The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-19

question Of but a few days, the 6er.
lin press asserted today.
Commenting on the rapid progress
Of the Austro-Germans tho newspapers
pointed out that since August 3, the
Russian strongholds Of WarsaW, Ivan
aorod, Lubiln, Lonxa and kovno have
been reduced.
Capture Of kovno and another sue.
cessful Zeppelin raid on the English
coast was Germany's birthday present
to the venerable emperor, Franz josef
Of Austria, who MAS el0hty-five years
old yesterday.
HoMHARpED LONDON.
BERLIN, Aug. 10. (Via wireless to
sayviIle. .)-oerma zeppeIIns Tuesday
night bombarded the city Of Londor
and important establishments along
the Thames river with good results,
the admiralty announced this after
noon. In addition factories at lpsWich
were bonnbarded. Tho airshipe suffsr
ed no damage despite the enemy's IRE,
and returned In safety.
NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED.
BERLIN, Aug. 10. (Wa wireless to
Tuckerton, N. J.)-The sinking OF =
british cruiser and destroyer, by
German torpedo boats u reportsd IN
an official statement by the admiralty,
whose announcement Indicated 4 real
naval battle on the west coast OF Juf'
land Tuesday afternoon.
eat 2 .. m. on the 17th," says the
statement, "five boats Of ono OF our
torpedo bost fiotiilas attacked . small
modern eritich cruiser and eight tor.
pedo boat destroyers near Aornsr'n
iluhsstip on the west coase OF Ju1iand.
awe sank one cruiser and one de-
stroyer With torpedoss. Our forces
had no losses"
IMPORTANT sUccEseEs.
BERLIN, (via wireless TO London),
Auu. 1s-strIking hard At both ends
o. the Russian line, the Germans have
scored important successes IN tne
past twenty-four hours.
General Maekenaen's troops have
penetrated the outer positions Of
Hrest.l litovsk, near Rokltno, the war
Office announced this afternoon. Two
more forts of Novo Georgiewsk havs
been captured with 1000 prisoners
and 1925 cannon.
Following Up his Victory at kovno,
General Won Hindenbur0 10 driving
the Russians southward In the region
west Of the fortress Of Grodno. Tho
sIavs have hurriedly evacuated all
their positions between kalvarIa and
ssuwalkl and are retiring In the direc-
tjon Of the WarsaWs-Petrograd railway.
FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT.
BERLIN (via wireless TO sayviIie)
AUGUST f9.-The first definite an
nouncement from the government
that Poland will not be restored to
Russia when peace treaty 10 signed,
WAS made by the German chancellor,
Dr. Won Bethmann-Hoilweg, In OPEN
ina the sessions Of the reichstag this
afternoon.
The chanceIIors speech pledsing q
"briohter future FOR the Poles and an
onnortunjty to cultivate an individual
national character" was interpreted
bv his hearers as promise that an
independent Polish kingdom, perhaps
under Austrian or German suzeratn-
tv will emerge.
"Germany has strong armies at her
disposaI for new enterprises; proudly
and without fear, we look into the fu-
ture,r declared Chancellor Won Beth
mann-HolIwep, In an address at the
formal openinq Of the German reich
stau before a great throng this aft
ernoon.
rhe chancellor retraced the events
Ieadino up to the war, declaring that
eermany's enemies had misrepresent'
ed the facts, even to their own peo-
nies. Then he turned to the situa.
tJon In Poland, referring to the fresh
victories Of the German armies.
"The present occupation Of the Po-
fish east frontier 10 the beginning Of
an evolution which will lead the
country, freed from Russian yoke, to.
wards a brighter future In which she
will be able to develop and cultivate
her Individual and national eharac
ter" said the chancellor.
"since the reichstag last assembled
great things have happened in other.
fields. Again all French attempts to
shatter our western front have failed
In spite Of our enery's contempt Of
death and reckless waste of human
lives. Italy, our now enemy, who
thouoht she could easily take from
our neohbors that which she coveted,
has been repuIsed splendidly In spite
Of her numerical superiority and an
jmmense sacrifice Of human lives.
Unshaken and unshakable stands our
front. We greet our
Faithful allies and extend especial
greetings to the exalted ruler, the
Danube monarch emperor Franz Jo-
SELF who yesterday entered his
eiehty-sixth year. We ourselves have
retaken almost all Of GaIicia. A large
part of Poland, Lithusnia and Cour.