Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
GERMANS beaten BACK,
SAYS PETROGRAD REPORT
Russian Officers Say Kaiser's Com
i manders Lost Opportunity When
They Delayed at Warsaw.
MANY PRISONERS CAPTURED
Ten Thousand Russians Surrendered
to One Austrian Army Corps,
Says Vienna Official
Statement.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam and
London, October 28.-An Official
statement given out at German
army headquarters says:
To the west of Augustowo the
attack of the Germans IS slowly
proceeding. To the southwest OF
Warsaw our troops have repuIsed
all the attacks of strong Russian
forces.
North OF Ivangorod a new
Russian army corps has crossed
the Nistula"
outnumbered by Russians.
BERLIN, October 2S. by wireless to
Sayville, l. I.-Austro-German otnciai
reports from the eastern theater Of the
war indicate that severe battles are
raging along the Vistula and San riv-
ers. The Germans apparently are en-
gaging numerically superior RUSSIAN
forces and the battle is attracting
equal attention with the struggle IN
France and Belgium.
The bulletin issued last night by the
Austrian war department states that
the Austrians SOUTHWEST OF iHaHSo.oa
are combating numerically superior
forces Of Russians.
Fighting in East Prussia.
PETRoGRAp. October 2s.-The fol-
lowing communication from the Rus
sian general staff was Issued here last
evening: ---i
"Fiehting has begun on the front in
eastern Prussia. We have repulsed
Aerce German attacks in the region
Of Baka arzewo. We took at Gonbin
on the left bank of the Vistu]a, con-
"rhe 1att,e front October 26 ex:ended
from Koutno through Tezow. Rawa,
Nowemiasto, Bailobrazegi and Glow
aczew to the mouth of the Ilzanka:
among the German troops there
were many new recruits.
The fighting was especially fierce
around Tezow and Rawa, where we
captured portions Of the enemy's POSI-
tons
I'VE won a victory that was essential
toward Novo Alexandria and Zwolen.
The enemy there is in retreat. We
took about fifty officers and 5000 men,
several machine guns and eight cannon.
South of Selec our troops. after
crossing the Vistula, took eight Of
fce-s and 800 men and some machine
guns.
around Przemysl we have advanced
as far on the railway as Staremiasto
and Turka-"
Say Germans BIundered.
Reliable information received here
from Warsaw giving a detailed history
of the attempted German advance In
Russian Poland says that the Russian
generals are absolutely at loss to
explain what they call a German error
in delaying a night attack until the op-
.portun1ty was lost
At the same time, however. the Rus
sian generals, who always are frank
in admitting the achievements OF the
enemy, express admiration OF Gen. Won
Morgen's lightning advance of five Ger
man army corps over the dlhcuit
swampy region approaching warsaw
from the southwest. The appearance
of the Germans in this quarter was
most unexpected. since the German net
work Of railway systems and the pre-
ytously constructed platform Tor heaVy
guns pointed to the probability OF a
German advance from the northwest or
west or from anywhere except the
southwest.
The Germans made a grave error. 1t
is asserted, in not pursuing the ad-
vantage derived from .heir unexpected
advance, which would have enabled
them to approach. within eight miles of
warsaw without their presence being
made known
Attack Delayed Till Morning.
For unknown reasons the Germans
suddenly decided to delay the attack
until morning. which allowed the
siberian and other Russian reinforce
ments to protect the city adequately.
Papers found in the possession of Ger
man officers Indicate that the general
plan was to attack Warsaw that night.
One explanation for the change in the
plan is that the Germans failed to OBJ
tain the assistance OF the Polish ele-
ment, upon which they had counted.
The Russian generals also auinIfS the
Germans abrupt eXtrication when they
found themselves outf1anked, their re-
treat being SO complete ana preclpltate
that the Russians were unable to over
take and engage the rear guard In ac-
tion for several miles. The whole af-
fair, including the whirlwind advance
and retreat. at present Is puzzle to the
Russians.
The inhabitants of Warsaw say that
the dropping of German bombs which
never were very damaging, now has
ceased, and, reassured by the presence
Of Russian reinforcements and the
preparations being made to engage the
enemy, the life of the city has become
almost normal.
Vienna Reports 10000 Prisoners.
LONDON. October GA dispatch
from Vienna by way of Amsterdam
says the following statement was is
sued last night by the Austrian war
office:
THE situation is unchanged in CEN
trail Galicia- Southwest of Ivangorod
our heroically fighting troops are op-
posed by superior forces. One of our
corps has made 10000 prisoners
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Morning Post. telegraphing under Tues
days date regarding the fighting in
Galicia, says:
TT is unohhcially reported today that
IN the fighting in Galicia the Russian
left and the Russian center have not