Show GIVES POSITION OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY LONDON Sept 6 7 47 p m The Rus s an embassy at London has Issued the following official statement At the present moment the Pussian front occupies the following position In east Prussia In the north we oc cupy Tilsit (sixty miles northeast of Konlsberg) In the south we have approached the strongly fortiried line of the River Delme On the southern bank of the Rl er Pregelmum our lines go through Taplau Ailenburg Gerdauen and Anger burg Cavalry detachments from this line ha e de stroyed the stations at Korschen and Rastenburg Host of the rolling stock has been destroyed at the latter place. The line of the Mazur lakes is still In the hands of the enemj To the west of these lakes the Russian fron extends from Johannlsberg to Mlawa and Neshawa. On the left bank of the Vistula near Neshawa an arm ored German train appeared and bom barded the town. It then left tor Alexandrowo on August tl A further line runs through Kolo SJeradx Plotrkow and Radom (all Russian towns) on the Vistula Near Radom are concentrated fairly strong forces of the enemy On ugust 31 they attempted an ad ance on Ivan gorod but tailed On the Oallclan frontier the rout of the Austrians becomes Increasing ly manifest. During our farther ad vance Into Gallcla thirty one more gone were captured. Our reverse of August 30 and 31 was exclusively of a local character without really Im portant significance The German re ports concerning the number of pris oners and the Inference of the Oer man success have been enormously exaggerated The feeling in Russia Is absolutelv calm and deeply patriotic Rumors or outbreaks and disorders in differ eirt provinces are false. |