South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-11
COSSACKS DASH
THROUGH PRUSSIA
III A NEW RAID
Gen. Rennenkampf'S Fearless
CaValrymen Threaten to Cut
OFF German Lines CT Com
muniCatiOn in SuWaIki

PETROGRAD. Nov. IL - Another
great raid by Russian cossacks in East
Prussia is in full swing. The dash
ing cossacks Of Gen. Rennenkampf are
repeating the drive of devastation that
cary IN the war cut the German lines
OF communication. This time the cos
sa ks have invaded East Prussia at
the southwest Of the Mazurian lake
region instead of at the north.
Russian cavalry has already reach
ed the outskirts of SOldau. Three
railroads in that direction have been
torn up and more than a dozen rail-
road bridges destroyed.
Continuation Of this raid in the dis
trIct north of Soldau will cut Oft the
! Germans that invaded the Suwalki
district and were driven back upon
the Mazurian lakes.
At the same time the Russian army
| in western Poland is continuing its
I campaign for the capture of the
mighty Austrian fortress of Cracow.
The Austro-German forces driven
from CzestOchowa have rallied upon
the upper Vistula and hard fighting is
going on there. An official statement
issued today says that the resistance
TO the Russian attacks cannot be long
continued at this point, however.
Successes Continue.
Upon the TranscaucasIan front il is
officially announced that Russian sue
cesses continue, though reinforce
ments received b. the Turkish troops
have resulted in fierce attacks upon
positions gained and fortified by the
cars troops. Numerous attempts
have been made by the Kurd's cav
airy to strike the rear of the Russian
forces invading Turkish Armenia and
thus force an abandonment of the
campaign against Ezerum, but these
have been repulsed with heavy losses
10 the tribesmen.
Official advices from the front state
that as q result of the Russian ad-
vance on Cracow panic prevails in that
city ana that Gen. X uk, the Austrian
commander of the Galician fortress,
has notified all noncombatants to
leave; special trains are carrying the
inhabitants into Austria and Hungary.
The Army M essenger declares today
that the victory won by the Russians
in western Poland was one of the most
glorious in the history of the empire.
More than 100000 Killed.
More than 100, 600 German and
Austrian soldiers were killed, wound
ed or taken prisoners" ii says. The
enemy sacrificed regiment after reSi-
ment in his attempt TO cross the Wis
tula between IvangorOd and Warsaw.
The complete triumph of the Rus
sian forces is established by the fact
that thew took as prisoners three Ger
man generals. Gen. Eruard Won Lie
bert was captured at Lodz after being
wounded.
HE was at one time at the head
of the German general staff.
Gen. Won MackenSe. who led the
18th German army corps, was taken
pr .soner at Aieradz. He and his staff
were surrounded in a sudden night
attack and forced TO yield. The third
general officer taken is Gen. Matisee."
Congratulate Allies.
Emperor Nicholas and Grand Duke
Nicholas, commander-in chief of the
Russian armies, have sent to the
British and japanese governments
messages OF congratulatiOn upon the
successful termination of the siege
of Using Tao.
While the defeat Of the Germans in
western Poland is declared in all quar-
tiers to have been a great triumph
for Russia, some dissatisfaction is eX-
presse because the general staff fail
ed to adopt measures that would have
resulted in the complete humiliation
of the invading armies.
1t is pointed out that If the German
armies have been permitted to cross
the Nistula before the Russians took
the offensive their retreat would have
been cut OF. Defenders of the gen
eral staff in reply assert that the Rus
slams might have been defeated if the
Y .stula had been crossed and the
cars troops had lost their points Of
support at NoVO GeOrSievsk, Warsaw
q a auyOrOd