Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-12

few roads. The retreat, therefore, IL
encountering increased difficulties.
The Russians, 1t is said, are sacr1.
hcing men recklessly trying to retard
the German and Austrian advance
through counter attacks, which. how.
ever, invariably are unsuccessful.
The impression there is that many
prisoners will fall into the hands OF the
Teutons before the Russians reach
their new positions.
Anticipate Big Drive.
Meantime comes an unconf1rmed re.
port that 1,000,0O0 German troops are
being prepared to move westward at
the rate of 10000 per day. At that
rate 1T would take them a little more
French front. where 1t is anticipated
another drive will be undertaken in
side OF two weeks. IL these reports are
correct.
The French war office this afternoon
gave out a statement o N the progress
or hostll1ties in France. reading:
Last night passed quietly on the
western part of the front.
In IN western section of the Ar
come there has been a continuance Of
the very spirited fighting with grenades
and bombs. An attack Of the enemy 1 n
the vicinity of Hill No. 213 has been
repulsed.
In Lorraine a strong German recon-
Nuisance has been dispersed by our
fire at a point not far from Leintrey.
IN the vosges there has been Moth
WARSAW STRIPPED CLEAN;
RUSSIANS HARD PRESSED
Berlin. (via London). Aug. Tho
forts of Warsaw have fallen virtually
unchanged into the hands Of the Ger
mans. according to Information reach
Ing here. The defenses OF Ivangorod.
however. were destroyed by the Rus
slams before their retirement. The gar
risons of. the two fortresses appear to
have completed the evacuation with
out material loss and to have carried
away a large part Of the stores and
munitions of war accumulated In War
saw for the armies In Poland.
Some disappointment Is expressed
among the German people at the fall
ure OF the Teutonic forces to make an
imposing capture of; prisoners and guns
in Warsaw, but military experts hers
do not share this feeling. They point
out as the real significance of the cap
ture of the two fortresses that the Rus
slams thereby have lost the fortified
base of operations which gave them
such immense advantage in the earlier
movements In Poland and that this adj
tstJ bSSSAk cI
the Germans, who can utilize It either
for defensive strategy or to facilitate
a further offensive campaign against
the Russian army
Ii prisoners n gums are desired.
there Is still a chance of making a
considerable capture, the military writ
ers say. for the Russians, crowded
W1Hlfn the long salient running out to
the fortress of Novogeorgievsk. are In
a precarions position. With German
armies on three sides. the mouth of the
sack from which they must emerge is
scarcely a dozen miles wide and from
the north General Won Gallwitz's army
has broken through the defensive lines
and is pressing irresistably down to-
ward the Narew river. No indications
of an evacuation of Novogeorgieysk
by the Russians nave been received
/, here, and Grand Duke Nicholas, COM
mander in.chief of the Russian armies.
perhaps may intend to leave the gar
rison in this fortress. which is really
stronger and more important than
Warsaw. to stand a siege.
/, The Russians still hold the eastern.
/ bank of the Nistula at Warsaw and
command the crossing here, which is
so important to facilitating the orderly
retreat by the railroads which cons
verge at this point.
No details of the capture of Warsaw
Beyond the lneagerDfiicial reports ha sc
been received:Iler As lumber Of Ger
man war correspondents arrived In the
vicinity ct the Polish capital q few
days ago., but have mot yet been able
to send. any dispatches.