Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
CRACOW IN PERIL
RUSSIANS GAIN
OUTER DEFENSES
Austrians Are Pushed West
of San = Przemysl Sortie
Repulsed-Winter March
on Berlin Planned.
PETROGRAp. Sept. ..

That the Russian armies marching
against Cracow have already pushed on
almost to the outer fortiAcatlons OF that
strong Austrian position is announced
here The troops are moving along the
main line Of the railway that extends
from Jaroslaw. The main body OF the
army is reported in the neighborhood Of
Tarnow with another army which crossed
the san at a point south Of Przemysl
and has already occupied WislolS and
Sanok moving to effect a junction with
it along the southern railway line from
Sanok
According to Rome report the Rus
SLAMS have seized all the passes in the
Carpath.ans and have occupied Stanislav
and Kolomca. both Of which are cities
Of considerable size and both junction
points on the railroad that crosses the
Carpath.ans into Hungary from eastern
Ga.cia.
The aercest fghting previous to the
capture Of Jaroslaw by the Russians was
at Sadowa-W -Wisznia, where a battle was
In progress for a week.
,Sadowa- Wisznia lies on a railway line
extending from the Russian frontier
through Przemysl. It is 80 miles south
east Of Jaroslaw and ABOUT the same
distance northwest from Lemhergl
PRZEMYsL soRTIE FAILS
Russian troops have captured several
fortified towns In Galicia, opening the
way 70 anal assault on Chyrow, an i'm
fea,ed the garrison Of Przemysl, the last
Austrian stronghold on the River san,
in a sortle that it made IN an attempt
TO raise the siege that has been in
progress for five days. The Przemysl
troops are now bottled up within the
forts The Russians are keeping up d
.easeless bom5ardmenr
The main Russian army under Grand
Duke Nicholas, seconded by Generals
Ruszky and Brussi!of, is operating
against the AustTiaHs and their German
reiuforcements, and the General stan be-
lieyes the Austrian last stand vii. take
place Al cracow, and after that it will
be possible for the Russians 10 devote
their entire attention to the Germans.
The following official statement was
issued by the general staff today:
on our southwestern front Russian
troops have occupied the fortified
positions of ErukenCs and FeIsztyn,
which commanded the district, with all
the enemys artillery, The garrison OF
Irzrmysl attempted a sOTuc but vas
defeated and driven back within the
line OF forts, which are being bonn
barded night and day Medyka. a few
miles cast Of PrzemysI, was eyacu-
ated without a fight and We took
large quantities os supplies
The pursuit of the Austrlans west
of the river san still continues Tho
Russians advance rapidly. despite the
destruction of bridges by the Aus
trians who are retreating 10 Cracow.
The Germans and Austrians will de-
fend Cracow 70 the last minute. be-
cause rs surrender would jeopardIze
the German positions IN East P-Issla.
That a winter march on Berlin Is
planned Is now certainty. The winter
supplies are being sent 70 the entire
active army of 23500OO now In the field
II 10 believed by the officers Of the Cen
eral stan that In a winter campaign the
Russians will have all the best OF H.
Inasmuch as It Is realized the Germans