The Calumet news., 1914-10-02
Reports From Various Sources
Say the Russians Are A.
tacking Stronghold
MILLIONS ARE ENGAGED
Cars Forces Paving Way for In.
vasion Of Si|esia;; Colossal
Conflicts TO Come

London, oct. From the east,
through various sources, comes news
of a Russian assault on Cracow and
vicinity, where two and half million
Germans and Austrians are said 20 be
concentrated.
So many conflicting reports are re-
ceived concerning the Russian advance
through Galicia that the public is in
clned To await further details.
If the battle of Cracow is In full
sway then it is unquestionably one of
the greatest struggles in This war and
possibly the forerunner of more colos-
sal engagements which will rage in
Slesla.
The Rome correspondent of the Ha-
vas Agency of Paris says a dispatch
from Petrograd states that i'm the
great battle which is imminent in the
region of Cracow, Gaiicia, the Russian
strength will be 100000 men with
powerful artillery.
Vienna dispatch says General Won
Ilindenburg, the German commander
against the Russians in East Prussia,
has been appointed to take command
of the defense of Cracow.
Russians Repuise Germans.
Pctrograd, oct 2.-(OmciaD aD-"Rus-
sian troops have continued to repulsc
the enemy from boundaries Of the
governments of Suwalki and Lomza.
Engagements have been very fierce
west of Symno. The Germans that
were attacking Ossowetz are retreat
ins north. Considerable forces of the
enemy. Of which the bulk have arrived
from the west, are concentrating in
the districts west of the governments
of Piotrokow and Kielce."
To Attack Main German Army.
Vienna, via Rome, oct. 2.-The great
Russian central army, under the di-
rect command of the commanderin-
chief. Grand Duke Nicholas, is made up
of 100000 fresh troops mobilized in
Russian Poland to move against tho
main German army, which has been
feverishly fortifying the entire line of
the Silcsan frontier. This force is
reported in contact with the German
advance guard, which has been pushed
forward to protect the lines of COM
munication TO Cracow.
Tarnow's Fall Expected.
Meanwhile there are 1.500,00 Rus
slams in Galicia moving in two parallel
lines. The northern column, which has
enveloped Przemysl. today had COM
pleted the investment of Tarnow. fifty
miles east of Cracow. The fall of Tar
now is feared here, as the Russians far
outnumber the Austrian garrison and
there exist no good strategic reasons
for trying to hold the city. The troops
that would be needed there will he of
far greater value in Cracow. The sec
ond Galician army. traversing the
southern line over the passes of the
Carpathian mountains. captured kros-
no after desperate resistance in
which the Austrian garrison inflicted
enormous losses on the Russians.
German Allies Outnumbered.
The combined German-Au ar
mics i'm the eastern field do not num-
ber 100000 men. including all re-
serves. while the Russians have 4.000.-
600 already on the scene. Yet at no
point have the Russians scored a dis
tinct victory since the opening of the
battles. In the north the fighting is
entirely In German territory, while I'm
the south. in Galicia, the Austrians
have withdrawn toward Cracow for
strategic reasons.
An official statement issued here says
that the entire situation is satisfac-
tory, that the garrison at Przemysl
maintains it's advantage. infiicting
great damage on the Russian besieg-
ers in sorties, and that. while Cra-
COW will he besieged. II "can he ex-
pected to hold out indefinitely"