The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26

NareW and the Bug.
London, July 26.-Fighting for
Warsaw has shifted from South Po
land, where the most desperate eff
forts of Field Marshal Won Mackensen
have been unable to win ar appreci-
able advance, to the north of the Pol
ish apital, where the Germans have
crossed the Narew river along WIDE
front.
Petrograd so far has not admitted
this German success. 1t also still is
apparent, London military observers
say, that the Ostrolenka fortress, from
which radiate the useful strategic rail-
roads, continues to be controlled by
the Russians, although the attack of
the Germans from Pultusk northwards
has brought them to point south or
Ostrolenka. The latest success OF the
Germans brings them within Is miles
of north Warsaw, but the Polish cap
ital has a second line of defense in this
direction along the Bug river
In IL Miles of Capital.
To the southwark, the Germans are
attacking the defense lines near Pa
seczno, which is twelve miles from
Warsaw. That the situation in the
capital is becoming precarlouS is IN
Dictated by the news that the Russians
are withdraw wing all men and material
for the manufacture of munitions
from the city.
The stubborn hold of the Russians
on the Lublin-Chelm railroad con-
tinues The Austro- German troops,
Russian advices say, not only are be-
ing held along this line, but are suf-
fering under fierce counter-attacks.
Except for the consolidation of the
French success in the NoSgeS noun
tains which resulted in the capture of
500 Germans, Paris reports only artil-
lery and mine warfare along the
western front.
Turkey Buys Off Bulgaria?
Some uneasiness is being caused IN
diplomatic circles of the entente al
lies by the report, not yet officially
confirmed that Turkey has coded to
Bulgaria the Turkish portion of the
| Dedeagatch railroad. Sofia reports
| this cession will have no effect on
| Bulgarian neutrality, but the belief is
| expressed here that Turkey would not
be likely to give up such valuable ter
| ritory without the promise of sub
stantial aid from Bulgaria.
| The English newspapers comment
! with warm approval on the American
| note but two of the leading organs
! express some concern over the para
| graph which, under conditions, prom
| ises cooperation with Germany in Sc
| curing the freedom of the sea. Com
| ments on the paragraph of the note
| which processes to see an improve
ment in the methods OF Germany
submarine campaign snow the Brltsf
| press rests under the mistaken BELIEF
that Washington is concerned over the
| whole question OF a submarine block
ade as strongly as 1t is over the effect!
| of such a warfare on American live:
and shipping.
For Winter Campaign.
That preparations have been made
| by Germany for q winter campaign il
indicated by an official dispatch from
Berlin, which sIys the war depart
ment already has on hand supplies o
warm clothing for the troops
A French torpedo boat destroyer
evidently cooperating with the Ital
ian fleet, is reported from Toulon t.
have destroyed the Austrian subma
rine and aeroplane depot on Lagost;
island one of the Dalnatian group II
the Adriatic sea.
Riva, an Austrian town on LAX
Garda, has been the object of an at
tack from 1he air by Italian aviators
Two aeroplanes dropped eighteel
bombs on the local railroad station
with excellent results, according t
the Italian official announcement.
An observer at the DardanelleS de
scribes a succ assful effort on the par
| of a British aeroplane to prevent
submarine from discharging torped
at a British troop ship. The aviato
dropped shells so close to the subma
rine that it was compelled to see
| sa fetV under the sea.