OF East
thai is all OF the widest part the area ncc>cd between
rhc establishment OF Russian authority in this region
mosy facilitated by the that the native population viii
thcE Russian armies they made good their advance again
o sicrmanis which had maintained their supremacy in Il
purely Sav history and almost entirely 10y annIc pres
b horrible caumne, regarding the erocy oi the cruel X
t"Iavng experienced the tender mcrcc> OF IicrmanSm
inhabitants welcomed the Russians under th' stern
WIZ Rural authorities Russian POLAND had been air
during the progress the Russian armies hold themsel
ness to assume dutic~ in Gaca The whole OF this region
Prussia was anccny Sav and practically all the names ar
Sav News OF this signal victory has been received here witt
faction. but quite calmly.
while the Russians carrying on the VICTORIOUS
vov il would appear that the Austrian main armies which
couraged into Polish provinces with their
nb,in and Kholm unable accomplish anything hey
forward march the lett flank while the right hal
On Bell their territory southwest {" Sokal Inc LETT
70 Opoland The line run, thence IamoSic and Bell
this Austrian right flank suffered defeat during the combine
does not clear but the forces OF AUSTRIA IN the und'
OF Poland arc still referred to in official reports a. the main
Pus has certainly got enough may DC safely assumed
- ,i.io cross tho front Of this increasngl
main army contain IT, and their attacks and ncur
;os IN obar narts of the battle land until their
field which extends than lou 'hed hey had dscoee
miles have brought large Russian ar The main operations
mics by three weeks gAt- heavily on the RUSSIAN
ing and marching the OF Aus Ausrlans would be NOR
tas main force victory is posed toward this dir
signal triumph for the daring strategy brought their main Tor
of the Russian commander in hief the armies OF Germany
~ ntiro1r roconces the public to be
censorship which has vigorously Tor WARSAW"
abled to out however were preVen
tracted operations vast ter forming this part OF tn
getting a Russians invasion OF
gle hint give alarm until the two which laid the German
armies Russia operating in dec- in attempts to pene
tons that right angles Poland from the west
had succeeded eectng junction "The Ausrans in tn
in cnemy's country. continued their victorious
They were offering during whole undcfended portions
fortnight magnificent opportunity 10 ing secured
vigorous enemy between then proceeded to drive in
with them separately Only Xielcc
extreme could have justified tor finally they
this risk. least resistance in the di
THAT the Russian during the Iubr and Kbom and
preparation their real attack were oatod attacks
merely plavng with the Austrian ad- e.. 800, % arr
vance into udefended Poland may be , - Lir this tho
saf ely assumed from the fact that when ,.i frcos
the Austrian forces did finally at , H. tactical n
+empt a forward movement they only prss;o ra
covered tventy-four miles from Zavik !" -. :, .oo
how to OpoIe that time the Russian -, Austrian Gene
forces marched fighting, more ~ 49,. podolio ar
than seven times this distance. As o" -. 10 Ars
understand the situation to-day the III 1 @ :. tho ctr
Austrian main armies well held by ~ i On fortife
adequate Russian forces in front Aus p tsed tates
,rias centre broken and her right Stro"s''
wing demolished and longer to be every 49,. Tho Rr
rcckoned with. The Russians have "a'eIe" u -,
captured the capital of Galicia, com 'hCSe !" ~ c.L ~
mardng all roads into Hungary and inc rivers " or
the capital, Budapest. They are 'ne lug" -, - !
firmly established the flank and in any pat'icuS &C. 80
tho rear of Austras main forces and quarters "" my
the rest may imagined as relates RIVER moving
'"' 49,. Austrans had evidently
"Rpssa has been conducting in and desperate e"o
fct secrecy combined operations arrest the "e"'u '
AGAINST Austria regions over 400 army ana even 10
Miles anar keeping we'll in touch with iac or ua'en a' III"
tho enemy throughout this enormous the Foulpa with the
distance and executing SWIFT this time 1t was TOO ae
dash into another 2Oo slams. after weeks Of
miles away actual covered lighting occupied the ser
bv Russias considerably over tOns around the east
400 niles IN length. and about march iron
"Orer this vast extent of attack and -----.z.,-,
defence cavalry raids and reconno'a- l,ILANUWSA 1
sorces on the part of all arms with vNY ADAv AT
and