Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-30
Ii Is Estimated Five Million
Soldiers Are In This Battle
Zone Alone
JUST WAITING ORDERS
FOR KILLING TO BEGIN
Big Austrian Army Gathered
and Is Strongly Supported
By German Troops

Rome, Sept. 30.--On one side the
Russian aud on the other the German
Austrian forces faced one another today
along an undulating line extending all
the way from the Baltic TO the Ru-
manan frontier, according to advices
from both German and Austrian sour.
ces.
The best information obtainable indi-
Gated that, in the north, this line pass
ed through Eydtkuhnen, Goldapp and
Lyck, from which it would appear that,
from Eydtkuhnen southwark to Lyck,
the Russians were few miles across
the East Prussian frontier.
From the Lyck to the southe0stward,
however, Germans were operating in
Russian Poland. This force was rather
a radiating expedition than a part Of
the general German front, but was n
foregonc conclusion that il It met with
sufficient successes. the German line
would be advanced accordingly.
Gathered Along Border.
Along the southern border Of East
Prussia, from Lyck to Thorn, the two
fronts apparently almost exactly fol.
lowed the fronti&; each on its side, ex.
cept, possibly, for little raiding back
and forth
Thorn constituted strong point for
the German barrier, as it marks the
southern extremity Of the tremendously
powerful line of Notifications extend.
ing northward from that point to Dan.
zig, on the Baltic sea. From Thorn the
line ran little 10 the west of south
through Kaliz In the vicinity Of Ka-
liz, as in that Of Iyck, the Germans had
troops across the frontier in the czar s
territory. Kaiz is itself Russian
town, just east of the border. II is
the base of the operations beyond IL,
and has been strongly fortified by the
Germans
From kali2 trifle to the east Of
south, the fronts continued again paral.
lelng the frontier to Cracow.
Thence, along the Carpathians, the
Austrian front extended to the Ruma.
nian border
Vast German Army.
It was understood that, according to
the Russian version, the czar's troops
already held the Cnrpathian passes and
were advancing into Hungary. This
the Austrinns denied explaining that
they had retreatel from Galici0 be-
cause from Typographical standpoint,
II was unsuited to defensive campaign
ing but that II was along the Carpa'
THAN line they would make their stand
In western Galicia, at any rate, the
Germnn.Austrian and Russian fronts
were not yet In touch
The former was understood 30 ex
tend from Cracow roughly southwark
TO the mountains.
The Russians, advancing westward
In two columns from the Jar0slav.przc
mysl line, were engaged with teutonit
force at Tarnow, about so miles east
Of Cracow, and further to the south
ward had only reached Sanok, 70 mile
southeast OF Tarnow.
The Germans were believed TO hav,
! fully half Of their available military
strength In the eastern theatre Of war
The Austrians have considerable bodic
Of troops massed on the Italian from
tier and some smaller forces with tn,
Germans In the west, but the bulk oi
their armies are also in the east, facinj
the Russians The latter undoubtedl,
were throwing their full strength west
ward.
Altogether, II was estimated ther,
were at least 100000 soldiers operat
ing in this fighting zone.