Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
GREATEST BATTLE
|NWOR[DH|ST
RAGING C|NpOLAND
Desperate Fighting on Nearly
Every Section of the Thou
sand-MiIe Front.
VISTULA AND BUG LINE
BEARS HEAVIEST BRUNT
Germans Have Assembled Huge
Army There Within Limits of
One Hundred Miles.
RUIN C0NFR0NTS THE LOSER
Military Experts Agree That Pres
ent Engagement Is Crucial One
of the Entire Eastern
Campaign.
WSTULA AND BUG LINE
BEARS HEAVIEST BRUNT
RUIN CONFR0NTS THE LOSER

LONDON, July 1o, 1920 pm.
Attention is now centered on
the gigantic operations in the
eastern field of war, where fight
ing is in full swing in nearly
every section of the Russian line
from the Baltic to the Dniester.
Gen. Won Buelow, who was on
the left of Gen. Won kluck in the
first invasion of France, now
commands the extreme left of the
German advance toward Riga,
which is being conducted by cav
airy on scale exceeding anything
heretofore during the war. Ber-
lin claims a steady advance, and
Petrograd comedies an advance
after the Russian forces had made
a stubborn contest.
Is Halted by ossowetz.
On Won Buelow's right is Gen. Won
Eichborn. who is being held up by the
great Russian fortress Ossowetz. On
| Won Eichhorn's right is Gen. Won Gall
witz. whose name appears for the first
time in large operations. After captur-
| ing Pszasnysz he is now pressing a
German attack on the Narew river and
| it's tributaries.
| On the famous Rawka and Bzura lines
there is comparative quiet. which is
also reflected on the southwest side of
Warsaw. but to the southeast the
| movement against Lublin. which was
temporarily checked, is again in full
swing.
Must Fight or Lose Warsaw.
The Russians must fight defensive
battle for the possession of Warsaw or
abandon all of Poland. The Germans
are considered undoubtedly to prefer
the first issue. hence the Russians. in
the opinion of many military observers.
are likely to attempt complete with
drawal with their armies intact.
These tremendous activities by the
have little reserve left to devote to
the western campaign, which offers the
entente allies a respite either for the
completion of munitions supplies or
concerted attempt to recapture Lille.
Opportunity at Dardanelles-
Another view holds that the best
| service her allies could give Russia at
this time would be the forcing of the
| Dardanelles. 1t is possible that the
allies may combine both suggested at
tempts, but 1t is unquestionable that
| for the time the center of gravity in
| the war has shifted to eastern Europe.
The western front continues quiet
| without a sign of any new development.
| The Italians report some progress in
the mountains east of Trentino, where
the invaders are now striking toward
one of the two railroads serving Aus
tria's Trentino forces.
Concentrating Great Army.
A Times correspondent with the Rus
sian forces in a dispatch dated War
saw, July IA. after having visited all
the grand dukes armies from Buko-
wilma to Warsaw, tells how at every
point he heard of the piecemeal dsap-
pearance of the Austro-German forces
and the concentration of a great army
in the 100-mile tract between the Wis
tula and the Bug, where he believes The
most decisive action of the war on the
Russian front is now pending.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
stroke" the Correspondent says. 'is
action, destined to be the greatest in
the worlds history. Moreover. the
grand duke has intrusted the defense
of this vital spot to new general.
whose name 1 cannot mention, who is
practically unknown outside Of Russia,
but who impresses me as being a SOL
dier of remarkable capacity. The army
placed under him is one of the best
Russia has ever sent into the field and
the men worship their general.
Playing for Huge Stake.
I'm this attempt Ito seize the Lublin
railway in an effort to paralyze the
whole south front and break in be-
tween two groups in order to force
the evacuation of Warsaw I believe the
Germans are facing the most serious
and hazardous task of their entire cam
paign under conditions which render
success absolutely essential for failure
would mean ruin to their Galician en-
terPsise: argssre will, bowevsr he no renet,.
tion of the Russian Dunajeo disaster.
The Russians can put up thrice as good
a fight as they did in the early stages
of the Galician retreat. In fact. they
were never in better shape to meet an
attack But in view Of the incredible
strength Of the enemy terrible battle
is to be expected, the outcome of which
it is impossible to foretell."
The correspondent declares the Rus
slams would never have left their San
positions had they possessed half the
ammunition available to the Austro-
Germans. He adds that when the world
learns the details of the retreat and
what the Russians had to stave of