Evening star., 1914-11-14
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
{ THREE TOWNS AND
CONTINUE ADVANCE
Vienna Admits Occupation of
TarnoW, JasIo and Krosno
by Foe.
GERMANS LOSE 10000
IN FIGHTING, is CLAIM
City of Danzig Seems to Be an
Objective of Cars
Forces.
nnEAT pATTTTc TMDENDYNc
GREAT BATTLES IMPENDING
Polish Frontier Again Threatened
by Teutons-Austrians Keep Up
Retirement in Galicia-KaiSer'
Men Mass Near Mazurian
Lakes.

LONDON, November Ia
Some of the greatest battles of
the war are expected to be fought
in the eastern theater within the
next few days. Russian armies
are pressing forward Cracow is
facing d siege. while Przemysl
has been invested. 1t is officially
announced in Vienna that the
czars forces have occupied Tar
now, Jaslo and krosno, while the
Austrian troops continue to with
draw before the enemy.
Another big battle is develop
ing on the Polish frontier, the
Germans having drawn forces
from the East Prussian front for
these operations, it is said.
The German object in again
seeking to advance on Poland is
plainly an attempt to relieve the
pressure on East Prussia.
Germans Have Two Bases.
The German army will conduct its
home defense from two bases. accord
ing to advices received. The Teutons
are said to be organizing their north
ern forces at Thorn, while the new
L.-
southeast of Breslau. Vast forces have
been concentrated north of the Ma
zurian lakes. in East Prussia. with
heavy guns from konigsberg. Many
blockhouses with barbed wire defenses
have been constructed in preparation
that the enemys march on Berlin over
German soil will be hurled back.
Petrograd claims that the German
column which fell back on kalisz lost
10000 men. of whom 10000 were killed.
East Silesia Residents Flee.
Residents are fleeing from East ST.
lesia- In this they may be Influenced
by the belief that the Russians will
not permit any German civilians to
remain in the vicinity OF their armies.
The occupation OF Johannesburg, in
East Prussia, is regarded here as be-
ing of great strategic value to the Rus
si2Es- II. as is presumed, the invaders
came from the south for this move
meat taey must have overcome ex-
traordiEary obstacles.
III the opinion OF British observers
the city OF DanZiE, on the coast of
West S.'usSia. looms large as a Russian
objective. and dispatches reaching here
from Petrograd convey the belief of
the Russian authorities that even the
resumption of the German offensive
against Russian Poland will not cause
a diversion.
Russian Statement.
The following statement has been re-
ceived from the Russian commander
in-chief's staff:
I'm Eastern Prussia the fighting
continues in the region of Stall
luponen for the possession of the
outlets In the eastern chain of the
Mazurian lakes.
THE fighting in the region of
Soldau continues.
The German offensive has been
repulsed in the direction of Thorn,
on both banks OF the Nistula, to-
ward Ryfoin and Wlociawek and
further west. The enemy brought
here a part of his troops from Lyck.
I'm the Czenstochowa region the
Germans are moving gradually to-
ward the Silesian frontier.
No Resistance Met.
'In Galicia our offensive toward
Dounaietz nowhere encountered re-
sistance..
I'VE occupied Krosno and inflicted
heavy losses on the Austrian rear
guard.
"In the region of Sanok and
Turka, where we stormed nightly
a well fortified position. the Aus
trians on the morning of November
IL began retreating.
"In the Carpathians. on the road
from Nadvorna to Marmarosziget,
near Pasieczna. we defeated a body
of hostile Sokols.
turkish torpedo boats have been
sighted near Soulina on the Black
sea-"
Austrians Still Retiring.
A German statement regarding the
fighting in the east says:
''The Austro-Hungarian retirement
in Galicia continues in accordance
with the Austrian program. 1t has
not been disturbed in any manner
by the Russians. which shows that
the troops of Emperor Nicholas are
suffering in the defeats inflicted on
them in recent conflicts
According to official announcement
given out in Berlin events in the east
are proceeding favorably for the Ger
mans. The Russian cavalry forces
which were defeated previously with
heavy loss in the vicinity of Kelo fort,
miles northeast of Kalisz. Russian Po-
land. resumed their offensive move
ments and, swinging to the southwark
were again repulsed to the east OF
Kalisz, according to the German state.
menh This, the announcement says
removes any possible danger of an in
vasion of Silesia. The statement says
"Apart from the cavalry fighting
IN which We were successful at
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