Show Russians Gan I 1 t CZARS CZAR'S TROOPS NOW OW ON CARPATHIAN CREST AND COMMAND By Associated Press PARIS Sept 8 3 p. p m. m m.-An m. An official statement nt given out here today says that Russian cavalrymen arenow arenow are now nov on the crest of the Carpathian mountains Continuing th the announcement says ays' ays that Ru Russi Russian si iI offensive against the Austrians in hi Galicia continues su suc V The Austrian fort at Nicolai-eff Nicolai about twenty five miles southwest of Lemberg Lernberg has been captured by the Russians notwithstanding the fact that it was protected b by armored gun turrets and three lines of fortifications The Austrians retreated abandoning their supply trains The Russians took many prisoners and captured also forty guns and great quantities of ammunition The Austrian fortifications at which have J been captured by the Russians have enormous strategic importance The city is at the intersection of the railroad railroad railroad rail- rail road lines leading leading- into the Carpathian country LONDON Sept 8 1 p. p m. m m. n-A n A Russian army said to number men is according to the theRome theRome Rome Tribuna in France Th The Tribuna is considered well informed in m. informed in- in formed regarding Russian move- move t ments Official confirmation dihe the re 3 port is refused at the press press press' bu bu- bu reau rean By Br A Associated Press ROME BOMB Sept 8 via London 1245 p. p m. m m. According According to the Borne Rome Tribuna there there- are aro In France Prance today Bussian Bus Bus- sian troops This newspaper attributes Emperor Williams William's presence at Metz to this con con- of the The Thc which reached New York September 3 brought the first reports to this country of all an extensive landing of Russian troops at French b ports T The e strict British censorship prevented pre pro vented the transmission of this intelligence intelli gence genco by cable and for this reason the news had to come b by word of mouth and aud by mail Letters from London dated Au August st 27 corroborated the reports of ot the passengers ers From these thes two sources it was gathered that England had placed more than Russian troops troop in France Prance by means of transports sent north of the Scan Scandinavian ian ina peninsula peninsula penin penin- sula to Archangel el where tho Russians embarked The Tho movement was surrounded sur stir rounded by bj the greatest secrecy Another Another An An- other letter said would oe be e sent to Prance Franco According to one version the Russians were wera landed from front tho the transports direct at Belgian or French ports Another said that they thov had been disembarked dis embarked at oJ Aberdeen Scotland thence taken oa ou special tr trains ins across England n and later convoyed conveyed b by ship to Ostend It Lit was pointed out ont at this t time Ille that if it this movement could be e accomplished successfully once thero there was no reason why it could not bo be repeated and a Russian force much in excess of men might we well be landed in in 1 Prance France ance by this northern route V |