Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-25
GERMAN LINE FLUNG
BACK BY RUSSIANS
0FFENSE in POLAND
Fail in Second Attempt to
Pierce Cars Centre and
Strike at Warsaw-Re-
treat Along 40-Mile Front.

PETRoGRAD. Nov. 25,
1he Russian army, under command OF
Grand Duke Nicholas, has administered
severe defeat TO the forces OF General
Won Hlndenburg In their second attempt
TO strike at Warsaw.
The Germans have begun a retirement
from a line indicated by the following
points. which lie between the upper
reaches OF the Bzura River and the War
the, couple Of miles east OF seradz
Btrykoff, zzierz, sczadek. Gedunska,
VOLTA and VoSnlkl. The extreme points
OF this line are over 10 miles apart and
on the line the most stubborn battle yet
fought in this war has been In progress
for the last 10 days This 20 miles, how,
ever. Is only small section OF the great
front on which the strategic scheme OF
the Russian commander-in-chl is rap
idly developing.
Certain critics have found fault with the
original plan OF operations for meeting the
Germans west OF the Vstula River in
stead OF allowing them to cross over to
certain determination. The Germans got
away by sacrificing their Allies and re-
serNeH, and soon came back again with
chhracterlstlc rush. The Russians again
admitted them into Poland until they
reached the point where the strategic |
scheme required x that they should be |
stopped. The critics. once more dlssatIs- |
NED are afraid the Germans have not |
been admitted far enough and may again
escape utter destruction
After the triple defeats-the first near
warsaw, the second south OF the Piliza
River. and the third on the san Rlver-of
the Austro-Germar armies, the Russian
- NemNA AgNN
heels wee
The German scheme was TO break
through the centre Of tho whole Russian
strategic position. from the Baltic to the
Carpathians with 10 or 12 army corps,
say half million men, as minimum.
when reinforcements which continually
arrived are added to the original corps.
SimilaTly on this t00-mlle section OF tho
whole strategic front the Germans again
struck for the centre.
How the first seven days Of actual hard
nghting passed the people are only
vaguely Informed. Attempts to outflanjs
the Russians were made several times by
the Germans. first on one flank and then
on tho other and finally on both to-
gether, but all In vain. Nor were thu.
entrapped into advancing 100
Iar IN; the centre when the Germans pur- 4
oosely weakened II to make attacks on \
ooth Hanks. All that can be said is that
ortunes Of battle covered a considerable
'rea. There were varied successes and
everses during the week Of extremely
lard lighting until the position assumed
hat already indicated.
BY this time the Germans had again
oncentrated their efforts on breaking
hrough the Russian centre This at
ack was directed along a line roughly
rom Strykor to few miles north OF
pen where the Warsaw main line to
Jenna takes a sudden sharp bend West
I the railway In the neighborhood OF a
irezin, is hilly country affordlng Ideal n
ruilery positions, while a considerable
art Qf the approach to the railway here q
J covered by forests. Il
The Germans made here a superhuman ic
nort. and succeeded in temporarily nj
realpng through the Russian defense 81
tlon,. o
The Russians countered by piercing CT
10 German llnes~-at another point and Ir
roceeded to make hay of everything IL
lthin reach. The Germans withdrew
sing whole battery of heavy artillery III
nd al couple of regiments of prisoners.
Large bodies OF reinforcements are in
loving up on the German right rear II
ON the neighborhood of Wielun They an
INSIST principally OF new formations, ii,
nd their arrival may have been the Sig NJ
II Tor the German retreat. the duty OF In
le newcomers apparently being to sacri- Ii,
% themselves to enable the Germans TO re-
itricate what was left of their best
oops after the fortnlght's extremely
.avy ighting.
On the other hand. Il Ia equally likely DO,
at the Germans were so thoroughly de- VIZ
ated that not even the proximity of by
rae forces hastenng to their support wi
uld' prolopg their stand against the ms
gorous and sustained onset OF the Rus Fc
ans. wa
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