The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-06
Forces Of Grand Duke Nicholas
Retreat to vistuIa and
Are in Peril.
NEW POLAND no BIZ HORNED
FaH of Riga, Capital of Baltic
PROVINCES, Now Believed
TO Be Imminent.
ess Assee,.1se .ssss,

LONDON, Aug. 6.-With the great
Russian fortresses of Warsaw and
Iyangorod captured and the fall OF
Riga, the capital of the Baltic prov
inces, imminent, the Austro- German
onslaught has reached its high tide in
the East and the next step will be
the. German emperor's triumphant en-
try into the Polish capital. That event
Is likely soon to be followed by the
pronouncement OF united and semi
autonomous Poland embracing not
only the territory wrested from the
Russians but the Austrian crownland
of Galicia.
Fi-hting Backward.
Meantime the Russian armies are
fighting their way backward toward
Russia proper inflfcting blows on tie
invaders wherever possible, trying ~
fend them OF the railways running
north and south In order that the
ends of the German nippers may not
meet and enclosing bring disaster to
Russian arms.
The position of the army of Grand
Duke Nicholas now is matter OF
solfcstude as the occupation of War
saw is believed to be prelude to a
greater purpose, that of envelopins
the retreatipg forces.
Retires to Vfstula.
Petrograd reports show the Grand
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of the Vi3tula, both at Warsay and
Ivangorod. destroying the bridges at
both points and contesting the Ger
man advance across the river.
Back of the retiring Russians is the
vast morass of central Poland, with
few railways and primitive roads max
ing virtually impossible quick move
ment of guns and supplies: while back
of Warsaw the only fortress avail
able as rallying point for the R:ls-
slams is Brest-Litovsk. Thus the Rus
slams are menaced by General Won
Ruelow's columns bending southwark
and by Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
southern army. The fall Of IvaLgorod
proper, forecasted In the Russian -e-
t;rement from the west of the city. is
Z officially reported today in bulletins
from Berlin and Vienna.
To Eelect Governor.
The occupation OF Warsaw is NOW
centerfng attention on a series of I'M
portant events that are being arranged
First will be the selection of a Ger
man governor. Reports indicate the
appointment will be German prince
possibly the son of the German en-
authority akin to THAI wi,ch Napoleon
gave to his brother and his marsSa ;
as kings of occupied territory.
Berlin reports council to be held
on Sunday which will formulate 6
proclamation declaring Poland to e5 :
semi-autonomous state under joint
Polish and Austro-Hungarian rule.
The German OFFER of autonomy is
regarded as a bid for the support OF
the population of Poland as against
a similar declaration of Emperor
Nicholas promising eventual Polish
autonomy under Russian sovereignty.
The outcome OF these events in War
saw probably Will determine the po-
litical status of Poland during the war.
Next German Move.
What the Germans will do next in a
military way after attempting to com
plete their enveloping movement is q
matter OF much speculation. If the
campaign against the Russians is not
energetic a1ly pushed there is the pos
sibility of the present vistory being I'M
done. while II an offensive in the Easi
is continued the Germans face the rig
ors and danger CT winter campaign
in Russia.
Conservative students here think 1t
VIII result In compromise In which
the Germans will Withdraw part OF
Their eastern armies. leaving enough
men to maintain and secure the de-
fensiye positions when they have dug
themselves In.