The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-06
BERLIN TELLS OF FALL
OF GREAT RUSSIAN BASE

Berlin, Aug, 5.-Yesterday and last
night Bayarian troops under the
command of Prince Leopold broke
through the fourth of the outer and
inner lines of the eity's defenses
where the rear guards of the Russian
troops made tenacious resistance.
Continuing the report from head
quarters says:
"The German armies under General
Won Scholz and General Won Call
WITT advanced in the direction of the
road between Lomaz, Ostrov, and
iVyszkov and fought a number of vio-
lent engagements. The brave and
desperate resistance of the Russians
on both sides of the road between
! Ostro Rozan was without success.
'Twent. = two Russian officers and
4.S40 soldiers were taken prisoners.
The Germans also captured IL
machine guns.
German cavalry yesterday and the
day before defeated in CORTLAND a
detachment of Russian cavalry at
points near Genaize Birchi and On
lskszhty. A total of 1925 Russians
prisoners were taken.
The situation near and to the
Viyangorod remains unchanged.
The campaign is being continued
between the Vistula river and the
river Bug. German cavalrynen have
entered vladimir Wolynsk on the Bug
river.
I'm the Vosges there has been !
new engagement near the Lingekopf."
] MOVEMENT BEGAN IN MAY
The fall of Warsaw marks the cul-
mlnatlon of the greatest sustained Of
1enslve movement of the European
war. 80
Thrice before Teutonic armies have
knocked at its gates only to he de-
med by the strength of its defenses.
II was finally contemplated to capitu-
late before the sweep of vast move
ment which threatened to encireJe the
capltai and the Russian armies. From,
the north, northwest, west, south and
southeast, the Austro-G German forces
have been pressing upon the Polish
capital to force the Russians out of
Poland and if possible to break their
offensive power by administering a
decisive defeat all along the line.
The movement may be said to have
nad It's inception in May, when the
great Teutonic march through Galicia
began.
Field Marshal Won Mackers.n,s
campaign in its first important stage
eliminated when late in June Lem
! berg was retaken and the Russians
| driven to the Galcian border.
Great armies had been assembled
TO the north and these early in july
began pressing down upon the Rus
: slams. A vigorous offensive was
opened in the Baltic provinces, the
Teutonic troops attacked from point
! to point along the east Prussian bor-
! der, and with Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg directing the general OPP
erations, a determined drive began in
the Przasnysz region.
Won Mackensen then resumed his
advance to infict smashing blows
from the south. Step by step the
: Austro-German hostilities pounded
their way toward the city from the
) north and south, while on the west
activities along the line of entrench-
ments we're resumed.
Before the power of the Teutons
the armies of Grand Duke Nicholas
began their fall back. Prsaasnysz to
the northwest was occupied and the
Germans swept on. BY July 10 they
had forced the Russians back to the
line of the Narew river. The fortress
of Ostrolenka was taken and the
Nowogeorgievsk Notifications, the
key to Warsaw on the north, was
approached. To the south Radiom
was occupied and the Russian lines
Of occupation, in the Lublin region
threatened.
The Teutons forced their way tc
the southwest of Warsaw, pushed
their way across the river Narew, be-
low Ostholenka and batterink at the
city's fortified gates started in earn.
est last Tuesday by Bavarian troops
under command of Prince Leopold Of
Bavarian.
Warsaw lies on the Vistula, 62E
miles southwest of Petrograd, and
$50 miles east of Berlin. 1t is an i'm.
portant industrial center and its pop,
ulation is estimated not far from
100000. Wars for the possession Of
Poland ragged around it in the middle
ages and in the early part of the
seventh century it supplements
Cracow the ancient capital as the
seat of the Polish government.
Prussia held it from 1875 to 1906
and for seven years after that it wa.
in the possession of one of the Napo
6 Icons vassals. The Russians entered
: in 1868, when it became the capita
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