HINDENBURG'S TEMPORARY SUCCESS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15138, 30 November 1914, Page 7

HINDENBURG'S TEMPORARY SUCCESS.

THREE CORPS IN PERIL. (Received November SHtli, 3.30 p.m.) PETROGRAD, November 28. The battlo of Koiuszki is in its la.st stage. Tlio Germans aro desperately struggling to fight through to Stry"\"ow> and are exposed to incessant Russian cavalry charges. The Russians, knowing tho difficulty of surrounding three army corps in open country, aro seeking to cut off every supply of tionPrior to tho German advance, the Kaiser gavo audience to General yon Hindcnburg at Thorn, and said: "The eyes of tho world are upon you." ' General yon Hindenburg then launched a Napoleonic attack, aiming at breaking tho Russian centre and surrounding the Russians between Czcnstochowa and Cracow. The army uuder General Francois, attacked "Lcwicz, while General yon Maekscn marched to Lodz. General yon Machsen duly broke the Russian ceutro a.t Bryeziny, but found his threo army corps cut off. General Francois, who was decisively defeated at Lowicz on Tuesday retreated in a northwesterly direction, making General Machseu's position increasingly difficult. Meanwhile, tho Russians, on Monday, had defeated General Wielets's force. The Germans at Czcnstochowa havo been entrenched on a lino of low hills running to the Vistula. Tho Russians have driven a wedge into the lino at Wlodwize, twenty-five miles south of Czenstochowa, and are now attacking the Germans in tho northern section in the flank. The- Russians aro converging on Cracow on threo sides, and are continually capturing guns. Tho General Staff complains that the Germans are placing anti-aircxart guns, machine-guns, and wireless apparatus on church towers, for tho evident purpose of forcing the Russians to bombard ancient- buildings.