The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-12
Slavic ArmiesApparently Have
Caught Second Wind and
| Are Again in Trim
HEAVY FIGHTING
ON FRENCH FRONT
Crown Prince Said to Have
Lost 100000 Men In Recent
Attempts to Break Lines of
Fighting Frenchmen

London, Sept. 1.-THE Russian
bear, still holding a considerable
strip OF 6aficia firmly In his claws,
after hating suddenly In his re-
treat several days ago and swing
ing around to stem himself with
all his might against the onrush
OF the Tcutons, today leaves fur
ther eyidei<e OF his resolve to
hold that strip. Moreover. he
showed tangible signs OF reaching
ont and Selling hack what he has
lost within the last month.
Strongly reinforced. the Rus
STAINS following up their victory
several days ago at Tarnopol. ON
the first day under the Cars
chief command, today battered
the German forces with
such might that they were COM
PEELED to yield Pursuers forth
with turned defenders and the
pursued drove the Teutonic in
vaders from their positions on the
Sreth. south of Tarnopol to the
Heights of the Strypa.
Singuiarly enough. the first report
of this significant turn in the Galician
campaign. comes from Vienna, To-
nights official statement of the Aus
trian war Office admits that the Aus
tro-German troops were compelled III
withdraw their front on the Seresi
before superior forces" When de.
tails become known and the Russian
official report is received, 1t is be-
lieved the Galician operations Will
show a remarkable change in favor of
the Russians. Military experts here
are certain the Russians will push
their newly gained advantage with az,
possible vigor. The admission by the
Austrian war office Of the Russian re-
Inducements bears out the belief ex-
pressed in The Suns dispatches few
days ago, that the Slavs are we'll In
tact and have provided themselves.
behind the screen of rear guard ac-
tons. with ample supplies and with
adequate communications.
Continue Offensive.
Near Tarnopol. too, where the Gear
won his first success as military chief,
the Russians are continuing to be on
the offensive. The Austrian statement
speaks of attacks th.re by strong
Russian forces although adding they
were repulsed with saeavy losses. The
very fact that the Russians on tho
main Galician fronts are attacking,
and have successfully checked the Teu.
ton drives, is CONSIDERED here as n
criterion of the Slav's vigor and also
their numerical strength. have not
been impaired nearly as much as re.
cent reports from the Galician thea.
ter indicated.
Withal. however, it must be bornG
in mind that the Germans having TAX
en- Dubno, the apex of the Volhynian
fortress triangle. are In possession OF
the opening of the railroad to Berdi-
ca,ev, northeast OF Tarnopol. and, NOV
ing in that direction. may later sweep
Aouth to fall in the rear Of the Cars
troops. The entire Galician theater 10
the scene OF violent fighting as the
reference of the Austrian war of1ica
statement to the lower Sereth shows.
EXTREMELY VIOLENT
ARTILLERY ATTACKS
Paris, Sept. 11.--Last night saw un.
interrupted artillery fighting at sew
eral points along the line in France,
according to the communication given
out by the French war office today.
There has been. furthermore, par
ticulArly violent artillery engagement
in the Department Of the Meuse and
along the front in Lorraine.
Effort TO Break Lines.
The VIOLENT fighting in the Argonno
Wednesday and Thursday was the re-
suit of an effort of the army of the
German crown prince to break
through the French lines. The at
tempt was made with powerful artil-
lery. and a large number Of troops.
Apparently it has had no appreciable
result.
The Germans were able to penetrate
the French trenches on a portion OF
the front. but were checked immedi-
ately They renewed their attacks
again and again. but with such seyers
losses that they gave up the effort.
This offensive movement. 1t Is said
on good authority. has not modified
the situation In the ArEunne. In maks.
Ing 1t the Germans have had greater
losses, according TO the French off,
cial figures, than they have inflicted
The army OF the crown prince haA
attempted several times in previOuq
months to break through the French
front. but SO far has scored no defi.l
mite success The statement 10 made
here that this army has lost upward AZ
Zoe, 900 men. one corps alone losing
20. 900 from the ranks. s
WON'T LET DOCTORS
FIGHT SPREAD OF PLA0U1l
Rome. Sept. 11.--News has reached
Rome that the Govsrnor - Ixt1
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