The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-07-29
Resistance of Cars
TroopsSeens toHave
Stiffened.
AIM FOR RAILROAD
German Effort Still More OBJ
vious as Attempt to Cut
Off Russian Retreat.

Petrograd, Russi;..-An imperial
Mknse issued today calls to the colurs
tho men born in iSDG. II is report-
cd that governmental order is about
to be issued for general mobiliza-
tion throughout !Sibcria.
London, England,-Severe fighting
on the ltalo Austrian frontier. which
has been going oh for approximately
Il week. shows no signs OF Il letup
nor is there any clear indication OF Il
definite outcome. The Italian official
reports continue to claim success
sion either of advances or of holding
the Austrians i'm check. The Aus
1rans are contesting every foot of
the Italian advance with stubborn
determination and have lost 1900
prisoners to the Italians. according
to an official statement given out in
Rome.
In addition to the capture OF War
saw the direct objective OF the Ger
man Polish capital. campaign OF the
last two weeks, the troops of the Ger
man empire evidently are making Il
special endeavor just now TO cut the
communications between Warsaw
and Petrograd, with the purpose of
Warsaw fallst of the Russian army
now defending that city To this
end they have directed their opera
tions north OF l<ovno, according dis
patches from Petrograd, as we'll as
their advance upon Bresti-Litovsll by
way of Chelm, on the right bank of
the river Bug. The issue is still un-
decided with the Russians. claiming
temporary advantage.
1'hrcc Critical Points
Observers in Petrograd are watch
Ing today. With particular interest
three points around Warsaw, where
the German maneuvers are regarded
the operations on the left bank of
capital; against the town OF Chel, to
the southeast, where opssession of
the railroad is the point at issue, and
lastly along the Bug river.
The Germans. according to Rus
sian official reports, have brought
up enormous reserves. but neyerthe-
less the Russian authorities say the
troops of Emperor uicholas have
taken the offensive successfully at
several point. German attacks along
the river Narew have been checked
and along the river Bug, the Rus
slams are holding firmly On the
other hand, the German troops un-
der Field Marshal Won Maekensen
have made progress toward the
Lublin Chelm railroad.
In the southern area of Russian
Poland, between the Nistula and
NieprZ the operations would appear
to have reached a temporary stand
still. AS an offset to this this mac
tivity, the Germans are widening the
sphere OF their hostilities toward the
east.
Russian Line Unbrokcn.
Though the Germans now hold a
great line from the gulf OF Riga
sweeping southwestward around War
saw. thence encircling city and
stretching away to Galician frontier
near Sokai, it is estimated that they
have lost five hundred thousand men
and perhaps more, in this. the most
ambitious movement of The war, and
the Russian front is not yet broken.
On the Narew river, north of the
Polish capital. the Russians have
made a stubborn show of resistance.
holding Field Marshal Won Linden
burg for the time being i'm c"ecl-
while to the south the combined
Austro-German forces struggling to
seize the Lublin-Chelm railroad have
hnan for 1ny on thn thrashnld of