The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-05
Russians Facing the Problem
Of Evacuating Warsaw.
CITY HAS BEEN DENUDeD
Russian Front To Bug River Shaken.
Fortress OF lvangoroo May
Have Been Left To
Its Fate.

ana the surrounding country Mllnout
losing their armies, while the Austro'
German forces are making supreme
effort to get across their line Of re
treat.
The Teutons are said to have met
with partial success in this attempt,
a Berlin official report stating that
Field Marshal Won Mackensen resum-
ing the offensive, had reached the
Lublin-Cholm railway, about midway
between those two cities, and that
southeast of this as far as the Bug
river the Russian front had been
shaken"
One Retreat Line Blocked.
The success of General Won Macken-
sen in getting across this railway, aft
er being virtually stopped by the Rus.
sian counter-attack. denies at least
one line Of retreat to the Russians
who might still be between him and
Warsaw, and also places the Germans
In position to move against the Bug
river front, should this be decided
upon.
British military critics, however, re-
fuse to believe that Grand Duke Nicho-
las, commander-in-chief Of the Russian
forces, has not provided for all con.
tingencies or that he was not fairly
sure Of the safety Of his troops before
Indicating to the world that he had
decided TO take up new line
May Have Quit lvansorOd.
Indeed the news contained in the
Berlin official statement that the Ger.
mans have crossed the Vistula river
southeast Of Warsaw, between the Pi'
lica river and Kozienice, leads the
military writers to the belief that the
Russians already have fallen back in
this region, and that perhaps even
the fortress OF IyangOrod has been left
TO It's fate.
There is no news OF the situation on
the Narew river or Of General Won
Buelow's wider outhanking movement
in Kovno Province. However the
opinion is expressed here that as the
German plaus contemplate a series OF
attacks rather than a simultaneous
one It is likely that they are waiting
for Field Marshal Won Mackensen ia
reach some previously arranged posi-
tion before they resume their attacks
Warsaw Denuded, Is Report
According 10 dispatches received
here. the country around WARSAW
which the Russians are leaving TO the
invaders has been put to the torch
while the city itself has been denuded
Of everything that might be Of use tC
the Germans If It falls into theil
hands. II may even be some days be
fore the Teutons occupy the Polish
capital, II they finally do, for the Rus
SLAMS are fighting more than a rear
guard action.
In fact. they are stil delivering very
heavy blows at their opponents anC
are gaining some local successes, par
ticularly on the Narew and southeas
OF Cholm, where they are opposing tn,
efforts Of the Austrians to get across
the Bug river However militar!
critics say that these local successes
will not affect the Russian plan o
falling back to a shorter and stronge
front
Move On West Expected.
AS soon as the present operation
against Russia are concluded, whethe
or not they succeed in destroying an,
large part Of the Russian Army, 1t /
expected that the Germans will turn 4
the west. a movement which, however
will take a couple Of months at least
II will. therefore, be a race betweel
the Teutonic forces and the Britis
and French as to which side will tax
the offensive in France, where tn
situation remains as 1t has been 70
weeks past, except in Alsace, wher
the French continue their attacks o
: the positions protecting Muenstei
There has been sharp fighting hert
the French advance conyerging o
, Muenster from the north and fror
, Metzeral TO the southeast Of Muenste
> Valley. in which the town stands, o
: the open road 10 Colmar.
Most Brilliant Strategy OF War.
The military expert Of the Londo
Times Says.
"The great operation against Russ
which was planned by Gen. Won Fal
enhayn and has been in course
execution for the past three montf
Is the most aspiring and in SON
WAYS the most brilliant piece
4 strategy this war has yet produce
2 General Falkenhayn obviously pr
+ pared his plan by the light Of Il
S signal failure OF the other Germa
g plans Of the autumn and winter b'
4 his merit is not less because he re
e ognized previous errors and sought
avoid them.
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