The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

Baltic to the Carpathians. along battle

Baltic TO the Carpathians, along battle
line of $50 miles.
The general situation. as summarized
10y the Russian General STAFF, shows
that the Germans in East Prussia have
been beaten back to the Mazur Lakes,
baying lost every advantage gained in
three months, that their rear guard w
Poland has retreated behind the Warthe
River TO Sieradz. within twenty miles
of the Silesan frontier. that the Austro-
German force in southwest Poland is
near tho line Of kaliscz-Czenstachowa
and that the Austrian resistance III
Gslicia has been broken.
According to statement from tho
War Office to-day the left wing of the
Russian army, operating from the Nis-
tula to the region Of kielce, captured
2.4 officers, $4,000 men, howitzers, ~
pieces of field artillery, IS rapid fire
guns and large quantity OF other war
material The Russian left centre Is
driving rapidly for CraCow, with the
evident purpose of cooperating with the
left wing In Galicia- which has driven
the Austrians west OF the San and is
now IN forward movement.
SieradI IL the last fortified position
tho Germans hold in Russian Poland.
The report to-day was that the Rus
sans are making vigorous attack at
Sieradl and are determined to carry
the war into German territory.
The review of the operations which led
TO a decisive victory for the Russians
along the whole front indicates the con-
iidcnce Of the Russian commander in
chief and the General Stan. After
stating that fierce lighting in Galicia for
three, weeks broke the resistance Of the
.Nustrians and forced them to "a general
retreat the statement continues.
Failure of Enemy's Advance.
ION November the enemy COM
menced to move from the San In the
direction of the Dukla Pass. across the
Carpathians and south OF przemysL
seeking everywhere to leave the battle
front, We pursued them energetically
all along the line The abandonment
by the main Austrian forces Of the line
of the san IL the result Of the victorious
battle fought at the end of October. the
original purpose OF which was to block
the offensive OF the Austro-German ar
niles against Warsaw and lvangolod.
AT the beginning OF October our troops
were engaged along a front extending
for $40 miles and passing through War
saw, Kozienica. PrZemysl and Czerno-
WITT Toward October 20 we succeeded
IN gaining decisive success over the
Germans on the right bank OF the VS.
tula, In the region OF Warsaw. that Is
10 say, on the right wing OF our gem
cra strategic front our next object
was to strike from the north those por-
positions on the Nistula and the San.
In tho fighting. which lasted from Octo-
Der IS to october 81. We succeeded in
breaking the stubborn resistance OF the
Austro-German army In the Kozienca.
Ivangorod region. In danger Of being
turned back beyond Pilitza, this army
Tell back, pursued by our troops.
Between October 2S and November
2 We oyrrCame the enemy's resistance in
new region, that OF AleNandrien and
Sandopiers. ON November the Austrian
army In GalicIa was compelled TO re-
treat"
Tho statement adds that the Austrans
and Germans are now In retreat all along
tho front and praises the valor OF the
Russian soldiers. The following signlti-
can't comment IL made
This victory enables our troops TO pro-
coed to "A realization 81 further tasks
which VIII inaugurate new period of the
war"
Reports from Berlin and Vienna indi-
cate that the successes gained by the
Russians have hardly been overstated
here. although Germans and Austrians
assert that the withdrawal Of their troops
was no sign Of a severe reverse, but more
N the TItur" OF an extended strategic
inanpuvre. The correspondent OF tho
Vienna Ncuc EreiC IreSSe accounts for
th" Russian Victories In the superior
numbers OF the Russians in Poland and
ddds:
THE Russians were forced TO direct
their troops In a soutnwesterly direction,
instead OF. rs contemplated, against Ger
many. Hiudeuhurs and DauN retired
before the Russians. who kept throwing in
fresh corps The Russians followed. but
I'D 30 slowly our advance In Russian
Poland brought & about THAT the Russians
were diverted from their contemplated
main attack against Germauy's east
frontier, and all their forces were en-
gagged In operations on d front cOntem-
plated by US