Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-17
GERMAN Retreat
STRATEGIC MOVE
RETIREMENT FROM WARSAW Ex-
PLANNED AS IMPORTANT MIL.
lrARY MANEuvER.
kAlsER's GENERALS CLAIM
TACTICAL SUCCESS IN EAST
One Wing Of Russian Army Said to
Have Been Repulsed and Cars
Forces Handicapped by Being sepa-
rated by vistuIa River-eerman Ad-
nit Russian Movement ls Unchecked.

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report this afternoon as follows:
Generally speaking yesterday passed
quietly in the western arena of the war.
To the south of verdun and to the
northeast of Grey the French made
several attacks, which. however. were
unsuccessful.
Operations in the eastern arena
made further favorable progress but de-
tailed reports are not yet at hand.
A general view of the situation In the
eastern arena based on information
given out in Berlin, indicate that the
German victory against the Russians
has been made more difficult. This sue
cess does not mean, however. that the
Russian movement has relapsed. 1t does
not mean the discrimination OF Rus
sian offensive. owing to the great num-
,bers Of the enemy.
River Separates Russ Army.
The great difficulty of the Russians Is
found in the Vistula, which separates
the wings Of their army. The Russian
army defeated at Wloclawek, and
which apparently came from War
saw, was driven back In q southerly
direction, not in the direction from
which it had advanced. 1t was forced
along q road running from kutno to
Gombin, while the northern Russian
army operating near Soldau was forced
back to Plock by way of Lipno. The
Germans now are standing on the right
wing of the main Russian army, conse-
quently they have won tactical sue
cess in addition to creating a favorable
strategic situation.
News reaching here from Vienna is
to the effect that all along the Galician
border, the military activity leads Ger
man observers 70 suppose that the
sAustrians also have takep,the offensive.
es. s4s Belgian Aid Not Denied.
The German government has issued a
denial of the report that Germany had
refused American aid for the suffering
population of Belgium. On the con-
trary the government is highly pleased
with this American .ssistance and in
structions to this effect have been sent
to Count Won Bernstorff. the German
ambassador at Washington.
Results Admittedly in Doubt.
Whether the latest German victories
in the east have stopped the Russian
advance can not be foretold, but Ger
man military officials say they un-
doubtedly resulted in giving the Ger
mans an excellent strategic position,
at the same time increasing the diff
culties of The eneny's positions.
German authorities say the victory
should not be overestimated and wait
to know whether the Russians have
been made to retreat or even brought
to standstill.
The Russian losses including prison
ers have been reported to exceede
whole army corps, but the German Off
cials say 1t must not be forgotten that
the Russians are operating in great
force
Ready TO Assume Offensive.
A report received In Berlin from
Vienna that actions took place at diff
ferent points in Galicia appears to show
that the Teutonic allied armies there
have now made the dispositions OF
their forces and are ready to assume
the offensive.
General Potiorek, commanding the
Austrian forces in Servia, declared ir
an address to his troops today, that
thousands of prisoners had been taken
in the last nine days.
| An official announcement made In
Vienna reports that the Servian posi-
| ton at Obrenovas has been taken by
the Austrians thereby removing an
other obstacle to the Austrian march
on Belgrade.
The situation in the western arena
of the war seems almost to have been
forgotten in Berlin in view Of the Ger
man victories in the east and because
of the lack Of fighting in Flanders. ow-
ing to the bad weather prevailing there