Rock Island Argus., 1915-08-07

Berlin, Aug. Z, (via London.)-
Fort Dembe, comprising part Of
the Warsaw fortificatiOns on the
right hank Of the Yistula river, has
been captured by German troops.
according to an official statement
given ont today by the German
army headquarters staff.
London, Aug Holding the bridge
heads at Warsaw over the vistula
river, the most formidable military
obstacle in eastern Europe, Germany
and Hungary having conquer
ed the river line and with it invaded
Russian territory for an average depth
Of 100 miles along a front from the
Baltic TO Bukowina, are now throwing
their forces forward in an endeavor
to accomplish what Russia's allies
have so feared-the complete enveL-
opmeut of Russian armies
Grand Dukes Army Intact.
The British press, basing its opin-
ions on Petrograd dispatches and the
lack Of reports 10 the contrary from
y
the view that the forces of Grand
Duke Nicholas retired from Warsaw
virtually intact: but there is an in
creasing disposition not 10 minimize
the seriousness of the situation as it
edu exists. and the anxiety of the
quadruple- powers seems TO be mani
tested in renewed pressure to bring
the Balkan states in line on the side
Of the entente powers.
Sweden Getting Restless.
Sweden is now restless, and even SO
conservative a newspaper as the Lon
don Morning Post finds cause for com
ment In Sweden's growing hostility
10 Russia as stimulated by German
success in Poland.
Whether the present Balkan nego-
tiati0ns viii be more fruitful from
the entente standpoint than were pre-
ylous attempts TO align these states
against Germany and Turkey, Is de-
batable. especially SO as Greece, &C
cordine to an Athens dispatch quoting
Premier Gounaris, refuses to consider
the relinquishing Of any territory to
Bulgaria, a concession which might
clear the situation
Double EnvelOping Movement
Though still holding Novo Georg-
3evsk. the whole Russian garrison re
mains at bay Thus the Russian arm
les not only are menaced back of the
Warsaw salient, from which it is as
sumed they we're not entirely clear
before heavy German forces broke
across the Vistula to the southeast of
Warsaw, but a larger and more for
midabla euvelOping movement has
taken definite form, being in effect
greater pair Of pinCers aiming at
Dyinsk. IN the north. and at Brest-
Lttovsk, in the south, and superimpos-
ed on a smaller pair which sought and
still seeks to crush the Russian forces
IN and around Warsaw.
There is the chance that the grip of
the smaller pair may not be effective,
and it will take some time to demon
strate whether the more ambitious
movement succeeds.
Berlin, Aug. (by wireless to Lon
don, / p. m)-An official statement
eAFSA tNA lOQaF bF AL4S 0SA AA0A-A eN'
ernment says:
AT midnight of Aug. the Italian
airship Citta De JOSH, while endeavor-
ing To approach over Poia, was
brought down by shrapnel before II
could do any damage, All the crew,
consisting Of three naval officers, one
mechanic and two men, we're taken
prisoners. The airship was taken into
Pola."
The loss Of an Italian dirigible bal
loon was offcially admitted on Aug 9
by the Italian government, though the
name of the air craft was not given,
The Italian statement said that the
airship, after throwing bombs on sew
eral points. fell for reasons which It
has been impossible to establish into
the sea
Name Warsaw Police Chief.
Berlin, Aug. (pia London. )--Chief
Of Police GIasenapp of Cologne, Pras-
sia, today was appointed as head OF
the police department in the conquer
ed city Of Warsaw