The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
WARSAW IS FINALLY
TAKEN BY TEUTONS
The Bavarian Troops Under
Prince Leopold Take City.
ALL vALUABLES BURNED.

ALL VALUABLES BURNED.
Fleeing Occupants Suffered Homes
and Property Destroyed to Disad-
vantage Conquering Hosts.
Berlin, Aug. 5.-By Wireless to
Tuckerton, N. J.-Warsaw was taken
tbs morning by German troops, &C.
cording to official announcement
made at German army headquarters.
Yesterday and today Bavarian
troops under the command OF
Prince Leopold broke through the
forts of the outer and inner lines OF
the city's defenses where the rear
guard Of the Russian troops made a
tenacious resistance.
Continuing the report from head
quarters says:
1.-THE German armies under Gener-
al Won Scholz and General Won Call
wftz advanced in the direction Of the
road between Lomza, Ostroy. and
vi-skow and fought number Of
violent engagements. The brave and
desperate resistance of the Russians
on both sides of the road between
Ostroy and Rozan was without sue
cess.
twenty-five Russian officers and
4.S40 soldiers were taken prisoners.
The Germans also captured II ma
chine guns.
German cavalry yesterday and
the day before defeated in Courland
detachments of Russian cavalry at
points near Genaize. Birschi and
Oniskszahty. A total Of 2,225 Rus
sian prisoners were taken.
"The situation near and to the
north of Ivangorod remains un-
changed.
"The campaign is being continued
between the upper Vistula river and
the River Bug. German cavalrymen
have entered WladImirwolynsk, on
the Bug river.
''In the Vosges there was new
engagement near the Linsekopf."
with the Russian admission In
last nights official communication
that the Russian forces defending the
Blonie front had been withdrawn
all hope that Warsaw could be saved
was abandoned.
The outer line OF forts to which
the Russians withdrew are only siS
miles from the center Of the capital
and these defenses apparently were
carried last night. the inner line OF
defenses being captured in time to
enable the. victors to enter the city
early this morning.
The statement from Petrograd
that the Russian retirement to the
Blonie-Nadzaryn front had been car
ried out unhindered was taken here
to indicate that Grand Duke Nicholas
had everything in readiness for the
evacuation OF Warsaw itself and the
announcement in Berlin's statement
that only stubborn rear guard
blocked the advance OF the Germans
seems to confirm that the main army
with it's guns had escaped being
caught in the citadel.
What part of The army OF Grand
Duke Nicholas was able to extricate
itself from the enfolding line of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg com
ing from the north Is increasingly
problematical,
1t is believed that this pressure
from the north was one of the chief
reasons for compelling the final aban-
tionment Of Warsaw in order 20 per
NIT the Grand Duke to send rein
forcements to save his right wing.
The occupation of Warsaw aIsa
will have the effect OF releasing large
German forces, concentrated on the
reduction of the city and permit
them to turn westward for renewed
operations against the Anglo-French
allies.
The British military authorities
agree that the fall of the city will