Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-05
GERMANS ANNOUNCE THAT
POLISH CAPITAL is TAKEN
IContI10ar rom Pc 0aa-T

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awakening activity. Field Marshal Won
Mackeusen resumed his advance, his
German forces working with the Aus
TRANS to iuHiet smashing blows ON the
Russians from this direction
Attacked on Three Sides.
Step by step the Austro-Germau
hosts pounded their way toward the
city from the north and the south.
while on the west activities along the
line Of entertainments mat had $50 long
held off The Germans i'm that section
were resumed
Before the power of the TeHtons eR-
gagged in this encircIiHs movement the
armies of Grand Duke Nicholas began
to fall back. Przasnysz. to She north
of Warsaw, was occupied and the
German armies. swept on. By July 10
they had forced the Russians back to
the line Of the Earew river and push
ed their way to within 20 miles OF
their goal The fortress of Ostroienka
was taken and the Nowo Ge0rgievsk
fertilization. the key to Warsaw on
the north, was approached To the
south Radon was occupied and the
Russian lines OF communication Ire the
LubltB region threatened.
Then began a tightening of the
German lines around the capital The
Teutons forced their way past the
BIoufe line southwest OF the city. push
ed their way across the river Narew,
below 0strefenka and the batering at
the fortified gates Of the city started
In earnest on Tuesday Of this week by
Bavartan troops under command of
Prince Leopold Of Bavaria
City Important Center.
The city which the Teutoujc forces
have taken lies on the Vistula 625
miles southwest Of PetroErad and $40
miles east of Berlin. 1t is an i'm
portant industrial center and its pop
uIauon is estimated at not far from
100000 Wars for the possession of
Poland ragged around il in the middle
ages and in the early part of the 18th
century IT suppiauted CracOw. the am
cfeut capital. as the seat of Polish
government.
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