The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-06
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The greatest military cam y In
the worlds history 10 draw . apid-
" to close. The RussI, 81 re ev.
eryvhere In retreat, from Baltic
to GaIacia, their armies featened
with destruction.
oeeup alton Of the great Russian
Baltic seaport Of Riga by German
army 10 now only . matter OF hours
Ivanaorod, tho Russian fortress de-
Tending Warsaw from tho ssstheast'
has been captured by the Austrlans'
according to an official bulletin from
Vienna. Novo Georgievsk, lying
ncrth Of Warsaw and considered I'M
presnabie. 10 being hastily evacuated
by the Russian garrison, which -
falling back In confusion to escape
capture at the hands Of the 6avar-
ians, who entered Warsaw.
Won Hindenburg, on the north, and
Mackensen, on the south, are smash
Ing away In simultaneous attacks
against the Russian flanks, squeez-
lnq In the wings Of the beaten armies
and threatening the capture OF whole
army corps. The world has never
witnessed such retreat.
In the north, the sIavs are fiuhting
with rare courage and desperation to
save the Warsaw-Petroarad railway,
toward which General Won BueIow Is
battering his way. In tho southeast,
the eremy's resistence 10 equally de-
termlned, the flower Of the Russian
army endeavoring to halt Macksn-
sens rush northward In the direction
- 4 IL - .
disaster to the Russian left.
Between these two wings, the
aIavs are falling lack steadily at
million men Into straight front to
block the German steam roller. The
greatest stratceist Of the ages could
not organize such gigantic retreat
without sustaining heavy losses In
guns and men, IN the opinion Of mill
tary men here. Consequently th0
rout Of the whole Russian armies
was predicted In military circles here
today.
So engrossed 10 the German public
in the mighty effort now being made
to cut off the Russian retreat, that
there was little speculation here to-
day regarding Germany's next move.
In official circles the hint was drop
ped last night that the next stroke
OF the German armies Will astonish
the world.
From Warsaw itself little Informa-
tIon has been received here today,
though It 10 understood the fleeing
earrieon was being hot!y pursued.
This was taken to mean either that
the Russians had not succeeded In
destroying all the vistuIa bridges In
their hasty flight or that the eavar-
Ian prince had held pontoons In readi.
ness and had quickly bridged the
stream.
At least 100000 Russians, fighting
In the angle whose apex rested on
Novo Georgievsk fortress, are be-
Iieved to be threatened with capture
by the fall Of the Polish capital Re-
treat for them wac possible only
over two railways, both leading to
the eastern suburbs Of Warsaw.
To take either OF these after War
cav had fallen, was to deliver Them
selves Into the hands Of tho Germans.
To retreat over the plain In north
easteriy direction along the Bug. riv-
er was to face the danger. Of being
cut off by German advance over
the Warsaw-Petrograd railway.
oSISfS Tic AhSSidNS VITO
escaped form Warsaw are expected
to have begun arriving at Novo Minsk
tive nty-seven riIes east Of the capi-
tai. It was not expected that the
sIavs would attempt any serious
stand directly east Of Praga.
Capture Of Riga, Of almost equal
Importance from the military point
Of view as the taking Of Warsaw, is
expected to be announced before to-
morrow night. German troops al
ready are within artillery range Of
tho city and German areopianes have
dropped circulars in the heart Of the
town announcing that the Germans
are about to enter. The Russians in
the Riga district are now maneuver-
ing only with the object Of nakIna
good their escape.
RUSSIAN LINE SWEPT AWAY.
BERLIN, Aug. 6. (vIa London.)-
German troops have broken throuqt,
the Russian positions at the fortress
Of Novo Georgiewsk, north Of Warsaw
and arc advancing upon the lower
Narew river.
Tho whole Of the strongly fortifae1
Rueslan line en- the vistuIa river 10
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