The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-07
RUSSIANS TALK OF
GIVING UP POLAND
London Hears that Evacuation
OF Warsaw is Already
Under Way.
FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES
SIaVs Seem to Be Holding Austro-
German Forces in Check-Beriin
Makes No Claims.

London, July 3O.-There are signs
that momentous events are happening
around Warsaw If the evacuation OF
the Polish capital has not already be-
gun, it is believed in many quarters
that the withdrawal of the Russians
is not far Off
The capture of Warsaw naturally
would be made the occasion for great
celebrations in Germany and it is re-
ported that Emperor William has ar
ranged to make a state entry into the
city, accompanied by the empress.
The empress has been on a visit TO
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's head
quarters at Allenstein, East Prussia,
and left there yesterday with the
Crown Princess Cecelie for Neiden-
burg, which is across the Polish Dor
der
Germans RepuIse Attacks.
In the meantime fighting of the
greatest intensity continues around
the Polish triangle and as Berlin
claims no important success except
the repulse of Russian attacks. it is
presumed the Russians are holding OF
the Austro-Germans.
At various points the Russians con-
tinue to check the Austro-Germans in
their efforts to encircle Warsaw, but
the consensus of views of the military
critics of the Petrograd newspapers
seems to point to the fear that the
Russians will not long be able to keep
back the tremendous pressure OF the
Teutonic allies.
Claim No Advances
Neither the Germans nor the Aus
TRANS are making claim to any new
advances along the semi-circular line
running from the Baltic provinces to
the frontier of Galicia. On the con-
trary, it is admitted by them that the
Russians on the Narew front, to the
southeast of Warsaw in the Cora Kali
warya region and in Northern Cali
cia near Sokal, are barring their way
with heavy counter attacks and that
the situation north of the Nieman
river and in the southeast, in the Lub-
lin district, generally is unchanged.
Russian Lines Hold.
London, July 29.-Altbough the Ger
mans are using very strong reinforce
ments of men and guns, they have not
resistance either around Warsaw or in
Kovno and Couriand provinces, in
each of which sectors heavy fighting
has been in progress for nearly fort
night
Except for the capture of the village
Of Goworowo, near the Narew front,
between Mitau and the Niemen, with
a number of prisoners and machine
guns at that point, the German official
report issued today does not claim any
advance.
In fact, General Won BueIow in the
north and Field Marshal Won linden
burg, who crossed the Narew at some
points. are being held up by Russian
counter attacks, which, although prob
ably costly to the Russians, show
there is still plenty of fight left in
them.
Stop Advance on Lubiin-ChoIn.
In the southeast. Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's attack on the Lublin-
Cholm railway seems for the moment
to have come to a standstill, although
he, too, is receiving reinfoTcements
and assistance from the Austrians,
who succeeded in crossing the Bug at
SokaI
To the west of Warsaw the Germans
announce the capture of the village OF
Piorunov. which is about fifteen miles
west of the fort line of the city, so
that not much progress has been made
on this front.
Russians on Chosen Ground.
There is much in the Russian and
German official reports that cannot be
reconciled, but, on the whole, the Brit
ish critics are more hopeful than for
some days that the Russians will sue
coed in withstanding the efforts to cap
ture Warsaw, as they did the previous
attempts The stubborn resistance of
Grand Duke Nicholas troops, together
with the fact that the battle is being
fought on ground OF his choosing, has
renewed the hope here that, with a
sufficient supply of munitions, he will
be able to infiict strategic defeat on
the Germanic allies.
The furious battle that has ragged for
| days in the Gorizio theater of the Aus
tro-Italian campaign has ended in the
complete failure of the Italians to at
tain their objective. according to Vi
emma.