Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
GERMAN EFFORTS
\LACK COHESION
Russian Military Expert Says Fight
ing In Poland is Without
Unity,
AUSTRIAN CAMPAIGN FAILS
Attempt 60 Relieve PrsemVst Oels
1apses and city Must Surrender
soOn-shOrt of Powder
and PrOieetIles.

and PrOjeetlIes.
PnTROGRAD, Dec. @,--Cvln lsondon.)-
The war expert OF the Novoe vremya,
in summary of the war published to
DAY, refers TO what he calls the ''coi-
lapse Of the Austrian campaign In DALI
elat the lack OF cohesion on the part Of
the German armies 60 the north OF CrR-
cewn and the dosged perseverance, but
with waning spirit Of the Germans at
e0ehaoEew," which lie says described the
situation In Poland,
Going into detail. this observer said:
THE lack of success of the Austrian
army ON the sanok-LiskO front devital
Used all the Austrian operations In dalieiA,
The fate OF Przemysl has been weighty
factor with the Austrian general staff,
which placed great Importance on the
cooperation of the garrison In this fort
ress with the army advancing through
the Peslaborets pass, The unsuccessful
sortie Of tho garrison OF the fortress and
the failure TO effect junction with the
field army caused the collapse OF tho on
tire Austrian plan. The PrHemysl sorties
were the last feverlsh efforts OF the gar
rtsou's expiring energy.
Following the failure OF the Austrian
army on the Sanok-Lisko line" the writer
goes on, their entire campaign weakened
80 that our center attacks became moro
and moro esfNotlve, Finally the Russian
armies took tho offensive along tho en-
tire front The Austrians lost all inter
est In their third qaliclRn campaign
when they failed to relieve PrHemyHl
They began with high spirits and large
hopes, based on the cooperation OF fresh
German troops, which had not rs yet
Fought In Russia. Reliance WRs placed
on simultaneously attack ON large
scale by the German army before War
saw,
Fighting NIany Points,
'tAk the present time there IN fighting
going on In the Heura, near Bolimowi In
the valley OF tho PilicA: on the banks Of
the Niua; along the rivOr Dunsjoo in
GAltoiN and In tho foothills Of the Car
pathiRns. There 10 no cohesion other than
that resulting from isolated episodes.
Although large forces are engaged on
both sides, there is no fundamental unity
to the strategy Of the enemy, Even the
the German perseverance, u merely the
ASesAgAeAAA
right, but these attacks are far less
fierce than they were when tho KNstrians
were In full swing, In this fighting the
Germans used the bNyonet to much
greater extent than In their previous
opsrationA
'%The fighting on the Bxura showed al
most unbelievable endurance on the part
OF the Russian troops, This leads to the
belief that having hold these positions
Tor SO long on the swSmpy banks Of ths
BsurA. the Russian forces can now spring
at the enemy aud overwhelm him.
''on the qalioian flank. everything Of
fered the Austr4Rns. They had taken
positions on the banks OF rivers and hoped
TO hold out against the Russians. but the
manner ia which the Russian troops
crossed these rivers.> wAding waist deep
and sometimes even I'D 10 their neoks In
the Icy waters and under q continuous
fire OF small arms and artillery tiTe. over
threw the Austrians calculations.
Ford River Neck Deep.
"An Russia Is talking OF the way Rus
sian soldiers crossed the D'majeo river.
They were neck deep In the water and
even lost men by drowning, A similar
exploit h recorded on thu LAskO front.
Here two Russian regiments Waded the
Ytsio river. stormSd the opposite banks
held back the Austrian artillery and In
tantTy and took four officers and 10
mea prtsonefs. In contrast to this. there
b the universal lack ce SUCCESS ON tina
part Of the Germans In sImllar opera
ions Tho Gexnans GENERALLY build
thear pOutoon br1dEos and gat tD tho cp-
posite side With little or no opposition,
only 10 be OVsrwhaimsd and often annIhi-
lated before thay can esthahliSh them
selves on the Russian sida"
Ths military Observer Of the Novoe
vrsnaya next recars ho tiss vtstula- rus
sian control Of tha rtEh9 bank Of the WIS.,
tula-" be writes. "r1r distance Of forty
miles below Ilcw, has besn q decided
advantage aEnce q vut n stop 10 tho de-
livery a food and Amnanit5om b tho
Germans by boat hgUrn Thom
Prsemysa sAor1 ~ Ammunition
"A soldier Nt0 had bsen Invaded from
tho forces bezaeg4ng PTzsmysl says that
the garrison v4fHh4n the hortrass Is short
! OF ammunition aaA h eco1Oznixtng IN its
use Of shells and cartridges. The fuel
supDty, however. sv5nently Is good. Einoe
free use IL made Of several powerful cleo
trio searchDghts mounted On the forts.
Decoznber % one Se tha PS1snyd forts
displayed a flag q tTDae- THIS Wax fol-
lowed by TIN coming Sut m an Ama@rzolIle
OF two AzstraEn efrtS<za IN Ense4 TIN BUS
HaAnS- AftsT n lew mnmsznas q CONVERSE
ton the AuatI4a-a were hlAadneadeA ana
conducted 10 chs Russian EssEa head
quarters HAR an hDur lAnr- they were
escorted back IN fhsdr Zines and Then
within tsn zltnz1es the E1afts naE was
lowered and tho sEnedAl hcnnEnEuarnunt
was resumed.
German 1FaHtUrS nTS szEin thESWang
Into WarGav pAdlzAsss Of p.4uted pro-
| eianatf1EI aagnad by ths oamUssaasr Of
the German army q OrnspGdm prornis-
ing freednIn mn F6lzad fru. tas return Of
frlendttnnAs and oO-Operattm with the
German troops