Show R S N HH W WITHIN 50 o I MillS Of I Czars Czar's Troops Capture Heights at at Artillery Begins Attack on n Suburbs of Town B By as' Associated Press ies BERLIN Oct 4 Via London p. p m. m The m.-The The Russians continued yesterday yesterday yester yester- day their heavy assaults on the Aus- Aus tro-German tro lines Today's official announcement announcement announcement an an- reports the defeat of the Russians by the troops of Prince Leo Leo- poid By Associated Press LONDON Oct 4 After After three days of incessant and furious fui furi ous fighting the Russians are re reported reported re- re ported to have won la a considerable considerable consider consider- able advantage in ill their new drive on Lemberg from the south and to be threatening the im important railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road town of fifty miles southeast of Lemberg Reuters Reuter's Petrograd correspondent says the Russians under cov cover r of artillery artillery artil artil- lery fire forced their way y across the Lipa river south of diving the German Austro-German forces from the heights The Russian artillery then advanced and began SL bombard bombardment ment o amps military es b Is ments an suburb of the town VIENNA Oct 4 The The war department depart depart- ment mert gave ave out the following statement statement statement state state- ment I Statement of Archduke Charles Charle Francis North of of a Russian attempt to cross the at failed Southeast o of the enemy made desperate efforts to take possession of the Lu- Lu sonia height but was repulsed after se seere severe severe se- se vere ere fighting Front of Prince Leopold Yesterday after an interval due to the enemy's defeats ts on September 2728 28 a new Russian Russ an attack began against the army of General After incessant firing lasting severa several hours the enemy threw his' his masses against the German Austro-German forces between between between be be- tween and In the district of the enemy made seventeen attacks and southwest of I twelve North of the figh fighting in- in has spread to all portions of i ithe the front under attack The enemy used his nis artillery against his own retreating regiments Prisoners state that their troops were ordered to take Viadimir at all aU costs The recently reorganized Russian guards were again tor for the third time sacrificed sacrificed but all sacrifices were in vain The Russians were everywhere re repulsed repulsed re- re pulsed and our positions remain in in- in tact The enemy again suffered suffered- a hea heavy defeat The number of prisoners prison prison- on- on ers taken talen in the last few days south of Bro Brody were one forty-one officers InI including in eluding a II colonel and 2578 men I J I. I I |