The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-04
SCOUTS
CHARGE AN ARMY
Daring Trip Of Austrian Officer and
Handful Of Men Win Them Quick
RenOwn.

BERLIN, March 4. Daring cx.
plolts which Won quick reuovn for au
Austrian cavalry officer In Galicia are
related In newspaper correspondence
from that section.
The Austrian headquarters had
learned that the Russians were bring.
Ing forward reinforcements. Ayiators
were sent cut to ascertain the size
Of them, but the weather was fOggy,
and the scouts were not able Ia find
the Russians An unnamed cavalry
officer, who appears rs the hero of
the narrative, stepped forward aud
asked
Shall | ride through the linesY
His superlOrs laughed at the bold
offer, but after some hesitation agreed
10 accept II when fifteen other cav
alrymeu volunteered to make up the
scouting party BY choosing the lonely
forest road, the riders succeeded In
their plan Of passing through the
Russian lines at night by day they
concealed themselves In deep thlckcts,
but at night they boldly trotted along
on the main highway with thar Aus.
trinn uniforms covered with brown
mHnlles and fur caps pulled down
over their regulation helmets.
They met Russian cavalry diyls.
ION led by II Circassian prince ad
Nuncing to take part In the battle at
the front, aud their mounts almost
touched flanks with the Russian
horses ny they passed by, unrecog
nlzed Late at night the AustrianS
party took refuge In deserted farm
house, where the men tried to slcep
until morning Before day break a
murmur NJ voices was heard and n
large party NJ C0ssacks was seen an
preaching the place. The Austrians
hurricdly mounted to the attic where
they stood with carbines cooked.
ready to shoot down the first Cossack
who might show his face In the stair.
way. The Russians, however. con.
tented themselves with short stay
on the first floor aud then rode away
without even inspecting the outbuild
ings, where the Austrlans had stabbed
their horses.
The following night the little party
Of scouts rode along path in the
wooded hills where suddenly a Rus
sian patrol barred their way with the
cry Of Halt The Austrains were
mOtionless for few seconds, then
their leader commanded AT them" 4"
and not one of the Russians escaped
with his life.
Concealed next day In thiCkets, the
Austrlans were able to see heavy col.
umns Of Russians retreating along
the nearby road The Austrian nd
vance had evidently begun For
hours the masses Of infantry, artll
lery and baggage trains hurried by
toward the adjacent river, crossing
n temporary bridge On the top NJ
the hill beyond the river the Russians
halted apparently with the intention
Of taking up position there.
The Austrian cavalry officer who
was leading the scouting party had
sent n handful Of men across the river
to watch the Russian movement. lie
feared this little group might he In
danger aud so decided upon the dare
devil trick Of hluffing the Russians
hv charging the bridge with his M
tie party The dozen men galloped
wildly across the fields toward the
bridge There they met the advance
guard NJ their own infantry. and.
encouraged by this, they dashed at
the Russians who evidently believed
large masses Of Austrian cavalry were
coming nfter them They hastily rc.
sumpd their retreat