Evening star., 1914-11-09
COsSACKS SUCCEED IN
OUTFLANKlNG THE FOE
Grand Duke Nicholas Plans Next to
Crush Dual Monarchy and
the Turks.
HIS EYE ON CoNsTANT1NoPLE
Many Peasants in sflesia Are Flee
ing, Fearing Advance of Musco-
vites-Berlin Admits Retreat
In the East.

LONDON, November 9. 9:55
am-Russia dominates the milf
tarv situation today. The speed
with which she has cleared the IN
vaders from Russian Poland must
necessarily have great effect on
the campaigns in the other war
theater.
Already the inhabitants are re-
ported fleeing from their prosper
GUS Silesian homes despite the
TACT that Gen. Won Hindenburgs
strong army is between them and
the advancing Russians, But
something besides the might OF
the German arms may enable
them to remain still, and for some
time in security, for a significant
message from Petrograd an
nounces that Russia may defer
the invasion of Germany until her
historic mission toward the Bos-
porous is accomplished.
This mission includes the complete
subiection of Austro-Huagary as Wen
as the invasion of Turkey, and if this Is
the actual plan of the Grand Duke
Nicholas, the Russian commander n
chief, the Russians may be content 20
hold their present positions along the
German border while making an ag
sressiye war toward the south and
east.
Russians Invade Germany.
PETRoGRAD, November 9. by way
Of London, lao p.m--What Is de-
scribed here as continued ana ire
sistible offensive of the Russian army
resulting in the evacuation OF foiaho
hv the Germans is reported today as
successfully establishing itself IN Ger
man territory at Pieschen. ntteeh
,,iIes west Of the Russo-German from
tier. ..;d IN
be generally relinquishing tneir s.ana anu
along the Warthe river. This advance
vas accomplished, 1t Is stated, bS the
Russian cavalry movement in outnank-
ing the German le1t.
Russian penetration OF Ierniah ee
ritory TO Pleschen, Prussia. northwest
of Kalisz, upon which latter point the
.;ermans appear to be withdra"lns'
threatens the German line OF COM
munications. 49,
Russians attacked the Austrian rear
.ruard at Pinczow, which commands an
important crossing on the upper Nls-
tula, twenty-five miles from CracoW.
II is asserted here that a general re-
treat of the Austrian forces on Cracow
as a new base is now apparent.
Russia's Next Move.
1.oSDON. November 9-Intimaticn as
,o Russia's purpose appears In a Petro-
.,rad dispatch to the Post, which says:
"C,rand Duke Nicholas reference IN
disnatches announcing his victory to
,he new task of opening new period
of the war, means that Russia VIII now
turn her main attention toward the
settlement of the eastern question rms
means nrst and foremost, the breaking
up of Austria-Hungary, followed by the
emulsion of the Turk from Europe
and, possibly. the reconstruction OF
new Armenia among other rearrange-
ynents of the Balkan states. No Rus
sian doubts that Constantinople is the
natural capital of the Russian empire
and no sacrifice will be thousnt too
great for the attainment OF this MS
torical goal"
Cossaek raids across the German bor-
der continue and Berlin now admits
that the Russians are well beyond tne
River Warthe. The Russian advance
has been made over bad roads at the
amazing rate of fourteen miles daily
and the German retreat has nov passed
Czernstochowa without stopping. ihe
Russian line IS well BACK OF the
Wharf.-The between CZernstocho"a Snc
Kaiisz
Another Petrograd report states that
Czernstochowa is still held as the last
German position IN Russia. but that
Cd IN ten a
Invasion Of Germany.
The correspondent of the Times in
Warsaw, telegraphing under date of
| November s, says that after spending
. fortnight In the Polish field of opera
tions he has arrived at the conclusion
that the Russian organization is at
last under way In every direction. and
that within thirty days Germany either
will have to submit to an invasion by
vast Russian hosts withdraw sub
stantisl bodies of her best troops from
the western frontier.
"Russis's huge army is now moving
with preCis which is remarkable"
| he says, land il is advancing with in
credible rapidity and smothering every
rear guard action with its numbers. The
transport Is keeping pace everywhere,
moving forward night and day. In many
cases the main bodies accomp..s..
twenty versts (about fourteen niles)
daily"
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph hears of another sig
nifcant victory which has not yet been
reported in the press, which is said to
be the greatest success of the war. He
declares that the combined Austrian and
German armies have been dealt stag
gering blow along their line of COM
munication which Is of vital Importance.
when all the details of the Russian
operations in Poland are known" says
the correspondent Grand Duke Nicholas
y-ft faS
etrategists of the period"
The Romn correspondent OF the
Weekly Dispatch sends the following:
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