The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-08
Great RUSSIAN
ARMY ADVANCES
Million Strong, New Force Starts
For Real Invasion Of Germany
GEAR HlMSElF ii TIE HEAD

Veis of Secrecy Concerning Central
Russian Army Lifted as Immense
Body OF Men Gets Gtarted-Tarnow
Reported as Having Fallen into
Hands Of Russians. While Cossacks
Are Reported as Being Near Cracow.
London, Oct. 6.-For the first time
there is definite news concerning the
Russian central army, the great
SlaVish host which has been preparing
for the real invasion of Germany
while compaigns III east Prussia and
Galicia have served to protect its
TANKS.
This army, estimated as of 1000,
900 men, is under the command ol
Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian
commander-in-chief, with headquarters
at Brest-Litovsk, railway junction at
the intersection Of the Bug and MCuK-
havietz rivers.
The car arrived at Brest-LitovsB
and was accompanied to the head
quarters of the cOmmander-in-chief. II
is conjectured that the presence OF
the monarch is for the purpose of a
final conference with the commander.
in-chief before the main blow against
Germany is launched.
Hitherto there has been the utmost
secrecy maintained concerning thu
presence and preparation of this force
which is composed of the flower OF
Russias veteran troops.
All reports signify that the most
important news for the Oncoming
weeks will concern the advance Of
this army, since operations i'll cas-
Prussia, south Poland and even il
Galicia are really subordinate to the
central campaign against Breslau.
Other news from the eastern theatel
of war is as follows:
In northwestern Galicia the Rus
SLAMS have captured the fortress O.
Tarnow. Cossacks are raiding within
ten miles of Cracow.
The cars southern armies are de
veloping their offensive against th'
right wing of the Austro-Germar
forces.
In southwestern Poland in the gen
eral region of Cracow near Kielct
Russian cavalry has defeated German
troops sent from France to defen(
Cracow. Unquestionahly great bat
.. tie has begun in that region, comba
which may determine the fate of era
COW and Silesia.
To the north, in western Poland,
great force of Germans striking TO
ward Warsaw has been checked ant
pressed back by the Russians.
In the east Prussia Suwalki field o
operations General Rennenkampt
after routing the Germans along tn
river Niemen and frustrating an ad
vance toward Warsaw from the north
west, has driven a wedge between Gel
man columns acting respectivel
around Druskeniki and Ossowiec an
has turned both tanks. Rennenkampl'
large force is obviously struggling t
hold at bay German strength at tn
east Prussia frontier so as to Civ
time for the advance of the Russia
central army against Breslau. PetrC
grad reports that the Russians hav
been uniformly successful in thi
strategy.
The Russians have seized all G:
sential passes in the Carpathians an
the advance of the column into HUI
gary has progressed fifty miles.
has crossed the river Thesis, seize
the railroad to Budapest and has cor
pletely isolated the city of Szigeth.
A dispatch from the Matin Of Pari
says:
1.-THE German army in the east, o.
Grating in the Suwalki region, ha
been cut in TWO. One section ha
been crushed between Augustowo an
Suwalki, with losses amounting to GO
900 men. The second section proceer
ed to Mariampol, which place the Ru
SLAMS have occupied, inficting emo
nous losses upon the Germans. TIL
river Niemen is choked with Germa
dead.
"An Austrian column has been dec
mated at Nimoukiz, leaving guns an
mitrailleuses. Many prisoners wei
taken by the Russians"