Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-31
RUSS ARMIES CONTINUING
THEIR RAPID RETIREMENT
Reports Lead British Experts to Be-
lieve Large Losses Are Not
Being Suffered.
FIGHTING ON OTHER FRONTS
Artillery Duels in France; Severe
Engagements at Dardanelles;
Italians and Austrians
in Battles.

PARIS. August 81. 2:45 pm.
France rs preparing for next
winters campaign. An official
note issued here today de-
scribes a visit to the front by
Alexander Millerand, minister
of war.
M. Millerand discussed
measures necessary for the
winter campaign with the
commanders at various points,
especially in the Vosges and
Alsace.
Russian Retreat Rapid.
LONDON, August 81, II:53
a.m.-The Russian armies along
the line of the upper Bug and the
Zlota Lipa are being withdrawn
and apparently without
great loss. as neither Vienna nor
Berlin claims any extensive cap
lures Of prisoners or booty in this
region.
In the center of the line due
east of Warsaw the invaders con-
tinue to make steady progress,
while further north they are ad-
vancing more slowly. The fall OF
Lipsk brings the attacking forces
nearer Grodno, the last big fort
ress on the front to be retained
by the Russians.
Artillery Duels in West.
Along the western front the usual ar
tillery fire and hand grenade warfare
marks the operations. According to
Paris these activities have resulted in
the destruction of several German
trenches.
Constantinople again reports heavy
fighting at the DardaneIles, but the en-
tente allies are silent in regard to
their military operations Oh this front.
In the Austro-Italian campaign Rome
reports the capture of Gina Cista. 6.5uD
feet high. This summit had command
ed the Italian positions on Monte Salu-
bio.
Rome also sends optimistic reports OF
the progress of the entente powers ia
the diplomatic negotiations in the near
Il Il
as far as they go. Italian
political circles express confidence tina,
the Turco- bulgarian railroad agree
ment does not affect Bulgarian neutral
ty.
Burning of Brest Litovsk.
BERLIN, August 81. by wireless to
Overseas News Agency
today gave out the following;
The special correspondent of the
Vossiche -Zeitung on the eastern front
gives a description of the burning OF
Brest Litovsk, picturing the scene as
one of CHASTITY. senseless destruction
The entire space between the outer
forts and the center of the town had
been laid waste and ruins upon ruins
were encountered.
The market place was a scene of
with blackened heaps of masonry and
!, melee of metal debris in the midst of
which crumbling chimneys belched
forth smoke and flame. The railroai
racks were covered with ruins of de-
nolished cars, while perishng cattle
nearby.
The blue dome of the principal church
with its glittering gold cross was de-
The town yesterday shell
tered $4,000 inhabitants.
wilma Being Evacuated.
"A newspaper dispatch from Petro-
grad says that the evacuation of wilma
S being continued, thousands of people
leaving the city. Refugees from the
Kovno district who have reached Pet
,ograd tell of their homes being re-
iuced to smoking ruins by Russian SOL
iiers Feverish energy, the dispatch
states is being displayed in the manu-
facture of munitions and students in
technical schools have been added to