The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-10
But Military Experts Begin to
Hope Russia $ Main Army
Has Made Its Getaway
RIGA SAFE FOR TIME
BEING IS REPORT
German Fleet Bafled in At
tempt on Riga. Assailins
Ships Having Been Beaten
OFF With Loss

London, Aug. e.--Although Ger
rsnx and Austria are operating
.iwultaneously at least fOurfeen
senarnte and distinct drives, hoping
20 emf off the main body of the
Russian army, there IL a CROWNS
feeling here that only the garri-
seas Of the great fortresses wtM
ultimately fall into the hands OF
the enemy.
Riga in safe for the time being
A dispatch from Petrograd declares
that strong Russian forces conn
ing from the east have recapturea
Nftayya- thus saving tiae larger
rtty for the time being, while the
Ruxsian feet stands on in the 6uiK
of Riga ready 10 go into action
when Riga itself in occupied.
The second drive, to the east ~
Poniewess appears checked Tor IN
present. and there Is nothing TO inaa
cate that the Germans have there the
overwhelming supply of heavy artillery
ammunition which made their eastern
campaign a success.
They are approaching closer %
Koyno in their third drive. but they
have not yet succeeded in investing the
fortress town. II Is conceded that this
city must fall. but IL Is believed thar
the Russians will be able to withdraw
towards Dwina.
Ostro,enka and ossowiec are also be-
ing attacked. hut not taken Lomsa
appears invested and its forces ArN
supposed to number $4,000 to 10.00e
men.
IN the meantime. the drive TO Gem
eraI Won Gailwitz has about reached
wyszkow, on the Bug, nearest the
WARSAW -Petrograd railway. The cap
ture OF Serock, at the confluence ~
the Narew and the Bug on saturday.
reported yesterday. cleared the triangle
between the rivers of effective opera
lions.
Have Crossed yistuia.
The Germans have also crossed tho
vistuia at Warsaw to Praga. and by
throwing a strong force to the west
ward have succeeded In investing Novo
upon which three forces
are advancing, along the vistula. the
Narew, and from the South This may
be counted as one movement.
1t is believed that the Russians sue
ceeded in getting away from PragA
In safety They maintained their arr
tiIlery FIRE to the last, but there 10
no doubt that the overwhelming SUI
periority of the Germans at last en-
abled them to throw pontoon bridges
across where the old bridges Were
InasYnuch as Won Gaflwftz. Won
EchOlz ana Won BueioW nave not y0t
cut the railway, they had ample time
to get away This leaves the 10000
men testimated) in Novo Georgievsk
TO their fate.
woyrsch Drive Proceeding.
South, the ninth operation of Gem
eral Won Woyrsch advancing north
east of Ivangorod. has cut the Gar
VIOLIN Kurow Railroad. and Is turn
ing to the east towards Siedlce. fifty
miles east OF Warsaw on the Moscow
railway Their position is hardly
more than twenty miles from the lat
ter town and III the direction OF Novo
Mensk.
The successes of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen and the Archduke Joseph
Ferdinand, who have come up
through Lublin and Choln. are con-
tinuing They have divided the RUS
sian forces by q success between Luz
barlow and Miechow, one body re-
treating to the westward. where they
are in danger of being cut on. and
the other falling back to the east.
1t Is said that the eastern section.
which crossed the wieprz. was badly
defeated. and the retreat was a rout.