The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
RUSSIANS RETREAT
DEFENDERS EVACUATING DE.
FENSES OF WARSAW
ARMY Still in DANGER
German Cavalry Attack Aimed at
Wilma Railroad May Mean Effort of
Teutons to Follow Nuge Russian
Army When 1t Falls Back and
Force Decision.

Army When it Falls Back and
| Force Decision.
London: The Russians around
Warsaw for several days have been
| withdrawing, leaving small forces to
| fight rear-guard actions SO that the
main armies may make good their re-
treat. These rear-guard actions have
| developed into fairly large battles,
| as the Russians, whose steadiness has
been phenomenal in the face OF re-
treat, are offering stubborn resist
ance and delivering powerful counter
attacks
They have prevented Field Marshal
Won Hindenberg from throwing more
OF his troops across the Narew, re-
pulsed German attacks northwest OF
Warsaw and driven back to the river
some Of the invading troops, who
| crossed the Vistula south of Warsaw.
In the southeast Field Marshal Won
Mackensen continues his victorious
advance. He has swept aside the re-
| sistance of the Russians and forced
them to retreat along both banks Of
! the Bug. The Germans already have
passed Chelm in pursuit. Thus on
| this front the retirement of the War
| saw armies Is seriously threatened.
During the month of July Berliu
| says the Germans captured more
than ninety-five thousand Russians
between the Pilica river and the Bal
| tic alone.
The Russians, according to Petro-
grad, have stopped Gen. Won Bue-
lows advance in Sovno Province, to-
| ward the Vilva-Petrograd Railway
II Grand Duke Nicholas is to hold
the Brest line after his retirement
from Warsaw 1t is necessary chat
Gen. Won Buelow's offensive be ar
rested, for should he reach the rail-
way he would interfere seriously with
the Russian communications.
1t 1s not yet certain whether the
| RussiaA armies can make good their
| retirement from Warsaw. The Aus
tro-Germans have moved up very
strong reinforcements to hasten their
encircling movement. The appear
| ance OF fresh troops also suggests
that the German staff will not be
| satisfied with the capture Of the city
or even the destruction of part OF
the Russian army, but, should this
be accomplished, will attack the
Brest line and endeavor finally to
crush the entire Russian forces.
The Russian troops are falling
back on the Brest-Litovsk line where
strong Notifications have been pre-
pared. The retirement is being con-
Quoted In orderly manner and it is
| believed here that Grand Duke Mich
| olas will save the bulk Of his army.
Despite the cutting OF the Lublin-
Cholm railway, the Russians still
have a double track line running
through Menek and the road from
Ivangorod through Lukow to the
north.
In addition there are scores of
roads which radiate from Warsaw,
all Of which are in good condition.
1t is along these that the greater
portion OF the population is taking
flight, carrying with them what
things they could save from their
| abandoned homes.
Meanwhile the Germans are rapid
| ly closing in on the Polish capital
| from the north and south, while the
army OF Gen. Won Buelow In the far
north constitutes what Is at present
the most decided menace to the Rus
sian plan Of retirement. This army,
which Is composed largely OF cavalry,
| Is making determined effort to
reach wilma, weld an iron ring about
| that important point and cut the
| Warsaw-Petrograd railway.
II 1t Is successful, the Grand
| Dukes position will be most critical
and the loss OF a great portion of his
forces probably would result Tits
army Is moving rapidly, and at pres
ent there appears to be no ADEQUATE
Russian forces in that territory to
cope with 1t. Berlin has clamped the
lid on tight on news of the activities
OF this forco and thiI fact is causing
serious apprehension in military cir
| cles.
The Austrians have occupied Lub-
lin, the most important city in south
ern Poland, about ninety miles south
or Warsaw, and the entire Austro-
| German line between the Vistula and
the Bug is pressing northward, at
tacking the Russians at all points.
To the east, In the vicinity OF Cholm,
| according to Berlin advices, the army
| or Gen. Won Mackensen is engaged in
tremendous endeavor to break
through in the direction OF Bres,-
LiVoVsk and cut off the retreating
Russians.
The Russians are cut of from re-
treat to the south and 1t is purely
matter or speculation how many will
succeed In retiring from the Lublin-
| Cholm to the new Brest-Litvosk de-
lenses, In view Of the great pressure
being exerted by the Germans and
the fact that their important strate-
gic railway has been lost.
| The Russians have taken away or
DESTROYED everything that could pos
sibly be OF use to the Germans in
Warsaw and along the line Of their
retreat. For the one hundred and
twenty miles between the Polish cap
1tal and Brest-Litovsk farms are be-
Ing stripped bare and crops destroy
ed. the farmers being paid an in
demnity for their losses. Warsaw IT
self. when the Germans enter in a
couple OF days or a week, will be but
a she'll.
| Every ounce OF metal has been
taken from the city. The historic
edifices have been stripped bare of
tho art treasures and the banks Of
their gold The homea of tho city