The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-04

special tdbie Dtspdfch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. Sept. 3~.-Grodno. the last OF
the great fortresses in Russian Poland.
fell into the hands Of Field Marshal
Won ~Hindenburg's army yesterday--the
twelfth stronghold to be taken by the
Teutonic INVADERS within a little less
than a month, or since the fall Of War
saw Oh August s.
Not n word IL said In the official DER
man report which announces the fall OF
the fortress regarding the fate OF the
garrison. II may be safely Inferred
from this that there was no garrison.
but instead only an Insignificant force
Of Russians left bchind for rearguard
actions.
Thus. ~paradoxical as It may sound,
the capture OF the last powerful strong
hold In Russian Poland is attended-at
present at least-by a victory for the
Grand Duke Nicholas. while for the
Teutons II means the taking of an
Empty fortress battered to pieces by
their own heavy guns. besides the bur-
den OF feeding the population OF the
occupied area.
A week ago the Germans took olita.
due north OF Grodno. This enabled
them to sweep In a southw esterly direc-
ton and cut the Grodno-Wi lna railroad
with the view To trapping the forces
that had reiterated from Bielostok upon
Grodno, and the garrison of the fortress
They did cut the railroad. but the Rus
sian forces had meanwhile slipped out
OF thelr reach WIN nus man FORCES
and the greater part OF the garrisons
Of twelve fortrcsses the Grand Duke
Nicholas is still r~etreating. safely and
In order. out OF the Bielowieska forest
and the marshes that extend for many
",ns e"Stm"ru iron nLes'-in.oNsh.
mus 'ns ann OF me ''cr'iahs -
rush ,he RUSSIAN ma.n srmy % sun
uhIuInIied. Inc decisive oa'''e is 'e'
10 De fousht.
nevertheless the taxing OF prodno u
not TO be underestimate III 'hst u
opens a free road 10 the Germans Tor
wilma. north or the captured fortress
n connected with II by an excellent
railway. hat this big Russian town Is
the next goal OF a part OF the German
armies has long been apparent n Is
again manifested by the statement IL
the official report that German cavalry
advanced TO the northwest and west Of
wilma"
Meanwhile. the last chapter OF the
Calician drama is being written by the
steady progress Of the Austro-German
armies which yesterday tool Brody.
only three miles from the frontier. IN
their efforts to drive the Russians out
Ut me Small ElFlD ol 1ulltlAn ktTIllOlN
hey stll hold.
The German statement to-day said
flc'u Malsn"I y nunuenputEs
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lot'Ihs u p"Ss"se u t"e N'e.ne" anu
hsn''hk '"e russians ~ NV S'''''S VI
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Tbe ARM n, EieId Marshal ,on
N,rke,ser nursuiry ,h. pussi,us
,..ched the i,sioIda RIy.r uc,r Sl,
81 ,ud Rsre,, ami ,lso In In its-
,ric, Of Au,opol cas-, of Eobrir
Aus,ro-Hunvari,u troops are ad.
yapcinc 10 tho east and south n,
Roloto and pubowoia.
southeastern theatre Il Nar-ren.
Rothmer's army is adyanciug and is
lighting I'm the Ssre,h district.
The official statement, ISSUED hy the
Austrian war Office to-day Significantly
, reports. besides progress Of the driving
movement toward and over the Galtciau
frontier. that the Russian forces already
pushed beyond the border line are lined
, UP OVER TIC NItlF llplA lblll OF
rag,on ue., az Duhro and ui,h;n H.