The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-20
RUSSIA

[United Press Leased Wire Service.l
PETRoGRAD, July 2o.-The war Of
flee frankly admitted today that the
Russians have been driven from their
positions and forced TO retire at half
dozen points under heavy pressure
from the kaiser'ss armies marching
against Warsaw.
In the extreme north, the Germans
advancing toward the great naval base
Of Riga, have occupied Tukum. North
Of warsaw, Won Hindenburg's center
has captured the village OF Poreiy and
is engaged In continuous assaults
against the Russian limo north of
Narew river.
Southeast Of Warsaw, the Russians
have been forced to evacuate kras-
notaf, eight miles south OF the luoi'n.
choIm railway, toward which Genera'
Mackeensen's center is attempting TO
batter It's way. North Of Lemberg the
armies Of General Ivanoff have been
driven eastward by superior forces OF
Austrians.
At several other points, however,
the Russians are maintaining tnem,
selves against the heaviest attacks and
hur,jro the enemy back with severe
losses.
ain the region Of Riga and Shawl,
the enemy has reached the Tukum-
Doublen front and is advaning toward
| hofzumb erg," said the official state
ment. "North Of Okmisny, Cossacks
raided the enemy's rear, capturing an
important convoy. In the region or
tho PopeIiany we continue to press
the enemy who has been repulsed from
! the vicinity Of Shawl and driven
across the Niemen river. In this dis
trict we threw the enemy out OF
trenches we had previously Captured.
On the Narew front, the Germans have
captured the village Of Porley, but
were beaten off in their attacks on
the Village Of Poehitchniak.
Between the Bug and the vistula,
we lost krasnotaf Sunday night. Near
! the mouth Of the voIica river, ~ the
VILLAGE Of Gaeunik, the enemy estab-
lished himself on the right bank our
ltroops withdrawing to strong second
ltiInc positions. At the village OF
Graboviec Sunday, we repalsed four
furious attacks.
"Between Genetehva and the Bug
we drove the enemy out Of several
trenches he had previously captured.
AIonq the east bank Of the Bug our
forces are energetically attacking
I! Austrian troops who crossed the river
north OF Sokal Sunday. Serious fight
| ing continues along the Oniester and
| at several other points
GIGANTIC CAMPAIGN.
LONDON, July 2O.-The most stu
ne endous military campaign since the
days of Alexander the Great, not only
threatens the capture Of Warsaw, but
contemplates the development Of Rus
sia's chief field armies under the per-
so,aI command Of Grand Duke Mich
oIas.
| Official dispatches from Berlin and
Petrograd today for the first time re-
vealed the extent Of the German oper-
ations. Military men here did not
conceal their an1azement at the kais-
ers daring In attempting by stimuli
taneous drives to expeI the Russians
| from their naval base at Riga, to cap
| ture the capital Of Poland and to
force general Russian retreat east
ward toward Brest-Litovsk, 115 miles
away, a coup that would release great
German armies for operations against
the French and English. At least two
million Germans are believed to be
engaged.
Admission from Petrograd that the
Russians have suffered further re-
verses and triumphant claims of great
victories from Berlin, suggest the cap
ture of Windau, increased the feeling
of pessimism here. The censor per-
mitted the Morning Post to print
dispatch from it's Budapest correspon-
dent reporting that the gradual evaeu-
alton Of Warsaw has been ordered,
though military officials here discred-
tied the report.
War office officials since the begin
ming Of the present German offensive,
have expressed doubt that the teu-
tons would attempt serious movement
against the PoIIet capital both from
the. north and the southwest. They
believed the thinning Of German lines
north Of Warsaw to support Macken-
sens campaign around LubIin would
enable the Russians to beat back Won
Hindenburg.
The Russian war office, however,
admitted today that Won Hindenburg's
center continues to advance upon the
Narew front. The assumption hero
is that Russian troops have been with
drawn from this portion Of the line to
reinforce the armies blocking Mack
ensen's progress from the southwest.
All Petrograd dispatches agree that
the Russian general staff considers
Mackensen's drive the main German
offensive.