Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-29
Germany 5 IIlysIoping
Movement Checked Be-
fore Warsaw By SIaYs

The great European war has not
materially changed with respect to
armies and movements from condi-
tions prevailing a week ago. was
then assumed that Germany would
march straight into Warsaw with but
little hindrance Indeed, 1t was be-
Ilieved IN some qusrtars that Russia
would evacuate Warsaw IN order to
Save the bulk Of its arnny but the
Russians under the grand duke seem
Ito have rallied and have temp
at least, checked the German atls
vance.
Petrograd expresses the hope that
the Germans may be repulsed, but
Berlin is still hopeful that Warsaw
will fall, as the German forces have
succeeded in a great enyeloping
movement and are on three sides Of
1.-The Polish capital. Their aim, aside
from he capture IL Warsaw. IS to
icapture or crush the bulk sof the Rus.
sian army.
II is admitted BY the allies that the
situation Id Poland is very serious
Should the Russian army be crush
ed, 1t is freely conceded that II would
Itake considerable time for Russia to
again resume active opposition, to
say nothing OF assuming the otfensiye
l-besides, Warsaw, In German pos
session, would seriously handicap the
Russians in any movement whatever
along the German frontier, even.
lshould it be able to rehabilitate IFS
larmy.
| As Seen by London.
London, .Yaly 2S. The magnitude
OF the German enyelop oping movement
lin the eastern field is absorbing the
lattention Of the British officials and
public. The latest reports show that
General Won BueloW'ss 10000 cavalry
have tdrned southward from Riga and
Iare within eighty miles Of the rail
way connecting Petrograd with War
saw. s85
In this way the Northern German
4 line is closing In on the main north
ern railway artery to the Russian cap
ital, while the southern army similar
lily is approaching the main southern
artery running to Odessa.
The Times declares human history
can show no parallel to the tremen-
4 ldous extent Of this enveloping move
ment. which it says involves results
4 to Russia and the western allies COM
pairing with Russia's resistance to d
4 Mongol invasion.
Plan to Envelop czar's Army.
The Times believes the operations
are a real danger to the whole system
of railway defenses OF which War
4 saw is the center, and that 1t lis ap-
parent the Germans are planning 10
ienvelop the entire Russian army in
this region. The newspaper points
out that the fall Of Warsaw will have
IA grave significance for the west, as
lit will mean that Russia's power to
4 resume a successful offensive will
|have been indefinitely postponed, and
that the principal bases for offensive
Operations will be III the hands G. G.
! Germany
4 See Hope Of Resistance.
/ Today's Petrograd official state
ment saying that the Germans have
been thrown back at one point Of the
Narew river brings some relief to
London. as the militray observers
here hold that the fnal results de-
Ipend largely upon Russia prolonging
her resistance until climatic condi-
!: tons in that country interpose bar
rier to the full realization of the Ger
man plan. S.
Reports from the other military
fields with the exception OF the Ital-
ian frontier, where thA Italians say
they have taken ]. 500 prisoners, show
comparative inactivity.
Premier Asquith today announced
that the total British losses in killed,
wounded and missing In both the
military and naval branches of thel
service up to q week ago had reached
ssO,ss5.
AXE New Height.
Paris, July 28. The French oficiail
statement this afternoon says:
& A bcmbardment yesteray Of FnrsI
hes and ~ Fyaft nm, 1f3,fv y; 4 IL