The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-21
GERMANS NEAR BOTH
WARSAW AND RIGA

Londen. July 20---The Germans
tonisht are nearer Warsaw than
they Nave ever been before, and
nearer the great seaport Of Riga.
ON the sulf ef Rtga, far to the
north.
German fsrces. evidently REIN
forced by fresh troops transported
to Libau by water, have taken TIA
kuhn. which ~ but tharty-etxht
miles west % RIGA, ma DobIen.
eiRhteen miIes west % Mftau. ana
their forces conffnue 70 advance
towards the Important naval base,
the second seaport OF Russia a
manufacturing and Industrial cen-
ter.
They are wfthfn ut least sixteen
miles of Warsaw on one side. the
west, they are within about TWEEN
ty-two miles ON the nerth, twenty
ak miles on the sosth. ana sixty
miles to the nsrtheast they are
descending south 10 cut OFT the
railway communications Of the eap-
itai.
There are UNOFFICIAL reports. promptly
denied. that already the Russians have
begun to evacuate Warsaw, with its
thirty-two forts and citadel. and it's
protecting flank OF fortified cities. with
drawing the main body of their troops
by the east. over the two remaining
railways of the Ave still open.
This haA been promptly denied. as
has been said, and second unofficial
report declares that. instead. the Grand
Duge Nicholas is rushing in troops and
supplies to night IL out In that posi-
ton.
Russians Fall Back.
II was told In the dispatches of last
night that the Russian forces on the
Bzura -Rawka River line, finding their
left wing endangered by the with
drawal of the Russians from Przasnysz
fell back on the Bionie line 1t Was
not stated that a German force was in
pursuit The Bionie line. sixteen miles
from the city, and almost within touch
Of the outor ring of forts. was said
to have been carefully selected,
The Berlin statement today says their
forces have arrived at that point and
are In contact with the Russians,
though a battle has not yet begun.
The Petrograd statement of yeterdav
told OF the withdrawal of the Rus
SLAMS to the Narew River lire. The
Berlin statement today declares the
German troops are before Novo Geor-
gievsk. powerful modern fortified
vistuIa Rivers.
The German forces south of WAR
saw, IN the Ilittxa River sectiDH. nave
been quiet for week 1t is announced
by Berlin today that they have oc
cupied Grojec, which Is twenty-s'x
miles from the capital.
Germans steadily Advancing.
After all these reports there came
tonight the significant word that the
Germans under Won Mackensen had adj
vanced along the railway between Rn-
dom and fvangorod. II was estimated
then that the German forces must be
about twenty-five miles from the lat
ter place. an important railway center.
and a main connection with Warsaw IT.
self
The capture of Ivangorod. or the cut
ting of the railway to the northwest
of that city, would leave Warsaw two
trunk lines OF railway into
Russia, the line to Petrograd and the
line to Kieff and Moscow. There are
that the Germans may be
after the former. for the days dis
patches say they have occupied os-
trolenka. sixty miles 10 the northeast
of the capital. and at that time were
striking south. The railway TO the
capital of the Russian empire is In
their path across the Narew.