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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1914

Page

4

Germans Press Paris But Paris Forts Hold Fast

London war desk reports heavy fighting across Belgium and near Paris as German forces push from the north and center. Kaiser's presence rumored, Crown Prince at front. French and British defense holds lines toward Rheims Verdun while Ostend rumors of Russian landings spark fears of a wider strike.

War Office London Rheims Paris Verdun Longwy Belgium Brussels Luxemburg Mezieres Antwerp Ostend France Germany Dumont d’Ecouen Senlis Fort Dumont Creil Chantilly Crepy-en-Valois Beauvais Clermont St. Quentin Compiegne Comviegne Lorraine Vosges Isace Archangel Arctic Ocean Aberdeen Edinburgh Brest Havre Namur Termonde Alest Malines Liege Boston Post London Daily Mail Rouen Aix-la-Chappelle Amiens John French Touraine Bordeaux

Lemberg Captured by Russian Forces in Galicia

London dispatch reports Russian general staff account of fighting that led to the capture of Lemberg, Galicia. Austrian forces covered the Lublin Kholm front with main detachments at Zavichost Tanoff Bielgorny Tomachoff and Belz. second Austrian army including third eleventh and twelfth corps and five cavalry divisions moved east of Lemberg to cover the operation.

Petrograd ST. Petersburg London Lemberg Galicia Lublin-Kholm Zavichost Tanoff Bielgorny Tomachoff Belz

Russian Offensive Struggles in Austrian Front

Russian forces moved into the Lontik Dubno and Proskuroff districts on August 2 aiming to flank Austrian units near Lemberg. They faced heavy riverine obstacles on the Dniester and fortified enemy bridges, with the left wing advancing about 220 versts between August 17 and September 3 amid persistent combat.

Landsturm Lontik Dubno Proskuroff Lemberg Dniester Russia

Russians Overrun Lemberg After Austrians Suffer Heavy Losses

Desperate fighting near Kamenka and Galitch ends in Austrian defeat. Between August 31 and September 3 a Guila Lipa district battle costs Austria about 12 000 killed or wounded. The retreat becomes a panicked flight as Russians seize 200 guns and tens of thousands of prisoners. Lemberg surrounds and falls to Russian forces.

Lemberg Gorodka Russian Poland Germany Poland East Prussia Koenigsberg Osterode Berlin Petrograd Kamenka Galitch Guila Lipa

Russians Break Austrian Advance Near Lemberg

The Post’s St Petersburg correspondent reports Russian forces entered Lemberg per plan. Austrian forces of about 200000 men with 500 guns attacked Russians between Kubl Dublin and Kholm but failed, as Russians pursued and mounted a counteroffensive.

London Petrograd St. Petersburg Lemberg Kubl Dublin Kholm

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