Evening star., 1914-11-19
COMPELS CZAR'S CENTER
TO RETREAT FIFTY MILES
Russians Said to Be Holding Their
Own Elsewhere on Long
Line in Poland.
PETR0GRAD IS UNDIsMAYED
Movement Deemed a Feint Toward
Warsaw to Create Diversion in
the Campaign Against
Cracow.

LONDON, November 1o, II :o7
p.m.-The unexpected blow de-
livered on the Russian center by
Gen. Won Hindenburg with the
Germany army which had retreat
ed from before Warsaw. was the
predominant feature of the news
reaching London today from the
eastern arena of war.
Having for the time being
thrown back the Russian advance
toward the German frontier of
Posen, Gen. Won Hindeaburg is
the hero of the hour in Berlin.
There is much criticism in Ber-
lin of the German retreat from
Warsaw, but if the present
marked reversal of form proves
permanent the German center
doubtless will retrieve its repu-
tation just as the allies retrieved
themselves almost at the gates Of
Paris.
Driven Back Fifty Miles.
The German wedge from Posen would
appear to have driven the Russian GEN.
ter more than fifty miles back from the
frontier, SO that the line is now about
midway between German territory and
Voc h
eastern front the Russians, where they
are not progressing, seem to be hold
ing their own.
A Petrograd dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph says:
The battle now being fought in the
northwest corner of Poland may be re-
garded as possibly the most critical yet
fought in the Russian campaign, and
although little information is obtain
able it looks as though the vict torious
Russian advance has suffered q check,
as it is evident the German counter
attack has compelled the Russians to
concentrate a considerable distance to
the rear of the line reached by their
right flank.
''One of the ablest critics in the Army
Messenger. admits that new phase of
the war has opened, which is likely to
have a decisive influence on the whole
campaign"
Berlin Celebrates Victory.
Berlin was decorated yesterday in
honor of Gen. Won Hindenburg's vic
tory in Poland. according to Copen-
hagen dispatch to the Times. The
Russian losses, the dispatch says, are
estimated at between 10000 and $4,000
men.
An official statement issued at Vienna
and transmitted to the Reuter- Tele-
gram Company by way of Amsterdam
says:
I'm the southeastern war theater sew
eral battles have resulted in the de-
struction of the Kolubar passages, but
our forces had already crossed to the
opposite banks. A telegram dated
Monday states that 1.40O prisoners and
much war material were taken.
The operations. of the allied troops
In Russian Poland have forced the
Russian main forces to a battle which
has developed along the whole front
under favorable conditions. One of
our divisions captured 5000 prisoners.
The advance of the Russians against
the Carpathians is of secondary i'm
portance. Near Grybow q strong Rus
sian cavalry force was dispersed by our
cavalry"
A dispatch received in Paris from
Petrograd by the Havas Agency is as
follows:
"a terrific battle of unexampled vio-
lence has been proceeding for four days
around Soldau. The cannonading has
Russians are endeavoring at any cost
to average their check at Soladau, and
are throwing themselves at the Ger
mans with indescribable fury. They
have carried position after position by
assault. in spite of the Internal fire of
the Germans.
THE Germans are offering a most en-
ergetic resistance and their fighting is
alternately offensive and defensive.
"In spite of the torrential rains.
which have turned the ground into a
quagmire, the Russians are advancing
toward the interior of Germany.
They have captured ten big cannon
none of them damaged"
Looked Upon as Feint.
PETROGRAD. November 10, via Lon
don, 1:45 p.m.-The German advance in
considerable force along the narrow
battle front on the west bank of the
River Vistula. is regarded by Russian
military observers as a feint at the
city of Warsaw, the intention of which
is to draw Russian troops from their
advance upon Cracow. and distract at
tention from the efforts of the Ger
mans to establish a strongly fortified
defensive line from kalisz to Cracow.
This plan also is calculated by the
military authorities to relieve the Ger
man troops in East Prussia now giving
way along the entire line by render
ing a Russian further advance unten-
able. Despite this German demonstra-
tion the converging lines of the Rus
sian advance on the Austrian fortress
of Cracow are steadily progressing,
the Russians say, having now reached
within twenty-five miles of that point.
The Austrians are stubbornly con-
testing the Russian offensive and are
taking advantage of every creek and
hillock in any way availible for de-
fense, but the Russian columns in
South Poland already have traversed
the last river between them and the
fortress of Cracow.
The Russian troops form two fronts,
one facing Cracow and the other fac
ing the Carpathian mountains where
yesterday they reoccupied the ap-
proaches to two of the most important
ma sses into Hungary.