The situation in Poland, though still undetermined, has become clearer
than it was last week. Further developments may, however, probably have taken place before this is in our readers' hands. But for the present we can do no more than give an account of what appears to be the state of things at the moment of writing. After Marshal von Hindenburg's rush forward between the Vistula and the Warta had been definitely checked in the country round Lodz, the Germans, far from abandoning their offensive, began to move forward with great determination in every part of their line in Poland. They attempted to outflank the Russians both on the north, where an advance from the East Prussian frontier threatened to
strike the Russian communications behind Warsaw, and also on the south, where the Austrians once more occupied the passes over the Carpathians and threatened the rear of the Russian army operating towards Cracow. At the same time the original offensive against the Russian right centre at Lovicz was pressed forward with renewed violence, and new advance was made against their left centre at Piotrkow.
