New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-30
AUSTRIAN ARMY
OF 175,OOO MEN
IN UTTER ROUT
Beaten Columns Rush to
Carpathian Passes Be
fore Cars Troops.
$4,000 ARE LEFT
BEHIND AS CAPTIVES
Losses Estimated Third of
FOrce-Russians Vic
tors on the Nida.

tOI VII kiiS lNiha'
tBy Cable to The rrbun,l
Petrograd. Dec. 29. The retreat OF
the defeated Austrian army, estimated
at lT5,OOO men, toward the Carpathian
passes, it is officially reported, has de-
veloped into an utter rout. The rear
Of he hurrying columns now extends
over forty miles east and west, from
Zmigrod through Dukls and Sanak to
Lisko. It is beginning to break into
smaller sections TO take advantage OF
the six passes which lead southwark
into Hungary.
The Austrisns are now practically
out Of danger OF any but rear attacks
from the pursuirg Russians, as the
narrow passes, two OF them mere
trails, effectively prevent any fanhing
movements
It il confidently believed that the
Russians have inflicted on the Aus
trians a defeat as decisive as that
whisn the latter suffered in Servia,
and the complete disorder into which
they have been thrown IS regarded as.
proof that the task OF reorganizins
this extreme right Of the Austro-Ger-
man armies will be heavy one and
likely to consume long time.
Berlin Admits Failure.
A dispatch from Berlin says that
the German official press bureau ad-
mits the Austrian defeat.
The large number Of prisoners taken,
amounting in the last nine days TO
about 200 officers and $4,000 soldiers,
together with forty machine guns, is
believed here TO indicate that the Aus
trians are not offering stubborn rear
guard resistance.
The last three lots, consisting Of 500
men each, OF Austrian prisoners taken
20 Kiev from Southern Galicia con-
tain numbers Of men who are un-
wounded. but were made unfit for ser
vice by frozen feet. Most Of the pris-
oners are between forty and fifty years
old.
The official Army Messenger says
that 300 Slavs from Bosnia and Herze-
govins encountered Russian soldiers
near Tunoff, Galicia, and threw down
their arms crying, Long Live the
Czarl"
Fifty Thousand Austrians Captured.
Since their latest offensive began the
Russians have taken 10000 Austrian
prisoners and captured many guns, ac-
cording TO the Russian official reports,
and if, as was estimated, Austria had
between three and four army corps on
its re-entry into Galicia. it must have
lost more than a third Of the number
in killed, wounded and prisoners.
The state of the roads leading TO the
passes, which are feet deep in mud
has prevented the Russians from max
ing the pursuit as effective as it might .
have been could the Cossacks have
found a frn footing for their horses. (
The following statement received .
from the Russian general headqusr-
ters wss issued this evening:
To-day, between the lower Vistula .
and the Pilica, only fighting of small
Importance took place. The Germans .
left their trenches on the right bank
OF the Bzurs, near the village Of
and fell back on the left
bank Of the Bzura.
"On the River Rawka our heavy ar
tillery is fighting efficaciously a large
number Of German batteries Of heavy
guns.
"In the region Of Bolmov our at
tacks have alternated with those Of the
Germans.
Russians Win on Nida.
ave have dslodged the enemy from
a trench near the village of Sumino,
which they had taken from US previ-
ously. by a counter attack. in which
yge captured machine guns and pris-
oners.
con the centre, between the Pilics
ard the upper Vistula, only cannon
aiding was heard. We made progress
oa the two wings.
During an attack on a German re-
doubt 70 the south of lnowlodz we
CAPTURED three machine guns.
"Our troops met with success while
,rossing the lower Nida in the taking
BIZ storm OF the villages Of Starokor-
,zin and Senislavioe. which were well
fortified. During the fighting we capt
Ired forty Austrian officers and over
ZOO soldiers and three machine guns.
"In western Galicia We have made
orogress in spite of the almost impas-
sabie condition of the country due 20
mud We nave driven the enemy from
he front Of Stromnik- k-Gorice-Jasliska. ,
.aking guns and large number of ma ,
"During the first half OF December
old style cnlendar) We captured $4,000 ,
Austrians.' |,
Although for forty-eight hours past
here has been no serious fighting, on ,
he left bank Of the Vistula front, par