Evening star., 1914-11-24
that the Russians already are bonn
harding Cracow, which is in flames"
Germans Expect Victory.

BERLIN. November "a. by wireless to
Sayville. Long Island.-The following
information was given out today by
the official press bureau:
While an eventual victory for the
Teutonic allies in the eastern theater
OF the war is expected as confidently as
ever official reports from the German
ana Austrian military headquarters
make 1t appear that decision will not
be reached as soon as had been ex-
pected. The final result has been de-
layed by the advance of new Russian
forces from Warsaw.
The tremendous extent Of the bat
ties now raging in the east is apparent
from the fact that contests are now in
progress along frcnt extending over 400
miles between the positions on the eX-
treme north and south.
No important reports have been re-
ceived recently from Servia, from the
scene of the Turkish operations or
from the western theater of war"
Expected Reinforcements.
Maj. Moraht, the military critic of the
Tageblatt, says it was to be expected,
as large forces had been left behind to
garrison the Vistula fortresses when
the Russians advanced. and these are
now being hurried up in an endeavor
to save the day.
IHelS Is uo III Ine
headquarter's bulletin where these
fresh Russian troops have been
thrown in, but it is thought
here that it was probably between
kutno and the. Vistula, as early re-
ports seem to indicate that the Rus
sian corps defeated at Wloclawek have
taken a southwesterly line of retreat
away from the river.
Maj. Moraht. in an article evidently
drafted under the Impressions he re-
ceived from yesterdays report, doubts
whether the Russian retirement north
of the Vistula will be checked before
Nowo Georgiewsk. These forces, he says,
have ceased to be danger to the left
wing of the principal German army in
the region north of Lodz.
Forced to Accept Battle.
The opposing Russian forces. he de-
clares, had not been able to continue
their retirement upon the Warsaw
Ivangorod line, but had been forced
to accept battle around Lodz, several
days marches from the base of opera
tions.
The Russian front is now swung
around facing northwest instead of
west, according to Maj. Moraht, it's
units have been jammed together, and
it's communications in the rear have
become confused. A more favorable
basis for an eventful victory by the
allied German and Austrian armies, he
says, could not be imagined. providing
the relative strength of the opposing
forces is not unduly changed, and the
German forces are adequate in num-
ber to continue the pursuit.
1t is now announced that two Of the
armies, the eighth and ninth, under
Gen. Won Hindenburg. are commanded.
respectively, by Gems. Grancois and
Won Mackenhen. Gen. Won Kosch sue
Goods to the command of the 1St Army
Corps.
Reported as Brilliant Victory.
PARIS, November 24.-The corre-
spondent at Petrograd of the Matin
says:
THE Russians, after .having checked
the German offensive on the Plock-
Leczyen front gained on that side a
brilliant and decisive victory. The
enemy, who had heavy losses, is flying
with all speed toward the German
frontier An entire German regiment
to the victors.
THE Russians are energetically pur-
"The Russians also are vigorously at
cracow line. This day seems to mark
one of the most important and perhaps
decisive phases of the war"
A dispatch to the Havas Agency from
Petrograd says:
"Adyices received here from Libau
are to the effect that the Germans have
opened a second bombardment on the
city, which was especially directed
against the most open and populous
persons. principally women and
number of children, were killed. The
exact number of the fatalities is not
yet known