New Britain herald., 1915-08-05
WARSAW FALLS BEFORE FOURTH GREAT DRIVE OF
 AlJSTR e GERMAN FORCES
Bavarian Troops Under Prince Leopold Storm Fortress of Polish Capital Russian Rear
 Guard Makes Tenacious Resistance GERMANS GAIN SUCCESSES ON ROAD BETWEEN OsTROV AND ROzON


 Kaiser's Troops Capture 4,s62 Prfs-
 oners There and a,225 in Courland
 Situation Near. Ivangorod Un-
 changed Teutons Take Wladimir-7 7 < Wolynsl< on Bug River and
 Trenches in yosgcs
 Warsaw, with its population of near a ly one million. the third largest city of the Russian empire, capitulated to, the armies of Emperor William today. The fortress was stormed by Bavartan troops under the leadership of Prince TEeopold of Bavaria. x N.
 The evacuation of the Polish cap- \ ital had been under way for several 5 days and most of the governmental institutions had been removed before the Teutons succeeded in forcing the gates of the city. . x. Fourth Great Drive.
 Three previous German attempts to .scapture the city were resisted by the SRussia1ls and the fourth great drive which ended successfully today for German arms had been in progress since last May. z
 sl The French official statement given out today refers to increased activity on the part of the Germans last night Along certain of the lines in France. The Germans won some trenches in the Vosges, but otherwise gained no specific advantagesi The report mak no claim to French gains. Ss Want Peace for Europe.
 The French chamber of deputies Z met today and the session was marked By manifestations of patriotism. President Poincare in the course of message. said the only peace France could accept was one which guaran- teed the peace of Europe.
 Basarians Enter Warsaw.
 Berlir, Aug. 5, by Wireless Tele- graphy to Tnckerton N. yvar-SS saw was taken this rnorning by (4ern1an troops, accord inx to iicials announceme1rt made at German army headauarters:
 Yesterday and las;s night Bayarian troops under the command Of Prince 4seopold broke through the forts of the outer and inner lines pT the city's defences, where the rear guards Of R9he Russian troops made tenacious ' resistance.
 Many Violent Engagements.
 Continuing, the report rom head quarters says: The German armies under General Von Scholz and Gem eral von Gallwitz. advanced in the di-S rection Of the road between Lomza, 2 Cstrov and Wwszkov, and fought a number of violent engagements. The 2 brave and desperate resistance of the E ussians on both sides or the road be- ' tween Ostroy and Rozan was without success K
 4,s62 Prisoners Captured.
 M Twenty Russian os11cers and 4,84O soldiers were taken prisoners The Germans also captured seventeen machine guns
 Ger1nan cavalry yesterday and the day before defeated in Courland de- 1achments of Russian cayarry at points rear Benaize, Birshi and Onizkzhty. Atotaa of z.225 Russian prisoners was taken.
 Ivangorod Situation Unchanged. 1The situation near and to the north of Ivangorod remains un- changed.
 "The campaign is being continued between the upper vistula river and the river Bug. German cavalrymen { have entered Vladimir Wolynsk, on sthe Bug river
 New Engagement in Vosgee. Tn the vosges there has been a new engagement near the Lingekopf.' 2
 The fall of Warsaw marks thecul- mination of the greatest sustained offensive movement of the European war Thrice before Teutonic amries have knocked at it's gates only to be denied by the strength Of it's defensee and the resistance of the forces hold ing 1t. Apparently innpregnable in S the face of direct attack, 1t was com < rc1led to capitulate befoTe the sweep Of vast lmoyment which threatened z t6 encircIe the capital ana with 1t the Russian armies engaged in the cam paign Of which 1t was the storm center.
 Lornza, Ostroy and wyszkow are to the northeast Of Warsaw. The last mentioned city is forty-nve ixi1on1etrea ; CT miles3 from the Polish capital, Ostroy is fifty kilometres (30 niles) 5 northeast Of Wyszkow and Lornza is forty five Kilometres 127 Tniles) north of Ostroy. Rozen is forty kilometres (24 niIesJ north Of Wyszkow.
 News Reaches London.
 London Aug. s.The frat news of the fall of WarsAw was received { in London this afternoon in q mes- { sage transmitted by wire1ess teia- % erap11v from Berlin If safd that