The state herald., 1914-11-27
Separate Austr0-G erma n
Armies Attack Russian Wings
and Center and Halt the
Advance of the SIavS.
INVASION FAILING
Cars Legions Temporarily Abandon
March Into East Prussia Because
Of Fierce Attacks Along the
Western Border.
{ Summary Of E0ent&)

Two big battles, either or
both of which may have decisive
results, are being fought i'll Po-
land, and a third conflict of al
most equal Importance is progress
ing in East Prussia.
Hard Fighting in Poland.
The great battle in West Poland is
in full progress. Official reports
state that 10 decision has let been
reached, but otherwise no definite de
tails are known OF the battle which
far over.shadows the conflict on the
west front.
The engagements presumably re
ported eastward of the Mazurian lakes
at Soldau, Lipno, Kloclawek and Cra-
COW seem to have been merely pre-
liminaries to a general engagement
along the whole line. The German
bulletin mentions fighting northward
of Lodz, while the Austrians report
the advance of their army northward
from Cracow. and 1t is evident that
the allies and the Russians are en-.
gagged in the center along north and
south line. Hence 1t seems that the
Teutonic allies are ieveling concen
trio attack from three directions
against the Russian force
Germans Believe They Are Winning.
How the struggle is progressing is
unknown. The newspaper critics In
terpret conditions as generally favor
able to the Austro-Germans and as
sert that the German advance beyond
Mlawa and the vicinity OF Plock has
eliminated danger OF an invasion of
East and West Prussia except by such
cavalry forces as are operating north
ward OF Edytkuhnen. In East Prussia
on the Russian border. These, how
ever. are only raiders.
Przemysl About to Fall.
A dispatch from Petrograd says
that II is announced there that the
siege OF Przemysl appears to be rapid
ly approaching its end. The trenches
surrounding the fortiiications are In
the possession of the Russian troops.
Many OF the trenches are filed with
lime, confirming statements OF pris-
oners that cholera is raging In the gar
rlson of Przemysl.
Austrians Tell Of Success.
Reports from Vienna tell OF success
es in Galicia, including the occupation
by the Teutonic allies OF Tarnow and
Wieliczka. According to these reports
seven thousand prisoners were taken
Kieliczka is the most westerly poln,
reached by the Russians ON their ad.
vance on Craeow.
Russians In Gaiieis.
In Gallcia. before Cracow and
In East Prussia. the Russians are
pushing their advantage. apparently
disregarding the fact that their cen.
ter has been compelled to fall back.
They also are showing much activity
In the Carpathians their object being
To prevent the Austrians from retiring
into Hungary-in fact, 1t is stated that
they already have cut OF eight hun.
dred thousand Austrians. who win
now be compelled, n defeated. to re.
treat westward.
Russian and Turkish squadrons have
met In n long distance battle on Sc.
bastopol and each claims TO have had
the better OF the encounter. Accord.
ing TO the Russian report. the former
German cruiser Goeben, now attached
To the Turkish navy. was damaged.
while the Turks assert that the Rus.
sian flagship suffered severely and
that the other Russian warships were
compelled TO retire