Show RUSSIANS CAUGHT AUSTRIANS IN rN TRAP SLAUGHTERED THEM PETROGRAD via 11 London Sept 24 4 45 a. a m. m The m.-The The has bas obtained ob ob- ob tamed from rain wounded soldiers It states a description of a clever ruse ruso whereby a email Russian lan detachment In Galicia virtually virtually virtually vir vir- wiped out a largo large Austrian force In Its account of oC the Incident it Jt says According to a prearranged plan pian several soY sev eral squadrons of or Cossacks and artillerymen artillery artillery- men simulating retreat began to fall faU fallback fallback back rapidly rapid under cover cr of ot the tho infantry Tho The rose roso to tho the bait and d emerged from their thuir trenches In pursuit hi LI the direction of a small river where when companies of or Russian Infantry checked tho the furious Austrian on onslaught la COQ Coo sacks and artillery t crossing by a s. bridge began to elves on the theother theother theother other banks posting several machine guns gun while the artillery hid their guns gUlls In trenches and under the th bushes unperceived by the tho enemy nerr When th the preparations were complete complete com corn for tor tho enemy's enemY reception tho the In Infantry Infantry In- In fantry hurriedly retreated to Ute the opposite bank where they pretended to set flet tire fire to tho the bridge as though Intending to cut cutoff cutoff off oft tho the enemy's advance The rhe Austrian troops seeing before them a small body of Russians blindly charged Tho The en enemy's enemy's en en- emy's Infantry with shouts shunts of ot victory approached tho the bridge Gc while their ca cavalry caval caval- al alry ry 27 dashed through th the river Su Suddenly a n terrific explosion was ns heard rd and the bridge which was crowded ded with massed Austrian columns was blown to pieces p while on th the opp opposite bank the Russians Russians' guns and quick scattered scat scat- among the advancing Austrians until 1 tho river was choked with bodIes s. Panic stricken the foe attempted to tonee nee flee throwing away th their lr weapons but tho the consummated tho work of demolition fording th the stream and pursuing pursuing pur pur- suing the enemy with yells of triumph Half Unit an hour l later ter It was all over and several ceral Austrian battalions had ceased to exist 1 |