Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-29
BERLIN ADMITS RETREAT
BEFORE SUPERIOR FORCE
Repulse Attack After Attack, But
Defense Finally Gives Way
to Cars Legions.
BATTLE ALONG ENTIRE FRONT
Eastern Theater of War Again
Scene of Engagement That Rivals
Terrific Struggle in
the West.

LONDON, October go, 3:57
a-m.-The Petrograd correspond
ent of the Daily Mail sends the
following regarding the fighting
in Prussia:
THE Germans are astonished
and disheartened always to find
themselves pitted against fresh
troops full of energy. The secret
of this lies in the Russian plan
of keeping an immense reserve
for every army, changing regi-
ments frequently and never leav-
ing the same men on the firing
line long enough to become
stale.
"In this way the vastness of
the Russian emperor's army of
eight million men is beginning to
show a marked influence on the
campaign"
Berlin Admits Reverses.
BERLIN. October 20 (via Amsterdam
end London).-The German and Austrian
troops Ia Poland, according to an official
announcement issued I'm Berlin. have been
forced 70 Withdraw before Hash Russian
forces advancing from Ivangorod. War
asw and Novogeorgievsk. after having re-
pulsed all former Russian attacks.
The official statement continued:
AT first the Russians did not follow
ana the withdrawal o: our troops took
place without difficulty. The reserve
troops will change their formation. ac-
cording to the situation"
Petrograd Claims Victory.
PETRoGRAD. October 29.-The fol-
lowing official communication was issued
today from general headquarters:
In the battle which has been in prog
ress for four days south of the Pilitza
river in the forests on the line extending
from the Bialegura (BialobrzegD to Clio
waczow, Policzna and Janowisc, our
troops have inflicted upon the Austro-
German forces a severe defeat. Between
the Pilitza and Glowaczow the heroic ef-
forts of our troops definitely broke d'wn
on October 26 the resistance of the 10th
Corps and the Reserve Guard Corps of
the Germans.
"On the center. after fighting Of an
extremely desperate character, we sue
ceeded in establishing a firm foothold
on the border of forest in tie region
of the villages of Adamoff. Severinoff
and Marianoff.
"On the left wing we captured by
assault a defensive position established
at Policzna, and enveloped portion
of the Austrian troops near Berdzeje
Cannon and Prisoners Taken.
'on the night of October 81 the
enemy's corps fell back in disorder to-
ward the line between Edlinsk. Radon
and u1a We captured both cannons
and prisoners.
.aOn the right bank Of the Pilitza, on
the front between IeJof and Novo-
miasto. the fighting continues with tae
same desperation.
TN Galicia the battle is raging along
the whole front of the River San. We
have taken an additional ten officers
and 500 men.
"south Of Przemysl our troops are ad-
Nancing at certain points.
"In East Prussia the enemy has vio-
lently bombarded our positions in the
operations in the region of Bakalar
5evo; Repeated attacks have all been
repulsed.
the south of the Pilitza and the result
of which was the retreat of the enemy
on the main front is Of the very great
est Importance.
Austrian Embassy Advices.
MANCHESTER. Mass. October 90