The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-06-30
LENBERG IS TAKEN
TOWN CAPTURED WEDNESDAY
BY SECOND TEUTONIC ARMY
GAVE LITTLE RESISTANCE

GAVE LITTLE RESISTANCE
Twenty Days After Fall of Przemysl
Advancing Armies Reach Last
Stronghold in Hands Of Russians
in GaHeia, Which They Had Held
Since September.
Berlin reports Wednesday by wire
less to Sayville: Lemberg has been
conquered after very severe battle,
according to an official report re-
ceived from field headquarters Of the
Austro-Aungarian army. The Cali
clan capital fell before the advance
of the second army.
Lemberg, capital Of Galicia was
occupied by the Russians September
2, 1914, a month after the war be-
gan and in the course Of the early
Russian drive into Austria until to-
day it has been under Russian con-
troll.
For the past twenty days, since
the Austro-German forces re-captur-
ed Przemysl-Lemberg has been the
objective of a series Of fierce and
concentrated ~ttacks. Their success
will have far-reachlng political ef-
feet, as the driving out Of the Rus
slams from Galicia is counted on in
Berlin to help maintain the status
quo in the Balkans.
The capture of Lemberg was one
of the earliest important successes
of the Russians. After that they
pushed onward rapidly through Ga
licia. The high water mark Of the
invasion found almost all the prov
inee in their h--nds.
They approached within striking
distance of Cracow, at the western
end OF the province, close to the
German frontier; stormed the heights
and passes of the Carpathian noun
tains, which separate Galicia from
Hungary. and to the east swept
through the crownland of Bukowina
to the Roumania frontier.
An this has been changed by the
steady succession Of Austro-German
victories of the last few weeks. The
change began with the launching OF
the drive from Craeow eastward.
Great numbers of German troops and
vast amount Of field artillery were
sent to assist the Autsrians. The
use Of artillery by the Teutonlc allies
: has beep described by correspondents
as on scale never before under
taken. It's effectiveness was relative
ly increased by the Russian shortage
of shells.
The Austro-German armies push
ed eastward through Galicia, recap
tured Przemysl June 5, and then,
without pause, struck ct Lemberg
fro mthe south and west. At no
point were the Russians able to with
stand the terrific bombardment, and
even the line Of defense near Gro
dek, sixteen miles west of Lemberg,
which is OF great natural strength,
proved untenable,
With Lemberg now in her hands,
Austria has reclaimed virtually the
whole province of Gahcia. the
fighting in this can paign has been OF
unusual tenacity, with heavy losses.
The figures of killed, wounded and
captured, as given in Austrian, Ger
man and Russian official statements,
run Into the hundreds Of thousands:
Russia had made plans for per
naanent occupation Of Gahcia, bring
Ing In officials to set up civil admin
isfration in the territory as fast as II
was taken. Lemberg was re-chrls-
{ tened Lyov, the old Russian-Polish
name. The city has a population OF
about twenty thousand and was an
important Austrian military station.
Although founded in the thirteenth
century, it is of modern appearances
and is known for its imposing build
ings. The city is protected by outly-
: ing forts, although its defenses are
inferior to those Of Przemysl.
There is vast significance in the
fail Of Lemberg. This is the capital
of Galicia, province cf Austria
Hungary, that is cut OF from the
rest Of the empire by the Carpathlan
mountains and early in the struggle
was an easy prey to Russia, half arm
ed though she was. Russia was new
Z er able to cross the Carpathian noun
tains, although she did invest and
seize Przemysl, an important fort
ress, which gave access to the Car
pathian approaches. The German
Austrian armies which drove the Rus
slams back have numbered more than
two million men.
This is the only important fight
ing on German or Austrian soil since
the outbreak of hostilities except for
the newer campaign by Italy.
Galiciah sa thirty thousand square
miles and is about the size O. the
state of South Carolina. One-thlrd
( OF its area is mountainous and pied
montane. 1T is a great agricultural
country as well as abounding in min
erai wealth and was great prize OF
war for the Russians. It has salt,
sulphur, petroleum and zinc in vast
quantity.
The population of this state was
seven million two hundred and fifty
thousand fifteen years ago, the last
census reports available. The cities
of Galcia are Cracow, Przemysl and
Lembecg. TIP country is LnoIouSnS
! intersected with railroads and Lem
berg was important a. the intersec-
ton OF several lines.
Lemberg was a. city Of 1858 in
habitants by the census Of nineteen
hundred. OF these eighty per cent.
were Poles and ten per cent. Ger
mans. It is the fourth city IN the
Austrian empire. 1t is an old city,
one OF it's architectural landmarks be-
ing the old Gothic cathedral built IN
fourteen-eighty.
By giving up Lemberg, the Rus
) slams must fall back upon their own
frortier and their offensive. which
appeared sixty days ago to threaten
the very capital of Hungary, has
been turned to rout and defensive.
All for the lack OF guns and am
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