Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-14

troops engaged in the east battle in
the region Of Lublin ana Tomaszow
is estimated as being over forty in
fantry divisions and eleven divisions
of cavalry, with numerous military
eontingents, totalling 100000 men
and $500 guns. The main force of
the enemy, about 100000 strong. de-
ployed ON the line from zavihost to
Tomaszow In order to advance the
! front TO Lublinhalmi The right flank
of these armies was protected by an
army consisting of over 200 battalions.
/ in region of Lwow uemberg). left
flank was protected by group of
several German and Austrian divisions
near Radon.
ION August IS, in order to avert
the blow aimed BY US at eastern Prus-
sia, the Austrian armies took ener-
getically the offensive. our deploy-
ment on front of several hundred
miles long not having Yet been COM
/ pleted. we could oppose the Austrian
advance to the north only with far in
ferior numbers The first attacks of
the enemy were delivered in the di-
rection of Tomaszow, toward which
place the Austrian reserves began to
concentrate.
ION September 3, at the time of our
capture Of Lwow, the northern adj
vance Of the Austrians attained its
height. The front of the enemy ran
through Opole- Byhava. got within ar
tillery range of the railway station at
Krasnik, and included Krasnostav, Ia
mostie and Grubeshoff.
Near Jusifow on the Visla tVis-
ftula) two bridges had been built and
We're used for bringing 10 the battle
field the troops Of the group origi-
nalIy concentrated at Radon.
I'm expectation Of the results OF
the advance of our army under Cen
eral Ruzsky, our plan consisted In the
strengthening of our right wing. Our
railways carried out this task with
the utmost expedieney and success.
The numerically weak left wing of
our army near Holm did not receive
receive reinforcements in spite OF the
fact that the main Austrian attack
was being delivered against II.
II was rightly considered that the
| further the Austrians penetrated to-
ward Holm, the more crushing tneif
eventual defeat would become when
our successes in both our flanks had
developed. In spite Of its considera-
bic numerical inferority, our center
did not limit itself to passive defeat,
but advancing 70 meet the enemy,
achieved a considerable success at
Laschova.
Here, for over six days, the on
sIaught of the enemy was repuised
and our center was drawn back only
on September ?. This retreat was or
dered deliberately, III order to give to
our line and especially to our TANKS
a more advantageous enveioping po-
sition.
ION September the victories OF
Generals Ruzsky and Broussiioff de-
termined the moment Of our general
advance. The Austrian center was ae-
feated at suhodol and by rapid ad-
vance toward Turobin and lamostle
| 6zamost) we succeeded in separating
the enemys group at kfasnlk from
that at Tomaszow.
ION september 6 the Tomaszow
larmv of the enemy while already IN
Ifull retreat. was attacked by General
Ruzsky from the southeast ana
forced to fight facing in three diree-
tons The counter-attacks OF the
l<rasni,< groups Of the Austrians were
repulsed and on september the Tor
ltified positions Of the enemy on the
line from opole TO Turobin. forty miles