The evening world., 1914-11-17
CRACOW SHELlED
AND NOW ON FIRE,
VENICE REPORTS
Russians Said to Have Attacked
the City From the
North.
GERMANS AGGRESSIVE.
Attempting to Drive the Rus
sian Invaders From East
Prussia.
GERMANS AGGRESSIVE.

ROME. Nov. 17.-Nsws has reached
Venice that part Of Cracow II ablAss.
The Inhabitants arc fleeing. inciudins
many Italians.
cracow 10 being attacked on the
north and u expected to fall immsdi.
ateiy. Tho overwhelming advance OF
the Russians toward the city 10 over.
coming all obstacles. both the diff.
Guilty Of passing and the desperate 70.
sistancs OF the Austrians.
The Oiornais d'Itaiia hsars from
Petro6rad that the Austrian garrison
Of Prssmysi attempted . sostie. but
was almost entirely annihiiated by
the Russian troops forming . ring
about the fortress.
LONDON. Nov. IT, associated
Press.)--Accordiag TO reports from
Berlin the Germans are confident Of
. favorable outcome to their renewed
offensive along tho River warthe. and
their ability to resume the aggressive
shows strikingly the advantage which
the possession Of strategic railroads
gives . warning power.
Tho Germans are determined 70
force the invaders from East Prussia
and they are striking two blows-ons
from the north and the other from
the northwestern the general dirso.
ton Of Flock and Kutno. with the oh.
jsot Of paraiysins the Russian ad-
vance along the southern frontier Of
East Prussia.
The actual situation In Cracow 10
becoming . mystery 10 London. One
report has the Russians actually In.
vesting the town. which 10 declared
70 be In flames. Several reports have
rsacasd London that the Germans
J have left the defense Of Cracow e
! tho Austrians. who In their turn am
expected to surrender rather than
latest reports from Pstrograd declare
that tho German forces have rejolnst
the Austrian garrison In the defsns<
Of the Craoow fortress.
PETROORAD. Nov. II (Unitet
f'rsssl.-lt was asserted here te-dAy
that the advance toward Thorn vii
soon be resumed. 4 strong German
| counter. offensive developed along IN,
vistula toward Flock. but has no
been checked. The advance In Eas
Prussia Il declared to b Progressing
; 4 report from the general stan O
n the Caucasian Army confirms the r.
!. port from Turkish sources that tn
;, Russians had received . check nsa
), ErDerum. II says:
The march Of our advance guar
y In the direction Of ErsArum has endo<
4 This march was dictated. not by cou
n ditlons Of war. but only TO fulfil IN
!. task imposed on our advance guard.
The report tells OF . number q
% Russian successes on the march
ID Turkish Armenia and declares thu
If the Turkish otfsnslvs against %
D. coast has failed. Tho Turks, il al
:. movement. II 10 declared, net Wiz
serious losses and their rsssrvss Wsi
annlhilAtsd,
y BERLIN. Germany, via The Hssv
l. and London. Nov. II (Assocists
70 Press).--A general review OF the oil
/. uAtion In the eastern arena, based q
= Information given rut In Berlin, Ind
j" cAtss that the latest 0srmaa victoris
are such that the Advance Of q
N Russians has been rendered moro al
acult. This suocsss mus. not b owe
estimated. for the Russlaa losses. 4
d though ssvsrs. 30 not mean that q
"a Russian movement has collapso.
q Considsring the enormous num6Ceo ,
10 available SOLDIER. II does net ove
Ut mean the disqualification OF the RuI
- slaa oessnAive.
n Tho great difliculty for the Russian
4. 10 found on the Vistula, which pepi
M rates both winWs Of thsi- army. III
IN Russian army, which was beaten nsI
n Wloclawsk and which apparent
n. came from WArsaw. was driven bAs
In . southsriy direction. but not
the direction rom which u had b,
<Anced. II waa forced along Q ros
running from kutno TO 0Ombin. Will
tho northern Russian army. operatil
near Soldau, was forced back
v Plock by way Of Lipno.