RUSSIA
A GENERAL ADVANCE-, RUSSIAN MASSES MOVE FORWARD. CAVALRY IX TOUCH WITH THE EXEMY. Received 19, 12.10 a.m. St. Petersburg, August 18, A general -advance of the Russian army began on Sunday, a week earlier than "•as supposed possible. The cavalry are now everywhere in close touch with the enemy. TARDY JUSTICE. BETTER TREATMENT FOR THJfi JEWS. Received 19, 12,10 a.m. Paris, August IS. The Czar is shortly issuing a proclamation giving Jews equal civil and political rghts. LOYALTY OF THE RUSSIAN POPULACE. NO REVOLUTIONARY ELEMENT IN EVIDENCE. Times,and Sydney Sun Services. Received 18, 5.10 p.m. London, August 18. A noticeable feature of the position at St. Petersburg is the absence of the revolutionary element. Crowds thronging the streets are swayed entirely by patriotism. The Czar is more popular than he has ever been. Crowds outside the newspaper offices cheer the latest news. RUSSIA COMES WEST. ARMY CROSSES FRONTIER IN THE FAR NORTH. St. Petersburg, August 17. Russians crossed the frontier near Memel, and also captured Insterburg (a town of some 30.000 people in East Prussia).
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 76, 19 August 1914, Page 5
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