The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
Russian Commander
Is Sent by the Gar
to the Caucasus.
IT'S MINOR FIELD
Car Formally Fakes Over
Command of all of Naval
and Land Forces.

Petrograd, Russia.-Grand Duke
Nicholas has been transferred to the
Caucasus by Emperor Nicholas. The
emperor took this action on assum-
Ing the command of the military anG
naval forces of Russia In transfer.
ring the grand duke, the emperor ap-
pointed him viceroy of Caucasus and
commander in-t @;.f OF the army on
southern front. The order was ad-
dressed to '.lie valiant army and
fleet.
The announcement, as forwarded
from Petrograd by Reuters Tele-
gram Company, says that the en-
peror has placed himself at the head
OF the military and naval forces
The grand duke thanks his troops
for their heroism in the past He
predicts that, with the emperor
leading them they will perform
fresh exploits. The text of the order
is quoted as follows:
To-day | have taken supreme com
lnand OF all my forces OF the sea and
of the land armies operating in the
theater of war, With firm faith in
the clemency of Cod and with unshall
en- assurance OF final victory, we shall
fultlll our sacred duty to defend our
country to the last. We shall not dis
honor the Russian land"
The action OF Emperor Nicholas in
transferring his cousin Grand Duke
Nicholas to the Caucasian front is
perhaps the most important change
OF this nature which has been made
by any of the beligerent nations. The
only comparable incident is the re-
tirement by Emperor William in Oc-
tober of last year of Lieutenant Gem
eral Helmuth Won Moltke as chief
OF the German general staff. The
post to which Grand Duke Nicholas
has been transferred is of relative
unimportance, as compared with the
prestige and vast powers of his for
NOR office as commander-in-ch of
The RUSSIAN lighting forces. The
Caucasian campaign presents only a
MINOR aspect OF the war. The Rus
sian and Turkish forces involved i'll
the struggle in the Black Sea region
are not large. Although there was
heavy fighting in the Caucasus ear
lier in the war, the hostilities have
been conducted only in q perfunctory
manner for several months, as both of
the nations involved had need of a
available forces in other quarters.
German Flank Gains Town.
Berlin, Germany.-The German
forces that have been engaged in a
battle with the Russians in the dis
trict north Of the Bieloviezh forest
have captured the city OF Wolkowsk,
it is announced by German army
headquarters.
Airships Going Toward England.
Amsterdam, Holland. Three air.
ships, coming from the east, passed
over Pordrech, in South Holland, at
G:30 O'Clock this morning. They We're
travelling in the direction of the
English coast. Another airship pass
ed over a suburb of Amsterdam. It
came from the southwest and disap-
peared in an easterly direction.
London, England.-Ten persons
were killed and forty-eight wounded
in the German air raid on the east
coast of England last night.
Artillery Fighting Continues.
Paris, France.-Artillery fighting
along the battle line through France
continues. There has been cannonad-
ing from Belgium on the north as
far south as the Woevre district. Ger
man aviators have bombarded towns
in France and aviators of the Allies