Milford chronicle., 1914-11-27
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PLAN BATTLE Near BORDER
Kaiser Rushes Relnforcemsnts to Po
sen to Check Cars Advance-Ger
man Losses Are Heavy.

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the battle wagei between the Vistula
and Warta rivers and forced to re
treat when the Russians hurled vas
numbers Of fresh troops into the bat
tie, the Germans are precipitately re
tiring to the region OF the fortress ss
OF Posen.
1t is expected that here they viii
make their next stand against tha
Russian army under Grand Duke
Nicholas. This information was re
ceived in London in dispatches from
Petrograd.
From various sections of the Ger
man empire reinforcements are being
rushed to that section to strengthen
the defeated army They will be join.
ed near the stronghold of Posen, and
the first big battle on German soil Is
expected to be waged there in the
near future.
While the extent and the complete
ness of the German defeat was not
known in London, the very fact that
General Won Hindenberg had been
checked was by far the biggest fea.
ture OF the war news.
General Won Hindenberg has about
100000 men, but If the Petrograd re.
port can be accepted they have been
separated. badly cut up and thousands
taken prisoners, so that the German
forces will require reformation and
rest after the severe punishment in.
flicted upon them following their dar
ing advance into the heart Of Russian
Poland.
The correspondent at Petrograd OF
the Matin says:
"The Russians, after having check
ed the German offensive on the Plock
Leczyen front gained on that side a
brilliant decisive victory. The enemy
who had heavy losses, is flying with
all speed toward the German from.
tier. An entire German regiment sur.
rendered to the victors.
"The Russians are energetica,ly
pursuing the enemy.
"The Russians are also vigorously
attacking along the CzenstOchowa'
Cracow line This day seems to mark
one of the most important and per
haps decisive phases of the war"
The Times Petrograd correspond.
ent in a dispatch, supplementing one
declaring that private advices receiv.
ed in the Russian capital, had con.
irmed the reports of a Russian vic.
tory over the Germans in Poland,
says:
According to unofficial information
the German army of 100000, which
made an irruption between the Wis.
tula and Warta rivers, has been br0k'
en- up into several parts, one of which
was compelled to divert its course
southwark and another northward.
apparently in each case the Rus
sian forces succeeded in getting be.
hind these disjoined corps and inhict-
ed upon them great losses.
"The Germans are believed to have
suffered very heavy reverses at Breze.
ziny and Tuszyn. 1t is impossible as
yet to give even approximate figures "
The Telegraph's Petrograd cores
pondent intimates that the German
crown princes army during the last
five days threatened Warsaw, but
was severely repulsed. The CORES.
pondent says, however, that his forces
arrived alarmingly close to Warsaw
before they were finally checked.
"At Plock," the correspondent con.
tinues, five German corps were Op'
posed by only two Russian corps,
which, after putting up a desperate
defense, were compelled to retire.
This left the road to Warsaw open.
and the Germans pushed ahead, stalk
ing all on arriving at Warsaw before
could be brought up,
leaving their line of communications
to take care Of itself.
"The Russians made stand on
the Bzura river, though the position
was not the most favorable. The
Germans were always in superior
but a number OF Russian
corps we're moving speedily against
immense difficulties of transportation
toward the threatened quarter.
But for the German skill in re-
tiremeEt they would be in perilous
position"
The following are the official re
ports: