Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-22
SAYS RUSSIAN ARMY
IS HOLDING WARSAW
Petrograd Official Statement
Declares Cars Troops
Saved the City.
GERMANS HOPED TO ENTER
MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH
Fighting Continues, With Slight In
terruption. Day and Night, Cor
respondent Says.

respondent says.
PETROGRAD October o2.-The official
news bureau in statement reviewing
the fighting around Warsaw says:
The Russian troops displayed excep-
tional energy in coming to the defense of
Warsaw and saving the city from a Ger
man homba r,iment The Russian concen-
traticn was effected with greater swift
ness than was called for by strategical
reasons
"Documents taken from prisoners who
were captured during the fighting near
Warsaw show that the Germans were
confident of entering that city between
the 18th and 18th of October.
The Siberian regiments arriving at
Warsaw were Immediately sent to the
'front.' but notzb before they were warmly
halted by the population. which was
greatly impressed by the martial appear
ance Of these young soldiers. During
their bayonet charges at night in the
forest of Motchidovek. the Siberian SOL
diers took many prisoners belonging to
the list German Corps.
German Losses Reported Heavy.
Their reserve troops. who attempted to
push forward in the region between Plo-
mic and Prouschkoff suffered severely. 1t
was there that the Siberian troops. to-
gether with other Russian forces inflict-
ed terrible losses on the enemy. Many
villages in the vicinity We're taken AMI
retak-n IN harfd-tohand fighting.
In engagements near Kozienica the
Caucasian regiments also gave proof of
extraordinary courage. For eight days
these regiments were fighting the
left bank of. Nistula in the marshes,
der water. Here they sustained the
fire of the enemy's heavy artillery.
but all the German attacks were re-
pulsed.
losses. and one regiment had three
commanders seriously wounded. one
after the other
The direction OF the great battle go
ing Jon 10 the south of PrZemysl, which
has a'een uEder way for six days, is in
the hands OF Gen. Broussilloff. The
austrian losses have been enormous.
Many prisoners have been taken, in
Students Called to Colors.
Under instruction from Emperor
Nicholas orders were issued today by
the war Office calling out the students
of universities and high schools. who
ordina rily are exempt from military
service.
This order, in conjunction with the
report that the Russians had gained q
decisive victory, caused great enthusi-
asni among the populace. A small pa
rade which started this afternoon grew
In volume until the wide Nevsky Pros
pect was choked with people. The
Demonstration surpassed any held in
Petrosrad since the beginning of the
Val
The paraders carried pictures of EN-
peror Nicholas. the new Russian flag
end also the French. British and Bel
Eian colors, and sang the national an
them as they marched.
The demonstration reached its height
before the embassies of the allied ma
tiOns. where the cheering crowds were
greeted by the diplomats.
The order calling out the students,
who usually are revolutionary, is con-
sidered here as evidence of Russian
present solidarity.
Fighting at Warsaw Continues.
LONDON. October %. $40 am.-The
correspondent of the Chronicle at
Grodno. who has been at the Russian
front, writes that the artillery duel
around Warsaw continues. with slight
interruption. day and night. The Ger
man trenches, he says, are very wide
and deep. while the Russian trenches
are scarcely more than shallow grooves
A Russian officer. in explaining this.
sa I'd:
We don't dig much because we know
will not stay in one position long.
We either 80 forward or back. but usual
iy forward.
The correspondent says that while he
was there some excitement was caused
along the Russian front by report
t{lat Emperor William had been cap
tured by Cossacks d few moes up the
line.
Everybody had heard some days be-
Tore" the correspondent says. that the
Emperor was personally directing the
lighting. and therefore most of the
troops credited the report. but when the
Cossaeks brought in the prisoner 1T was
not the emperor. but merely German
captain who looked like the emperor and
wore a mustache like his.
Near Augustowo the roads frequently
are blocked by wagons and automobiles
abandoned by the Germans. while dead
horses; are seen by the hundreds. Near
Raigrod a small stream is completely
damned by abandoned German stores
4 dispatch from Warsaw contains the
following:
Numerous parties OF German prison
ers are continually arriving. Among the
latest batch is a general who had
brought gifts to the troops from En-
peror William"
Russians Show Courage.
PARIS. October %. II ANA Hava.
agency dispatch from Petrograd says
The Russian troops are manifestins
great courage and energy In the de-
Tense of Warsaw. many times success
fully repulsing heavy attacks and al
the same time establishing more firmly
the union of Poles and Slavs.
Intercepted documents show that the
Germans expected to capture Warsaw
some time between October Is and II
The Siberian regiments brought VI
from the Praga district Of Warsaw re
ceived great ovation from the popu
lace and distinguished themselves II
night attacks in the forest of Motchid
lovsk. taking many prisoners The
termined. The heaviest fighting is nov
at point south of Przemysl.
The Russian minister of finance hal
been authorized by imperial decree II
place 1short-term treasury bond
amounting TO se0.000.000 on the Eng
lish market.
No Enemy on Hungarian Soil,
Austrian Statement Asserts
LONDON. October %. 1890 a.m.-Al
official statement given out at nool
Wednesday at the Austrian genera
headquarters regarding the fighting II
Galicia is contained in dispatch Il