Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-06

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that the fall Of the city will have far
I reaching effects on the eastern nnt
western theaters.
! CULMINATION OF GREAT
SUSTAINED MOVEMENT
]. The fall OF Warsaw marks the culmi
Z nation OF the greatest sustained often
s sive movement OF the European war.
: Thrice before Teutonic armies have
, Knocked at its gates. only 10 be denied
2 by the strength of its defenses. II was
Z finally compelled to capitulate before
+ the sweep of vast movemen', which
/. threatened 10 cnciTCle the capital AID
{ the Russian armies.
(. From the north. northwest, west
:, south and southeast the Austro- German
) forces have been pressing upon The
Polish capital to force the Russians out
{ of Poland and. IL possible, to break
: their offensive power by Gdminisi erin z
decisive defeat all along the line
The movement may be said 10 have
+ had its inception in May, when the
great Teutonc march through Galicia
began.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's cam
pairn in its first important stage culmi-
mated when. late in June. LemherG
was retallen and the Russians driven
( over the Ga!.cian border.
: Great armies had been assembled to
the north. and these early in July be-
gan pressing down upon the Russians.
\ vigorous offensive was opened in the
baltic provinces, the Teuton.c troops
attacked from point 10 point along the
East rruss!an border and. with Field
Marshal Won liindcnhurg directing the
general operations, determined drive
began in the Przasnysz region.
:; Won Nackenser then resumed his adj
vance 70 in;ict smashing blows from
the south Step by step the Austro-
German hosts pounded their way to-
ward the city from the north and the
south. While on The west activities along
che line of Entertainments were re-
sumed
ARMIES nF GRAND DUKE
nEGAN TO FALL BACK
Before the power OF the Tcuton. the
armies o: Grand Duke Nicholas began
IN fall back Praasnysz 20 the north
was occupied. and the German armies
swept on by July - they had forced
the Russians back to the line OF the
Narew River The fortress Of Cs;ro-
l,Arha was taken and the Noworeorgi-
evsk tort!icat!on, go key TO Warsaw
on the north, was approached. To the
south Radon was occupied and the Rus
sian lines of occupation in the Lubiin
region threatened.
The Teutons forced their way to the
southwest OF Warsaw, pushed their way
across the River Narew. below Ostro-
lenka, and. hatteriMe AT the city's
for,ined gates, started In earnest last
Tuesday Ivy Bavaran troops under COM
mand of Prince Leopold al Bavaria
From the beginning OF the war the
salient in the Russian line formed by
the band necessary TO include Warsaw
and large portion of Poland had been
thorn III the flesh NJ the Russian milf
tary authorities. They showed this by
Their desperate attempts 10 straighten
their lighting front simultaneously. in
East Prussia on the north and in Ca
e licia on the south, the Russian armies
began 10 push forward Twice IN East
Prussia they were swept back but be-
fore last winter Sc, In they mad sue
ceedcd in pressing their way through
.ia!ic'a, and Were nearing Cracow. which
l.: almost directly OF lire south Of the
Io!!sh capital
RUSSIAN LINES SWEPT
BACK FTRTHER EAST
In the spring. however after Pre-
nays! mad fallen into their hands and
iaeE were threatening the German
bHg@er and an INVASION OF i,lInGary.
came the organized Ausrro-,iern.an
movement which recoupcd the area,
Austrian fortress and swept the RUS
sian lines back further east ia sonic
sections than they had been early in
,ne war.