Evening journal., 1914-12-19
SITUATION IN THE
EAST CONFUSING
Indications Are That Both
Germans and Russians
Have Advanced
MOVE ON WARSAW
IS DEFEATED
BY ED l.. KEEN.

United Press STAFF Correspondent.
LONDON. Dec l9.-The confusion
in the cast resulting from the con
fiicting German and Russian reports
today indicates that both Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg and Grand Duke
Nicholas. the supreme commanders Of
the opposing forces, have gained par
tial successes.
The situation on the southern front
undoubtedly is in favor of the Ger
mans, owing to the rapid transporta-
ton OF rcinfOrcements to the Cracow
front This would account for the
German statement that the Russian
Offensive against Silesia had been
completely broken
On the north the German advance
upon Warsaw from the Mlawa region
has been definitely defeated but south
of the Vistula. the German march
upon the Polish capital evidently Is
progressing.
The latest Austrian official report
claims that PiOtrkow and Przedborz
have been taken by storm. PiOtrkow
is an important railroad point on the
line of the Russian communications
from the Czenstochowa front
From Petrograd, it is officially ad-
miiied that tho Russians have been
compelled 90 modify the disposition Of
certain armies because OF constant re-
Inducements brought up by the Aus
trians north OF the Carpathians. The
AuGtrians have claimed steady ad
vanccs in Galicia by the forces which
descended from the Carpathians
through the Dukla Pass.
With the Russian statement admit
ting a possible retirement necessary.
the Austrians are straining every
nerve to conciliatc the lIungarians.
The people Of Hungary will no
longer ccnsonf to the sacrifice OF their
own territory to save Germany from
invasion.
81 serious have Hungarians regard
cd the situation that Premier Count
Tia1a was called upon for a state
mont in Parliament
Count TiGza pointed out i'm parlia-
ment that hungary was an independ-
cat state. Hc declared that II the
Austrian general siaG did not rccog-
nizc the Importance Of preventing an
invasion. Hungary would find means
of independent action. He declared
Hungarians would be recalled from
tho Hghting elsewhere TO defend their
own homes.
Vienna was iurious. Answering a
summons 70 appear before the En-
peror. the Premier rendered his resg-
nation, but Franz josef did not dare
accept it.
A further instance of the internal
ordeals Austria is now undergoing is
indicated by reports that General
Pctiorek, commanding the Austrian
forces in Scryia. is to be relieved OF
his command and probably court
martialed because of the disastrous
defeat suffered in thar country.
The Russians arc now in full re-
treat along q front of 250 miles, the
Austrian official statement claims
and there is little doubt that armies
on tho southern front have been
greatly reinforced
Indications arc that the battle on
the main line of advance upon War
saw has not yet reached decisive
stage. 1t is now declared the Ger
mans have found LldZ useless TO
them and may push forward from the
city. Their main attack is now. cen
tered fifty miles northeast of LODI
about Sochaczew. This is on the rail-
road from Warsav through Lowicz
and running to Thorn on the German
frontier
This would indicate that Won Hinden-
burg intends to establish his main line
of communications along ,hc railway
leading 10 Thorn instead of thatt south
ward through LODI 10 hal>z over which
he moved ip his main advance in the
carly stages OF the ampaign A move
mcnt Is miles westward from i d. would
bring tue Germans on q line with the
Austrians along the railroad running
nor.hward from piotrkow.