New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-13
Stubbornly Contest Steady
Advance of Cars
Forces.
RUSSIANS DRAW
NEAR TO CRACOW
Closely Pursuing Austrians and
Battle for Fortress Expected
Any Moment.
lBy Cable 10 The Tribune. ]

Petrograd, Nov. l2.-The Russian ad-
vance in East Prussia continues, but
this time it is :. purely military move
ment, unlike the Crst chivalrous dash
which was undertaken at all costs to
relieve the pressure on Franc and
save Paris.
The Germans appear to be disputing
every inch Of ground. Conflicts. pre-
sumably Of minor advance guard nat
ure, have taken place west Of Goldap
and 1l6 miles away, between Mlswa
and Soldau. In both regions the Rus
slams have driven the enemy back.
Three weeks ago the Germans
planned to occupy Poland up to the
Vistula, wintering in Warsaw and
Ivangorod. They carried reaping and
thrashing machinery with which to get
in the Polish crops, and there were
many other indications of their inten-
ton to make long stay while estab-
lished on the Vistula. They were to
assist Austria to recover Galicia and
then proceed in a triumphal march
through Russia together.
But the Russian commander in chief
also has his plans, which he carr:
through with iron rigidity. 1t is be-
l;eved that Russia is preparing move
on q wide front into Germany when
tho time comes. This front still has a
considerable extent Of German terri
tor-y to recover before it gets into line
for this advance, and some interesting
tactical problems, with plenty OF fight
ing. may be looked for in the near
future along a direction which may be
binted as the Mlawa-Soldau region, but
this however, is a matter for the
future.
Good progress is being made in the
pursuit of the Austrian5 who are re-
treating westward on Cracow, from
which the Eussian forces are now dis
tant about forty miles on the east side
and only half that on the north. The
civilian population of Craeow IS again
being evicted, this time under German
command, as previously under Austrian
command.
The Russian General Statt issued the
following statement to-day;
an Fast Prussia on November II an
action developed on the front Of Stall
luponen, Krouglianken and the region
of Soldau. Our troops occupied Jo-
Prussia, seventy miles 10 the souVh-
west of Gumbinnen).
Beyond the Vistula battles OF sec
ondary Importance occurred IN the
region OF KalisZ Russian Poland ana
Neschava. where advance guards OF the
enemy sought to progress.
ain the Carpathians Austrian rear
guards maintained at the crossings on
the upper San, in the region OF Sanok'
were attacked by our troops.
"The siege of Przemysl, which was
suspended during the period in when
the Austro- German armies were on the
offensive, has been re-established.
London. Nov. 12.-The Russian army
under General Rennenkampf IS hghting
lis way into East Prussia and has taken
Johannesburg, on the railroad from
Lvck 10 Soldau, both Of which towns
are already in Russian hands. This
gives TO Russia the control OF an I'M
portant railway line, which skirts the
frontier in German territory, and sew
eral branch railways running into the
interior
The central army, which drove the
Germans back from the Vistuls, has
had only unimportsnt engagements, but
il is known to be pushing forward to
the borders OF Posen and Silesis, which
the Germans are crossing.
The Russian left has followed the
Kielcc railway TO the Austrian frontier
and is within few miles Of Crscow,
the siege of which is imminent.
The southern army, under General
Ruzkv. is al Rzeszof, between Przemysl
and Cracow, and its crossing of the
San River is being opposed by the Aus
trians. Another detachment continues
the siege Of Przemysl, while still an
other is operating against the Austrisns
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