The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-10
RUSSIANS TURN ON
AUSTRIANS IN TRAP
Resume Offensive in Poland
When Imperial Troops Lose
Touch With Germans.
$4,000 MEN CAPTURED

specia, cable despatch 10 TnE suS.
LoNpoN, July 9.-Austria and Ger
many combined. aided by their great
field guns, may be able to force a way
to Lublin ami toward Warsaw. but
Austria cannot do II alone, according
to military observers here. Some OF
these experts are In fact inclined to be-
lieve that the combined Teuton armies
cannot go any further away from their
bases OF supply and transportation than
they now are.
Dispatches Indicate that the Arch
duke Joseph Ferdinand OF Austria in his
haste to press into Lublin before he had
forces under Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen fell into "A trap. lost at least
$4,000 men, received a severe check. de-
layed all advance for days and rave
the Grand Duke Nicholas an oppor-
tunity to assume the offensive on the
south POLAND front for the first time
in two months.
There is no doubt that the Russians
have soundly thrashed the Austriens on
even terms in that portion of russian
Poland between the Nistula and the bug
rivers. in a district just north OF kras-
nix. So effectively has this been lone
that IN the opinion OF some experts II
Is "A question whether Won Mackensen
Will be able TO effect the Junction which
was to widen the Teuton front and
make ready for the Warsaw or Brest-
Litovsk drive.
AS nearly as can be learned from
P.trograd dispatches the Austrians,
oterconiident after their victories. de-
clined to remain at krasnik to walt for
the Germans with their aesvy guns.
which have done the work of his cam
paign. but struck north Immediately to-
ward Lublin. believing that the Russian
morale was destroyed and that it was
only necessary to advance In order to
conquer. Thus they lost all touch with
the Germans. who were carefully oc-
cupying and consolidating positions. The
Austrian fank was thus exposed.
The russians saw their opportunity.
Thc cars forces were turned aud con-
cealed in IA dense wood along the side Of
which the Austrians were advancing.
whether their advance guards were neg
lgent or their fankers asleep or their
a'iHH'H resting Is not known, hui the
Austrian forces passed by this wood.
after which, with their flank thus turned
they were In a serious predicsment when
the Russians ssumed the offensive. The
Austrian left wing was crumpled UP and
iell back on the main body the entire
force erected "A speedy withdrawal to-
ward krasnik and row IL fnds itself
heavily attacked.
Thls success has been followed by "A
renewal of the Russian offensive on
every front. In north Poland, in the
region OF Suwalki, tie Muscovites are
fshtins back. and even down In the
Ilota Lipa. south of Lemberg, where
the army Of Gen. Won Linsingen was
thought TO have everything its " way.
they are attacking
The Austrian official report OF yester-
day spoke OF heavy Russian reen-
forcem.nts as the cause OF the Geek
The official statement received to-nigh,
form Vienna, by way OF Amsterdam,
says;
The general situation in the north-
! east is unchanged
In Russian Poland the fighting has
continued NORTH Of krusnik ON the
eights. As on previous days the
extremely violent attacks IL the Rus
slams at various points OF the front
have h en- repulsed.
All the outposts we have won from
the Russians west OF the Nistula
have been maintained.