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Show slightly retired. Military authority a pect a further slight retirement 1 stronger positions to the eastwari VILNA-DVINSK RAILWAY, STILL HELD BY CZAR By FREDERICK RENNET. (Sp-oial Cable hr Arrangement with London Ditly Telegraph and International t?HfS Service-) PETROGRAD. Sept. 8. The announcement announce-ment that the cr.ar has taken chief command com-mand was not unexpected. Indeed, it was expected possible at the beginning of the war. Lately there have been rumors that the czar, in the hour of his country's trial, wished to bear the heaviest burden of responsibility, In accordance ac-cordance with traditions of Russian history-. . It is understood that steps have been taken by fue czar to avoid any reflection on the grand duke, for whose skill and generalship in romnund of the Russian armies for more than a year through periods of extreme difficulty the czar, expressing his gratitude, voices the opinion opin-ion of the whole Russian people. There are signs of ah attempted turning turn-ing movement to the north and east of Vilna, where the Germane are not far from the VHna-Dvinsk railway, which, however, is still in Russian hands. In the extreme south the Russians, after successful rear-guard actions, have |