The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
EXPLOITS WHICH
WON QUICK RENOWN
Few Austrian Cavalrymen Had Excit-
ing Experiences After Pushing
Through Russian Lines.

BERLIN, Feb. % Correspondents
Of The Associated Press.)-Dariae ex-
PLOTS which won quick reuovn for au
Austrian cavalry officer in Gaicia are
related in newspaper correspondence n
from that section.
The Austrian Headquarters had II
learned that the Russians were bring n
ing forward reInforccmcuts. Ayiators
were sent out to ascertain the size Of n
them, but the weather was foagv, ami \
the scouts were not able to Gud the
Russians. An unnamed cavalry Officer
who appears as the hero Of the MARIE
tive, stepped forward and asked:
: Shall / ride through the lines ?'
J His supcrioss laughed at the bold OF .
fer. but after some hesitation agreed (
to accept it when Is other cayalrymen /
volunteered to make mp 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 thiylsets. but a.
night they boldly trotted along on the
main highway with their Austrian uni
forms covered with brown NANTES and
fur caps pulled down over their r,gu..
lati0n helmets.
They met Russian cavalry division
led by a CirGassiau prince advancing
to take part in the battle at the frcnt
and their mounts almost touched harks
with the Russian horses as they passed
by, uurecognizcd. Late at night the
Austrian party took refuge in desert
cd farm house. where the mea triol ts
sleep until morning. Before daE-g1sak
" murmur of voices was heard ana
large party OF Cossacks was seCu APP
proaching the place. The Austrian
hurricdiy mounted 20 the atrc where
they stood with carbiues cooked. ready
TO shoot down the first Cossach who
might show his face in the stairHas.
The Russians. however, contentoa
themselves with "a shcrt stay or the
, first floor and then rode away without
even inspecting the outbuildincs, whers.
- the Austrians had stabbed their horses.
= The following night the little party
Of scouts rode along, = path I'm the
wooded hills whercg suddenly Il Russian
patrol barred their way with TIL. cry
of ''Ilalt. The AustrianS were me.
tionless for few seconds. then their
= leader commanded AT them ana
q not one of the Russians escaped with
his life.
Concealed next day in Tickets. the
Austrians Were able to sec hcayv col
umns of Russians retreatiug along the
nearby road. Tho Austrian advaur,
; had evidently begun. For hours tn,
masses Of infantry, artillery and bag
- gage trains hurried by toward the adj
, laeent river. crossing tcmrorart
!, bridge. On the top of the hin beyon.
>, the river the Russians halted apparent
g ly with the intention of taking up .
4 position there.
IT. The Austrian cavalry officer who wa.
l. leading the scouting party had sent ;
handful Of men across the river K
-, watch the Russian movement. He fear
= Ell this little group might be In DANCE,
- and so decided upon the daredevil trics
e Of blulina the Russians by charging
with his little party The dozen mel
@alloped widely across the fields tpwar.
: the bridge. There they met tho I'D
u vance guard Of their own infantry, and
= encouraged BY this, they dashed at tn,
Russians Who evidently believed l8rg,
3 masses Of Austrian cavalry were com
: ing after them. They hastily resume
theiT-retrcat