Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-05
GERMANS TRYING
TODR|VE WEDGE IN
RUSSIAN CENTER
Seek to Split Grand Dukes
Forces Into Two
Sections.
SWINGING NORTHWARD AT
RATE OF FIVE MILES a DAY
If Progress Continues for Another
Week, Almost Certain to
Take Warsaw.
CZAR'S WHOLE LINE IN DANGER
Military Writers Think Time Not
Ripe for Allied Offensive
In West.
SWINGING NORTHWARD AT
RATE OF FIVE MILES A DAY
czAR's WHOLE LINE IN DANGER
Military Writers Think Time Not
Ripe for Allied Offensive
In West.

LYNDON. July AT a rate esti.
mated at hVe miles a day, General Won
hackensens German forces are still
swinging northward in Galicia and Po-
iaho In colossal and daring endeavor
10 drive a wedge into the Russian
center and dislodge the Russians from,
the Vistula River and force them b,ck
over the Bug. thus splitting the grand
oukes forces into two sections. with
thousands of acres of swamp and
marsh land between them
IL the Austro-Germans can continua
tnelr progress another week, even ths
sritish press admits the Russians will
nave 20 give up Warsaw, and with IL
INC "hole line Meanwhile, the Ger
mans are massinS more troops in the
t'ai'ic provinces, and the recent en-
counter in the Baltic seems to supgest
that they contemplate co-ordinats
naval action, but 1t is possible MAT
the sea operations only were a feint
In Southeast Galfcia, the Ruseia,,
are fighting tenaciously, and have tha
advantage OF a remarkable series NJ
parallel rivers beyond the Gnila Lima
and the Austro-German advance =.
likely to be costly
RUSSIANS APPEAR FIRM
Ihus' on their two extreme wings.
'"e russians appear to be firm, and
where they are retreating. it still is
.ta'iiieo' tneir retirement is orderly and
accompanied by vigorous rear-ruard
operations. The Austro- Germans ad-
Vancins In the center. moreover. are
getting deeper into n country coyersa
with forests and streams and harrer
OF railways. between the middle yistula
ana the Bug-natural ADVANTAGES To
the Russians. military writer's here en-
phaslze. They point out. too, the dailv
ienBthening chain OF Austro- German n
communications. which brings an
aoded burden to the Teutonic allies
Some OF the British public think the
time mas come for Great Britain and
france to begin a general offensive
and force a transfer of German troons
from the east, but the most conserva-
tive military writers think II is nor
at hand, and that the best aid England
can lend her eastern ally is to nour
into Russia every ounce of ammunition
that can be spared without curtai,inp
the necessary supply at the western
front.
one OF the main aims of the Ger
mans In the east is vast move be
htio w aFsaW, embracing Brest-Litovsk
one OF the strong Russian bases
Civilian residents of Warsaw, saw
Petrograd dispatches. already are leay-
ing the city because of the possibility
OF German occupation. Circulars
dropped from German aircraft on the
Polish capital predict Warsaw's fall
by the end of July
EXPLANATION OF CONTINUED
RUSSIAN RETIREMENT
AS an explanation Of the continued
retirement OF the Russian center. a
Petrograd dispatch says: The Rus.
slams will refuse to accept serious bat
tie in country devoid of RAILWAYS,
Russia has not denied that in the
recent naval engagement in the Baltic
the Russian warshps violated Swedish
territorial waters. and that the situa-
tion is not unlike in circumstances the
affair off the coast OF Chile. when Brit
ish cruisers sank the Dresden. Swed-
lsh papers comment on the episode in
mild tone. assuming that an apology
and explanation will be Forthcoming.
According to Copenhagen advices, the
greater part OF the battle was fought
In Swedish waters, and the crew of
the Oestgarn Lighthouse had to lie fat
to escape shrapnel