Evening star., 1915-01-19

to Russian reports. 10 no longer ten.
able This forward movement OF the
center of the German line mas peer
noted by Russian aeroplanes and
checked by artillery. All the trencnes
which the Germans succeeded in taking
have been recaptured by the Russians
Alternative for Germans.
1t is now the consensus Of military
opinion here that the German army
must either force its way through the
Russian line in the center. where its
present efforts are directed. or else re-
treat to the Warta river. which would
mean falling back to within about
twenty-five miles of the German iron,
tier. The Russian movements deslgned
to encircle the German TANKS Will
make 1t Impossible. military men say,
for the Germans to maintain their pres
ent positions in the center.
The expected cooperation or AUS
trian forces from the southwark has
failed to materialize. The attempted
advance of the Austrians east OF P1etr-
kow, as well as in the Tarnow region
on the Dunajec, has been checked sue
cessfully by the effective work OF the
Russian artillery.
Along the Immediate Warsaw front
there has been no material change IN
positions recently. In the extreme north
the Russians report a steady advance
toward East Prussia, and in the extreme
south they state that they are moving
forward successfully in the Carpa-
thians.
Found Country impossible.
Their northern movement has been
retarded near Loetzen by the German
fortifications, and the general impene-
trability of the country in the Mazurian
lake region. In the south. however. the
Russians apparently have occupied all
the Carpathian passes and have sue
ceeded in crossing the borders OF Tran
sylvania. the eastern portion OF Hum
gary.
sian military critics. the Germans have
no intention of inaugurating in the inn
mediate future wholesale assault
which would precipitate the decisive
contest.
Nevertheless they continue their ag-
gressive movements by means Of scat
tering attacks along the whole front. Re
Gently these attacks have been diminish
ing in number and intensity. The Rus
sian army reported to have occupied the
Carpathian passes is now said to have
emerged into the plains Of Hungary,
thirty miles from the border Of Bukowina.
Took Teutons by Surprise.
LONDON. January 19.-A Petrograd
dispatch to the Times says.
Ihe Russian troops IN ITanSylVdnla
are moving rapidly westward. Hero the
mountain barrier is only few thousand
feet high and the climate is mild.
The -Hungarians were COM
paratively unprepared for the impor-
tant successes of the Russians reported
in the direction of Kimpolung and
Jokebeny. Russian military circles re-
gard the occupation of Kirlibaba pass
as of the highest importance, giving
easy access to Hungary"
"A Budapest dispatch received here"
says Reuters Amsterdam correspond
ent, states that the trained landsturm
classes of the years 1875 to 1881, in
elusive. and the young landsturm men
in Budapest have been summoned to
join the colors January 21.'
The Daily Telegraph's Petrograd
correspondent in dispatch dated Sun
day says the Russians have not actu-
ally occupied Plock. in Russian Poland.
but no Germans have been there for a
fortnight. A few German troops, ac-
cording to the correspondent, arrived
in Plock two weeks ago. but, hearing
that Russians were in the vicinity,
speedily departed.