Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-24
BATTLE ON HUGE SCALE
IN THE EASTERN THEATER
Russian Accounts Tell Of Successes,
But Do Not Claim to Have Won
Decisive Victory.
AUsTR1ANs ARE FULL OF FIGHT
Now Are Credited With Making
Better Showing Than Their Ger
man Allies Against Forces
of the Czar.

LONDON, October 24.-Petro-
grad reports a continuation OF
the pursuit of the Germans re-
treating from Warsaw, and ad-
nlits an unexpectedly stubborn
resistance to the Russian often
sive on the San, while the official
Vienna report, after detailing
successes before Przemysl and a
dashing movement toward the
Vistula, admits that the Russians
were permitted to cross the San
in several places.
Russians Cross the San.
The official Austrian statement given
out at noon Friday is contained in
dispatch from Vienna by way of Am
sterdam to Reuters Telegram Com
pany. 1t says:
while yesterday. in the battle south
of Przemysl, our heavy artillery had
been especially active, severe fighting
developed today on the banks of the
lower San. where at several points we
allowed the enemy to cross the river.
severely attacked by our troops and
pressed against the river. Again at
Zarzesza we captured over thousand
Russians.
parts of our troops suddenly ap-
peared before Ivangorod and beat two
Russian divisions. We captured $500
prisoners, one standard and fifteen ma
chine guns.
on the River Save, our monitor Temes
struck a mine and sank. Thirty-three
men are missing, but the others were
saved"
Russian government of Volhynia. un-
der date of Wednesday, the correspond
ent of the Times says:
"a battle which OF numbers engag-
ed and the bitterness of the fighting is
probably one of the greatest of the
present war is now raging on the line
from Sambor. along the River San to
Przemysl and Jaroslaw and then to the
of about sixty-five miles, in the rear of
and parallel to the Russian pos ton, on
which, at all points. cannonading was
terrific and uninterrupted, the battle
having lasted for eight days.
1T is difficult to get details, but it
appears that the Austrians started the
attack at Sambor, but were thrown
back by vigorous Russian counter at
tacks- Then concentration of the
Austrian corps attempted an advance
against Lemberg, with the object of
bisecting the Russian line. This attack
was defeated with heavy Austrian
losses and the capture of 5000 Austrian
prisoners.
Toward Jaroslaw the Germans are
cooperating with the Austrians, who
took Jaroslaw earlier in the fighting
but the Russians are now said to have
recaptured the town."
Petrograd Hears of Victories.
PETROGRAD, October "a, via London
-Petrograd is aglow with official re-
ports of the recent successes of the
Russian arms-the repulse of the Ger
mans at Warsaw and i'll the vicinity
of Ivangorod, fresh captures of prison.
ers and the precipitate flight of the
Austrians
The military authorities, however,
instead of resting in sense of Sc
curity or magnifying the Importance
of the German retreat, are preparing
now for the anticipated attempt of
the Germans to resume the aggressive
in the neighborhood where they were
stopped. Hence Russian reinforcements
and ammunition trains are streaming
steadily toward Warsaw and 1vangorod.
Without minimizing the effect of the
German failure, the authorities call the
recent repulse not SO much a decisive
engagement as a necessary German re-
treat to avoid a Russian outfianking
movement.
Warsaw and Ivangorod therefore ara
ready for any attempt on the part of
the Germans to return. Such a move
ment is expected shortly.
Dispatches from Grand Duke Nicholas,
commander-in-chief of the Russian
forces in the field, which usually are
conservative. now declare that the
struggle south of Przemysl is of great
intensity, and show that the center of
activity has for the moment shifted to
the southwark. The Austrian corps
which fought unsuccessfully at Tomas
zow in Russian Poland and in east Cali
cia is now endeavoring under direction
of a German general to regain its honor
by victory.
But it's constant efforts to cross the
River San have been defeated and the
Russians are now reported to have
traversed this stream at several points.
Russian Staff Statement.
The following official communication
was issued at Petrograd last night by
the Russian general staff:
THE energetic offensive of our ar
mics which have crossed the Vistula on
large front encounters no resistance
on the part of the Germans, who con-
tinue to retreat.
TN the trenches below Ivangorod we
took large quantities of war stores
and ammunition abandoned by the re-
serve corps of the Prussian guard in
its hasty retreat.
'The Austrian armies continue to
fight with stubbornness on the Wis.
tula, on the San and particularly to the
eouth of Przemysl.