New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-09
Geld Marshal Gives Rus
slams Due Credit as
Fighting Men.
SEES LIMIT TO
GERMAN INVASION
r.uous Leader Declares Foe
Has Line After Line of Dc
fences in Interior.

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nee ig 't.at On" ODD go. -.
Tia London. '".. N.o,'.i.
cation o. WARSAW an" -. vs., I
.-e would %, mo- ,''' III, IN
II the camIa.-'. pc 81 -"
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hgr.hoal COM ,''"
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-,'rcd tr'c7''H. n'ooG I's'1ilt' .NtNeI
tAc day d. ~. on, 1900 -. !
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ro.rd N.o'.""tH ND,"V' '''N@ gu"
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He added .'ai d, 'e"S' l4u'VVV nus
a-s had been h..'u OF "Vu"ueu S'l ~
lTembor D.. a.a 'Aal' O'NlueS' llV,UVV
--.sIaus had been mace p IiSOhtTs. ne
s.,est. accD. '' No" II i""' Jury
rt been proceeding every M"eIc iaN OF
abs 90 che GERMANS ana AuStflahS
-cs the Tall Cd. LODI ana the com
-enceneut OF t.e RUSSIAN retreat. J. e'
Fed Marsha. Won ii"tueH"U ue
Jared that al. The tight had not been
.,ter out o. the Russians.
p..a..I t,;o.
Ledo'' "uss'u
So large Of frame ls The neid marsha!
ia, he seemed under instead OF over
10 average height. lie has arge
a'l go. e,O srcSrirr mustachc. less ar-
--essive IN curve than the Emperor'S,
=. equally Characteristic.
The Associated Press correspondent
rred with Won Hiudenburg. and dur
-r the meal be conversation was in
trral. the cares of the army leader
.ss~Ing.y having been forgotten. In
he workroom Of Won Hnoenburg was
s.,aF map OF Poland. overlooking from
ne table on an sides 10 thv floor. Won
andenburg was inclined 10 switch the
conversation from the war 70 the Unit
q. States, which, ne said, ne hao Ione
zen anxious TO N'sl,' lie was hol 20
rueh Interested l' 'ne shy SoI Pc -.
New York. hc sand. as ln t9e co - itry
rest o. '-S ". ~ c. a
io'ia' inc .II.',N 49, -; -
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.iaaos4I, % WHY"
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ne n'tt'It"eI' "t.u t'o BE ~" -.
..'i'e '6e con, e ia ~ ,,'b;lo ,bc
'.- n'.'- -, F.(-o,.a6io tbere was
-,-A..gI va" ;.-s+;f,. -" evtravaqant
I. lI'' ~ 80 s,,,o,',cenenf of
-. ~ -te Russian offensive.
Russians Tough opponents
The Russia 1s are tough opponents
81 are not easily brought into mo-
LII" he said. "They have prepared a
m sfrie. Of positions. All the way
r~ LODI 90 the Nistula they are fall
z back SLOWLY. with all the advantage
F,ssi.ior o- +hefr side. Yet ] think
x, are hardly able 10 bring on mary
rlre troop. of quality 20 oppose u.
TO raise army corps on this front
tt Far East and the caucasus nave
zen stripped OF reg ilar troops auu
nlrlled militia, good only lot guar v
:, I'M .-. 80 -.-, ''
A.ss5 AS 10 tic fighting qualities Of
ts Russians. Field Marshal Won Hin
tlrkure said IL was hard TO make a
general statement IN this respect. as
ls quality of the men varied with the
tserent races and natiouslities. Some
e these. be- said. furnished inferior
citing men. but the real Russians
-srt Of excellent material Answering
iaoihtr question. Won Hindenburg
ad.
The fa. OF Lodz was the turning
'0l, in the present campaign. The
Russians fought desperately for pos
aaoa Of this CITY. on which the cen
re Of their line rested. The Russian
re was bent. not broken. in this
Hre. The Russian leader, like wise
-r, did not wait for that, but, when
q saw how affairs were going, with
1sw.
The battle was the most bitter and
.sri,osr,. 80 ,t;s ,,sr tho Russian
Isd and wounded far exceeding the
rsres AZ Tarrenberg. The dead lay
tesps on "a. bs+t1efeld There we're
rs bodies on ono small hill"
Draws sketch of Battle.
The mention of Tannenberg evoked
ne comment thar little was known OF
his great ba+fIe Won Hindenburg
hen took pencil and paper and drew
rough sketch map OF the battle.
q, III army he SAID was Drawn up
~" .Of'n OF ihe Mazurlan LAKES re-
III. mere mere men ne skelched inc
.o-a W me troops TO the north ana
sa. o. me line.
~,,tuyu j iook command, the hein
| t.S IDal continued. the oroer ALREADY
s,-,r s'eu given TO- retire. Inc RUSSIAN
s... onaer 'amsonof had moved IN
b, n ."lu'eallhG line AZ rlgnt angie
-. ne herman lnel. ] withdrew our
,,sI @ oeIofe tennenkampf's army and
ga