The Washington herald., 1914-11-09
GERMANS BEATEN
! ON BOTH FRONTS
Russians Have Gained First
Big Battle in March
to Berlin.
czAR HAS BIG TASK
Teutons. Flooded by Belsians in Ca
lais. March and Fail in User At
tack, Says Hilaire Belloe.
~ HILk1RE BELLoc.

l
London. Nov S-The situation In the
European campaign at this moment may
be summarized as follows; First. the
lAustro-aerman offensive in the eastern
neld, that Is Poland, which tried to hold
M the Russian march toward the west,
has been defnitely decided against the
lGermanic allies.
Ever since the Germans were beaten
ON their left flank in front OF Warsaw,
the issue was determined In the eyes OF
tau critics. But an interval between
events sometimes predetermines military
results In this caSe. the issue fingered
for nearly a for:=A1ht after the turning
Of the GerSVn sank at Warsaw.
;S.zmans RetreatinE.
TIE Germans were forced to retreat
fror: the middle Vistula. but the upper
Vistula and the whole course OF the San
River still was held doggedly by the
Austrians. They even made some ad-
vance on their extreme right wing. against
the extreme Russian left in the Car
pathians. But last week II became ap-
parent that the situation could no longer
be saved by the German commanders.
In the first place, the towns named oy
oficial communicates, both German ana
Russian day after day, indicated that
continual retreat was in progress by the
Germans back upon the line OF the river
warta, or toward their own frontier.
In the second place, the all-important
test point of Sandomir was taken by the
russians at the beginning Of last week
That is where the two rivers Join, the San
ana the Vistula, and whoever has thar
point commands the lower San River
itself ..-..-...
The Russians began pouring back
across this during the first days of the
week and have done 1t as thoroughly IN
the south as they have in the north
DISPATCHES from the Russian commander
Grand Duke Nicholas, to Gen. Jonre, In
dicate complete success.
Can Not Spare Men Vow.
This does not mean that the forces In
front Of the Russians have been routed
or divided. We must have further evil
dence to Judge of the extent OF the Rus
sian success, but II does mean that Ger
many cannot spare any men now from
the east to re-enforce her EFFORTS IN the
west. and that the present moment IL OF
vital importance to the whole campaign.
II is to be presumed that very Wig
aRainst further Russian pressure, prob
ably along the line Of the Warta River.
Trenches have been prepared by Ger
mans in case Of retreat, but the great
superiority in numbers which the Rus
slams will possess in less than three
weeks through the Polish theater OF war
and the immense length OF line TO ne
held from the Carpathians to he Baltic
make It improbable tha4 sucn resist
ance can be prolonged.
II Is more than likely we are about
to enter into a second phase Of the war
in Eastern Europe, which phase will be
the defense OF German territory against
Russian invaders.
Teutons Fail in West.
In the western theater the two chief
events of the last few days have been
the failure of a very heavy and tena-
cious German assault upon the line OF
the River User and along the seacoast
toward Calais, and subsequently the fall
ure Of the equally tenacious and Vio-
lent effort against the English posi-
tions around the town Of Ypres.
The Germans attacked with courage
that won universal admiration and
most undoubtedly lost IN the course OF
eleven or twelve days of fighting the
equivalence of a whole army corps
They cannot have less than 10000 hit
or caught. No troops in the world
could have taken that line save In
overwhelming superiority Of numbers,
such as even Germany could not bring
AGAINST the twelve-mile front involved.
When, at the end of that great ef-
fort, the Germans had managed to
carry the canal and were standing
roughly upon the line Of railway which
runs west of it from Ypres to Nleuport.
the BeIglans opened the sluices and
Hooded the country, and that of course,
was the end of the whole business.
1t may be presumed that the next
big effort will be renewed attack In
strength to the south Of Lille and at
Ia Bassee, where, after all. Is the best
opportunity for forcing the allied line.