New Britain herald., 1915-08-14
TEU7ONS CONTINUE
. ). RAPID EASTWARD
DRIVE IN POLAND
Fear Felt That Russians Will Not
Be Able to Hold Second
Line Of Defense
Won MACKENSEN'S FORCES
NEARER BREST-LIT0VSK

NEARER BREST-LIT0VSK
French Claim to Have Repulsed At
lacks of Kaiser's Troops in Argonnc
While Berlin Maintains Progress
Near NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Report
Gains For Allies in Fighting at
Dardanelles.
German forces are continuing their
rapid eastward march from Warsaw
- and exerting increasing pressure on
both the north anG south wings of
the Russian Army. The situation is
causing the question to be raised in
capitals Of the entente allies whether
the Grand Duke Nicholas forces Will
be able to hold their second line Of
defense, with Brest-Litovsk as it's
center. .-'..
Today's German official report
shows that Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen's forces have swung nOrthWard
to a line drive from Radzyn to Vlado-
va, pressing closer to the Bresr-l1it-
ovsk stronghold, which is about 50
miles north Of Vladova -Austro-
German forces already had occupied
. Radzyn.
Pounding At French Lines.
The German crown Prince continues
pounding at the French lines in the
Argonne Paris reports All attack
last night along the entire front in
the Marie Therese sector, which was
repulsed A second but less Violent
attack early today was easily checked,
the official staten cnt says. Berlin
declares progress was madc by the
Germans near Martinawek, in +l,e Ar
gonne region.
Vi The British steamer Cairo and 81
fishing smack have been sunk by Ger
man submarines. -t ~,
Frustrate Raid On suez Canal.
The French ministrysof marine an
nounced that threatened raid on the
Suez Canal had been frustrated
through the bombardment by
French cruiser of German shops in
Jaffa, where munitions were being
made and boats constructed for the
proposed operations.
German Forces Advancing.
e. ~ Berlin, Aug. l. /, Via LOnQOn, o.0U
o. m.-The force of Field Marshal
Won Mackensen pursuing the retreat
ing Russians from the south have
reached the line of the high road
leading from Radzyn to Widwlodaw
(Vladova?) it was officially announced
by German army headquarters today
Germans Massing Movements.
London Aug. A.; 1920 p. NJ
tho 90
Prince Leopold of Bavaria eastward
from Warsaw is taken here to indicate
that the Germans are now massing
their main movements on a drive
through the Russian center and the
continuance Of the enyeloping effort
in the north, along the Dvina. Both
Petrograd and Berlin agree that the
Germans have occupied the towns of
Sckolow, Siedlce and Lukow, forming
a German front about sixty miles east
Il Of Warsaw and fifty miles vide
This is more than half way to Brest-
Litovsk, which Grand Duke Nicholas,
the Russian commander in chief
hoped to make the new center of his
Defense. It is now regarded as prob
able that this point will be abandoned,
owing to the speed of the German ad-
vince since the fall of Warsaw and
the cOnIlnueQ pIeSSuIe VI IIlS
of Generals Gallwitz, Scholz, Eich-
horn and Flack, forming semi
circle closing in toward the north
Claims Germans Checked.
Petrograd claims that the Germans
have been checked between Poinie
wesch and Dvinsk. Berlin, however,
does not concede this, but in any
event it does not affect the advance of
the TANKS further north, where in
vading forces several days ago were
along the Dvina, the historic dividing
line leading to the Province of Pskob,
which lies on the road to Petrograd.
For the moment however, the in
tensity of the fighting is giving way to
scramble of the retiring forces to
avoid the envelopIng net and the rapid
advance of the Germans to gather the
,: full fruits Of the fall Of Warsaw
The outcome Of these movements
probably will be indicated within a
few days-whether Grand Duke
Nicholas will be able to resume the
offensive along the new front or will
concentrate his energies in the rear
guard fighting during a STOW retire
ment.
Russians Dana ging Country.
German correspondents accompany
ing the invading armies say the Rus
slams are following the ractics of the
Napoleonic campaign, laying waste the
country which they abandon, so that
the advancing Germans find i'm. the
smoking ruins Of the towns and vii