Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-08-13
SCHEME P[ANED TO
DESTROY ARMY
FORTRESS OF kOvNO is BEING
POUNDED TO CUT RAILROAD
FROM WARSAW.
MINOR FORT HAS FALLEN
Heavy Fighting in Caucasus Brings
Contradictory Reports-Germans
Weave Strands in Net to
StrangIe Russians.


strangIe Russians.
London, Aug. 8.-The Germans con-
tinue to make progress in their efforts
to cut off the Russian retreat from
the Polish salient They have begun
an attack on the fortresses OF kovno
and Ossowetz, which are among the
obstacles to be overcome to reach the
railway running from Warsaw through
wilma and Dvinsk to Petrograd. They
have taken the minor fortress OF Sc
rock at the junction of the Narew
and tht Bug and have crossed the Wis
| tula near Warsaw. Farther south
General Woyrsch is advancing east
ward, but Field Marshal Mackensen is
being stubbornly resisted, and appar-
emily making slow progress.
On the whole, the daring scheme
mapped out by the Germans as a Sc
quel to the capture of Warsaw-the
destruction Of the Russian army-is
unfolding slowly. With the three main
railways, besides those built since the
war, it is believed in military circles
here that the grand duke will be able
to extricate his Warsaw army. The
events in the east, however, will con-
tinue to rivet the attention of the
world for some time to come.
The Germans have gained minor sue
cesses in the Argonne forests, where
the crown princes army has been try
ing for weeks to find weak spot in
the French defenses, but their efforts
to recover lost trenches on the Lings-
kopf in the Voges is declared to have
cost them dearly.
There has been rather heavy fighting
in the Caucasus between tht Russians
4 and the Turks, but the official reports
: are contradictory.
There is much interest in the diplo-
;, matte negotiations in the Balkan capt.
tails, the reports from which indicate
! Serbia at last is willing to cede Mace
: donia to Bulgaria, but the Greek gov
eminent is opposing any suggestion
8 that she should return Kavala, the sea
= port in the villayet of Saloniki, to Bul
l. garia. 1t is thought, however, this
opposition may be changed when M
Venizelos returns to power, which is
e expected when the Greek parliament
g reassembles early in September.
Y. M. Venizelos offered Kavala to Bull
e garia when he was premier simply II
l. return for her continued neutralit!
d while Greece went to the assistance
q of the allies against the Turks, bu
King Constantine put his foot down OF
the whole policy, and the politica
crisis which resulted in the resigna
ton of the Venizelos cabinet followed
The Petrograd Bourse Gazette pub
fishes a statement to the effect tina
;. Germany has made peace proposal t.
- Russia, but that they were rejected
- There is no confirmation of this state
q ment.
.. Berlin, Aug. g., via London.-Furthe
V progress for the Austro-German force
which are attempting to cut off tn
Russian retreat was announced toda
- by the war office. The statement say
~ that Serock, at the mouth of the Bug
% north of Warsaw, has been occupied
forts near Novogeorgievsk have bee
40 captured; the Germans have occupie
the east bank of the Vistula near Wal
Do saw, and to the south the Russian
~ are being driven back by Field Marsha
e. Won Mackensen. The statement TO
lg lows:
An French hand grenade attacks nea
ur Souchez and counter attacks agains
~ the trench taken from the French l
~ the western Argonne on Friday wer
Tx repulsed. Fighting in the Vosge
north of Munster, was renewed Satu
day afternoon. The night, howeve
was quiet.
ia "The eastern theater-Germa
at troops on the Narew are approachin
to the Lomza- Ostrov-Wyszkow road.
ng some points the enemy offered stu
.ly born resistance. South of Wyszko
es the Bug has been reached. Serock, ;
at the mouth of the Bug, has been occ
M pied. Near Novogeorgievsk our siee
troops took the forts at Segrze.
~ "Near Warsaw we gained the cas-
al. ern bank of the Vistula.
sw Southeastern theater-Under IL
by pressure of Field Marshal Won Mac
I'D, ensen the Russians are retreatir
I'm eastward. Between the Vistula and Il
In Bug the left wing of Won Mackensen
oy armies has driven back the enemy
De- northerly direction. The right wiz
still is gaining in the direction Of IL
rk river Vieprz."
IN The Teutonic allies continue 81
III cessfully their operations against Ru
q. STA in northwest Russia and in P
he land; an engagement to drive the 7
in naming Russians from East Gallo
as has begun; the British have reca
led tured from the Germans in Belgiu
So trenches taken from them recent
40 through the use Of flame protector
and have captured 700 yards Of adj
tional terrain there; French airm'
have bombarded Saarbruecken