Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-08-12
OVARIAN FORCES UNDER
PRINCE LEOPOLD STORM LAST
pEFENsEs WHILE RUSSIAN
ARMIES FALL BACK.
STRUGGLE SHORT But FIERCE
Capture Of Polish Capital Marks Gull
nsination Of Greatest Sustained
Offensive Movement OF Euro
pcan War--PIan to Make
Poland Scmi-Auton-
omcus state.

Berlin. Aug. WARSAW has been
taken by German troops. according to
official announcement made at Ger
man army headquarters.
The Russian garrison fell back
over the three vistuia bridges to
PrAga. Warsaw's eastern suburb,
after only brief resistance. Bavar-
Ian troops under Prince Leopold
stormed the last line Of Russian de-
lenses and entered the city on the
Kolish and Radon roads.
Continuing their retreat from Pra.
q, the Russian center IL falling back
Gi0ng the railway leading to Novo
Minsk and over the plain north OF
the railway, keeping In contact with
IT. right wing near Novo Georgieysk.
Garrison crossss River.
All reports agree that the complete
retirement from Warsaw apparently
was ordered two days ago and that
the Russian armies on both sides OF
the WARSAW salient began falling back
At the same time the Warsaw garrison
began crossing the river to Praga.
Humors that the city had fallen. or
was about to fall. we're circulated here
early In the day. Church bells were
tolled and there was general rejoicing
throughout Berlin.
The iirst bulletin from the war OF.
nee contained few details Of the
final battle at the gates OF Warsaw
or OF the greater engagement on the
wings OF the German armies seeking
TO enyeiop the Slavs.
That the struggle was q short,
fierce one Ia evidenced by the fact
that Prince Laopold's armies arrived
before the Warsaw outer forts only
30 hours ago. II was the belief here
that large part of the Russian gar.
rison who made the final stand ut the
city gates fell into the hands Of the
Havarians.
vistula Brldaes Destroyed.
Il was assumed here that the Slavs
either completely destroyed, or at
least attempted to destroy the vistula
bridges.
The first German troops entered the
city during the night, At the same
time general attacks were begun by
the German right wing extending
along the Narew to ostrolenka. A
krea. battle Ia raging In this sec.
ton, tho result Of which Is In doubt
The Russians are fighting desperately
70 save the Warsaw.Petrograd railway.
The fall OF Warsaw marks the eul.
mination Of the greatest sustained
offensive movement of the European
war. Twice before Teutonic armies
have Knocked ut the gates only to be
denied by the strength Of Its defense
and the resistance Of the forces hold.
ing Il.
London. Aug. with the great
Russian fortresses of Warsaw and
ivangorod captured and the fall of
Riga. the capital of the Baltic prov.
inces. imminent. the Austro-G German
onslaught has reached its climax In
the East. The next step will be the
German emperors triumphant entry
into the Polish capital.
Petrograd asserts that the Teutsn
pincers held by Hindenhurg in the
north and Mackensen In the south
failed to close on the fieeting Rus.
SLAMS In time to catch the 100 200 men
retreating from the abandoned War.
saw salient.
Greatest Retreat In History.
II the Russian statement Is cor.
rect. the Grand Duke Nicholas has
conducted successfully the greatest
retreat the world has ever witnessed.
While many opinions are expressed
as to the direction OF the next smash
70 be delivered by the Loco, 900 first
line troops released by the fall oil
Warsaw, the popular view liz that the
Kaiser win continue to press the
Russians, launching an attack In the
path OF Napoleon toward Petrograd
In the hope that the weakening Rus
sian morale will be crystalized into q
possibility OF a separate peace.
The Petrograd correspondent oil
the Times messaged that the fate
Of Riga Is sealed and that the evac
uation of the city was In full swing
when last reports reached Petrograd
The Times correspondent said tina,
the Russian government last week
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