The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-09

russian lines will consist IN holding
Koluszki fifteen miles east of LODI and
me junction point for the railroad line
rom KaicZ with the main line from
warsaw to CzenstoChova Military ex-
perts here are inclined to believe that
the Germans never occupied all OF Lodz
end that the Russians. holding part of
me city, had the alternative of making
their main effort there or of withdraw
ing to the more advantageous positions.
uf which koluszN is an important point.
There is no attempt to minimize the
German success. but the Lack OF details
from Berlin is thought to be proof that
the occupation OF LODI was not com
rlete, at least at the time of the AN
nouncement on Sunday
In the matter OF rcpnforCcments tire
Russians have the ADVANTAGE II is re
ported from Petrograd that all available
German forces were engaged In the sue
cessful advance on Lou2 aud That FOR the
immediate future the German Generals
will have to depend on the rapid shiftiug
Of their men TO points in the line where
tho pressure becomes severe. Russia. on
the other hand, has a large force In re
serve near Warsaw and it Is expected
that the Grand Duke Nicholas will have
these men ready to move up to the llne
of battle within very short time.
A despatch from Petrograd asserts that
the Germans transferred six army corps
and Ave cavalry divisions from the west
ern front to Poland and were thus able
10 seize the advantage OF superior forces
at a particular point Whatever the num-
Ter Of the requirements II tx certain
that the Germans outmanu,uvred the Rus
SLAMS, who evidently did not expect the
opposition of such u large force and who
apparently thought that the men they
had at Lolz were sufficient for an. at
city.
disappointment rather than real alarm
Is said TO be the feeling IN Russian army
circles over the reverse at Dndz WI ~
the Russian ring uf steel failed to ma
terlalze ii was still believed that the
Germans would have to bend all their
energies to escaping intact. but Instead
they started desperate and unexpected
offensive at the psycholog cal moment and
won partial victory at least The Ger
mans are no nearer to warsaw than Sl"Y
were in October and carly November AMI
petrograd claims that the remaining miles
10 the Polish capital are so protected
that the capture OF the city is a virtual
impossiblity
Both Rerhn and Petrograd assert that
the losses at Lodz Were enormous The
Bourse gazette OF petrograd SAYS that
the German casualties IN the month Of
lighting In that region reached 100 0Q0
and that the percentage OF loss was espe-
cially high among the commanding and
commissioned officers. An unof'icia' des-
patch from Berlin claims that 100 900
prisoners were taken in the battle at
LODI and that the Russian losses in dead
and wounded were huge. Great enthu-
siasm has been aroused in Berlin By the
official report OF the victory. and many
houses have been decorated with German
and Austrian flags. wireless despatc
from Berlin to-day SAYS that the War
Ofiico there issued the following state
mont:
East and southeast Of LODI we are
closely pursuing the enemy. In add
tion to the large losses reported yes
terday the Russians have lost 1900
prisoners and 10 cannon
No special reports have been re-
ceved from East Prussia. In south
Srn roland nothing Of Importance has
tianspired.