The Washington times., 1915-09-09
RUSS ARE V|CTORS
BEFORE TARNAPOL
Fresh Successes Crown Cars
Efforts TO Block Advance Of
Germans.

PETROGRAD. sept. "A decisive VIC
tory In the fighting before Tarnapol
was chronicled by the war office early
today as the Gear took command OF the
Russian army.
| Two German divisions. re-enforced by
an Austrian brigade and heavy and light
artillery. were hurled back In an at
| tempt to throw the Slavs out Of Ca
licia. The Russians counter attacked
| and are driving the enemy westward.
The Austro-German losses reported
early yesterday totaled more than 2OO
officers and 5000 men.
"Omen of Success"
Crowds gathered in the streets to
| cheer the news Of the most important
Russian victory In the southeast since
the Austro-German drive began. Every
| where the news was assigned to the
action Of the Emperor In assuming per-
sonal control OF the empires military
forces.
| 1T Is an omen OF success for the
Little Father" was the approving mur-
mur that ran through the streets.
| In other sectors Of the long battle
front similar successes have crowned
the fresh efforts Of the Cars armies.
The Russians have taken more than
| 1000 prisoners. and not only have beaten
have developed successful counter at
tacks. In their major attempt against
Riga the Germans have been unable
to make progress.
The Austro. Germans opened the bat.
tie west Of Tarnopoi on Tuesday. The
Third division OF Prussian guards. the
| Forty-eghth reserve division and ar
Austrian brigade began heavy attacks
| designed to throw the Russians bach
through Tarnopol and across the Rus.
| sian border.
The first rush Of enemy troops wa.
beaten back. General Evanoff ordered
mans were swept oack in neadions
fight, several detachments that hac
approa ched the Russian trenches goins
down IN slaughter.
Of thirty guns. including fourteen large
pieces. numerous Maxlms and .argt
supplies OF ammunition. The. pursui,
; have reoccupied their positions on the
! Sereth river
| Austrians Flanked.
| Gar Nicholas has wired persona
fluctuations to the commanders direct.
ly in charge on this success.
I South OF the Thembowla region, ".
repulsed a number OF enemy attacks or
villages occupied by our troops" said
| the official statement. We took forty
officers and 2,50V men prisoners AS well
| as three field pieces and ten Maxims
Between the Dneister and the left
bank Of the Lower Sereth region. the
Austrians assumed the offensive bu,
We flanked them and took eleven OFF,
GERS and 1000 men prisoners. We also
took some Maxims at this point.
In the Vistula theater we made a
successful exit from a difficult position.
where a portion OF our troops were
surrounded by the enemy.
ON the, Riga, ,Dwina front, particu-
larry in the region OF the Grosseckau
and Neugut railway stations, the enemy
advance has been checked. We re-
treated from the right bank Of the
Lautse river. In the Troki lake region
our positions have been fiercely shelled
and attacked with gas bombs.
| East OF Grodno, the enemys attacks
along the railways continue with heavy
| enemy losses. South of the Niemen the
enemy Is making extremely stubborn
attacks.
I'm the Dubno fortress region We have
occupied new positions on the Ikwa
river"