The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
With Riga Next Main Objective
OF Germanics, Won BueloW Is
Attacking Wilma and Kovno,
Positions Defended BY Nicholas
TROOPS He LEFT BEHIND
COVER RETREAT GRlMLY
King Leopold Of Bavaria, Whose
Troops Are In Possession Of
Warsaw, Seize Prominent Citi-
zens Of Capital As Hostages
tAsvocia,cd Press by Federal Wireless,

'AbtociVeo fress ny toderal Wireless.D
ONION, August ll.--Following
IL up their successes in Poland, the
Germans are now preparing to strike
in the Baltic provinces, according to
the opinions Of the military critics who
are following the campaign in the east
and drawing their deductions from the
statements issuing from the various
capitals. Riga is probably the next
main objective of the Toutons, as
preliminary to which Won Buelow is at.
lacking both wilma and Kovno, two
positions in which Russian garrisons
were left in the general retirement to
the Brest -Litousk line. $50
Riga Safe Against Sea Attack -
Riga appears to be safe for the time
being from attack at sea, there being
no temperance of the German fleet
which was driven back on Sunday with
the loss of a cruiser and two destroyers,
but the city has been subjected to a
heavy bOmbardment by Zeppelins and
is threatened by the massing of the
Germans to the south. Fearing a
speedy fall of the city, the people are
leaving as fast as train uccommoda.
tiOns can be secured.
The Russian garrisons left behind by
the Grand Duke to cover his retreat are
accomplishing their object. The Ger
mans are attacking number of these
positions, but are making small head
way and are suffering severely.
Assault Costs Grrmans Heavily
Innsbruck dispatches state that in
the assault upon the entrenched camp
at NOvO Geo:gievsk the Germans lost
$4,000 men in five days and with even
that sacrifice have succeeded in cap.
turing only the outer northern forts
The Russians are outstanding their an.
nutrition and much of the fighting is
being done with the bayOnet.
In cleaning up along the northern
bank of the Bug River, Berlin reports
tie capture of twenty three Russian
OaiosrS and lO,lOO men since Saturday.
The Russians are evacuating Wilma
and have practically completed their
evacuation of Kovno.
Warsaw Citizens Are Seized
King Leopold of Bavaria, whose
troops are in possession of Warsaw, has
seized a number of the leading resi-
dents of the city, whom he is holding
AZ hostages for the good behavior of
the Poles. lie threatens to put these
hostages to death summarily if any at
tacks upon German soldiers are made
in Warsaw or its suburbs, while he also
threatens to shoot any Pole caught
furnishing any information to the Rus
SLAMS as the movements of the German
army. A similar fate will he meted
out to any Pole who fails to reveal
whatever knowledge he may have of
the plans of the Russians or who assists
the Russians with any information Of
military value.
zcppellns Follow Russians
Petrograd reports the presence of
numerous Zeppelins along the line of
Russian retreat. The troop trains are
subjected to aerial bombardments, At
Minsk, on Saturday, and at Siedlee
since, the ZepPelins have bombarded
Russian hospital trains. Three wound.
cd were killed by the German bombs at
Minsk and others received fresh in
juries The bOmba rdment of the Red
Gross ears at Siedlce resulted in many
deaths.