Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-08
AUSTRIANS NOW
In FULL RETREAT
Forces Of Dual Kingdom in Flight
Over Entire Galioian Front,
Says Petrograd.
MOVEMENT Is NOT A DEFEAT
action Indicates obedience 60 Or
dera 20 Fau Back Rather Than
Result of Rout by
Enemy.

Copy light 1914, Press Publishing Coz
PETROGRAD, Nov. Especial Cable
gram to New York World and Omaha
Bee. .)-Tho Austrians are in full retreat
over the entire 0aliclan front. The move
mont is such as 10 indicate a less gen
eral defeat than a general obedience "a
orders TO withdraw, The Russians have
been pressing with great energy upon
tho upper vistula and San fronts. espe-
clally since the settlement Of the main
fight further north against the German
and mixed forces
The Austrians will retire to an espe-
cially strong fortified position extend
ing from Cracow I'm the south to Kalsz
on the north. These places are seventy
miles apart. The object OF making n
stand here is to prevens the Russians
attempting to turn the line Of defense
Of Germany along tho oder II sue
cessful resistance is maintained here
Germany will be free 10 throw the greater
part OF the armies which invaded
Poland back 70 the western front in an
effort to crush the Anglo-French de-
fense.
Retire with small Losses.
These forces IN spite of the Polish
defeats. VIII be considerable in numbers
and valuable In quality. When retiring
after failure before Warsaw. the Ger.
mans planted a heavy rear guard Ia
fight the battle. and succeeded in getting
their troops away with comparatively
small losses. In fact. they secured
twenty-four hours start, and by this
time, doubtless, have got back into Ger.
many. still in good fighting condition
and possibly are already proceeding to.
ward France
On the east Prusslan front the Ger.
mans continue TO retire along the whole
Kne. The Russians are following them
up closely.
May stand ne Tnrma.
The general opinion m the army Ia that
the Germans will attempt to make a
stand at their fortified positions behind
the river Tarma. a few miles inside OF
the frontier OF Poland. but that the Rus
SLAMS viii drive them out and that the
real stand will be made along the line
OF the oder and the fortresses OF era
COW, Breslau and Thorn, IN which case
the Russian task will be difficult.
There is an impression that Russia Is
piling up numbers at the front only in
proportion as it's mobilization reaches
the more and more distant regions Of
the vast empire. This is altogeth
wrong, Russia maintains a large army
at all times. and since the japanese war
II has become a new army in many
senses. Grand Duke Nicholas takes IN
the front forces sufficient for the pur-
pose OF his strategic, plan.
Others TO FnI Gaps.
Behind these and within easy reach arc
others ready to fiji the gaps in the fight
ing line, They constitute second army,
while in distant provinces yet another
army Is being polished up. Ever since
the war began a continual flow In regu.
lar sequence has been taking place, and
thus the fighting front Is always kept
up 20 the full strength.
The idea that mobilization In Russia
means that every ablebodied man is en-
rolled In tine active army and getting
there as fast as possible is ridiculous.
This would bring 2o.OOoOOo men at least
Into the field, and Russia does not want
so many