Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-05
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CAPTURED, SAY SLAVS
Movement of Kaiser's Forces to the
Rear Is Termed Pre-
cipitate.
EAST PRUSSIA BORDER CROSSED
Fighting Declared to Be Desperate.
Discord Between Teutons and Sol
diers of Dual Kingdom Charged.
Cold Factor in War.

LONDON. November 5.-The
forward movement of the Rus
SLAMS has become general. Even
the Russian left wing, which has
been held stubbornly by the Aus
trians for weeks past, has joined
in the advance. This is admitted
by a conservatively worded Off
cial report given out in Vienna,
which declares that the Austrians,
having maintained their position
on the Lysagora. where the Teu-
tonic allies pivoted in order to
let the rest OF the army complete
its wheeling movement to a new
line, are now retiring. At the
same time Austria sets forth Ger
tain minor successes along the
line from the River San to
Jaroslaw.
Petrograd, however, makes
positive assertion that the Aus
trian movement is retreat
amounting to rout, in which the
Russians have taken many pris-
oners and much booty.
Desperate Fighting.
According to reports in the Russian
capital, Gen. Won Hindenberg, the Ger
man commander, is continuing his re-
firing movement in Russian Poland.
while desperate fighting along the from
tier of East Prussia has enabled the
Russians to cross the border at several
points.
A significant phase Of the eastern
campaign is indicated by report from
Rotterdam that the 9th German Army
Corps has been transferred from Bel
gium to East Prussia.
Russian View of Fighting.
The following official communication
from the Russian general staff head
IA sudden change has been noted
since November on the East Prus-
sian front, where the enemy. which
recently has been on the defensive
almost everywhere, has begun to fall
back at certain points. This re-
treat is precipitate on the left wing
of the enemy. which was vigorously
thrown back toward Biala and Lick.
Our troops took Bakalarjevo, cap
turing a large quantity of arms and
ammunition and making prisoners
of German company.
1.-The losses sustained by the Ger
mans on the East Prussian front is
considerable. OF certain companies
only eighty men remain.
"On the night of November we
took Mlawa near the East Prussian
frontier. 4 detachment of forty
Cossacks attacked the pickets of the
enemy, sabered forty and took an Of
ficer and twelve men prisoners, los
ing only two killed and three
wounded
Say Discord Reigns.
Austrian deserters, of whom the
number is increasing necessarily,
state that discord reigns between the
Austrians and Germans. They also
declare that the latter have sustained
enormous losses.
''On the left bank of the Vistula the
Germans continue their precipitate
retreat toward the frontier. 1her
rear guards have been dislodsed from
kolo and Przedborz. On the morning
of November We drove back the
Austrians toward kielce, which place
our troops occupied, making 500 pris-
oners and taking machine guns. On
the same day We won decisive vic
tory over the Austrians along the
whole front from kielce to Sandomir.
The enemy fell back with all speed
Our troops took Sandomir, which is an
important strategical point.
Thousands Taken Prisoners,
I'm the region south of Kielce dur
ing the past week we have made
prisoners Of 200 officers and Is. 900 SOL
diers and have taken a large number
of cannon as we'll as machine guns.
During the night of November the
Austrians made series of attacks
which were fiery but futile. and they
retreated. Our troops took firm
footing In the region Of Nisko and
Rudnik-
There is nothing to report from
the rest Of the front
1.-THE Turkish fleet is concentrated
in the Black sea with base in the
Posporus. Apparently they are try
ing to avoid fight with our forces"
Retreat Is Indicated.
The new position of the German
army front along the River Warthe
over seventy five miles west of the Wis
tula river, which 1t reached at the
time of the attempted attack on War
saw, indicates the tremendous retreat
of Gen. Hindenberg's entire army in
Poland during the past two weeks
important, since such noted industrial
centers as Lodz, Piotrokow, Radon and
Kielce are recaptured by the Russians
The strategy point at Sandomir, which
has been recaptured. Is at the juno.
tion OF the San and Vistula rivers.
There Is particular elation in Petro-
grad over Russia's advance, since