The Detroit times., 1914-10-03
Outcome Of General -
Now Beginnins At crn
tai to Both Car
Kaiser
FIGHTING IN FRANCE
STILL UNDl
Both Berlin and Pari6
Optimistic etion G.
Decide War

By ND. u. KIM.
(StGn C0rrcspoRdeat UN6oo1
LONDON, Oct. 3.Tho ou1
the European war viii doDo
great extent upon TIE 1T
now beginning n the neo1 81
battle, already referred ~
battle OF Cracov, viii nn1
test applied to the Rusulnn
Will demonstrata whether
the active, potent flghttnG
her admirers claim she II. +
er she Ii to be more hinl1r
help IN the attempt q o<1
many. II II q new end I'M
sian army that = ID TIE ~
forces Tar outnumber I'll On
whether the troops aro q
energetic direction Of comr1
flcers or are to be handlod
derers as was the case IA -
Japanese war. this battle. IN
mencing. must decide.
To England. therefore, the
Cracow viii be considered
greater Importance than tn
drawn out conflict now n
In Frsncel II the Russtan6 q
whelm tho combined Austfo
army, the way viii be opon
overwhelming advances On
Germany - making : flnal 6o1
stand. She has massed ~
LOT her southern armies horo
man from the active lfne 1n
that could be spared has ~
to the east. The great oon<
tresses have been robbed
guards. who have been ron,
the older CLASSES OF the -
The flower Of thu landwehs
been called TO make a I'M
battle line from the ntan1
0ermany. The kaiser hin
supreme oonnnnn1 q tho -
$1,000 by Chief a. 6tnR q
md The council e Held
Der 0oltx, who originated tk1
defenses along the Russian e.
has been sought
Every bit of information -
here shows that Germany r. p
everything on this battle. Gho
decfsively to defeat Russia -
show that Russia Ia no more =
In this war than abe was n
churia. A decisives defeat q
czars forces, II II believed & =
according to wen authenticnso1
formation reaching here, mf~H|
suit In at least q partial patc6lr
Of the differences between Rust
Germany, as the car would cor1
face q revolution ut home II hio 4
were to be overwhelmingly az
at any stage OF the present VA
The battle line win be BY 81
longest ever held by opposing q
In any war In history. Wh5lo
course. II Is not held All aloni
entire length, AZ natural hox|
such as marshes, wide lakes. q
sable forests make such acdon
possible, figured on the man 8
wavering outlines II extends TIN,
miles from north Of the Niemon :
to the Carpathian mountains.
PETROGRAD, Oct. s.-The i
OF Cracow, as II will probably
called. II still In the initial II
The Russian outposts have enf
the Austro- German line aloog
Donajeo river. just west OF TaT
which FORMS q natural barrier a.
almost directly north and soutl
miles east OF Cracow. The battIc
extends to the foothills OF the
pathian mountains and flows
into Russian Poland north OF the
tula river. where the Austrians'
German lines are I'm contact.
Roughly speaking the new ID
the Germans, which II designs
Withstand the entire Russian adv|
follows the river Wartha. whero
Germans have constructed str0n(
trenchments. II Is only aho1
miles inside OF the Russian ~
The AustroG German right fIon&
centered on Cracow, while III
extends to the fortress OF Pooon<
entire line Is strongly held. d I
estimated that the German e
alone number at least 760. 00o
whffe a<fdftfunzf tru0ps xrg 60
ly arriving. ~
Precautions are being taken o1
yent- q thanking movement By tn
mans against the Russians ~
0aiicia. The CHIEF dinlcu1tv g
az <hes Rassians -nre -eonoo9Do
been the heavy rains. THIS -
terfererd with speedy movornG1
transports. In this respect. hoI
the Russian equipment - DR. -
TO the German. The on0rI
broad tires on ali field eQoI1I
constructed especially with tn
condition OF the roads q NJ
made Il possible to move ne
transport. although slowly.
scouts report. however. tnox
the Germans got OF The -
their auto transport has ~
been mired and IN the 6gh11
last week they have let
many guns, simply boc11
gsnk 70 far into the u1
horses nor traction 80
move them.
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