Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21
GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS
WIN ALL ALONE: LINE


~ Special Gable to The Times DispatchI
~ LONDON, July 2O.--The German and
s-.Austrian armies have been victorious
lsSaI along the whole l.oo0-mile Russian
seline. The city of Radon. capital of
tsgthe province OF that name and nifty
TSeven miles south of Warsaw. was
~Aoccupied by the Austrian troops to-day.
Ssss Allied cavalry is as;ride the impor
gstant railroad from Radon to lvangorod.
49, .ublin has either BEEN captured or is
sssSn the verge oil being evacuated, the
AHEussian commanders in chief having
~.iSSued order that i'll case of retreat
ss.2the male population of the city is to
attach itself TO the end Of the rctir-
ipg army.
s. The Lublin- Cholm railway. an i'm
5 portant line which leads to Warsaw, is
still believed TO be held by the Rus
! SLAMS, but it is scarcely possible that
they will he able 10 hold II for any
number of hours.
Warsaw'S fall seems certain. Nothing
but miracle save the Polish CAPT
8 tai from the AuStro-German hordes. II
is not now Il question of whether the
: city will fall. but OF how soon. While
J hope is still entertained that the Rus
I slams will make a stand, i, is faint
Z hope.
: In the extreme north. the army of
Genera! Won Ruelow has taken Takum.
! within th:rty-eisht miles OF the i'm
i portant seaport OF Riga.
: The fall Of the latter city seems as
: certain as that of Warsaw. With
ltiga in the hands of the Germans. 1t
we'll afford them most important
= naval base and permit them to sweep
the gulf clear OF mines.
Following the great semicircle
southwark. the Germans have met
with great successes 10 the northeast
OF Warsaw. Here the army of Cen
: eral Won Gallwitz has captured the
: fortress of ostrolcnka about twenty
: miles from Warsaw, and one OF the
4 great defcnses ;hat confidently
9 counted upo:t to uioc!: The German
invasion.
. Less than twenty miles southwest
of the city the army OF General Won
/ Mackensen has captured the city OF
Blonie
: TEUToNIC CLAIMS PARTLY
CONFIRMED ny PETROGRAD
: All of this news is horne out by
. official reports from Berlin and
: Vienna. partly confirmed 10y Petro-
grad, and none uncontradcted.
Despite the fact that the Austro-
s Germans lighting in marshy and
woody country, which affords every
: advantage to the Russians, the Slav
rout seems complete. Berlin reports
that she is using fresh troops, the
q sLanda turn, many OF whom have new
been on the battle front before,
and that they are distinguishing
f. themselves with remarkable valor.
+ trograd admit that the ST. Petersburg
: and Moscow imperial household troops,
: which have been held for an emer-
Z Eency. had been hurried to the front
: In the hope that they would be able
. TO stem the tide.
& Enormous numbers OF prisoners arc
: being taken by the Germans. With
g in the last two days, say the Berlin
and Vienna reports. more than 10000
I men. 10 officers and twenty-three ma
n irr l,,x ia flf Q
& Won Gallwitz took 2s.760 men in one
days lighting on the Narew.
With the victorious allies pursuing
The Russians across the battle fields
!. between the Nistula and the Bug Riv-
g ers, great numbers Of additional cap
. tives are hcing taken. Fifty officers
Il and 5000 men were taken in one lot
9 yesterday. and 1000 in another were
q captured near Sokal, according TO the
Z Austrian official report
The fact that SO many Russian pris-
= oners are being taken and that so few
2 guns have been captured is taken as
6 AN indication that the Russian nrtil-
Slery cannot maintain their positions
long enouFh TO c@vsy the retreat, and
& which is eXtrcmclt costly
In Petrograd despite the censorship.
e the hints OF Russian defeat are scarce
: ly yelled. Already the newspapers are
becoming pessimistiC and are prepar-
'nS inc Puoiic 10! inc astounding news
of defeat, which seems inevitable.
That all the governments consider
j the present fighting the most i'm
+ portant of the war is evidenced by
the frequency and length of official re-
! ports issued yesterday and to- day. The
+ late reports from the warning capitals
tonight did not change the news OF
the earlier reports. In every instance
they confirmed these reports and
brought small solace 10 Britain and
her allies.