Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-21
Amy of Grand Duke Nicholas
in Deadly Peril Of EnyeIop-
ment by Victorious Austro-
German Advance,
BREST-LlT0VSK SOON
TO BE ABANDONED
Capture of Center of Russian
Military SYSTEM If 1t De-
cursr Greater Catastrophe
Than Fall Of Warsaw,
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GARRISON of the fortress Of Novo-
srurgicvsk which was LEFT behind 10y
Hiuhde Duke Nicholas when he com
Weuced the evacuation of Poland to
delay the advance of the German in
Nadcrs after accomplishing us task
for jus; a fortnight, has succumbed TO
the heavy sego artillery of the Ger
mans which throughout tho war has
made every fort attacked by il unten-
able
Berlin was able TO-DAY to announce
the capture of the fortress with ts
goo guns and large quantity OF war
materials. The spOils have not vet
boon estimated hut they probably are
large, as t had been hoped by the
Russians hat the earthworks around
the fortified camp would enable il 10
hold out much longer than it has
done, IL Is now expected by the milf
t0rN observers that the other Russian
fortresses such as Brcst-I I.itovsk.
! IGrodno Ossowet2 either would be cap
ltured or given up.
liindenhufg's Hard Task.
/ After the fall Of kovnu, Field Mar
Ishal yon llindenhurg's army com
mcneed again an offensive along the
whole front from the cuff Of Riga TO
4 l[oVn0 with the object of taking Riga
land the whole Warsaw Petrograd
4 railway from wilma norJhWard tie ~
meeting with stubborn resistance and
lnoy ice denied, even the possession OF
: }iEa. unless the German fleet sue
ceeds IN entering the Gun OF Riga
South of k0vno, as far as Gfodno
the Russian armies fell back toward
The Nlcmen river, and according 10
the German official account, they are
offering fresh resistance IN the hopa
of preventing or delaying the envelop-
mcut of the northern flank OF the
/ Hrest-Litovsk line
There seemingly ls danger of this
Zine being forced hy direct attack Six
/ Austro-German armies strengthened
4 hy the corps which have been invest
ing Novogeorglevsk, are converging
ON the Russian center which is behind
4 the Bug and along the railway from
/ Brest-litoysk to Biealystok, ana no
doubt viii soon commence a lombard
meut Of Brest-Litovsk
Rrcst.Idto,sk I.nycloped.
other armies nave cleared tho
whole Of the left bank OF the liug be-
+ fore Brest-ltovsk while Fiel Marshal
4 Nill hlfAh rs NnNtlf ifANlNh 'ARH"'A hilN
/ Bug, is advancing on the forts from
the south This means that the obsta-
Gle of the marshes has been circum-
vented aud that Brest-Lltovsk the
chief military department ana con-
Iccntfauon center of Russia Is virtue
Tally cnyeloped
/ Although military observers are of
/ the opinion that the grand duke prob
ably viii bc able tO withdraw his
Iarmy M safety the loss of these lneS
/ would be considered grayer military
misfortune than the lnss of Warsaw.
I The German success was due all
most entirely Ia their great superior
|ity I'm artillery. and the military critics
express the belief that as long as they
maintain this aud continue 90 press
forward. the Russlans must retire be-
fore thcm While the Ruasian armies
remain intact however. these critics
are optimistic as 90 the future.
Emperor William who Is reported
to have arrived M NoyoReorgleesk
will. II Is understood. mako a state en-
ltry into Warsaw and there let i De
known by AN announcement what the
future status of Poland viii be.
Little Activity in West.
Along the western front there have
IttN some HHHiia bl ANfllii'an ~ ANN
fighting but nothing that could be
called q batte
1t is now evident that the fresh
landing Of British troops at Suvla bay
ON the Gallipol peninsula, robbed Of
its element Of surprise by the appear
anco of Turkish relnforcoments has
proved somewhat of disappoint
ment the only gain being that anoth-
er strip of the peninsula Is IN the
possession Of the allies aud more Tur-
.kish troops must be employed against
them
While on her way 10 the Baltic to
help the Russians. the British submu-
rino E-l8 ground on the Danish is-
and OF Saltholm, in the sound, ac-
cording "a an admiralty statement
An official Berlin statement says that
the underwater boat was destroyed
at the southern outlet Of the sound,
Fifteen members of the crew Of thirty
of the Ella are missing
Thut there Is no mention Of the
foreroing from London OF the steam
Len Arabic seemingly would indicate
chat the Britiah censor ia not permit
ung amy further news Of the disaster
90 pass.
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