The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-22
GREATEST ATTACK
Of WAR BEGUN BY
GERMAN|C ALLIES
Drive Against Russian Armies
In Poland Is Being Con-
Quoted on Scale Hither-
to UnequaIed.
NOTED GENERALS I'M LEAD
Grand Dukes Lines Fall Back
Before Onslaughts War
saw May Be Evacuated
Berlin Sees Victory.
NOTED GENERALS I'M LEAD

London. July 20.--Attention is now
centered on the gigantic operations in
the eastern field of var where fighting
is In full swing in nearly every section
of the Russian line from the Baltic to
the Dneister.
General Won Buelow, who was on the
left of General Won Kluck in the first
invasion of France, now commands the
extreme left of the German advance
toward Riga, which is being conducted
by cavalry on q scale exceeding any
thlng heretofore undertaken during the
war. Berlin clai@ns a steady advance
ana Petrograd comedies an advance
after the Russian forces had made a
stubborn contest.
On Won Buelow's right is General
Won E~ichhorn, who is being held up by
the great Russian fortress of Osso-
Wetz: On Won E~ichhorn's right is Cen
eeral Won Gallwitz, whose name appears,
for the first time in large operations.
After capturing, Przsnysz he is now
pressing a German attack on the Narew
river and its tributaries.
Berlin Optimistic.
On the famou Rawka and Bzura
!heS there Is comparative quiet which
IS also reflected on the south side of
warsaw, but to the southeast the
movement against Lublin, which was
temporarily checked, is again in full
swing.
Berlin already has begun to celebrate
the victory of the German armies in
their fresh advance against the Rus
slams.
The Russians must fight a defensive
pattle for the possession of Warsaw.
or all of Poland. The Ger
mans are considered undoubtedly to.
prefer the first issue, hence the Rus
slams, IN the opinion of many military
observers, are likely to attempt a COM
plete withdrawal with their armies in
tact. These tremendous activities bv
the in the east sugges that
they, nave little reserve left to devote
70 the western campaign. which of
fers the entente allies a respite either
for the completion of munitions sun
plies or a concerted attempt to recap
ture Lille.
May Try to Relieve Russia.
Another view holds thai he best
service her allies could give Russia
a. tnls tlme would be the forcing of
Lne D~aroanelles 1t is possible that the
allles may combine both suggested at
tempts, but it is unquestionable that
Tor the time the center of gravity In
the war has shifted to eastern Europe.
Inc western front continues quiet,
Wltnout a sign of any new develop
lnenI. Inc Italians report some prog
ress in the mountains of Trentino.
Where the invaders are now striking
toward one of the two railroads serv-
ing Austria's Trentino forces.
1NsWs uispalcileS from Athens report
hard fighting or the Gallipoli peninsu-
la, with the forces of the entente al
lies attacking along the whole front.
The attacks are said to have been
successful, but there is no definite news
as to the extent of the ground report
ed to have been gained.
Paris reports two attacks by the Ger
mans, both of which were repulsed.
One of these was in the vicinity Of
Souchez and another in the region of
St. HUBER in the Argonne. There were
only outpost encounters in Lorraine
and artillery play on French trenches
in Belgium. Inactivity prevailed along
the remainder Of the front.