The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
MASS FOR NEW ATTACK.
Germans Try to seize NistuIa.
Sandomiers to Ivangorod.

eptcid '0Ofe DeSpdtch 10 TUE SUI
LoNDoN. Dec. cit would be impos-
sible to underestimate the anxiety feat
in Petrograd and reflected in Paris and
in this city as regards the new develop
ments in Poland The hour is at hand
for the Combats which may we'll de-
terminc the campaign ia the east Upon
the operations of the next few weeks
may depend not merely whether or not
Russia is to seize Silesia and go forward
10 Berlin but whether or not the Allies
in the west are to maintain the
offensive.
BY eXertions which dwarf any pre-
vious efforts Germany has repaired her
terrible losses between the Wharf.-The and
The Nistula, has Withdrawn battered
armies from the jaws of the Russian
trap. has hurried vast numbers from
East Pruss a, POsen. Silesia and even
from Belgium and France, has solld!-
lied battle line which stretches from
Miava on the frontier of East Prussia
and Poland to Cracow and is obviously
ready and determined to brave the ter
rors of winter and the superior mum
beers of the Russians in IA third endeavoc
10 seize Warsaw and the whole Nistula
line southwark 10 Saudomi,rZ.
From battle font OF 3O0 miles. in
which there are few gaps that are not
amply protected 10y nature. the Germans
are poised for the new attack. which Will
certainly produce the most slnEuinary
and ferucous battles tn. world has ever
known. From resources Of men and mun-
lions seemingly iueNhaust!blc Germany
is ready for thu most desperate gamble
with destiny any nation ever essayed.
Russ!a's great outer line OF defence is
winter itself. the terrible winter of north
Poland, SUCH bitterness OF weather as
1nmbltI \HpO'a0n bu
than 100000 trained soldiers to meet
the onslaught ON fields OF battle chosen
not by the Germans but by a comman-
der IN chief who has proved himself
master of strategy. the Grand Duke
Nicholas.
Russia has the covert but effective aid
of the Polish people, who have already
destroyed and viii again destroy their
crops and burn their miserable huts rather
than leave food and shelter for "A Ger
man. And lastly. Russia possesses i'm the
deep, rapid Nistula and the line of for
tresses an inner defence that may daunt
even the Germans.
SOM points ~ advantage that the
Germans have are her system Of rail
ways that touch the Russian frontier
from Wirhalcn to Cracow. and which en-
able her rapidly to transfer Large forces
from one threatened or weak point 10
another: commander in chief, Marshal
Won Hiudenhurg, who has proved himself
|" De inc "p'9t' nIopap'E' OF moueih com
manu- a. Hn,tl".S orE'n',H',lon 'ua'
~ N''l NJ" U'Ilct'' u'".. Hu""H ''S''H-
ton' ana many lhe aSSlS'aH'e ., COM
s'"ei ,"' l"i'' "I NuS'r''"7 N'p HIe
H'"ssou p'lN''h 'Zvis'a'hoNd ana 'r"-
COW
iu-"'E' yesterday ana Ior ScNei"i uaS
previously the news has indicated that
there We're no pitched battles. but rather
series OF daY ana night ehe'e' mcntS
p''"''n relatively SmaH FORCES OF IN
iantGy ~" Germans rtp'llhS assaults
Wnll' reforming ana Hr'nE'h'n'h@ 'h'f
INES INV the tenor OF "i'lcial ana un-
official reports is strongly indicative ~
an early resumption of "A general battle.
It is estimated that the Austro-German