The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
TERRIBLE TOLL OF A YEAR OF WAR
GERMANY

TUnited Press Leased Wire service.l
BERLIN, (via The Ha0ue), July 81.
10 preparing a ceieora.,on
Of the anniversary Of her decia1at'on q
Of war against Russia by rejoicing IN
the fall Of Warsaw and tho eomPeto
victory Of her eastern generals no
actual entrance Of German troops IN
to the Polish capital Is a matter Wn.cn
rests with the general star, but sn's
can be accomplished at any time sno
necessary arrangements arc COM
pleted. -.
Immediately after the Germans take
possession, the German military gov.
ernor will be appointed and Germany
viii start reforming tho municipal
rule Of the Polish city.
Given a few months Of unniterrupf-
al occupation and Germans believe
Warsaw will never return to Siavonic
alIeoIance, with lts notorious corrup-
tion and inetficiency. With tho whote
Of Poland soon to be In German pos
session, tho Germans arc discussing
the eventual dispositions Of the entire
province. Russia can have It back az
her reward for separate peace, but IT
the sIavs continue fighting to the end,
Germany may demand that Poland be
made Into a separate buffer state to
serve a. a future German protection
against Russia. :.
All preparations have been made, II
10 believed here for the trsumphai
entry into the city by the kaiser, the
kaiserin, tho crown princess and pos.
sibiy the crown prince also. Field
Marshal Won Hindenberg, next to the
kaiser will have the loading part IN
this entry, despite the reluctance on
his part to appear in spectacular
role.
All military authorities believe no
matter. how Ionq the war lasts Ger
many will be able to hold the Vistuia
line and Warsaw against any eoace'v-
able SIav attempt to conquer - lost
territory.
While Germany rejoices In the sue
cess Of her generals, no disposition %
shown to discount the bravery Of the
Russian troops; despite their poor
ieadershIp and poor equipment. 4.
NEARING WARSAW.
BERLIN, (via Ansterdan), July 81.
Furious fighting all along the east
ern front is marking the victorious
sweep Of the Austro-Germal' forces m
to Poland. The official war office
statement toniqht announced further
oalns. but declared the Russians were
resisting stubboPingly.
"Northwest of Lomsea, northwest
Of Goworowo and east Of Rospart our
attack 10 progressing" the statement
declared. ION the right bank Of mo
vistula General Won Wovrsch has ad-
yanced eastward toward lvangonod
aIonu the Warsaw railway, encounter
Ing stubborn resistance from tho enc
my, Their counter attacks have been
unsuccessful along tho Nova AIexan-
dria line and the heights Of the vis-
tuIa to tho north. Lubtin was oecu-
pied Friday night.
"SoutF OF choIm the enemy Is des-
perateiy resisting Geneari Mackensen's
pursuit.
"rhe enemy everywhere 10 being at
tackled"
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
BERLIN, (via Amsterdam), July 81.
Tho English wore driven from
houses recently occupied east Of
Ypres Friday morning, according to
the German official statement today,
stormIng parties from the German
line achieving success despite resist
ance. On the west border Of hooge
an English vantage point was cap
tured. Counter attacks by tho enemy
soutt, Of the Ypres railway were re-
pulsed. The French attacked near
Souchez, but were repuIsed.
On the Vosees mountain region the
struggle along tho Barrenkopf and
LInahopf line Is subsiding, portion
Of the German poeition remaining In
the hands Of the enemy. Schratz,
MenneIe and Barrenkopf, however,
are still held by the Germans.
"GoD is WITH U.s."
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1.-THE kaiser
issued the following war anniversary
manifesto:
"Refore God and history my con-
science 10 clear. have not wiI'ed
war;. Full Of gratitude, we can say TO-
day, God is with u.s."