Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-31
RUSSIANS ASSERT
THIRD ADVANCE ON
WARSAW FAILURE
They See in Evacuation of MistrZe-
vice Ringing Down Of Certain
on This Invasion,
GERMAN LOSSES ARE GREAT
Establish Foothold in Town on
East Bzura Bank at Tremendous
Loss to Selves.
MUSCOvITE LINES HOLDING
Teutons Unable by Sedgehammer
Blows to Break Them,
HEAVY ARTILLERY BROUGHT UP
PetrOErad Claims This is Purely
Defensive Move ON Part of Enemy
to Keep Back CHHr's
Soldiers.
LINES HOLDING
reutons Unable by Sedgehammer
Blows to Break Them.
HEAVY ARTILLERY BROUGHT UP

PETROGRAD. Dec 30 (via London).- -
The Russian view Of the military situa-
tion IN Poland in the light Of recent de-
velopments. is that a definite check has
been administered TO the Germans. The
evacuation by the Germans Of the village
Of Mistrzewice. five miles north OF
Scchaczew, related officially by the war
office, is regarded by military critics
the third German advance toward War
saw
At a tremendous loss to themselves,
the Germans had succeeded in establish
ing a foothold in Mistrzewice on the
east bank of the Bzura river. but their
persistent sledge-hammer attacks during
the last three weeks failed to penetrate
the Russian line before Warsaw. The
Germans steadily threw reinforcements
into the town in an endeavor TO extend
their position along the river.
Evacuate village.
When it became evident that the Aus
trian advance from the Carpathian
mountains had failed, the Germans evac-
uated the village during intervals be-
tween Russian attacks The Austrian
IDENTIFY formed an integral part of the
general plan of the Germans for the War
saw campaign.
Heavy artillery is being brought up by
the Germans along their center between
Skiernewice and the Pilica river. This
is regarded here as purely a defensive
move, designed to prevent the breaking
of the German line by the Russian in
fantry forces which are operating there
under cover of artillery.
Mere Episodes.
Unofficial reports from the Warsaw
front state that, in comparison with the
heavy artillery duels. the infantry
operations are mere episodes.
I'm Galicia the Russians have taken the
important town of Gorlice, fifteen miles
south of Tuchow. where the Russians
recently halted the west Galician army
of the Austrians. preventing 1t from
Joining with that of General Boehm-
Ermolli. which was advancing from
sanck Lisko. Gorlice is the junction
point OF several railroads running east,
west and south through the Carpathian
district.
As Far as YasIIaIS.
The pursuit of the retreating Aus
trians in the Sanck-Lisko district has
been carried as far as Yaslisk. on the ex-
treme left flank of the Austrians, which
has been captured. Yaslisk commands
the most important highway into Hun
gary.
Hungarian prisoners arriving at Kiev
state that their commanders, IN address
ing troops previous to the advance, said
that the result of the campaign would
be the reoccupation of Lemburg by the
Austrians and the capture Of Warsaw by
the Germans, and that subsequent opera
tions as directed by the German general
staff would decide the war"
Austrian Losses Heavy.
LEMBERG. Galicia, Dec. 9O.-CVia Lon
don.)-The simultaneous attacks of the
Austrians in western Galicia and from
the Carpathians proved to be a complete
failure. Unofficial advices reaching here
state that the losses of the Austrians
were enormous, and that the Russians
have taken as many as $1,000 prisoners,
including many Germans.
Trainloads of guns and other booty
pass daily through Lemberg.