Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-20
GERMANS PUSH
TOWARD WARSAW
Berlin Reports Russians
Falling Back, Leaving
Cannon, Etc.
FOES NEAR CAPITAL
Russians Confident They Can Checl;
Invaders-Teutons Claiming Sue
cess at Every Point.

Berlin, July ZO.-SWeeplng down on
Warsaw form the north, German
army under General Gallwitz has
forced the Russians to retreat across
the Narew river at several points,
and has taken up positions less than
forty miles from the Polish Capital.
An official statement from the
war office early today, the first since
that issued Sunday afternoon, de-
clared that the great 1000 mile drive
to squeeze the Russians out of War
saw is moving forward at amazing
speed
From the Riga region TO Bukowina
the Slavs are everywhere in retreat.
abandoning guns and ammunition.
London, July 2O-With the Ger
man Field MarShals Won Hindenburp
on the north, and Won Mackensen on
the south, whipping forward the two
ends of great arc around the city
it is realized in England that Grand
Duke Nicholas, commander in-ch:ei
Of the Russian armies. has imposed
on him the most severe task since
the outbreak of the European war,
and the military writers of some of
the london papers seem to think his
task is well-nigh impossible.
There was sustained confidence that
Germany's pervious violent attacks
along the Bzura- -Rawka front would
never pierce the Russian line, but the
present colossal coordinate move
mcnt was developed with such sud
denncSs and carried so far without
meeting serious Russian resistance,
that more and more the British press
is discounting the fall of the Poii$i;
capital, arid while not giving up all
hope of. its retention, is pointing out
the enormous difficulty the Russian
armies .haHc, labored under from the
startc by the existence of such sal
lent.
!. Having been unable to straighran
out their line. by an advance through
East Prussia in the north and Gaiicia
in the south, the Russians have per-
petualIy faced the pincers of the Aus.
tro-Germans, and if these can now
be sufficiently frightened Warsaw
must go, and with it the entire line.
AS was the case on Saturday, when
the Austro-Germans recorded the ste
cess of their offensive in the east, no
official communication from either
Berlin or Vienna reached the Lon
don newspapers today. Saturdays
communication was released Sunday
for publication, and up to midnign.
tonight no new communication has
come to hand. In the absence of ad
ditional offlcia information from Pet
rograd, there is nothing to throw
fresh light on the eastern front, bui
the Austro-German advance could
hardly so soon have lost its momen-
tum.
According to the latest accounts the
Austro-German . forces, advancing
from PrzasnysZ. were within 40 mi
les of Warsaw; while to the south Won
Mackensen's centre was at certain
points within 10 miles Of the Lubln-
Cholm Railroad.
The total casualties of the Dar-
danelles expeditionary force to date
in killed, wounded and missing, have
been 42,434 officers and men, Premier
Asquith told the House Of Commons
today. The total includes both the ns:-
val and military branches Of the SER
vice.
Out of an aggregate Of 1854 casual
ties among the officers, the Premier's
statement said the killed numbered
1898.