The Spectator., 1914-11-10
KAISER AFFECTED
 BY RUSS VICTORY
GERMAN MILITARY AUTHORITIES SAY RUSSIAN ARMY WILL BE
 COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 London.-The German and Austrian armies now are on the defensive, both In the east and west They have fallen back to and over their own frontiers in East Prussia and in Pc land have crossed the border. while the Russian cavalry has penetrated Si. the German railway.
 The Russians also are following up their advantage in Galicia, and. it iH said, have succeeded in cutting the retreating Austrians off from Cracow, while the German army Is retiring through Poland
 The roads in Russia are hardening with frost and armies now can he moved more quickly, although the Russians do not possess the strategic railways that the Germans do. Silesia. too. with better ground for the horses, offers an excellent field for the use Of cavalry. in which Russia has proved herself to be superior. both in num- bers and efficiency, to the other na- tions at war.
 The Cossacks are regaining the re- putation which they lost in Manchurir, and the raid they had already made into Silesia. 1t is expected, will be re- peated many times.
 Kaiser Planning New Campaign.
 A dispatch to the Reuters Tele- gram Company from Rome says:
 German advices received here say that Emperor William, much affected by the Russian victories. has held a council of war, which was attended pv General Von Hindenburg. the Duke of Wurttemburg and the Austrian chief of staff. Field Marshal Baron Condad von Hoetzendorf, to decide on a further plan of campaign"
 Tt is asserted in Berlin that Ger many and Austria Hungary now have concentrated about 3,000c00 soldiers on the line from Thorn to Cracow and this is considered sufficient to crusT the Russian forces" says a Times dispatch from Copenhagen. The mes, sage continues:
 Military authorities declare that the Russian army will be completely destroyed. They explain that it is necessary to allow the Russians to ad, vance to the frontier to prevent good retreat after their defeat The pres eut retirement of the Germans is nee essary, they say, in order to have the railways immediately behind the army for the approaching main battle"
 Dislodge the Germans.
 The following official communica, headquarters:
 "On the East Prussian front our troops have dislodged the Germans from the region of Wirballen, which was strongly fortified, and have pro gressed as far as Stalluponen GIG miles east of GumbinnenD In the region of Rominten forest and Lyck our troops continue to press the enc my's rear guards.
 "On the left bank of the Vistula
 
 territory, damaging the railway near Pleschen station, to the northwest of Kalisz.
 On the roads to Cracow on Novem- Der 6, we attacked the Austrian rear guards along the Nida river and the next day on the River Nid2ica.
 In Galicia our troops continue the offensive. In the latest engagements on the San river we captured l25 of ficers and 12000 soldiers. as well as rapid firers and munitions of war.
 South of PrSemysl. on November 6. we took more than a thousand pris- oners."
 Many Prisoners Are Captured.
 The Rome correspondent of the Weekly Dispatch, sends the following:
 According to the Russian embassy the Russians secured zoo guns, six rifles from the enemy in a victory of the San river. Galicia. The victors took S0,000 Austrian prisoners. The victors took S0,000 Austrian prisoners. The Russian attack on Przemysl has been renewed violently
 "On the East Prussian front thou. sands of bodies of Germans have been burned because the frozen condition of the ground makes burial impos- sible As no armistice is granted for the removal of the wounded, large numbers of them die of cold during the nights.
 The Germans in retreating destroy every town through which they pass"