New-York tribune., 1914-11-28
By c,5le 70 Tie Tribune

Petrograd, Nov. 27.-The Russians
with a part Of their huge force. are
pressing inward. with the obje-t Of in
closing a great par. of the German
army now halted within a crooked
sided triangle, which has its apex west
Of the Koluzki railway junction and IFS
base bending through the country be-
low Lowicz and LODI. While these con
verging forces of the Russians are con
ducting a kind Of siege operation. the
main army IS thrown outward over O
wide area in order to resist deter
mined effort now being made again
from Thorn to reach the isolated Ger
man advance column.
Il is evident that immense numbers
will soon be engaged. The Germans
are bringing reserves from Prussia and
from Dantzic. These troops are max
ing railway journeys Of from ore TO
four days 20 the frontier. Thence it
takes five or six days Of marching 70
reach the fringe Of the present battle
ground.
All the weight Of this force comes
from the north. The effort from the
west through Wielun has leen com
pletely smashed, and he defeats which
German and Austrian forces between
Cracow and Czenstochowa are suffering
make it hopeless for the Jeeaguered
army looking southwark through P-tro-
kow for help.
Many AustrianS Captured.
The lighting OF the southern 'r,t.
was described in the following ,-cs.
bulletin received tonight from the
Russian commander in chief:
"On the Czenstochowa-Cracow front
our successes are assuming a marked
importance. Our troops on Novembe,
% captured more than 1000 prisoner
Our offensive was particularly fortu-
nate on the lower Szreniqwa River.
where whole battalion OF the 5lst
!-nved Regiment surrendered.
Our troops also stormed a powos
fully fortified Austrian position on the
left bank Of the Raba. wherc some o.
our attacking units forded the river
during the breaking up OF the ice and
attacked the enemy. The water was
neck deep in the river.
"rhe Austrans desperately defended
Bochnia .thirty-fve miles southeast Of
CracowJ, which we stormed, capturing
more than 1000 prisoners, machine
guns and ten field guns. On the left
bank Of the Yistula the enemy in the
region of Cracow is beginning TO re-
treat in disorder. Our troops are pur
suing them energeticaily
According TO the reports Of the com
manders Of the armies, the morale o.
our troops, who have been hardened
by almost continuous lighting for
forty-.ve days, Is very high.
Trustworthy reports show that the
Austrian- have mounted in the steeple
of rhe cathedral In the centre of Cra-
COW wireless apparatus and machine
guns for protection against attacking
aeroplanes.'
The German column In the LODI re-
eiOn, whose existence is az stake. lost
a great part Of It's transport, with ar
tillery and ammunition, before il felt
the pressure OF the inclosure operation.
It's rifle ammunition is weakening, and
the next stage must be a bayonet fgh,
or surrender.
Want 10 Capture Column.
From all that can be gathered. tr.
Russians are not merely engaged T..
overcoming German forces by har.
lighting, but have cornered the invad
erS' supplies TO some extent. The,
would much prefer the capture e.
whole corps or remnants Of them to
wholesale determination. The Gcrmaf
positions are probably by this time
much similar in condition 20 those o.
Pardeburg. where the Beers were be-
sicgcd bat they are holding out.
Military authorities confidently hop
the disaster 20 Germany viii prove
mach greater than is already fore
shadowed. As the days so By the con
hdence of those who know suffers no
diminution. nor does their determina-
ton 20 keep back announcements OF
partial successes until the attainment
of final grand success. IL Is regarded
a. merely a matter OF time. and the
only question seems 90 be whether ans
part OF che German forces will succeed
in making their escape, and II so,
how many IL ia accpnfod as a facf