Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-08
After Three Weeks of Bloody
Fighting Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg Forces the Ma
rev River
RETREAT OF SLAVS
AFTER NEEDED DELAY
Sweep Of General Won BueIoW
Continues, but Germans APP
preaching Riga Are Hurled
Back.

London. Aug O0 d. mD--The
German official report tonight claims
ihut the resistance of the Russians
has hcen broken between L0mza ana
the mouth of the Bug river Thus.
whether the Russians have been dee
teatod or have fallen back vOluntar-
lly to new position, one OF the hlt-
terest hattles that has been fought
since the commencement Of the war
Eaa ended
For Just three weeks the Germans
under the supreme command of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg have been
trying 10 force this front, which usu-
ally is referred 10 aus that of the Ma
rev, ana 10 cut OFF the Russian armies
IN their retreat from Warsaw. That
not unti three days after the ovacua-
ton of Warsaw has this line given
way leads British critics to the con-
clusion that the Russian withdrawal
was a voluntary one and that Grand
Duke Nicholas, Commander-in-chief
.of the Russian forces, certain OF the
safety OF his Warsaw army, has 0ban-
doned his struggle in Narew
Russians Stll Near Warsaw.
There is little change IN the other
sections OF the Polish salient The
Russians are still holding the eastern
hank of the Nistnla, including praga.
q suburb of Warsaw and at least are
delaying the German advance across
the river, while Ia the southeast,
neither General Mackensen nor Arch
duke Joseph Ferdinand has made
much progress being stir little moro
than twenty miles north of the Lub-
/ ln-Chclm railway which they
! Whlct the russians are offering here
land that which has delayed General
won HindonburE in the north have
| kept the roads cleur for the escape OF
the Russians from the inner ench-
cling operation
NOn BuclOw's sweep Continues.
In Courand and Koyno. General
Won Buelow with 3A0 900 men, Is eur
ying out sweeping flank movements
much on the same lines ns those with
which General Won kluck opened the
campaign In the west, though In diff
icrcut circumstances and in a much
more difficult country General Won
Buelow's left wing, which Joins with
The separate army operating south Of
Riga, has made a further advance to-
ward Dvinsk, the Russians retreatng
across the lara river, while his right
IS approaching kovno, which, accord
ing To report, the Russians are al
ready eVocuatlug
Hereafter General Won BuelOw's
progress is likely TO be slower Be-
tween HE Jata aud The Dvinsk there
ARE great swomps while between
kovno ana wilma. his second object
i've, lies the Nemen river 10 the
south. ana the Syentn and many
other streams to the north and east,
all OF which lend themselves to de-
fensc.
Great Fortress sim Holds
The bcsicged fortress of Novo-
Geurgievsk at the junction of tho
Vistula ANA NareW river the most
westerly place retained by the Rus
slams sfil holds out although the
Germans claim 10 have captured one
fort
There has been some lively fighting
ln the western thcater. but nothing
of outstanding Importance has been
reached According TO an unofficial
report the Italians have rendered
themselves masters of the summit OF
Monte san Michele dominating Gor-
zia. the fall Of which city is expected.
This would open the road to Trieste.