New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-20
Withdraw Up the Vistula
River as Kaiser Pours
in More Troops.
GERMAN ADVANCE
DECLARED A FEINT
Regarded as Move to Save
CracOW and Relieve Pressure
on East Prussia.
rBy Cable 70 The Tribune J

Petrograd, Nov. 19.-General vt'
Hindenburg continues to pour = 5
troops into the country between the
Vistula and the Wartha rivers. He has
greatly strengthened his advance lines,
which were checked on Monday.
The Germans are advancing again,
and, while fighting continuously, the
Russian Guards have withdrawn up the
Vistula for a short distance.
TIE Germans have also strengthened
the other end of their line around
Lenczycaorroff, and a great battle is
imminent
The Kaiser's troops are showing the
most desperate energy in their efforts
to Illustrate Russian operations in East
Prussia.
Russian military observers regard the
German advance along the narrow bat
tie front on the west bank of the Wis
tula as feint at the city Of Warsaw,
the intention Of which is to draw is
sian troops from their advance on
Cracow and distract attention from the
efforts Of the Germans TO establish q
strongly fortified defensive line from
Kalisz to Cracow
This plan also is calculated by the
military authorities 20 relieve the
German troops in East Prussia, now
giving way along the entire line. By
rendering a Russian further advance
untenable.
Despite this German demonstration,
the convergng lines OF the Russian
advance on the Austrian fortress of
Cracow are steadily progressing, the
Russians say, having now reached
within twenty-five miles of that point.
The Austrians are stubbornly con-
testing the Russian offensive and are
taking advantage of every creek and
hillock in any way available for de
fence, but the Russian columns in
South Poland already have traversed
the last river between them and Cra-
COW.
The Russian troops form two fronts
one facing Cracow and the other fac
ing the Carpathian Mountains, where
yesterday they reoccupiel the ap-
proaches 70 two of the most important
passes into Hungary.
London. Nov. le-Public interest is
now largely centred in the battle be-
bo PpSefape and Germans he %
tween the Vistula and Wartha rivers
in Poland, as il is believed that the
result of the fighting there will have
elsewhere and on the duration Of the
war.
Curiosity, however, is far from be-
ing satisfied, as both German and
Russian headquarters are very spar
inc with information. All that is den
n;telv known is that the Russian ad-
vance guard, consisting largely of cav
alrv. which advanced right 70 the Ger
man frontier after the battle at War
saw. met superior forces OF the
enemy and has been compelled 10 fall
hack more than half the distance COW
cred in the advance.
The Germans are sending very strong
forces of men and guns into the coun-
try between the two rivers where the
battle must be fought, hoping that ir
this confined area the Russians VIII 30.
be able 70 deploy their enormous forces
to advantage, as they have done ~
practically all previous battles.
Berlin, Nov. 10 b. wireless 70 Ssr-
willie, Long Island The inform, on
given out 10 the press to-day IT, o.hc.al
quarters is the following.
Reasons o. stra-esy prevent ghe DIS
closure OF military movements IN the
East, yet the official reports that opera.
tions arc progressing faYora5ly indi.
cate that the victory % Wloclawek is
being followed ll.
"ln view ol the co. 9itiou OF the
roads behind the Rus JAMS and the diff.
ticult.es Of a retirement for them, i,
seems probable that they will stand
against the German attack, which
judging from the existing situation
probably will be frontal and against
their right wing"