El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-17
GERMANY FEELS
RUSSIAN MENACE
Disquietude Is Felt By Ber-
lin People; People on
Border Fleeing.

Berlin, Germany, Nov. 17.-Germahy'
though proud Of the careful manner IN
which the German army effected It's
retreat from before Warsaw, in Poland
feels keenly the menace of the Russian
invasion of east Prussia. Germany Is
again under the sign Of the Russian
danger" to quote the astrological met
aphor used by the Germans.
The combined German and Austro-,
Hungarian armies. which, by wen
timed and well executed change OF
front and with timely reinforeements
were able to sweep through Poland TO
the line of the Vistula, threatening
Warsaw and IvangorOd, were in turn
Outflanked by the masses or RUSSIA
command and have fallen back TO their
own frontiers.
Timid inhabitants Of the border re-
gions are leaving their homes Tor the
interior Professional pessimtsts draw
long faces and a certain amount OF
disquietude is being manifested III
civilian circles in Berlin.
Army Not Beaten.
There are many indications, however,
that the retirement before Warsaw is
not that of a beaten army, but one OF
which, realizing that it had failed IN
its object of a surprise campaign
and retreated.
Predictions are hazardous but the
great news of the next fortnight may
come from the armies facing on 20
lands wintry fields The common re-
port is that Gen. Won Hindenburg is
ready to accept or give battle on the
new ground he has chosen
Commanders Transferred.
The eighth corps, entrusted with the
defence of east Prussia, again has
new commander. It originally was
commanded by Gems. Won PrittwitZ
and Gaffron and passed into the hands
of Gen. Won Hindenburg and chief Of
staff Won Ludendorff. The new COM
mander is Gen. Won BUelow, one Of
family Of military brothers of high
rank.
The retirement from Warsaw resem-
bles in many respects that from the
environs Of Paris in September, the
Germans in both cases assuming the
great risk Of running out of ammuni-
tion and supply trains and exposing
their flank and rear, hoping to smash
a supposed demOralized army.
Hoped for Surprise Attack.
They hoped in the Warsaw campaign,
like StOnewall Jackson at ChancellOrs-
Vile, to catch the enemy's right wing
mapping, roll up that portion of it west
of the Nistula, press across the river
and capture Warsaw. Holding strong
" the line from east Prussia on the
north to Galicia on the south, they
expected to be able to stand off Russia
and devote their principal attention to
the western campaign. That is why, it
is said Gen. Won Hindenburg in Sep
TENDER transferred his headquarters
from east Prussia to Breslau, in Sile-
STA, acting in concert with the Austrian
commanders change of front against
the Russians invading western Cali
cia from the north.
Russishs, Alert, Retire.
The Russians were on the alert
however, and quickly retired to the
safe side of the Vistula- The only i'm
portant fighting was at Opatow, on the
massed their troops in a generally
tula. They rushed their troops by
the Germans were actually entering
one suburb of Warsaw at the same
time that the Siberian troops detrained
in the town.
The Germans had outrun their heavy
artillery, which was delayed by bot
tomless roads Plenty Of Russian rein
fOrcements came, the fighting was des-
perate and a retreat was finally or
dered.
The Germans say they are as proud
Of this retreat as the English are Of
theirs at Mons.
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