Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-08-06
WARSAW SOON Be
IN GERMAN HANDS
kAISER'S GENERALS SURROUND
THE POLAND CITY WITH
BIG ARMIES.
MAIN RUSSIAN ARMY ESCAPES
German Loss Reported at $4,000 Men
and They Have 100 Trainloads
of Ammunition Sent Them
italians Drive Austrians.

London, Aug. 1.-The anniversary of
the outbreak of the war passed with
out the Germans occupying Warsaw,
which was understood to be part of
their program. However, news of this
climax to the Austro-German offensive
in the east, which was begun in the
early days of May, is hourly expected,
for what little Information is allowed
to leak through is to the effect that
the Russians for several days have
been Withdrawing to the Brest line,
leaving small forces to fight rear
guard actions, SO the main armies
might make good their retreat.
In the southeast Field Marshal Won
Mackensen continues his victorious
advanced He has swept aside the re-
sistance of the Russians and forced
them to retreat along both banks of
the Bug
The Germans have already passed
through Chelm in pursuit Thus, on
this front, the retirement of the War
saw armies is seriously threatened.
| During July, Berlin says, the Ger
mans captured more than $4,000 Rus
slams between the Pilica river and the
Baltic alone.
| The Russians, according to Petro-
grad, have stopped General Won Bue-
lows advance in Kovno province to-
ward the Vilna-Petrograd railway.
Successful Retreat Doubtful.
1t is not yet certain whether the
Russian armies can make good their
retirem ent from Warsaw. Certainly
the Austro-G Germans are doing their
best to prevent it and have moved up
very strong reenforcements to hasten
their encircling movement.
i Mean while, the Germans, who appear
to have an inexhaustible supply of
munitions are fighting desperately to
retain every position which they hold
along the western front. They have
: recaptured part of the trenches which
they lost to the British near HODGE
: and are making an effort to regain
what they lost to the French in the
Muenster region of Alsace.
: report comes from Rome tonight
: that the Austrians are preparing for
the evacuation of Triest and have al
ready removed the machinery of the
munitions factories.
The Geneva Tribune's Laibach cor
respondent says:
"a general Italian offensive was be-
gun yesterday on the Tyrol, Trentino
E and Carnia front forcing the Austrians
to evacuate some of their strongest
positions. Dalmatian regiments which
attacked Preikopf lost so per cent of
!. their effectives. The Italians have
pierced the second Austrian line on the
Carso plateau, taking several miles of
I trenches"
Cost Of seige.
!, Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 1.-The
Tribune prints the following dispatch
from its Innsbruck correspondent:
"The capture of Lublin cost General
J. Woyisch 10000 men in killed, wounded
4 and prisoners. The Russians are fight
r ing fiercely, disputing every foot of
9 ground.
"In an advance of seven miles with
}. seven army corps Field Marshal Won
e Mackensen lost $4,000.
; "The Germans have dispatched more
!. than 100 trainloads of ammunition
) from Radon and Lodz to Warsaw since
July 20.
"The Russians who attacked south
/ of Przasnysz killed 5000, wounded
!, 5000 and took prisoners 1900 of the
y Eighth German army corps"