East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
RETREAT DEVELOPS
INTO ROUT ALONG
LINE OF v|STULA
Russians Reported to be Pressing
Closely Upon German Column
Which Rapidly Falls Back.
ONE DETACHMENT IS CUT OFF
Fighting Near LODI Continues and
Largo German Force Is Reported TO
be Surrounded-Battle Beyond Car
pathian Passes Favorable 20 the
Russians.


LONDON. Nov. 26.-on the entire
front OF the Vistula and Warta riv-
.ers the Germans have begun a retreat
according TO meager reports received
from the front. says a Petrograd dis
patch. At some points, II is said. the
backward movement resembles a
rout. artillery ammunition and COM
missary stores being left on the field.
One detchment OF Germans in the
front fighting before LodZ. which re-
ports arriving here assert, was cut 10
pieces by the Russians, Is said 10 have
been on the point OF executing a
coup, disguised as Russians. II Is
alleged that they wore the round
fur-peaked caps which form part OF
the Caucasian regiments uniform.
Big German Army Surrounded.
They were detached as they were
about 10 turn the Russian flank by
Russian officers. who noted. through
their field glasses. slight differences
in the uniform and equipment OF the
Germans. according to the story.
The following official communica-
tlon from the Russian general staff
was received here from Petrograd:
The fighting near Lodz continues.
The large German forces which on
November 20 broke into the region
OF Strykow, Brzeziny. Koluski. Rzgow
and Tuszyn (all there places are In
the vicinity OF I.odz) are pressed on
every side by our troops and are now
attempting by supreme effort TO cut
through toward the north.
Carpathlans Are Penetrated.
ITO the south OF Koluszki station
some scattered units are roaming
about We captured prisoners. some
heavy ordnance and field guns
''The outcome OF the battle OF Mo-
vember "a was 10 our advantage.
I'm the fighting near Czenstocho-
wa and Cracow our troops manifestly
have the upper hand.
Beyond the Carpathian passes we
are surrounding large bodies OF Aus
trian troops in the vicinity OF Mex
ola borcz. In their region we cap
tured a general, 40 officers. more than
$500 soldiers and conveys and ma
chine guns Near the pass giving ac-
cess TO the Hungarian plain we oc-
cupy the City Of Homonna."
Prison Trains Number rs.
Reports reaching Petrograd con-
cerning the magnitude of the defeat
OF the Germans TO, the west OF Lodz
Russian Poland. which in some in.
stances places the German losses as
high as an entire army corps, appear
in a measure to be confirmed by tele-
graphic dispatches from Warsaw, says
one Petrograd dispatch
Forty-eight trains have been dis
patched from Warsaw to bring in the
prisoners and wounded. The number
OF trains, made up OF the maximum
number OF cars of the Russian wide
gauge, would carry between $4,000
and $4,000 men. II is estimated here.
Military men here express the opin-
ion that the reported defeat was par
TALLY due to the failure OF the coll
umn OF Germans from Wielun to de-
feat the Russians sent against It. Bad
roads delayed this German column,
Il In reported. enabling the Russians
to concentrate a sufficient force to
repulse II and turn the flank OF the
main German column.