The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07

Defender of Riga and Baltic
Provinces and General Per-
Sky Win Direct CAMPAIGN
Against German invasion In
North; Cars Troops TO
Make Stand Soon

London. sept 4-F mai announce
ment from Petrograd tells of several
important changes in the high com
mand of the Russian army ever
shadows the immediate reports from
the front in Importance and interest.
in military circles here.
Gen. Yanushevitch who has served
as chief of staff for the Grand Duke
NiCholaA since the retirement he
cause of i'll health, of Gen. Ruszky
several months ago, has been remoV-
ed from office and sent TO the compa-
rauVelV unlmportant post Of Assist
ant Niceroy Of the Caucasus. His sue
ceSsor is Gen. AleXieff. who until now
has been Ommander-ln-chlcf Of the
armies on the northwestern front and
whose brilliant defense Of Riga and
the line of the Dwina against Mar
shall Won Hindenburg, it is believed
| has won his promotion
Grand Duke Reor@aniZing.
| These changes, with the return or
Gen. RuSzky, who until his retirement
| was one of Russia : most brilliant and
| popular generals. to active command
| in the north. are believed here to mean
| that the Grand Duke Nicholas while
| his armies are still retreatng, has
| undertaken to bring about a thorough
reorganization of his forces from the
top.
This. with the increasing reports Of
>
Of her own munitions, in the raising
and training of new Ievies Of troops,
and in the general mobilization Of all
her industrial resources for war. are
believed here to herald better days
for the allies on the eastern front in
the future.
Berlin Hints Changes.
| A hint of these changes in organ
| ization also is contained in 4 wireless
| dispatch from Berlin Intercepted to-
day. According to this dispatch, the
| Berlin LOkal AnZeiger reports mat
the Grand Duke Nicholas is to have
| a staff of skilled and trained Brlush n
and French strategists to replace IN
capable Russian officers" and Brit
ish and French experts also are gong
to Russia to aid in her industrial re
4, organization and mobilization
The Petrograd correspondent Of the
, Morning Post also wires, in an opu-
; mistic strain, that the first faint
signs may now be detected Of what
is possibly a change for the better all
around on the Russian side
.. The appointment Of General
, Alexiev as chief Of staff to Grand
/ Duke Nicholas and Of General
D Ruzsky--as commander Of the North
ern armies meets the approval oi
the Russian press. General AleMeN
made notable reputation in MS con
duct Of the Russian operations
against Austria.
: The Russian offensive on the right
bank Of the Niliya river has s,CWet
down but may proceed further. kus
sian military critics are conNtncet
y that the aim Of the Germans - Z
! cross the river Dvina. take possessIo -
: Of the railway line between Riga ant
n Dyinsk capture NHa and also m
fortress Of Rovno far 10 the =outf
and entrench for the autumn an,
> winter Already they are within tel
/ miles Of Rovno and are w"rEni
Al against the Northern end IF the iin'
especially at Ida about fifty mile
1t southeast Of Wilma. 1t = heieve'
r here that the Russians nave exceiicn
Is chances IF successfully defending tn
le Dvina line.
RS A conference Of Petrrgrad cit
/ councilman and citizens has Selecte
o. a committee including AteHande
n GuChkoff, to prepare resolution r.
+ submission to the council on Nepnrs
I dav. next. VI. Guchkoff criticised tn
If conduct Of the war and euggfSte
is that a deputation be sent TO the I'm
To ueror bearing message m HHe "t
IN that adopted ~ the c"Jncli OF CT
.r zene at MoScok NJ Falpo a Hbera
council man. expressed a desire IL
a popular expression OF the nation
determination to wage the war Ia
victorious conclusion. FilS utttTah.e
II | were loudly appIauded.