New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
RUSSIANS ARE
BESIECINC CRAC0W
Inhabitants Said TO Be
Fleeing from Burning
Galician Capital.

Rome, Nov. 16.-The "Giornale
d'Italia" publishes a dispatch from
Venice saying that news has been re-
ceived there that Cracow, capital of
Galicia, is burning and that its in
habitants are fleeing.
London, Nov. IA Venice dispatch
to "The Morning Post" says:
"The fall of Cracow is expected at
any moment. The city is invested on
the north, and parts are ablaze. The
inhabitants are in fight. The Russian
forces have made very rapid advance
and reached Cracow sooner than ex-
pected.
For the Russians the fall Of Cra-
COW means the key to the industrial
districts of Silesia, striking a vital
economic blow at Germany"
Petrograd, Nov. 16.-An official state
ment from General staff Headquarters,
PuDaAN lp~udys HhgS.
After our success in October along
the roads TO Warsaw and Ivangorod the
enemy began retreating toward his
frontier, destroying roads and railways
He set on fire the railroad stations and
freight sheds, tore up switches and de-
stroyed the reservoirs and water pipes.
At some points on the railroad he blew
up the rails and their fastenings. thus
rendering necessary the use of new
rails when repairing the tracks.
an addition all bridges and aque-
duets, even the smallest, were dam
aged in such a way as 10 make repairs
impossible, rendering their rebuilding
necessary. Telegraph poles were felled,
wires cut and insulation destroyed.
"All this damage seriously impeded
our advance and enabled the enemy on
the left bank of the Vistula to escape
outside of our field of action and 20
get near his territory.
Taking advantage Of this and OF
their complete railway system, the Ger
mans rapidly began 10 send their troops
TO the north in order TO accumulate inn
portant forces against our wing Their
concentration in that region was COW
cred by large body of cavalry brought
from the west and partly supported by
Austrian cavalry.
Toward the middle of November tie
German offensive was renewed between
the Nistula and Warthe rivers. This
resulted in fighting, which is still GO
ing on on the front Of Plock. Lent
chitsa and Oureiof'.
"In Eastern Prussia, in the region OF
Stalluponen, the enemy tried by means
Of separate bodies of troops TO adopt
the offensive, but he failed and re-
treated.
"In the region of Soldau and Neiden-
burg the battle continues. We main
tain our offensive toward Cracow and
the front Of Galica.
THE attempts OF the Austrians %
make a stand on our road have been
in vain. In the fighting of November
l3 we captured ten officers and about
1000 soldiers" f
London. Nov. "a Times dis
patch from Copenhagen says:
"Adyices from Posen indicate that
there is much disaffection among the
Poles in the eastern provinces of Ger
many. The Poles complain that the
Germans are neglecting the frontier
because most of the inhabitants are
Slavs. They declare that the Germans
are laying waste the frontier 10 de-
Law the Russians. They protest that
Poles are put in the front OF the
battle line az cannon fodder. The
Germans, on the other hand, accuse
the Poles Of helping the Russians By
espionage
"The Germans are concentrating
great armies at Thorn. Posen and Bres-
lau and plan to fight desperately to
prevent the Russian occupation Of the
important parts Of Siesia and Posen.
Only the utmost need will persuade
the Germans to send any troops back
TO the western front at present"
Reuter- dispatch froIl Amsterdam
says:
1.-THE Sub-Prefect of Narienwerder
West Prussia. has issued a proclama.
tion of warning that the Russian army
is advancing between Thorn and Sol
dau East Prussia, but that on the
German side Of the frontier il is ex,
pected that It will be met by strong
forces which will soon force it into a
decisive battle"
Berlin, Nov. l6 10y wireless 20 Say
Vile, Long Island Austrian Official
bulletins given out in Berlin to-day say
that the garrison az Przemysl is show
ing great energy. The Austrians, II Is
asserted, have made a successful sortie
to the north Of the fortress.