Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-08
RUSSIANS NOT
CLEAR Of THE
TEUTONS
Though Grand Duke Took His
Men Safely From Warsaw
They Are Yet in Danger of Ger
man EnCirCling Movements.
RUSSIANS CLAIM REPULSE
OF TEUT0NS NEAR RIGA
Now Said That PrusSian Troops
Were First to Enter Warsaw,
Followed BY Soldiers of the
Other Kingdoms.

LONDON. Aug THAT The armies
of Grand Duke Nicholas, after evacu-
ating Warsaw in an orderly manner
are not yet out of the net spread by
the Germans to cut off their escape to
the eastward is indicated in the Rus
sian official reports in which It is
said a large part of the Russian army
remained close to the Polish capital
to contest any effort of the Germans
to cross the Vistula in pursuit
The Russians. it is said, stationed
artillery on the right bank OF the Wis
tula and made earnest efforts to pre-
vent the rebuilding of the Visrula
bridges by the Germans This is
borne out in the Berlin communication
which details that the Russians CON
tinue bombardment Of Warsaw from
Praga, on the eastern bank Of the
river.
Meantime the Germans, north of the
Polish capital, who are investing the
Russian fortress Of Novo Georgievsk,
which was left to its own resources,
have penetrated as far as the Narew
River. while southeast of Warsaw. be
tween the Bug and Vistula, the Teu-
tons assert they forced the russians
10 eva1uate positions near Rusk0wolu.
There is considerable fighting in The
west, but without change OF the gen
eral situation
on the northern end of the eastern
battle front Perograd claims the Ger
mans received a check in their envel-
opine movement i'm the region of Riga,
the Baltic capital, where the Russians
say the invaders have been driven
back on Mitau Petrograd also inti-
mates the Teutons, for the time being,
have abandoned their efforts in the di-
rection of Riga and are turning their
attention to stem the Russian flank
ing movement from the direction Of
Poniewsch The evacuation Of Riga
b ythe civil population, however, con
tinues
Details of the capture of Warsaw,
just reaching Berlin, say all the king
doms Of Germany were represented in
the capture of the capital The Prus-
SLAMS, it is now asserted, We're to enter
the city after storming the southern
fort, while the Saxon Bavarian and
Wurttemburgian troops carried the
western fortified position The Rus
SLAMS, after resisting stubbornly, re-
tired under the cover Of darkness.
In France spirited engagement
between the Germans and French with
hand grenades in Argonne is announc-
ed i'm the French communication
which also reports lighting with hand
grenados and bombs-in the vicinity Of
Souchez and artillery duels in the
region Of Tracy-Le-Val and Berry-au
Bac.
In Flanders the Germans claim TO
have forced the Belgians to evacuate
some portions of their advanced posi-
tions over the User River, south Of
Dixmude. Unofficial advices from
Turin say the Italians stormed the
summit Of Monte San Michele, which
dominates the Austrian town Of Gori-
zia, and whose fall is now said TO ap-
pear imminent A second italian sub
marine, the Neroide, is reported de-
stroyed In an engagement in the Adri-
/ attic with an Austrian submarine. and
in the waters around Great Britain
six British fishing smacks were sent
to the bottom and one Dutch steamer
set on fire presumably by German un-
der sea boats.