The sun., 1914-09-25

grad correspondent of the Central News
cables via Rome that force OF Cos
sacks is already near Cracow. the gate
way to Silcsia. 1t is assumed this cav
airy is many miles In advance OF the
main Russian army in Galicia, but the
presence OF Cossacks so far westward
emphasizes the swlftness of the Rus
sian movement.
The Russian Minister OF war an
noinced to-day that the Russian ad-
vance force through Galicia has arrived
at the River Wisloka, which runs north
and south about slxly-fire miles east
+ Cracow and bisects the main line
Il ~ailroad from Lemberg to the Ger
man frontier. 1t IL asserted also that
a large Austrian field force is stu re-
,is'ing south and west OF Przemysl.
NV beinS Ooii.bardcd by the Russians !;
hut since the Russians to the north
ward are much father toward Cracow
IL Is assumed that this force IL prac-
'ically surrounded. The greater part
" the routed Austrlans have been re-
treating toward Cracow in an attempt
to combine with the Germans.
Occupation OF Nislok, on the Hun
garian border, southwest OF PrZemysl,
officially announced by the Russian Gov
eminent, seals The fate OF that for
tress. in the opinion OF military ex-
perts, since 1t prevents the Austrians
sending reenforcements through the
Carp7 thians At the same time 1t puts
Russian troops in the rear OF an Aus
ttian army which attempted TO stand
near Przemysl after being blocked in
a retreat along the northern line from
Jaroslav and przemysl.
Al signs point to the fact that Rus
sia has 80 eff aually broken Austrian
resistance in Galicia that no important
Obstacles remain to delay the advance
against German territory. The next
great field Of operations will be- along
the Polish frontier from east OF Posen
to Cracow. Przemysl is expected TO
hold out stuhbornly but has ceased 10
b, AN important strstegical point.
The Conquering Of Galicia gives Rus
sia control of the great oil fields upon
which both Austria and Germany re-
lied for gasolene. 80 necessary in modern
military operations. From Galicia comes
the greatest gasolene supply in Europe
Rumania's prohibition OF the export OF
coal to Austria, which IL may follow
with "A prohibition on the export OF gaso-
lene. will increase the difficulties of the
Teutonic allies. Russia is now in
possession Of an unlimited supply OF
gasolene and this may insure greater
speed IN moving motor transports.
The whole Russian movement is now
described AZ a vast wedge. the right
limo OF which extends from Libau. on
the Baltic, along the railway line to
Warsaw Gen. Renncnkampf. In East
Prussia. who is reported now to be act
ing strongly on the offensive, Is protect
ing this part OF the wedge. The centre
of the wedge is preparing TO drive west
ward against Posen and Breslau. while
the left line. tho Galicia force. Is ad-
vancing toward Cracow.
The Petrograd correspondent OF the
Morning Post announces that the Ger
mans who crossed the frontier near
Mlava have retired and. strongly re-
enforced. are holding the let bank ~
the Nistula with series of fortiiications
reaching from Thorn To kalis1. The
correspondent Of the London Daily
Chronicle says that the German force
in East Prussia is now eleven army
CORPS and that this force is being in
creased daily.
IT is taken for granted that the whole
war plan Of Germany has been changed,
and that the German armies In the west
viii continue to &C; on the defensive
while n great force in the cast pre-
parcs 20 attack Russia. The Warsaw
correspondent OF the Daily Express says
that the situation on the Prussian bor-
der is developing with startling rapid
ity. and that important operations now
under way will decide the date OF the
Russian advance to Berlin.