Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-20
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THE GERMANS BACK
Attack on Warsaw Fails Because Of
Inability to Bring Up
Heavy Guns.
AIL THE ROADS nLPAssABLE
DffleiaI Reports Indicate Germans
ThoroughIy beaten sn rats Cam
paien and Unable 10 Make
Progress.

miles Of warsaw the Germans were
hurled hack with heavy losses owing 20
The inability OF the artillery 20 follow IN
and support their advance guard, accord
ing TO advices received here.
The backwardness OF the artillery IL due
to the practically impossible conditions
Of the country as A result Of four days
continuous rain. Tho ground between
warsaw and skiernieweci. Lowicz and
Kutno, being flat and marshy. cannon
Immediately mire OF freeze. making an
immediate advance impossible. The one
railroad from Lowicz. forty-tour miles
southwest Of Warsaw. 10 Warsaw. which
was Germauy's only means for transport
ing their heavy guns. was destroyed by
the Russians. warsaw IL virtually I'M
taxable without heavy guns
A main action is reported IN the upper
vistuIa region where the Germans are
attempting 70 march toward Krasnik and
I.ublln. A battle IL officially reported as
developing south OF PrzemysI. chiefly
with the Austrians.
The situation OF the German forces. as
gathered from the official reports H.
about a. follows. on the Russian frontier:
The German army from East Prussia.
now near Miaws. is intercepted in its ef-
fort 70 pass through Plotsch 20 Warsaw
by masking the fortress OF Novo 0eor-
Eieysk the Thorn-Posen forces are fol-
lowing the left basin Of the vistula and
have occupied the Kutno-Loe'icx district.
while the silezian army IL belaaguring
lvansorod and extends 10 sandomIr.
The latest details Of The fighting on the
Yistuia AZ announced by the war office
say that the Germans were thoroughly
beaten and that hundreds Of German
prisoners have been taken into Warsaw.
In the center the fighting consisted
chiefly Of artillery duets.
Five Days' FighunE.
Between Josefow and lvangorod the
battle continued for nearly five days.
Near Josefow the Russian commander Il
81 stated, learned that the Germans were
preparing to cross the vistula He OK
posed some guns about seventeen miles
from his hank OF tho river 20 make the
Germans believe that the position was
the Russian front.
During the night, according 10 the Off
cial version. Russian infantry with four
quick firers hid IN the dense bushes
near the river. while some distance back
sixteen field guns were concealed. A Ger
man aeroplane flew over the spot next
morning, but the aviator perceived moth
ing and the Germans began crossing the
river on RATS.
The Russians allowed two battalions OF
Germans 10 lard. preceded by detach-
rneDt of sappcrs 10 prepare landing
place. which was within $50 10 200 yards
Of the concealed Russian guns.
Ends in Bayencs Attack.
The Russians then opened q gun ans
rifle fire which, Il Is asserted. accounted
for nearly every man acroas the river
the German losses being well over 20eo
The affair ended IN n bayonet attack
The Germans on the opposite side O
the river could not fire without the rial
Df killing their own mon. Russian uulci
flrcra moved down the men packed OF
tho RATS, and many OF those who iunpo,
Into tho river ana tried 10 swim ashor'
were killed by rifle fire.
Al an unmentioned place southward .
Warsaw. the official report says. IN
Russians and Germans stroee simnl
teneously 20 cross the river. The Rus
slang succeeded under terrible schrapnc
fire. suffering heavy casualtles, bu
eventually they slienced the German gun
and repulsed the German dlvislon cover
ins the crossing. Apparently. tho repoi
poncludes. the Russian heavy field gun
,0utranged those OF the Germans.
Today was tobacco day. m Petrogras
large quantities OF the luxury being COS
tributed BY the populace Cor the soldier
At the front
Gernan Efforts FaiI.
LONDON, Oct. bah the Auserc
German attempts 10 force the passage I
the Histula have thus far failed. and n
enemy have been compolied everywhel
20 assume the defensive" says petr.
ess@s1 sssssss@teh 20 the Daily Telegraph.
"ThAg appear. however. 70 have =.
tired in good order ana are likely
make stubborn fight IN prepared pos
lions before allowing themselves to /
driven of Russian soil.
with an enormous mans OF artiller
the Germans kept up a terrific bombart
ment. which ceased neither day NJ
night Under cover OF this fire hume
Qua attempts were made on The ISL
and 18th 10 throw pontocns across a
river. According 20 one report. bridgsn
attachments were working at no ie
than eighteen different points. they we
everywhere repuised and large quaint
ties Of bridging materials were d
slroyed''