West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-10-08
GREAT RUSSIAN
ARMY ADVANCES
Million Strong, New Force Sl-7'S
For Real Invasion Of Germany
CAR HIMSELF At TIE READ

Veil Of Secrecy Concerning Central
Russian Army Lifted &c lr,,n.ase
eooy OF Men Gets Startcd-'rsrnow
Reported as Having Fallen Into
hands Of Russians. VIII, cossseks
Are Reported as Being Near craeow.
London, Oct. 6.-Fov ,ite Grs, time
thei .s definite news conccrnlue the
Russian central army, the i.oa
SiaN.sh hos, wnich has been prepar.up
for the real invasion OF Germany
while conrNgns IA east Prus s.. and
Galicia have served 10 protect It's
tlanks.
rms army, estimated as OF 1000,
600 men, is under the Commai.
Grand Duke Nicnolas, the Russian
commanderin-chicf. with headqru.,.rs
at Brest-Litovsk, railway junction Al
the intersection OF the Bug and AIou.i
havietz rivers.
The czar arrived at BrestI.tcy :,
and was accompanied TO Tie head
quarters of the co.nmander-in-oEiri. II
Is conjectured that the presence of
the monarch is for the purpose OF a
final conference with the commander.
n-chief before the main blow against
Germany is launched.
Hitherto there has been the utmost
secrecy maintained concerning the
presence and preparation OF this force,
which is composed of the flower OF
Russia's veteran troops.
All reports signify that the most
important news for the oncoming
weeks will concern the advance OF
this army, since operations in east
Prussia, south Poland and even in
Galicia are really subordinate to the
central campaign against Breslau.
Other news from the eastern theater
OF war is as follows:
In northwestern Galicia the Rus
slams have captured the fortress OF
Tarnow. Cossacks are raidlng within
ten miles of Cracow.
The czar's southern armies are de
veloping their offensive against tho
right wing Of the Austro- German
forces.
In southwestern Poland in the gen
eral region of Cracow near Kielce
Russian cavalry has defeated German
troops sent from France to defend
Cracow. Unquestionahly a great bat
tie has begun in that region. a combat
which may determine the fate OF Cra-
cow and Silesia.
To the north in western Poland q
great force OF Germans striking 20
ward Warsaw has been checked and
pressed back by the Russians.
In the east Prussia Suwalk field of
operations General Rennenkampf.
after routing the Germans along the
river Niemen and frustrating an ad-
vance toward Warsaw from the north
west, has driven a wedge between Ger
man columns acting respectively
around Druskeniki and Ossowiec and
has turned both nanks. Rennenkampfs
large force is obviously struggling TO
hold at bay German strength at the
east Prussia frontier so as TO give
time for the advance Of the Russian
central army against Breslau. Petro.
grad reports that the Russians have
been uniformly successful in this
strategy.
The Russians have seized all es.
sential passes in the Carpathians and
the advance OF the column into Hun
gary has progressed fifty miles. II
has crossed the river Thesis. seized
the railroad to Budapest and has com.
pletely Isolated the city OF Szigeth.
A dispatch from the Matin OF Paris
says:
"The German army in the east, op
Grating in the Suwalk region. has
been cut in two. One section has
been crushed between Augustowo and
Suwalki, with losses amounting 10 GO.
600 men. The second section proceed
ed to Marampol which place the Rus
slams have occupied. inhlcting enor
nous losses upon the Germans. The
river Niemen is choked with German
dead.
"An Austrian column has been deri
mated at Nimoukiz. leaving guns and
mitraileuses. Many prisoners we~c
taken by the Russians"