The Yale expositor., 1914-09-03

cia along an immense front between
the Vistula river and Lemberg."
st. Petersburg-The general stan
of the Cars army continues to issue
statements claiming successes in Aus
tria and Prussia.
The occupation of Tilsit was con-
firmed in official announcement, which
also stated that Russian forces had
defeted the Austrians at Tomaszow,
in Russian Poland.
The authorities announce the cap
ture of an immense amount Of the
spoils of war from the Germans at
Tilsit. The garrison and the inhabi-
tants fed before the approach of the
Russians. Regular postal communica-
tion has been established between
towns in East Prussia occupied by
the Russians, including Insterburg.
Postal packets are reaching these
cities bearing Russian stamps.
The Russian army which is moving
southwest in Galicia, says the gen.
eral staff, has beaten the Austrians at
Monasterzysko and crossed the
Dniester without difficulty.
Lemberg is the most important mill
tary station of the Austrians in Cali
cia and controls the railroad lines in
the eastern part of the province, five
lines running in different directions
from there. The surrounding district
is rugged and will undoubtedly prove
difficult, but the Russians will not suf-
fer the trouble there that they have
met in eastern Prussia, where they
are advancing against the Germans
along line $50 miles long.
The war office states that it has
no definite information as to the num-
ber of Germans opposing the Russian
advance, but aeroplane scouts have
learned that there are from Ave to
seven corps, 100000 to 100000 men
scattered through East Prussia. This
indicates that Germany has massed al
most its entire army against the al
lies in the western theatre of war.
100000 Men Mobllized.
It is understood that 7,O00,O 900 men
have been mobilized by the general
staff and that 100000 of these are
engaged in the campaign against Ger
many. They have driven a wedge be-
tween the German forces, forcing
them in many instances to abandon
strong positions without a conflict to
escape being cut off.
So confident are the Russians that
their troops will enter Berlin within
short time that a fund is already
being raised to reward the first SOL
der that goes into the German CAPT.
tai. The contributions range from 500
rubles to two rubles, rich and poor
doing their share One hundred thou
sand dollars has already been raised.
Scores of German prisoners who
have been taken to Wilma are refusing
to eat food that has been cooked be-
cause of stories circulated in their
army that the Russians poisoned all
prisoners.
Kaiser Pleads for Prussians.
London-A Berlin dispatch sent by
the Wolff bureau, and reaching here
by way of Rotterdam, says that EN-
peror William has directed the follow
ing telegram to his ministry:
Main Headquarters, Aug. 27.-The
trials to which my royal province Of
East Prussia is subjected by the in
vasion of Russians fills me with the
greatest compassion. but l know the
courage of my East Prussians too well
not to know that they are ever ready
to offer themselves on the altar of the
fatherland and will readily give their
blood and wealth for the sake of their
country and manfully bear the hard
ships of war.
Confidence in the irresistible might
of our heroic army and unshakable
belief in the help of a living God, to
gether with the consciousness that we
are fighting for worthy cause,
should give us faith in an early de-
livery of Germany from it's enemies.
Il wish that everything possible