The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-06
Capital of Baltic Provinces Expected to Capitulate Soon Before Onrush of Austro German Forces Hostile Aeroplanes Drop Bombs on City.
Russians, in Retreat, Are Fighting Desperately To Prevent Enemy s Plan To Surround Army Allied Nations Hope For Ulti mate Success in East.


 London, Aug. 6With. the great RlssiAn fortresses of Warsaw and 1vangorod capfl1r-. Cd and the fall of Riga, the cap ital of the Baltic provinces, fnl- ninent, the Austro German on- slaugbt has reached it's high tide in the east and the next Step will be the German Em- peror triumphant entry into the Polish capital.
 That event is likely soon to De followed by the pronounce znent of . united and semi-auto- nonous Poland, embracing not only the territory wrested from the Russians but the Austrian crown land of Galieia.
 Meantime, the Russian arm ies are fighting their way back ward toward Russian proper, infllefing blows on the invad- CTS wherever possible, trying to lend them off the rail1Fays running north and south, in or der the ends OF the Ger- man ii ippers may notsneet. and, in closing, bring disaster to the Russian arms.
 The position of the army of Grand Duke Nicholas now is q matter of solicitude as the oc- eupation of Warsaw is believ- ed to be a prelude to the greater purpose of enveloping the re- treating forces.
 Grand Duke Retreats.
 Petrograd reports show the Grand Duke has retired to the right bank. of the V1etula. both at Warsaw and Ivan- Ebrod destroying the bridges at both points. and contesting the German ad- wanee acfoss the river
 Back of {he retiring Russians IS the vast naorass of Central Poland with few railways and primitive roads. making virtually impossible a quick snoveznsnt of guns and supplies while back Of Warsaw, the only fortress available as a ra1lying point for the Russians is Rrest- Litovsk. Thus the Russians are menaced by General Von zsuelow's columns bending southward and by Field Marshal Won Macken- sen southern army bending north ward. The fall of Tvangorod proper is officially reported today in bulletins both from Berlin and Vienna
 The occupation of Warsaw now. is rentering attention on g series of inn- portant events that are being ar sanged First will be the selection o4 German governor Reports indicate he appointee will be q German prince possibly son of the German Elm beror or an Austrian archduke. who will be vested with authority akin tc t.at which Napoleon gave to his broth- krs and to his marshals as kings of occupied territory.
 Berlin reports that 9 council on Sunday will formulate a proclamation Aselaring Poland to be a sen1i-autono- Ahstro- Hungarian rule. This con- forzas with "a recent decision of Pol Ash congress held at Piotrkow, Rus sian Poland, which proposed joint Polish and Austro- Hungarian rule with separate army and the fullest knAish autonomy consistent with the ssstegic interests of Alstro-H Hungary.
 he German offer of autonomy is re8arded as bid for the support oi ehs population of Poland as against a BlHaflar declaration of Emperor Eich- ol4s promising eventual Polish auton- oHy under Russian suzerainty The 6stcome of these. events in Warsaw probably will determine the political status of Poland during the war.
 What the Germans will do next in a military way. after attempting to eom- psete their enveloping movement. is 2 halter Of much speculation
 E4 the campaign against the Rus. eians is not energetica1ly pushed there Is the possibility of the present victo- ffee being undone, while if an offen. sfve in the east is continued the Ger mans face the rigors and dangers Of 3 tsss1ter campaign. in Russia
 Conservative students here think i
 ll result in compromise in swlicf yhe Germans will withdraw part O their army leaving enough men tt glaaiIlfai I1d secIlre tae .t1taferasi1ra raa