The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-07

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but against great opposition IN the
part of the Russian armies IN the
Narew and Lomza directions
In the vicinity of Riga the Ser
! mans received a we're cheek ON she
Misa River They were forced 10
withdraw 10 Ekau. several miles 10 the
southwark"
Contests German Advance
Petrosrad reports show the grand
duke has retired 10 the right bank Of
1.-The Vistula both at Warsaw and Ivan
gorod. destroying bridges At both
i points and eontestlng the German al
vance across the river
Back OF the retiring Russians IN the
vast morass OF central Poland with
few railways and primitive dis max
i ing virtually impossible a quick move
( fnent OF guns and supplies while bs -
OF Warsaw the only fortress available
as raliying point for the Russians
Is Brest-LitoVsk
Menaeed by Yea Bueiom
Thus the Russians are lueuacra LV
General Won Bueiow's columns bend y
Il ing southwark ana by Field Marshal
Won MackenHeh's southern army bend
ing northward.
The occupation OF Warsaw now il
centerinE attention on series of i'm
Z ppi taHt events lhal are beiHg arranged
First will be the selection of Ger
man governor. Reports indicate the
& appotntee will he German prince
possibly son Of the Geaman emperor
or an Austrian archduke who viii be.
vested with authority akin TO that
which NapoleoR gave So his brothers
and to his msFshals rs kings Of ocru-
pied territory.
Berlin reports council to be held
I Sunday u lt4t al tts.,.
declaring Poland to be seri-autono-
NOUS State under Joint Polish and Aus
4 fro- Hungarian rule TINS CONFIRMS
with recent decision OF Polish con
/ xress held at Piotrkow. Russian Po-
land witch proposed Joint Polish
army and Austro- HungAIian rule with
a separate Polish army snd the rul-
Il lest Polish autonomy consistent win
the strategic interests OF Austro- Hun.
garF
sss The German offer of autonomy IL re
garded hid for the support ~ the
\ Population "f Poland as against sim
liar declaration OF Emperor Nicholas
promising eventual Polish autonomy
under Russian suzerain,y- The out
come Of these events In Warsaw prob
ably Will determine the political status
of Poland during the war
Course Causes Speculation
What the Germans " III do next IN
military way after attempting to COM
piete their enveleping movement is q
matter OF much speculation IL the
Campaign agaius, the Russians IL not
energetieally pushed there Is the possi-
biiity OF THE present victories being
urdone, while II aH offensive ia the
east is continued the Germans face the
riFors and dangers Of winter CAM
paAgn In Russia
Conservative students here think n
will result In compromise, Ia which
the Germans VIII Withdraw part or
their eastern army, leaving The defeu-
atye positions when they have dug
themselves tn
T~ufens Move Fifteen Vile. East.
Discussing the situation around Riga,
the sixth city o. the Russian empire,
the Petrograd correspondent of Inc
( Morning Post SAYS
Russian military forces seem mere
~ 10 be observing the German ad-
vance and falling hack before H. The
Germans now are fifteen miles farther
east than YESTERDAY Their aeroplanes
have dropped numerous bombs on Riga
ard the main body German troops has
succeeded in getting heyond the dif-
ncnit swamp region whieh was the
oity's chief natural defense They
now are IN good forest country.
tbroaRh which they are being gnide3
by local Germans Rigas population
is nifty per cent German
-Refueees give Illuminating &C
counts Of the conduct Of those Riga
Grrmane- When the Russian popula
lion war preparing TO leave Riga. as
stunned the appearance of q city cele.
erbfasing 81 national holiday. Germans
strwarmfne the streets and every sign
esof public rejoicing being apparent"
I0eea Leave Riga Daily.
Ten thousand persons have been
having Riga. the Baltic capital, daily
Tor a week
among the objects most carefully re-
moved from the evacuated territory
are church bells. many of them often
10 large 30 remove whole without
erecting special framework In such
cases the bells are sawed to pieces.