Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-06
Only 4840 SIay Soldiers and
Twenty-Five Officers Re-
main When Capital of Po-
land Is Occupied,
GREAT AUSTR0- GERMAN
OFFENSIVE CONTINUES
Efforts Not Abandoned to
Bag Large Part Of the
Forces Under Cars Com
mandor in Chief.

10Y @oaHtHa iouaNAl nruclAL lsAssn wins,
London, Aux. COt15 d. m) The
Germans are in possession of Warsaw.
capital of Poland ana the third arg-
ESQ city In the Russian empire Ba-
NAriun troops entered the city this
murniug having taken successively
tho Blonic Hines ana the outer and
inner tortresses OF the city ltsclf the
Russians only fighting rear guard ac-
uons to allow their main army to
make It's escape
While 20 the Bavarians. command
ed By Prince Leopold, has fallen the
honor of taking over Warsaw in the
name ot the German emperor and his
consorL who are expected TO make "a
state entry within a few days, the real
conquerers are the troops fighting
under Field Marshal Won lIndenburg
along The Narrow river TO the north
cast; the Austro- Germans who
crossed the Vistuia To the south Of tho
'citY, ANA the armies of the
Austrian archduko, Joseph Ferdi-
nand, ana the German field mar
sinai, Won Mackensen, which are ad-
Vancmg northward between the Wis
tula and Bug rivers
Russians Fight Desperately.
The Russians are fighting desper-
0tely and stubbornly to check the
/ progress of these four armies aud
/ have had several successes, inflictfng
/ heavy losses on their pursuers, but
/ they are being steadily pressed back,
which made the longer occupation OF
/ Warsaw Polish salient hazardous
undertaking.
Even new, although the stcadiness
/ Of the Russian troops and their fierce
| counter-attacks have gained much
valuable time for them. il Is problem
nueal whether the whole Russian
army viii succeed in reaching the
/ new positions chosen for Il, or Wheth-
/ er II IL should get there Il win not
I find these positions turned by the
l Austrinns who have crossed the Bug
( southeast Of Chelm and the Germans
/ under Generals Won Scholz and Won
I GallWltz, who have crossed the Ma
rev.
Communications Menaced.
I Al the northeastern end of the line,
/ the Russian communications are
threatened further by General Won
I Buelow, who is advancing toward
| Dviusk on the Wilma -Petrograd rail-
way Indeed, the Austro- Germans
( have set three traps to catch and de-
. "'ANf 'if iAHFNlffiI NIlIlAs none OF
/ them was sprung, but one was 40 near
( to closing that Grand Duke Nicholas
was forced 60 ovacuate Warsaw and
/ now is fighting with all his might to
/ prevent the others from cutting off
his retreat
Thus far he seemingly has been
successful for although the Germans
claim the capture OF o. large number
of prisoners the aggregate As small
when compared with the immense
forces engaged. In addition the Rus
Sian guns apparently are well on their
way 20 the rear
Everything Valuable Destroyed.
From refugees who left Waraaw
some days ago. and have arrived at
Moscow il has been learned that
Warsaw even 1T that early date had
been dcnuded of virtually everything
that might bee useful to the Teutons
Factories had been stripped of their
machinery and all war stores moved
Into the interior of Russia and the
government of the city left TO the Po-
lieh popuInoe.
10 Yield Riga Also.
The Russlans are also preparing to
ovaeunte Riga, the port on the gulf
Of that name I'm the north The ar
rival OF the Germans ten miles south
of that city already has heon the
coose of the civilian population de-
parting
While expressing the fullest conf
deuCe in the future the British milf
tary critics make no attempt to be-
little The achievements of the Teutuns
or the effect their success is likely TO
have In the near east ana the west.
Since early in May when they started
their great contradictions I'm west
crn GalIeln against the Russians who
wcre dobouching through the Carpa-
thians on TO the plains OF Hungary,
the Troops of the Germanic powers
have cleared tho Russians out Of Ga
licin with the exception Of n narrow
strip cf territory in the southwest.
have recnpWrcd Przemysl and Lem
berg, taken Lublin Chelm and War
saw and are I'm military occupation Of
virtually all Poland
Next Move Uncertain.
What their next move Will be is a
matter of conjecture Some military
observers belicve they VIII continue to
attack the Russians In the hope OF
finally crushing them. "a task which il
is considered is rendered difficult by
the fact that the Russians IN their re
treat hay the country waste, making it
necessary tor the Invaders TO bring up
every ounce OF food required for tho
army
other observers think Serbia win be
sa as 10 impress the Balkan
states which remain neutral, while
stll another group looks for a big Of
fensiyc against the F'raneo-Brltish
line in the west An Of the observers
are OF the opinion that wherever the
new operation rs begun il Will be on
bic scale
The Germans have had local sue
cnesne I'm the Mnet racnnnring on the