The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-06
CENTRAL RUSSIAN
ARMY CRASHING
ON TO bRESLAU
Rennenkampf Keeps Germans
Busy to Give Cars Army
Free Hand
Great News Soon
From East Prussia
Germany's Defenders VIII
Soon Clash With Overpow
ering Muscovite Host. In the
Greatest Conflict In History

London. Oct. 5.-The news tonight
from the eastern theater of war. sum-
married. is as follows:
In northwestern Galicia the Russians
have, captured the fortress of Taruow.
Cossacks are raiding within ten miles
Of Cracow. The cars southern
armies are developing their offensive
against the right wing of the Austro-
German forces,
In northwestern Gaiicia the Russians
general region of Cracow. near
kieice. Russian cavalry has defeated
German troops sent from France to
defend Cracow Unquestionably a
great battle has been begun in that
region. combat which may deter
mine the fate of Cracow and Silesia.
To the north, in western Poland, a
great force of Germans striking
toward Warsaw, has been checked
and pressed back by the Russians.
simultaneously. the Russian central
army. now under the personal COM
mand OF Car Nicholas Is advancing
toward the Posen- Kalisez line, with
Rreet- I.itavsas. a railway center on the
Bug river. as it's base. The cavalry
screen OF this army lis in conflict with
German outposts.
An Inc east fTuSS1d-SuWafhi 1Itio w
operations. General Rennenkampf,
river Niemen and frustrating an adj
vance toward Warsaw, from the
northwest, has driven a wedge be-
tween German columns. acting re-
spectively around Druskeniki and
Ossowiecz and has turned both
TANKS. Rennerkamprs large force Is
obviously struggling 10 hold at bay
German strength at the east Prussia
frontier. so as to give time Tor the
advance of the Russian central army
against Breslau. Petrograd reports
that he has been uniformly successfus
In this strategy.
For the first time there Is definite
news of the Russian central army. the
host which has b1en preparing for the
real invasion Of Germany while cam
paigns In East Prussia and Gaiicsa
have served to insure the safety oil
the tanks This army, estimated as
of 100000 men. Is under the COM
fnand of the Grand Duke Nicholas.
the Russian COMMUNICATIVE chief, with
headquarters at Brest-Litovsk. rail-
way junction at the intersection OF
the Bug and Moukhaviels rivers.
The cxar arrived at Rrest- Lfovsk
Yesterday and was accompanied to the
headquarters of the commander IN
chief and the general STAFF by General
Soukhomlinof, minister of war. 1t is
contectured that the presence OF the
monarch Is for the purpose of fnai
conference with the commandments
chief OF the army before the main blow
against Germany is launched. Hitherto
there has been the utmost secrecy
maintained in regard to the presence
and preparation OF this force. which
is composed of the flower of Russia 8
veteran troops All reports signify
that the most important news In COM
ing weeks will concern the advance OF
his army, since operations in East
Prussia South Poland, and even In
Galicia, are really subordinate to the
central campaign against Breslau.
Your Rome correspondent learns that
the Russians have seized all essential
passes in the Carpathians, and that the
advance of the column invading Hun
gary has progressed nifty miles. II has
, crossed the river Thesis, seized the rail-
road to Budapest, and has completely
isolated the city of Szigeth.
dispatch from the Matin. of Paris.
says:
THE German army in the east. OPP
Grating in the Suwalki region has been
cut In two. One section has been
crushed between Augustowo and Suwai-
ki with losses amounting to $4,000 men
The second section proceeded to- Mari
ampol. which place the Russians have
occupied, inficting enormous losses
upon the Germans. The river Niemen
IL checked with German dead.
IAN Austrian column has been de-
cimated at Nigoukitz leaving guns and
mitrailleuses. Many prisoners were
! taken by the Russians.
The Cossacks are now ten miles
from Cracow."