Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-25
GERMAN LOSSES
QUARTER MILLION
Column Of Two Army Corps Of Saxon
Troops Sent from Thorn is
Lost in the Swamps.
NEVER REACHES DESTINATION
Turned OFF and Driven from Base
and Now Surrounded by Cos
sscks-Cspture is Hourly
Expected.

Copyright. 1914, by Press Publishing Coz
PETROGRAD, Oct 24.-(Specisl
Cablegram to New York World and
Omaha Bee. THE blow OF repulse
which the Russians delivered on the
Germans has not spent itself yet. II
developed that a column of Germans
from Thorn, sent to reinforce the
German center. which consisted OF
two army corps Of Saxon troops,
never reached It's destination, but has
been turned off and driven from it's
base and is lost in the swamps, sur
rounded by a horde OF Cossacks and
siberian troops. Its capture sud
surrender is expected hourly.
Il is confirmed that the German re-
treat from before Warsaw entirely de-
serves the name OF a rout, though tho
Grand Duke Nicholas uses the words
rapid retirement"
Russ Continue Puruuit.
1t will be several days before approx
mateiy accurate figures OF the German
losses can DO collected. but they probably
VIII approach 9VltNVVs AAN ANAerioAA RhA-
suit Is being rapidly pressed.
One Russian maneuvre entirely upset
the German plans and compelled them TO
hasten Up their corps, from far TO the
south OF Warsaw, where. according TO
their original plan, they should have
forced crossing of the Vistula and got
in the rear OF the Russian lines. Instead
OF carrying out this strategic plan these
corps had to hasten northward to support
those corps which had undertaken to
march into Warsaw by certain date.
Not Enough Cavalry.
Apparently the Germans suffer from a
shortage OF cavalry. The commanders OF
corps. when ordered up from the direc-
ton OF Radon. northward toward War
saw, hastily gathered such Austrian cav
airy regiments as available 10 use an an
advance guard. Among the prisoners
taken before Warsaw are a number OF
Austrian cavairymen OF many different
regiments. whose presence IL thus ac-
counted for.
The Vistuia, IN the region covered by
the present operations. is from 800 yards
10 nearly half q mile In width and 10
hridged only at first class fortresses-
Novo Georgievsl. Warsaw and Ivangorod.
The river IL a quarter OF n mile wide at
the latter point and a fortress stands at
the confluence OF the Veprsh with the
Vistula.
Determined 10 Force Passage.
Somewhere near here the Germans had
determined 70 force a passage. They adj
vanced near enough TO lombard the fort
ress OF Ivangorod with heavy guns. but
II is reported that the damage was i'm
material and the bridges entirely. un-
harmed. '
Begin General Retirement.
The Austro-German mixed forces still
farther TO the south have begun gen
eral retirement about the latitude OF
Novo Alexandria, south OF Ivangorod.
Between the vlstula and the San rivers
fighting still continues. and II Is reported
that this is OF the most desperate char
acter, hut again farther 10 the south the
Russian attack has already proved sue
cessful and prisoners are being taken
to the number OF 5000 unwounded men,
with several score OF officers and with
out counting the wounded. A few miles
north OF PrEemysl Russians took tho In
irenched position on the heights and put
the Austrisns to flight In great disorder,
thousands Wounded.
More than 1000 unwounded men and 20i
wounded were taken prisoners here. The
relative proportions sufficiently indicate
to military men the nature Of the defeat
inflicted. Twenty-Five officers were
among the unwounded prisoners.
on the extreme south. approaching IN,
spurs OF the carpathians. the Russian
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