The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-31
First Anniversary of War
May BE Observed in Cap
ital by Invaders.
ORDERLY EVACUATION
GOING ON FOR DAYS
Guns, Industrial Machin-
cry, Money and Records
All Removed to Safety.
CARS ARMIES TAKE
NEW DEFENCE LINE
Rear Guard Actions Con-
tinue-Berlin Looks for
Further Victories.
Special Cable Despatch to THE soS.

Special Cable Despatch to THE soS.
LONDON, July 30.-There are indioa-
tlons that the military evacuation OF
Warsaw and the vistula- Narew line is
In full swing and that 1t is likely that
Germany will celebrate Oh Sunday tho
first anniversary OF her declaration OF
war against Russia IN the ancient Polish
capital.
There are similar Indications that the
entire Russian lines in the east are
falling back toward their new positions
approximately on straight line through
Kovno, Grodno. IIrest-Ltovsk and the
Bug River in Galica. 1t is reported
that the Russians are retiring before
Gen Won Mackensens forces In the
south. which would be in the direction Of
Brest-Litovsk.
The civil evacuation OF Warsaw seems
to have begun a week or more ago. when
the industries and citizens which made
Warsaw the third city OF tho Russian
Empire were sent eastward.
Big 1uuS NSuloVco.
II is understood that all the heavy
guns from the citadel which with Fort
Sliiwick In Praga. across the river. pro-
tected the railroad and the Alexander
bridges. were removed. md 1t is stated
that the work Of dismantling the thirty
two smaller fortresses surrounding the
city Is proceeding at feverish pace.
Berlin to-day reports no change in
the eastern situation. but semi official
reports say that the Russians are keep
ing up stiff rear guard actions in order
To protect their withdrawal.
The German press believes il will DO
dIficult. II not impossible. for the Rus.
sian armies to take up a new unns
paired line based on Brest-Litovsk
Major Moraht. the military expert OF
the Berlin'r Tdgebldu. says that while
the head OF the Russian army is being
battered into insensibility the neck is
already in the moose. lie attaches great
importance TO the advance ny the army
OF Gen. Won Buelow toward Dwinsk
from which Il is only sevent.-nles miles
distant
Against this attack, he says, Russia
has very little to oppose, for the left
wing OF Won Buelow's army is keeping
the Russian troops AZ Riga ted fast.
adding While We are rapidly APP
preaching the moment when the railway
junction 3io miles northeast Of Warsaw
falls into our hands. this junction CON
trolls the railway 10 Petrograd. Ths
Russians have only one way OF retire.
ment from their central positions be.
tween the Rug River and the Vistula.
namely. the railway route from Warsaw
by way of Brest-Ltovsk- Minsk to Mos
| cow. but Won Mackcnsen's army is only
| three days march from Brcst- Litovsk,
There Is likely" he adds, "to be no lack
! ~ dramatic events"
Russia Prepared.
The Daily Mail comments as follows
| on this highly optim site statement:
'"The comment is worth noting, be-
| cause II is one Of the very few departures
| by German critics from the rule that
there shall be no critical discussion OF
| the military probabilities OF tho near
! future. German correspondents with
] ~
! to understand recently that there wa
1 no hurry--cvents would develop IN good
! time"
II is reported her" that Russia ~
| thoroughly prepared for all emergencies
now. IT is said in n despatch that N"
! Governor OF Kieff, the great province of
| Russia 20 the southeast of the battle
front, has issued an appeal 10 the popu-
lat.on to remain tranquil. and should the
I ut hay ~ h..
! remove further east In II body for stra-
teg,c reasons.
/ petrograd newspapers continue to
publish reassIring editorials. declaring
that Russia must bide her time unt'l
the mobilization Of her industries shows
in adequate field guns and munitions
A despatch from Petrograd quotes the
| military critic OF the NopOa VSvmvo ~,
saying that II would he premature 10
conclude that the Warsaw Vistula line
is irretItevahly lost. lie asserts 4 ~
quite possible that the Germans will
come to a standstrl at these positions
and that they will 10 unable 10 continue
TO advance.
ON the very important Narew front
Gen. Won Gallwitz's right wing " being
held strongly In cheek. Savage at
tacks on tho part OF the l~~ wing
IN the region OF Ro1an and on the mo,ith II
OF the orr River have failed. -whf'e
even at tho approaches Of Warsaw.
on the left bank OF the Vistula." !"
saws tho Noroe Vremvd's critic, I'VE
were dislodgcd from the region OF Cora
Kalwarja- In the srtions at MADAM
Ostrowski ard east OF Woislawice wa
badly mauled one OF the best Gsrms n
corps.
IAN this testifes 10 the fact that the
offensive bo-h OF Mackensen and Call
,.,,, Fnr hos az, li,,
ch, cked"
The NOroc Tromyd appeals 10 tho AL
lies in the west to create a diversion