Show RUSSIANS BEATEN IN EASTERN GALICIA VIENNA WAR OFFICE REPORTS SWEEPING VICTORY OVER FRONT OF 25 MILES russian emperor reported to have assumed command of his army and stirring events are expected in near future A defeat of the russians over a front of about twenty five miles in ill the vicinity of brody eastern galicia is reported officially by uie the vienna war office the russians everywhere evacuated the positions they held according to the report and are being pursued by the austro hungarians tile the report says we captured the alie castle of pod kamien in violent hand to hand fighting the height beight of AlaR mahutga Ma hutra utra southwest of brody positions near and many other points of support which were vigorously defended the battle at some points continued until this morning beaten everywhere the enemy evacuated his terrain our troops pursuing him the news that emperor nicholas had placed himself at the head of his army which he announced in a telegram to raymond Pol Poin licare president of france and the visit paid by tile the french commander in chief general joffre to the italian army fo reshad ow it is believed in military circles in london stirring events on both the eastern and western fronts in which the armies of all the allies will co operate it is declared the russians already are nearly it if not quite holding their own against the austrians Aust rians and germans whose advance at most points has been stopped and in places are on oil the offensive riga remains the danger point but the fact that the russians continue to occupy the town after the germans german have advanced to th eDvina southeast of riga leads military writers to the conclusion that the russians feel rea sure of their ability to defend the river and in time to sufficient far westward to relieve the pressure on oil their forces on the shores of the gulf of riga for the thirteenth successive siv e day the allies have bombarded german positions in the west only varying their artillery activity by occasional air raids sapping and mining operations and bomb throwing in this fighting the germans are also taking gartand par tand success rests rester first with one side and then the other similar activity is noticed on the part of the austro hungarian army along the northern frontier of serbia where the are strengthening their positions on the rivers save and danube presumably preparatory to new offensive movement |