The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-22

had compelled the Russians 70 re.
treat into the fortress Of Ivan eirod,
about Sc miles southeast Of the Polish
capitol. The fortress is now closely
invested.
LONDON, July 22.-While prayers
for victory were being said today
throughout Russia the Austro Ger.
mans continued to drive at Warsaw
from the northwest and south. Mean.
whIe they were reaching further
north toward Riga on the asltic from
which their advance guard is Ise
more than 70 miles distant.
The trend OF dispatches from Petro.
grad bespeaks PLAINLY the country fs
aware OF the graveness Of the mil:
tary situation Involylng ont only. the
Fate or Polish copitol, out the. Integs
rity OF the hussian army In Poland,
the northern and southern sections Of
which might be cut IN two by q de
cisive defeat along the Lublin Cheln
railway.
1t is along this sector that the Rus.
~ lor this railway IS the sole great
artery OF communication OF PUiatld
with southern Russia sweeping away
from Lubnn and Chelm toward Odee.
Sa.
Having several times been reported
within nve miles OF railway ana now
according TO Austrian claims having
pierced the Russian front this section
OF the Teutontc forces should be with.
in rir1e shot OF the railway but no
claim has been made OF having seizeu
it.
Northwest Of Lublin, however the
Teutonic forces have pushed forward
the head positions south OF lvaneorod
and thence northward around the cir.
Gle which is tightening on Warsaw
they have made steady progress
though meeting with serious opposi-
ton along the Narew river northwest
OF capitol.
Elsewhere generally speaking the
Russians are falling back employing
tactics with the harrassed Napoleon
in 1872. That is they are not only
burning bridges and destroying roads
but laying waste country side with aFe
and dynamite, removing such proyis.
ions as they can, destroying whAt
they cannot take away, driving cattle
and other live stock before them anu
leaving for Sie invader ruined and
desolate waste.
All Cortland has been laid to waste
and Wfndau in flames sent up GLOW.
visible many miles away. The Brit
ish public is following with keen an.
quietly the campaign in the east, hop
ing Grand Duke Nicholas may stem
the Austro German tide or at least
extricate his armies and continue -
further retreat the cohesion he has
been able to maintain thus far.
Eliminating the strike against Riga
the operations In Poland occupy 81
front OF roughly 500 miles devisible n
three principal areas, the hrst along
the Narau north and west Of Warsass,
the second the center on the VistulA
between Warsaw and IvangoTod, the
third in the vicinity of=Lublin, where
Austrians and Germans; are lighting
for the railroad.
The situation Is critical and the Rer
pers editorially remind Russia that p
she checked the Germans at the gates
of Warsaw last fall and drove them
hack when within II miles o. Lublln
so she should now hold them.
Coincident with news dispatches rom
Russia saying the spirit Of the army
is unbroken and the belief IN HI
mate victory is strong, comes the re;
mort that the feeling is growing that
Russia is doing more than her s1af e
In the war bearing at present aluost
the entire burden TheEe complains
according to special the correspond e.
are not confined to the rank and ne
Russian newspapers contrast the coli
lossal battle in which their nations
ia engaged with comparative inactien
along western front.