Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-04
RUSSIAN LINE TO
WEST OF POLISH
CAPITAL HOLDS
Teuton Hosts, However, Continue
Their Advance on Warsaw
from Both the North
and South.
READY TO EvACUATE THE CITY
French and Belgian Consulates
Turned Over to American
Officers.
FIGHTING RESUMED IN FRANCE

LONDON, Aug. 3.--The armies of
Germany and Austria-Hungary are
being held by the Russians to the
west of Warsaw, but they are making
progress elsewhere on the eastern
front, according to the official state
ments emanating from Berlin and
Vienna, their most determined attack
evidently being that directed against
Wyzkow, a town thirty-five miles
northeast OF Warsaw.
Pursuing their policy of cutting
the communications OF Grand Duke
Nicholas, heavy German forces are at
taoklng the railroad linking the main
Warsaw-Petrograd line with Ostro-
lenka.
Tho latest dispatch direct from Warsaw,
coming from correspondent OF the Asao-
ciated Press and dated July 81. shows
that conditions in the threatened polish
capitol are much better than were In
dicated In the latest direct dispatches to
the London newspapers, which we're sent
July %
Tho later information of tho Associated
Press states that the people are return
Ing to their homeA and that the life Of
the capital II resuming a normal aspect.
although the official establishments have
made all preparations for the expected
evacuation. the French and Belgian
consulates being placed in the hands of
the American consul.
Fighting Resumed In West.
In the west. fighting again IL in pro-
gress on the British section Of the battle
front. and there has been n resumption
of infantry activity. with the French ad-
mitting that the Germans have captured
some trenches In the Argonne and the
Cas- Marie Therese district. but claiming
that counter attacks have rewon por.
tlon OF the lost ground.
In the vosges mountains. Paris states
that the French troops took several Ger
man trenches. after iufliptlnE heavy losses
on the defenders.
The record OF British surmarins activity
given out by British admirality last
night. was supplemented today by a
Petrograd official report. which an
nounces that an English sumbcrsible has
sunk a large German transport In the
Baltic.
PARIS. Aug. 3--The French war office
today gave out an official report as fol-
. lows;
I'm the Artois. in the vicinity OF Sou
chez, there was spirited fighting during
a part OF last night in which hand
grenaders and bombs were largely used
on the plateau of Quennevierea and In
the valley OF the Aisne yesterday saw
violent artillery exchange. soissons was
again bombarded.
| I'm the Argonne. In the sectors of 81.
Hubert. Marie Therese. Fontain-Aux-
Charmes. and at Hill No. a. the fight
ing continued throughout the night. The
Germans endeavored to deliver several
attacks, but were not successful. At
Eparges there was yesterday a rather
severe bombardment.
I'm the Vosges the enemy yesterday
evening delivered one attack against our
positions on the river Linge and three
attacks against out positions on the
Barrenkopf. These violent attacks were
all repulsed.
DumR Votes TO Prosecute War.
PETRoGRAD. Aug. a-(via London. y
Michael v. Rodzlanko OF EkaterinosIav
today was reelected president OF the
Russian Duma by vote of 246 to ~. On
the conclusion of the debate on the war,
the Duma placed itself on record by the