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Show WHISPERS OF PEACEJBJMflREO Berlin Said to Have Approached Approach-ed Russia With Overtures for Cessation of Hostilities. London. Nov. 11. 10 a. m Colnei-I Colnei-I dent with the news that every Ger- ian soldier ha! 1 1 en swept ft un Rus-5lSD Rus-5lSD soil conies a whisper of peace n gotiallons in the report from Petro-c.ud Petro-c.ud that Merlin has approached Rus-I Rus-I Hn with overtures looking toward a cessation of hostilities. Contrary to the German report that the Russians had been checked on the frontier of East Prussia. Petrograd declares that a brilliant success in that region has been succeeded by an actual invasion of German territory. terri-tory. An equal triumph Is reported from the other end of the long Russian Rus-sian battle line. With Cossacks raiding raid-ing within twenty miles of Cracow, the commandant of that fortress has ordered the civilian population of the city to leave. Przemysl is said to be fully Invested ngain and Its reduction is likely to precede any further advance ad-vance by the Russian left wing. Russian Critics Discuss Strategy. Petrograd Is not wholly satisfied with the scope of the victories report, re-port, d uuainst the Germans for the belief prevails in military circles that if the Russian strategy of the Napoleonic Na-poleonic era had been followed further fur-ther even to the extent of the surrender sur-render of Warsaw, the Invaders would never have remained In their own countrv with Intact fighting organ izations. Others feel that political motives quite justified the government govern-ment In its th termlnation to defend Warsaw. Contrary to prac'ico Infantry and rot artillery has been the dominant force used by the Russians along their western battle front in pushlnu the invaders back across the border. BhOWlng disregard of the German batteries, bat-teries, superior forces of Russian In-1,'ntry In-1,'ntry time after time have advanced and won positions by the use of cold steel Capture of German Generals. rrom Moscow comeH a rep-ort that during the fighting near Aerodz, on the river Warthe the Russians cap-hired cap-hired General Von Makenge, com mander of the Seventeenth German army corps, together with members of his staff It is reported also that General Von Llebert. who was In com-mand com-mand ;it Ixidz when the Germans occupied oc-cupied that city, has been captured by the Russians. Rome reports that the Austrian army Is abandoning entirely its positions posi-tions In western Gallcia and will winter win-ter at the foot of the Carpathians. renewing the t- from that base Is the spring. But the stubborn defense of Przemysl and the evident determination determi-nation to defend Cracow hardly confirm con-firm this report Dispatches reaching London from Pelglum and Holland continue to in- j sist that the Germans are withdrawing withdraw-ing mail) of their troops from their western battle front but the official communications from the headquarters headquar-ters of the allies do not indicate any diminution in the force of the German attack which Is proceeding with its usual fury The food situation In Belgium dalls p becoming critical l-:ven Antwerp which Is the best supplied of the cities Is clamorinK for the provisions brought in by the American committee. |