In short the Germans despised the Russians thoroughly, and a German officer now serving at the front once informed me that Prus-la would leave Austria to settle single-handed with Russia.
As a matter of fact, Prussia did not do so, for she decided to help her ally against the Russians, With that object in view she invaded Poland, soon after the declaration of war, and occupied Plotzk, Kutno, Lodz, Lask, and Novo Radomsk. But her forces were unable to advance owing to the non-appearance of their Austrian allies. The Austrians did, indeed, cross the frontier along a line stretching from Cracow to Lemberg but they only succeeded in penetrating as far as Lublin. They occupy at present all the country between Lublin and Cracow and are giving considerable trouble to the Russians but their great scheme of getting up to Warsaw in time to interfere with the Russian mobilization has been knocked completely on the head.
The Bussian Front.
Ivanoff's army operating against them is spread over an enormous front, its right resting on Lublin and its left extending to far below Lemberg in Galicia.
The Russians, on the other hand, have occupied nearly all Galicia.
General Ivanoff marched from Kiev vii Bobruish and Brest-
Litovek but part of his force came via Rovno and Dubno to Brady, which they have now—occupied. These two forces have now joined hands, and the Russian army in
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