The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-08
GERMANY FACING
A DECISIVE TEST
Russia Massing for the Main
Blow.
CAR TAKES PERSONAL CHARGE

at the Headquarters Of His Great
Central Army II 10 Regarded as Ger.
tain That the Carefully Aimed Ad-
vance Against erssIau 10 About to
Begin.
Petrograd, Oct. e-The initial oper-
atoms along the line Of the new great
battle proved the superior speed and
mobility Of the Russian cavalry, espe-
cially the Cossacks, over the Germans.
There has been heavy cannonading
near Pabjanice. The Germans burned
all the villages near Kalicsz. They
are deploying an immense army south
east Of Breslau and are terrifying ele-
vations between Breslau and Cracow.
London, Oct. 6.-The news from the
eastern theater Of war, summarized, is
as follows:
In northwestern Galicia the Rus
SLAMS have captured the fortress Of
Tarno. Cossacks are raiding within
ten miles Of Cracow. The cars south
ern armies are developing their often
sive against the right wing of the Aus
tro-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. Unquestionably a great bat
tie has been fought in that vicinity, a
battle which may determine the fate
OF Cracow and Silesia. To the north
of Poland a great force Of Germans
striking toward Warsaw has been
checked and pressed back by the Rus
SLAMS. simultaneously the Russian
central army, now under the personal
command Of Car Nicholas, is advanc-
ing toward the Posen-Kaliscz line,
with Brest-Litovsk, a railway center
on the Bug river, as it's base. The
cavalry screen of this army is in con-
flict with German outposts.
Rennenkamprs Operations
In the East Prussia-Suwalki field of
operations General Rennenkampf, ar
ter routing the Germans along the Riv
er Niemen and frustrating an advance
toward Warsaw from the northwest,
has driven a wedge between German
columns acting respectively around
Druskeniki and Ossowiec and has turn
ed both tanks. Rennenkampfs large
force is obviously struggling to hold at
bay German strength at the East Prus-
sian frontier so as to give time for the
advance of the Russian central army
against Breslau. Petrograd reports
that he has been uniformly successful
in this strategy.
For the first time there is definite
news of the Russian central army. the
host which has been preparing for the
real invasion of Germany while cam
paigns in East Prussia and Galicia
have served to insure the safety OF the
TANKS. This army. estimated at
1000, 900 men, is under the command
OF the Grand Duke Nicholas, the Rus
sian commander In chief. with head
quarters at BrestLitovsk, a railway
junction at the intersection Of the Bug
and Moukhavietz rivers.
| ne Gar Al tne Y ront.
The car arrived at Brest-Litovsk
Sunday and was accompanied to the
headquarters Of the commander IN
chief and the general stan by General
conjectured that the presence Of the
monarch is for the purpose OF final
conference with the commander In
chief before the main blow against
Germany is launched Hitherto there
has been the utmost secrecy maintain
ed concerning the flower OF Russia's
veteran troops. All reports signify that
the most important news In coming
weeks will concern the advance OF
this army, since operations In East
Prussia. South Poland and even In Gal
icia are really subordinate to the cen
trail campaign against Breslau.
Invasion Of Hungary.
Your Rome correspondent learns
that the Russians have seized all es-
sential passes in the Carpathians and
that the advance OF the column invad-
ing Hungary has progressed fifty
miles. II has crossed the River Thesis.
seized the railroad 10 Budapest, and
has completely isolated the city OF
Szigeth.
A dispatch from Paris says: "The
German army in the east, operating
in the Suwalki region. has been cut in
two One section has been crushed
between Augustowo and Suwalki, with
losses amounting to 10000 men. The
second section proceeded to Marian
pol. which place the Russians have oc-
cupied, infiicting enormous losses on
the Germans. The River Niemen is
choked with German dead.
AN Austrian column has been deci-
mated at Nimoukitz, leaving many big
guns and mitrailleuses. Many prison.
ers were taken by the Russians. The
] Cossacks are now ten miles from era
COW"
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