The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-13
] A R | N G J A $ H OF AUSTRIAN
 CAVALRY
tBy Associated Press Correspondence,

BERLIN, Feb. 27-Daring expIoit. which won quick renown for an Aus trian cavalry officer in Galicia arc r. lated In newspaper correspondence fro mthat section.
 The Austrian headquarters baf learned that the Russians were bring ing forward endorsements. Avia tors were sent out to learn the size ot them, but the weather was foggy and the scouts were unable to find the Russians. An unnamed cavalry of hcer, who appears as the hero of the narrative, stepped forward and asked
 Shall I ride through the lines?"
 His superlors laughed at the bold offer, but after some hesitation agreed to accept it when fifteen other cavaI. rymen agreed to make up the scout. Ing 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 thickets, but at night they trotted boldly along the main highway with their Austrian uniforms covered with brown mantles and fur caps pulled down over their regulation helmets.
 They met a Russian cavalry divis- ion led by a Circassian prince ad- vancing to take part in the battle at the front, and their mounts almost touched Hanks with the Russian hors- es as they passed by, unrecognlzed Late at night the Austrian party took refuge in deserted farm house. where the men tried Ii sleep until morning. Before daybreak a murmur of voices was heard and a large party of Cos, sacks was seen approaching the place. The Austrians hurriedly mounted to the attic where they stood with their carbines cooked ready to shoot down the first Cossack who might show his face in the stairway. The Russians, however, contented themselves with short stay on the first floor and then rode away without even inspect ing the outbuildings where the Aus, trians had stabbed their horses.
 The following night the party of scouts rode along a path in the wood ed hills when suddenly a Russian pa trol barred their way with the cry of Halt" The Austrians were mo tionless for a few seconds when their leader commanded At Them!" ana not one of the Russians escaped with his life.
 Concealed the next day in the thick cts, the Austrians were able to see heavy columns of Russians in retreat along the nearby road. The Aus trian advance had evidently begun. For hours the masses of infantry. ar tillery and baggage trains hurried by toward the adjacent river, crossing a temporary bridge. On the top of the hill across the river the Russians halted apparently with the in tention of taking up a position there.
 The Austrian cavalry officer who was leading the scouting party had sent handful of men across the river to watch the Russian movement. He feared this little group might be in danger and so he decided a dare devil trick of blufIing the Russians by charging the bridge with his little party. The dozen men galloped wild ly across the fields toward the bridge, there they met the advance guard of their own infantry. and, encouraged by this, they dashed at the Russians, who evidently believed that large masses of Austrian cavary were com ing after them They hastily re sumed their retreat.
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