Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-19
MILLIONS IN DEATH GRIP
ON FRONT OF 1000 MILES
Campaign Against Russians Cnparal-
lelcd in History for Daring and
Startling ManeuverS.
FATE OF NATIONS IN BALANCE
1ong-Maturing Plans of Won linden
burg i'm Process of Quick Develop
Notwithstanding Forward to Close
Gap Behind Warsaw

! Especial Cable to the Times -Dispatch.)
| LONDON, July 1s.--The greatest bat :
tie In the worlds history is being
, waEed by the Tcutonic allies against
the Russians along a 1000 mile front.
! The Germans. casting aside every
thing else. are concentrating their
every effort in tremendous drive to
capture Warsaw and crush Russia
Millions of men are engaged i'm this
gigantic battle. whose line extends
from the Baltic in the north to Bcss-
arabia IN the south.
Already the Russian lines have been
pierced in three different places
North OF Warsaw, Field Marshal Won
! HindenhurG has forced his way
, through and is driving the Russians
, southwark toward the Narew River.
South OF Warsaw, Won Mackcnsen
has smashed the Russian line ut the
. l-ublin -cholm railway. On the Baltic
shore, Won Ruelow. who is using large
; forces of cavalry, has crossed tho Win
dau River and is pressing on toward
the stronghold of Riga to destroy any
ton
Alarmed over tho advance of Won
Hindcnhurg in the north, and Won
/ Mackcnsen in the south. the proha bilty
OF the Russians having to evacuate
/ Warsaw is being seriously discussed
both in London and Petrograd.
In the Russian capital the possibility
of further Russian retreat is being
calmly considered, and consolation
taken from the old theory that the fur
! Their the invaders are drawn into the
country the worse II will be for t.le
Teutonic allies in the event OF ultimate
Russian victory.
London admits that the situation is
critical. The military critics, who call
the German movement the greatest un-
dertaking of its kind in the history OF
any war. do not look for events OF i'm
portancc in tho west for some time to
come. All eyes arc turned to this long
maturing plan Of Won IindenburE, who
last week declared he would startle
, the world and bring the war to a
speedy close"
The exact number of men that the
German allies have rushed into Russia
IS not known. hut it is believed to rep
resent fully two-thirds Of their entire
force. II is estimated that in the drive
against Warsaw alone 100000 men are
participating, while 100000 more arc
enga scd in the action against Riga.
HindenburG's first blow was struck
southwest of Mlawa. where. by bril-
liant stornlinE action. the army under
General Gallwitz, swept three success
sive Russian lines northeast and north
west OF Przasnysz and, smashing
through pressed forward TO the Dzic-
lin Lipa River. Staggered by the
blow. the Russians wavcred. fell back,
evacuatinE Przasnysz, and retired
upon an extended and long prepared
line in the rear OF Cicchanow and
! Krasnosielc.
! close on their heels the Germans be-
gan their stormins tactics against this
line on Thursday. and. penetrating it
on n front of more than four miles in
the vicinity OF Zielona, compelled the
, Russians 10 give up their positions.
and fell hastily back. pursued by
strong forces, which are carrying the
attack TO the river lines.
Won MACkENSEN BEGINS
MASSIVE: MOVEMENT
Meanwhile. in the south the armies
under Won Mackensen, which for the
last two weeks have been shifting
front and apparently We're inactive.
! began massive movement against the
Lublin -Cholm Railway in concert with
, Hindcnbure's northern drive, and,
breaking the Russian front near kras-
nostav. thirty four miles south OF I.ub-
lin, are sweeping in tremendous
strength against the railroad. upon
which the grand duke depends for his
, supplies.
! The German advance between the
PISA and Nistula threaten to crumple
! VIC russian flEnl NliK Won Mack
"nsen's drive imrcrils the left and
! puts the Russians 10 "A serious neces-
! Sitv Of guarding their communications
and supply lines.
! In their retreat in Northern Poland,
! the Russians have left large numbers
1 or prisoners md Quantities of heavy
I ordnance in the hands OF the Teutons
+ Thousands OF cartivcs are reported by
/ Berlin 10 have been taken by the army
/ OF General Won Gallwitz and the armies
! OF General Won SchlatZ. operating be-
j tween the PISA and Nistula. where.
! late hcriin reports state. the Russians
are fHlling hack hastily. despite new
. lcNics brought up to their support. In
tn" south, Mackcnson has made more
man 5000 prisoners since breaking the
RUSSIAN front south OF Krasuostav. il
IS reported. his advance bringing him
lear TO that village. In CONSEQUENCE
% 'hc'F sweeping rcvcrscs on other
fronts, the Russians have begun a.
nasty retreat west Of the Vistula, the
AnStro-German armies piercing ,hci,
front at Sirnno and forcing them To
/ "Nacnhte All their positions between
the Nistula and the Kielce- Radon
'f"i!"ay. ON The Rug also. in the re-
El"h OF S"kaI, the Austrians have
! driven the Russians from strong posi
ions and are following up their ad :
vance.
In the Courland drive. which has
NlSa the great Russian naval and
SNrply base as its objective. the heavy
cavalry forces Of General Won DuoIn,r
AFTER crossing the Windau have push
eH on east Of kurschany and are an
{ proachcina Tckum and Autz More
! than 400 Russians have been taken
} inc prisoner, including eleven officers
: one commander OF the Eighteenth Rms.
( sian l.andwehr Army
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