Evening journal., 1914-11-11
today 5 moves
in THE WAR ZONE:
What They MEAN
BY J. w. II. MASON,
Former European Manager of the
United Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. t1-Russia seems
to be trying to do FIVE things at
once along her Austro-German from
tier. The battle line which the Slavs
are developing, is in the form of an
elongated &C." Il has a front of
500 miles along which five obieotives
apparently have been selected by the
Russian general staff for simultan-
eous development.
The first is at the top of the &C"
representing the East Prussian east
ern frontier. This was the line of
march taken by the original Russian
invaders early in the war. when they
attempted TO capture Koenigsberg.
The second objective Is Thorn at
the top bend of the &C. Thorn is a
heavily fortified military centre.
guarding the southern flank of the
famous German Vistula river de-
fenses. The Russians we're attempt
ing to reach Thorn over two months
ago, when they met disaster In the
Tannenberg marshes. They are now
attempting to avoid a repetition of
/ this experience by approaching
/ through Their own territory insteaG
of carrying the war along the south
ern border of East Prussia.
The third objective aims at Posen
and Breslau, which are just above
and below the centre OF the &C" This
movement is a development of the re
cent counter offensive by means d
which Warsaw was saved from in
vestment and the Germans wer'
forced to retreat from the Russian
Vistula.
The fourth objective is Craeoy
which is at the lower corner Of the &c
The pressnt Cracow expedition is NJ
moving through Galicin, as the earle
Russian army attempted 10 do. ll
approach Is being made through Poian
territory, similarly 10 the ndvance o
Thorn, in the north. The vanguard d
the Russinns is now about twent.
miles from Cracow but the advance ol
the fortress has not been made at an
cost to Galicia. The Galicia territory
as far as the San river. seems 20 b.
free of large operating forces Of the
enemy.
The fifth objective Of the Russian
general staff is Przemysl, the entrench
ed camp on the San. The Russian.
have heen unable TO make serious i'm
' pfcsslOnh on the iolllucNIlona lnefi
since the war began. The Austrian,
are massed in large force in the Saf
district. hoping 10 drive back the Rus
SLAMS and recapture Lemberg. Botl
sides however, are deadlocked and there
is no immediate prospect that Lemberl
will be gained by the Austrians Nor thai
Przemysl viii fall to the Russians.
Which of the Russian objectives is
the most important in the eyes Of the
] general staff must be left TO the future
developments. The Austro-Germans
should be able TO dictate the answer
themselves. They have in their rear
a magnificent network Of strategic
railways, built not for commercial
{ PURPOSES, but to permit rapid concen-
trations along the frontier. The Rvs
SLAMS must rely on inferior lines for
massing their own troops The situa-
tion. therefore. seems TO be reaching
a point where a quick concentration of
Germans can force the fighting 10 ac-
cord with German strategic require
ments.
That the allies have reason TO be sat-
isficd with conditions along the western
front is Indicated by the announcem Mt
from Paris that military attaches and
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