New-York tribune., 1914-11-27
Retiring Invaders in Po-
land Use Every Effort to
Push NOrthWard.
MANY CAPTURED
BEHIND RUSSIAN LINE
MuSCOviteS Cross Noun
tainS-HOld Direct Road
to Budapest.

formed private sources, the Germans
have met in Poland with the greatest
disaster that has befalen them since
the beginning of the war. Even accord
ing to the iaconic official communiqu6,
their position is very grave
Just east Of LODI a large German
force is hemmcd in by the Russians
on the line Of Styrkow, Breziny, Kous,
Kiragow and Tushin. and is making the
utmost Efforts to fight its way through
to the north. This force is believed TO
consist Of three amy corps. including
the Prussian Guards. Already numbers
Of the Prussian Guards are being led
as prisoners through Warsaw. The
situation is the most curious imagin-
able. The Germans, hoping they would
be able to strike rapid blow before
the Russians succeeded in concentrst-
ing, broke through the Russian centre.
Their objective was clearly Pitrokow
Warsaw, and they we're confident Of es-
tablishing themselves right in the
heart Of the Russian armies and then
disposing Of them piecemeal
Russians Feared Defeat.
The position Of the Russians seemed
very serious and in the intricacies OF
this mannuvring IL was almost i'm
possible for the immediate participants
to tell whether they were being guided
to a great victory or defeat. The Rus
sian troops fought with the utmost
stubbornness. inAicting blow after blow
at various points. There came a day
when somebody was obviously sur
rounded and some Russian officers
we're inclined 10 believe the Germans
had actually enveloped their division.
but the strategy Of the Russian com
manders triumphed in the end.
/ The Germans were caught in their
own net. hemmed in by the Russians,
cut Oft from the other German corps
that are fighting a losing battle TO the
east nearer the Nistula, and cut of
from their baggage trains and stores
Of ammunition. The luckless Germans
are desperately attacking their captOrs
in the hope Of forcing their way
northward 10 their base az Thorn or
/ else rejoining their comrades for
/ last effort at resistance. 1t can easily
/ be imagined with what eagerness the
/ final result Of this great operation IS
/ being awaited here.
Russians Successful Elsewhere.
On other parts of the front the
Russians are conspicuously successful.
Toward Czenstochowa the Grown
Princes army mas gradually been Civ
inc way. The Carpathians have been
crossed and $500 Austrians have been
taken prisoners near Mezolaborcs, and
the Russians are down in the Hunga-
rian plain again.
The military intelligence department
still declines 10 recognize as a VIC
tory the successes in Poland, though
from a dozen different sources IT is
satisfactorily clear 10 the genera pun
lie. whose temper at what 1t regards as
a wilful Withholding of important news,
merely i'm the hope of announcing stlll
better tidings in few days, has been
tried to the breaking point. The actual
effect of this manpuyre IN othclal quar-
ters is that any victory snort Oh utter
determination Of the German forces
will be received as something OF an
anti-climaX
MANY of the troops which broke
through the Russian defence now form
bands OF wandering stragglers IN the
rear of the Russian positions and are
being gathered in as prisoners. One
official bulletin merely says, we have
captured prisoners and heavy and light
artillery"
Take g moo Austrians
To-nipht's official communication
from general headquarters says.
"ln the battle Of LODI. which con
tinues TO develop. the advantage re-
mains secured TO our troops.
"The Germans arc making strenuous
efforts 10 facilitate the retreat OF Their
corps which, having penetrated IN me
direction Of Drzeziny.. arc now retiring
.o tho region Of Strykow under condi-
lions vcry unfavorable for them.
CON the Austrian front our action
continues with success. In the hghting
an Noyemher 25 We took as many as
600 prisoners. including two regi-
ments. with their commanders and
other Ulcers.
Though to-night's report says the
battle is developing 20 the advantage
- tho Russians and that the Germans
arc trying TO extricate themselves from
AN unfavorable position, the Germans,
a Berlin dispatch says, claim . ey have
inflicted heavy losses on the Russians
between LODI and Lowicz.
The military authorities IN Petro-
Grad express astonishment that the
+ Germans should have attacked LODI,
for they say defeat there was ineyi-
table.
The Germans. who advanced from
.be north and south. these military OBJ
/ servers add doubtless intended 10
seize the railway between SkIrniewiee
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