The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-05
TEUTON PLANS At
WARSAW DELAYED
AUSTRO-GERMAN ARMIES FAIL
TO OCCUPY POLLS HcAPlTAL
AS INTENDED.
BRITISH TRENCHES TAKEN
Positions Near Hoase Lost-Teutonio
Allies, With Apparently l~nexhaust-
ible Supplies of Munitions, Strug-
gle to Retain Hold in West.

London, Aug. 3.-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 cal
guard actions so that the main armies
might make good their retreat.
The rear guard actions have devel-
oped at many places into fairly large
battles, as the Russians whose stead
mess has been phenomenal in the face
of defeat, are offering stubborn resis-
lance to the German advances and de-
livering powerful counter-attacks. For
example they have prevented Field
Marshal o Hindenburg from throw
ing more of his troops across the Ma
rev; repulsed German attacks to the
northwest of Warsaw and driven back
to the river some Of the invading
troops who crossed the Vistula to the
south of Warsaw.
Forces SIav Retreat.
In the southwest Field Marshal Won
Mackensen continues his victorious ad-
vance. He has swept aside the resis-
lance of the Russians and forced them
to retreat along both banks of the
Bug. The Germans have already pass
ed through Chelm in pursuit. Thus,
on this front the retirement of the
Warsaw armies is seriously threaten
ed. During the month of July, Berlin
says, the Germans captured more than
$4,000 Russians 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 Wilma Petrograd railway. If
Grand Duke Nicholas is to hold the
Brest line after his retirement from
Warsaw, it is absolutely necessary that
General Won Buelow's offensive should
be arrested, for should he reach the
railway lie WOulu SeFlOuSly interiors
with the Russian communications.
Attempt to Crush Russians.
1t is not yet certain whether the
Russian armies can make good their
retirement from Warsaw. Certainly
the Austro-G Germans are doing their
best to prevent it and have moved up
very strong reinforcements to hasten
their encircling movement. The APP
pearance Of fresh troops also suggests
that the German staff will not be sat
isfied with the capture of the city, or
eve the destruction of part of the
Russian army, but, should this be ac-
complished will attack the Brest line
and endeavor finally to crush the en-
tire Russian forces.
Meanwhile, the Germans, who ap-
pear TO have ~inexhaustible supplies Of
munitions, are fighting desperately to
retain every position which they hold
along the western front. They have
re-captured 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.
An unconfirmed report came from
Rome that the Austrians are prepar-
ing for the evacuation of Trieste and
have already removed the machinery
and the munitions factories.