The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-11-18
After 1t Had Been Sue
cessfulIy Worked.
LIVES OF $4,000 MEN LOST
How Railroad Manager Turn.
edAustrian Troops Over
TO Russians.
THEY DUG THEIR OWN GRAVES

The following details of the trea-
son of the Austrian railroad mana
ger at Lemberg, whose execution
was reported by cable some time
ago, are contained in private let
ter received in New York from a
correspondent in Galicia
When at the beginning of Aug
ust hostilities between Russia and
Austria-Hungary were announced,
the latter's plan of campaign cover
ed the movement of several army
corps composing the left wing. to
the north of Cracow; with objective
of Lublin and Warsaw. in command
of Gen. Dankl. The operations of
the right wing, conlided to Gen.
Nuremberg, comprised the holding
of the line of acknowledgements
Lemberg-Czernowitz-an advance to
the frontier, the invasion of Russian
territory. and the capture of War
saw.
"Lemberg, the main railway CEN
ter, became the destination of hun
dreds OF trains. soldiers. ammuni-
ton, and supplies, from there to be
distributed at points designated.
Regiments. artillery, parks, divisions
and corps We're billed to Lemberg,
and their arrival was duly reported
to the main army headquarters
Thence. onward to the frontier.
further reports became fragmentary,
and often were not made at all, so
that Gen. Auffenberg remained en-
tirely in the dark as to the position
of his ,roobs. They We're traced as
FAR as Lemberg, but beyond there
they ha1 gone astray. nobody could
tell where, or how.
An investigation was ordered.
and officers of the generals staff
We're detailed for that purpose. They
travelled in army automobiles to
Lemberg, where, by accident, they
overlook Gen. R, also in his
car. and preceding his command
that was to come along in trains AZ.
a.. 4S. booked to Lemberg for gar
rison duty.
Together they drove to the rail-
road station to question the chief
manager and head of the transporta-
ton service on the Lemberg- Czerno-
wiz line, who was also private
Councillor.
They were talking to him when
the sead train dispatcher entered
and advised his chief that trains 4G
AZ and As. had entered blocks /, 2
and Tone, two and three kilometers
di,eant from the depot, and in
quired whether they would be rout-
ed forward, the same as previous
trains. The manager replied
Certainly. and hurry them; here
are staff officers making inquiries. 4"
Gen. R asked to have the
train numbers repeated
Have you the telegraphic orders
to send the trains beyond Lembcrg?"
he questioned
Certainly; I'll go and get them"
was the reply.
No, do not trouble yourself. Mr..
Councillor" said the General. BE
good enough to send for them" At
the same time the General motioned
his aide, who happened to wear
mutt. to accompany the messenger.
The two proceeded to the railroad
telegraph office, but there We're no
orders there as to trains 46, AZ and
AS. The dispatch orders may pos
sibly be in the lower office. down
these steps, There the Captain in
mutt discovered route orders for 46,
a., 4S to go direct to the Russian
frontier, and that the telegraph
wires led to Russian Army Head
quarters. The arrivals of Austrian
troop trains and all the Austrian
movements had been telegraphed to
the enemy. The trains were sent
into ambushed positions and virtual
ly kidnapped by the Russians.
The arrest OF all OF the railroad
employees followed quickly. from
train dispatcher to general manager.
A military court was constituted. 1t
was revealed that all the railroad
officials were in the pay of Russia.
Train 46. opportunely coming In.
the railroad men were marching out
into the yard and We're forced to
dig holes. They heard the sentence
and their bodies filled the graves.
About 10000 OF the pick of Aus
trian soldiers had been delivered to
the enemy by treachery. The plan
for the right wing had to be aban-
doned and Lemberg evacuated. Rus
STA took possession OF more than
three-fourths of Galicia and all of