My War Memories, 1914-1918
own Landwehr Corps to the north bank of the Vistula. The Austrian Army south of the Vistula was still strong enough to meet any demands that might be made on it.
Most of the transport supplied for our columns and trains was too heavy for the Polish theatre of war. In any case, we had not enough of them. I therefore asked General von Conrad to requisition light transport, and he let us have all we wanted. It consisted of quite light vehicles, drawn by small, hardy horses and driven by peasants. These were soon given the nickname of " Panje " transport. " Panje " horses and " Panje " wagons distinguished themselves on the Western Front also. The origin of the name was the habit of drivers addressing one another as " Panje," meaning " sir." Our men also used to address them in that way.
The military conferences at Neu Sandec ended satisfactorily in complete harmony of views. A single command was not established, for General von Hindenburg and I preferred to remain independent.
In the course of the discussions about the delimitation of the prospective lines of communication it looked as though there would be friction. Austria-Hungary has always looked after her own interests in a measure which is not justified by her military achievements. She acted rightly from her point of view, but it was certainly regrettable that the Berlin authorities always gave way. They feared that Austria would make a separate peace with the Entente, which I believed to be a physical impossibility. However, in September, 1914, the demarcation of the lines of communication was made in accordance with German requirements, and there was no friction with the Austrian High Command.