Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-21
RUSS PROBABLY
WILL ABANDON
WARSAW SOON
TeutOns Menace the Capital of Po-
land from Three Sides and
Cars Communication is
in Danger,
GERMANS CAPTURE wINDAU
1t Will Be Made Base of Operations
Directed Against the Port
of Riga.
SPORADIC FIGHTS IN THE WEST
BULLETIN.

LONDON, July 20.-The upper
most question concerning the east
ern campaign now is when Warsaw
will be evacuated, rather than
whether II will be given up. With
virtually all of Courland in the
hands of Field Marshal Won Hinden-
berg and with the Austro- German
forces across the Bug, continued oc-
cupancy of the Polish capital exposes
the Russians TO the danger Of dis
aster.
Through Copenhagen comes a re-
port OF the occupation Of windau by
the Germans. This menace to the
Russians from the north is paral-
leled from the southeast by the ad-
vance of the Teutonic allies on the
Lublin railroad. one OF the chief
arteries of communication with War
saw.
The wisdom of abandoning the Warsaw
salient In favor of straight Russian line
daily becomes more lefinite subject OF
speculation among the allies and Russian
retirement from the capital before II is
invested completely Is predicted widely.
From Windau the Germans are reported
to be advancing toward Riga with the
Intention OF seizlng that port and clear
ing the nearby seas of mines, thus OBJ
tanning another naval base. All the glory
has not gone to Won Hindenburg. as his
colleague. Field Marshal Won Mackensen
Is credited with the capture OF Kras-
noslav.
On the western front the Germans ap-
pnrently are content to maintain n series
OF sporadic attacks on various portions
Of the line Paris claims the Germans suf-
fored severe losses In an unsuccessful as
sault on the heights Of the Meuse.
The coal strike situation is described
In dispatches from the mine fields as
being more hopeful today. q.
German ofsiciaI Report.
BERLIN. Jtily 10-<vIa Amsterdam and
London, July M1-Important successes
for the Teutonie allies all along nc battle
line in Russia from the Baltic sea 20
Bukowina nre claimed In an official
statement issued today at the German
war office. The army Of General Won
Gallwitz is said to be standing In force
on the Narew line southwest Of Nova
Goorsievsk. one OF the glrdlo OF fort
resses which protects Warsaw. and only
ten miles from the Polish capital.
With the capture OF Windau the Ger
mans have come into possession of an
other SEAPORT on the Baltic and are within
few miles Of Riga, seat of the governor
general OF the Baltic provinces
The German end Austrian forces are
said to have taken prisoners 5000 Rus
slams.
The communication follows:
Western tLeater: In the district Vt
Souches, after n comparatively quiet day,
fighting became more spirited during the
nisht. French attack against souchez
was repulscd and attacks south OF
Souchez were prevented by our fire.
"On tho front between the Oise and
the Argonne there was vicious artillery
and mine fighting Weak enemy attacks
in the Argonne forest were unmportant
On tho Meuse heights southwest Of
Eparges and on the rranchee. the fight
ing ls pre- ceedlng with alternats 81 ccesses.
Our troops lost minor local advantages
which they had gained ON the nth, but
captured three officers and 300 men.
Tukum and wIrdRu Taken.
Russian war theateri German troons
occupied Tukun' and captured windau
CWindau IL q seaport in Courtland on
the Baltic sea at the mouth of the Win
dau river. 100 miles northwest OF MitaD.