The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-03
RUSSIA

IUnited Press Leased Wire service.l
PETROGRAD, Aug. 3.-Three nun
dred thousand Germans, under Gener'
al Won Gaiwitz, have begun terrine
drive southwark In an attempt to cut
the Warsaw-Petrograd railroad by
crossing the river Bug at Vyskof'
thirty miles northeast OF Warsaw.
Their aim is to seize the railway at
TIuscz, twenty miles northeast 81
Warsaw, and surround part OF the
Russian armies still holding the sat-
lent around Warsaw. Won GaliWltz -
equipped with heavy guns OF all cai,-
bres and has been supplied with fres'
troops, presumably from the western
battle front. He evidently has been
ordered TO batter In by quick smasn,ns
blows, the northern defenses to the
capital and force tho cfty's fall Win
out further delay.
The official dispatches today placed
the advance guards Of this German
force southeast Of OIsaki, on the rail-
way leading to vyskof and thence
over the Bug, but did not Indicate
their exact distance from the river.
Military men, however, pointed OUT
that II the Germans have the unlimit
ed supplies Of ammunition credited to
them In Berlin reports, they VIII be
able to continue indefinitely their ter
rifle drives, eating through Warsaws
northern ds:enses mile by mile until
the comparatfveIy small force Of Rus
slams still defending the city is corn
PEELED to retire.
The war office declared today that
the Russian positions along the Bug
near Vyskof are good and that there
10 no ground for the belief that thf
Germans can crush their way through
to the Warsaw-Petrograd railway by
a short campaign.
To the contrary It was declared pos
sibie that Russian tenacity and stam-
Ina may yet prove match to the en-
env's auceriority in weight OF guns
and metal.
Official dispatches today dealing
with the German air attack on War,
saw last Saturday said that seven per-
sons were killed and fourteen wound
ed. The aviators attempted to de-
stroy the river bridges connecting
Warsaw with its suburb OF Praga, on
the east bank Of the vistula, move
that miaht have t,indered the. retreat
Of the last Russian defenders. Bombs
alrnsd 1t the brldaeo fell harn1lessiy
Into the river.
Military men today turned their at
tention almost exclusively to the
movement on Warsaw from the north,
alonu the Narew and through Vyskof.
The Germans appear to have been
definitely checked on their attacks on
Blond line, extending
from west to southeast of the city. The
action. around lvangorod and In the
LubjIn district are declared TO be pro-
aressInu satisfactorily though the
Russian. are withdrawing at some
places.
SUCCESS AGAINST TURKS.
PETRoGRAD, Aug. 3.-Two hun
dred Turkish sailing vessels, laden
with coal or ammunition, have becn
destroyed by Russian torpedo boats
along the Asia-Minor coast. The
ammunition In some instances was
confiscated where It was found avail
able for use by the Russian forces.
An official statement today dealing
with the raids on Turkish shipping and
coal centers along the Black sea re-
ported thres ship building yards were
fired and destroyed by Russian tor
pedo boats and a coal depot wrecked.
SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITION.
PETRoGRAD. Aug. 3.-The Rus
Sian Duma today called upon the gov
ernment to prosecute "those cr:Niin-
ally responsible for the shortage OF
ammunition for the Russian armies,
REGARDLESS Of their position"
The demand was contained In
vigorous resolution, urging the gov
ernment not to conclude peace with
Russia's enemies "until victory 10
complete" and bespeakins the assist
ance Of the entire population to sup
ply the means for continuing the
great struggle.
Members who spoke in support Of