The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
RETREAT Is GENERAL.
Russians In Position On German
Soil.

Special Cd6ic DcspatcA 10 Tug sus.
LONDON. Nov. s.-The Daily Chronicles
Petrograd correspondent, teleVraphins
under Yesterdays date. says:
For the last two days all tho nghtiuE
on the East Prussian front has taken
place on German soil The whole Russian
line has advanced and now occupies a
position across the border from Scn!r-
windt. In the north. to Lyck. At every
pom, where they have been attacked tn.
Germans have fallen back and nave now
Withdrawn 20 "A position west OF Baka
larjewo An attempt OF the Germans to
drive the russians from SchirwIudt has
been repulscd.
In many districts thousands Of bodlcs
of Germans have been burned, OWING To
the frozen ground and the consequent
difficulty OF burial. The Germans abau-
doned their wounded everywhere. Th'
Russian medical corps was heavily taxed
In dealing with these wounded soldiers
thrown on its hands. Since no armistico
can he granted permitting the removal
of wounded, large numbers die OF cold
and exposure during the nights.
In Poland the Germans are every
where IN retreat, even AT those points
where the Russians have not actually
been in contact with them. II is a sys-
tenstic withdrawal toward Inc "l
strongly fortified positions, which had
been prepared along the frontier from
Czenstachowa to kaliscz with Brcsau in
the rear. The Germans have Hccumu-
l.trd along this dine stores and eGu,pmcnt
for a defensive winter campaign prepa
IRtory no doubt to a new advance N tn.
spring.
AT every town through which they re
tired railway bridges w-rc blown up sta
tion buildings burned, cmbankments
levelled aud telegraphs destroyed. Ia
many of the towns attempts were made
to n.e all the houses. At Radon which
the Russ, MS occupied a. long ugo az
October %. it has been proved that the
Germans before leaving shot all tn" pris-
ouDrs that wcro then i'm their hands, In
Guiding one COssrck officer whom they
compelled 10 dig his own grave,
AT C2cnstachowa an OF the local
rutables have been arrested BY per
sonal command of the Kaiser the lnhab-
itants were informed that the great Paul
inc monastery was being held as q
hostage for their good behavior. Tho
threat to burn the monastery. which is
famous for It's pilgrlmagcs, strikes At th'
religious sentiment of all Poland, Monk"
who have been expelled from the town
have been arriving in small numbers
within the Russian lines,
They say thtt the monastery was
cleared and prepared as lodging Tor
the Kaiser furniture was brought from
Germany and IN, rooms Were being pre-
pared 20 accommodate" - stan Of SIXTY.
The gold and silver altar ornaments and
the monks furniture many objects
among them OF great antiquity, we're AL
carr ID on.
The Cossacks arc eurnged by the daily
evidence <nt the Germans ii" not treat
captured Cossaoks ms prisoners OF wa
should he treated hut shoot them on the
spot. They captured several Cossacks
and shot them within sight OF townstoiN
at I.euczyca. Kouska and Sawichost,
the advance on Warsaw was tho
| Kalser's personal adventure His object
was to enter the town on his birthday.
But wiser heads had prepared for the
failure of the advance, and thus the Ger
mans were able 10 fall back from ono
strong position 10 another, fully prepared
and losing little but transport trains, The
! German soldiers eagerly seize warm win
ter clothing. Including sheepskns and
! huge leather mittens that they obtained
| from Russian dead or wounded