Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-06
COUNTRY is LEFT A
BARREN WASTE AS
RUSSIANS RETREAT
If Campaign Is Continued
Supplies Must Be Shipped
Long Distance
GERMANS GOT ONLY SHELL
OF ONCE THRIVING CITY
Speculation Rife As To Which
OF Four Moves Kaiser
VIII Make Next
(By Ed. L. Keen.)

kUnlted GreSS ptaII correspondent
London, Aug. 6.-Whie England anl
France have steadfGstly hoped for the
best in the vast Austro. German opera
tions against Russia, the worst is now
threatened.
The capture of Warsaw is looked up.
on by critics as being of greater po-
litical than military Importance, but Of
ficials and semi-official circles are now
engrossed with speculation as to what
Is to follow the fall of the Polish cap.
ital. There has been feeling of con.
fidence that Grand Duke Nicholas
would succeed in getting most of his
army out of the German wise in Poland,
but as the attacks upon both flanks
continue to be pressed, II is feared at
least a part of the Slav forces may be
cut off. But even should the Russians
escape at present, it is matter of
speculation as to whether the kaiser
will attempt to follow up the Warsaw
victory with the annihlation Of the
Slav field forces.
Riga's Fate Sealed.
1t is generally accepted here that
the fall OF Riga, tae Baltic port, is in
evitable. The Times PetrOgrad CORE
spondcnt cabled today:
Riga S fate is sealed. Evacuation
of the city was in full swing at last
reports.
Late dispatches reported the Ger
mans within ten miles Of the city. IT.
capture will give the TeutOns bas,
where supplies may be landed iron
ships and distributed TO the field arm
les over the railroads in their posses
sion. And while this port is being
seized, other forces of General Vol
Buelow are striking toward the Pc
trograd railway, endangering the Rus
sian line of retreat.
Although Won Mackensen, Won Bue
low, Won Gallwitz and other German
leaders continue to strike trip hammer
blows against the Russian rear guards
there is a wide difference Of opinion
among military critics as to whethe
this movement will be continued /
most Of the Russian army makes goOC
it's escape.
Four Moves Possible
Four possible offensives are seen al
lthe outgrowth Of the successful cam
paign through Galicia and Poland. IN,
Daily Telegraph expresses the belle
that the kaiser will either continue tn,
Polish campaign in an effort to com
pletely crush the Slavs, direct a new
smash toward Paris or Calais, or seel
TO overwhelm Italy and Serbia. ON
believes great forces of Austrians will
be released for new attack upon Ser
bia for the effect it will have upol
o,her Balkan states.
Should the Polish campaign he con
itinued, it will be necessary for the Ger
mans to transport all supplies for the
armies across Galicia and Poland a
the Slavs have laid waste the territor,
from when they are retreating. Grow
ing crops have been destroyed town
and villages stripped and everything
Of military value burned or carrie,
away.
Everything Moved or Burned.
The Times Petrograd correspondent
today declared the Russian governmen
appropriated t2j,OOO,O00 to pay for tn
removal Of the machinery in all Of tn
factories of Warsaw. The Germans oc
eupied only the she'll Of what was one
a thriving city. Factories which coul
not be dsmantIcd were burned an
valuable estates IN the city were wipe
out
Refugees from Warsaw are now pour
ing into Moscow, dispatches mere toda
declared. They are arriving afoot, j
wagons and every sort Of conveyanc
that could be secured They brough
4 stories of The evacuation Of the cit
which began Immediately it became ev
dent that its capture was certain. HUI
dreds Of these now homeless war viz
tins are without food and have onl
the clothing which they wore in taei
! cityht