Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-07

operations In that district had captured
three flags twsnty-three guns, eighteen
machine guns, two seroplanes, $50 officers
and 1900 soldiers
since September & having broken the
Resistance OF the Austrlsns. our troops
have been continuing their offensive to-
ward the south.
"Ali reports concerning alleged VIC
tories OF General Won Auffenberg near
Zamose and Tyschowszy are wilful false
hoods and intended to lessen the import
snce OF the Russians in Galicia. whore
in the direction OF Lemberg alone. the
Russians took rich booty, namely 1000
prisoners, more than 800 guns. thirty
locomotives. $50 trucks and numerous
conveys OF supplies"
Russians on Offensive.
The Russian general staff tonight is-
sued the following official communica-
tion:
Along the whole OF the Austrian line
the Russian troops on September 4 pro-
eeeded with an energetic offensive move
ment The Austrians' center suffered
most from the Russian attack. In tho
region west OF Kranystaw the Austrians'
Forty-flth regiment Of infantry, which
had been completely surrounded. was
forced to a man to surrender, together
with It's commanding officer and forty
four offloers-in all Loo men.
1.-THE German division which was
marching to help the Austrtans. was at
tackled on the left bank OF the vistuln
river. Russian troops have occupied the
stryj river region.
The Russian cavalry already Is among
the passes OF the Carpathlan mountains,
on the east Prussian front we have had
nothing but slight skirmishes. which are
without significance"
Another official communication issued
under date OF September 4. says:
THE Russians have commenced a gen
eral offensive movement between the
Vistula and Rug rivers. The Austriani
did not expect vigorous offensive a,
Lamberg and hoped to resist IT,
The Russians estimate that they
seized a years provisions here.
THE Galician prisoners at LENDERS
were set at liberty. The Czeohs have
refused 10 march against the slavs.
Wounded who have returned to Petro.
grad say the Germans in their fightlns
rely mainly upon artillery and give way
before bayonet attacks"
Lenders Defeat a Rout.
ROME (via London), Sept "a news
dispatch from Vienna says the defeat Al
Lemberg was a rout OF the whole Aus
TRAN army operating in Galicla and thai
the only hope now is In the German con.
tingent which is congesting all the rail-
way lines toward the northeastern from.
tier. 1t Is asserted that the Austrian
general starr Is urging the Germans L
dispatch some OF their i2o-mlllimeter gum
TO Gaucia.
offieial reports from Petrograd say that
although the defeat of the Russians a
Tannenberg was regretable. Il 10 SERVING
only to stimulate the fervor OF the people
the army and the government TO multipl,
their efforts for final success, which tn,
whole nation considers inevitable, as tn,
Germans In making what was perhaps
their most strenuous attempt disrupted
only one-twentieth part OF the Russian
army.
Since the war began the government ha
not permitted the operation of wireless
telegraph apparatus, II has been sus
peeted, however. that some wireless oper
ators were At work and a search reveale'
an outfit on the roof OF boarding hous
frequented by foreigners Two student
who had erected the plant we're arrested
Take Many Prisoners.
Desperate fighting continues along IN
front from Lubin to Kholm where tn
Tenth Austrian army corps made an at
tempt 10 break the Russian line" say
an official statement issued here tonight
The Austrians were heavily repulse,
and 5000 we're made prisoners. The Rus
slams secured various documents in Whiel
the Austrian generals made urgent ap
peals for help from Germany.
In Galicia thirty locomotives and Al
enormous amount OF rolling stock wer'
captured.
The Russians entered the railway sta
ton at Lemberg and found Il crowde,
with trains loaded with ammunition. dy
Mantle, benzine and medical stores. tn
Russians captured the station so sud
denly that three motor cars which wer
on the point Of leaving, fell into thei
hands.
In the neighborhood OF Swollen. a Ger
man asrOplane was brought down an
the aviator captured
AT Vlotslavsk a German armOrod trai
coming from Alexandrovo attempted 1
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