The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-12
WARSAW FALLS INTO
HANDS OF GERMANS.
THIRD LARGEST CITY OF RUSSIA
is YIELDED TO IHH
TEUTONS.
MONTHS OF TENSE MOMENTS
Leopold of Bavaria Smashes Last De-
fenses.--Russians Flee, Burning
All Of Value Behind.

Berlin, by wireless to Tuckertowa,
n. J.--Warsaw was taken by German
troops, according to official announce
ment made at German army headquar-
ters.
BaYarian troops under the command
of Prince Leopold broke through the
forts of the outer and inner lines of
the citys defenses where the rear
guards Of the Russian troops made
| tenacious resistance.
Continuing the report from head
! quarters says:
THE German armies under Gener-
al Won Scholz and General Won Call
witz advanced in the direction of the
road between Lomza, Ostrov, and vi
zkow and fought number OF violent
engagements. The grave and desper-
ate resistance Of the Russians on both
sides Of the road between Ostrov and
| RoZan was without success.
twenty-five Russian officers and
4,S4O soldiers were taken prisoners.
The Germans also captured II ma
chine guns.
German cavalary defeated in Cour-
land attachments Of Russian cavalry
at points near Genaize, Birschi and
Oniskszahty. A total of 1925 Russian
prisoners were taken.
The situation near and to the north
of 1vangorod remains unchanged.
"I>he campaign is being continued
between the upper Vistula River and
the River Bug. German cavalrymen
| have entered Wladimirwo wolynsk, on
the Bug River.
I'm the Vosges there has been q
new engagement near the Lingekopf"
With the Russian admission in last
official communication that the Rus
sian forces defending the Bonie front
had been withdrawn all hope that
Warsaw could be saved was abandon
ed
The outer line of forts to which
the Russians withdrew are only six
miles from the center Of the capital
and these defenses apparently were
carried, the inner line of defenses be-
ing captured in time to enable the
victors to enter the city early in the
morning
The statement from Petrograd that
the Russian retirement to the Blonie-
Nadzaryn front had been carried out
unhindered was taken here to indicate
that Grand Duke Nicholas had every.
thing in readiness for the evacuation
Of Warsaw itself and the announce.
ment in Berlin's statement that only
a stubborn rear guard blocked the ad
vance of the Germans seems to con.
firm that the main army with it's guns
had escaped being caught in the cita
DEL
What part Of the, army Of Grand
Duke Nicholas was able to extricate
itself from the enfolding line of Field
the north is increasingly problemati
cal.
1t is believed that this pressure
from the north was one of the chief
reasons for compelling the final aban
donment Of Warsaw in order to per
nit the Grand Duke to send reinforce
ments to save his right wing.
The occupation of Warsaw also will
have the effect of releasing large Ger
man forces, concentrated on the re-
duction Of the city ard permit them to
turn westward for renewed opera
tions against the Anglo French Allies
The British military authorities
agree that the fall Of the city will
have farreaching effects on the east
ern and western war theaters.
The first determined drive against
Warsaw from the west occurred last
October. Within short time the
German advance guards penetrated to
within l9 miles OF the city Russian
reinforcements from Galicia, were
, brought up and the Germans were
swept hack to their borders.
, Another attempt at Warsaw oc
CURED in February after the Russians
had for the second time been driven
out of East Prussia. This time the
r attack came from the north and Field
J. Marshall Won Hindenburg's forces
j. reached and captured Przasnysz with
10000 prisoners February 25. Three
days later, however, the Russians re
captured it and put the Germans or
| the defensive
q The fall of Warsaw marks the cul
: H1natlon Of the greatest sustained Of
/ fensive movement OF the European
war.