Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-14
HOPE TO BREAK
RUSS CENTER
Germanic Allies Now Plan
Drive Straight Eastward
From Warsaw.
RUSSIANS MUST
SEEK NEW BASE

resrad and Berlin Reports Disagree
:. 10 Progress u Campaign in East
-Finat Outcome Of Retreat and Pur-
suit Of Russians Days Away.
London, Aug. 1l.-steady progress
OF the forces of Prince Leopold OF Ba-
v.r,a eastward from Warsaw 10 taken
here to indicate chat the Germans are
now amassing their main movement on
q, drive thru the Russian center ana
the continuance OF the enveloping Ell
fort in the north along the Dvtna. Botn
Petrograd and Berlin agree that the
Germans have occupied the towns OF
Sokolow, Siedlce and Lukow, forming
a German front about sixty miles east
Of Warsaw and fifty miles wfde
This Is more than half way to
Brest-Idtovslk, which Grand Duke
Nicholas, the Russian commander-in-
chief, hoped to make the new center OF
his defense. It Is regarded as prob
able that this point will be abandoned.
Petrograd claims the Germans have
been checked between Poniwsch and
Dvinsk. Berlin, however, does not
concede this. For the moment the In
tensity Of the fighting Is giving way
to q scramble OF the retiring forces
% avoid the enveloping net and the
rapid advance OF the Germans.
Outcome Days Away.
The outcome Of these movements
probably will be Indicated within a few
days-whether Grand Duke Nicholas
will be able 70 resume an offensive
along the new front or will be envel-
oped.
GSsman correspondents say the Rus
SLAMS arc following the tactics. of the
Napoleonic campaign. laying waste
the country which they abandon.
Field Narshal Won Hindenburg on
whom the most difficult tasks are I'M
posed, has personally taken command
OF the German army attacking Kovno,
and according TO the German official
report, has. made further progress in
the fighting against tho Russians In
that region.
The selection Of Ger7nany's national
hero sn. the duty Of capturing the fort
ress of Kovno, which stands bet"een
the Germans and Wilma and the War
saw Petrograd railway, Is an indfca-
ton Of the Importance which the Ger
man general staff attaches to this OPP
.ration.
Russian. Making Hard Fight.
The Russians are fighting hard to
retain both Kovno and Wilma, and in
the latest official report from Petro-
grad It fs claimed that the Slavs have
repulsed the German attacks, except
at one point, where a fierce artillery
engagement Is in progress.
Farther north, between PonieWescn
and Dvfnsk, where General Won Bue-
low a week ago was advancing rapid
" toward the railway. the Germans
apparently have suffered setback, for
tho Russians now speak Of pressing
them and declare they have reoccupied
the town Of Toviny, which is consider
ablvl west OF the point to which the
Germans had penetrated.
Germans Checked Near Rigs.
South OF Riga also the Germans are
said to be doing little more than hold
ing their own. 50 that the talked OF
advance toward Petrograd seems to be
developing slowly.
ON the other hand. the Germans con-
tinue to drive In the Russians to the
northeast and east Of Warsaw, and
with the capture Of Siedlce are within
:. short distance Of the Bug river, one
Of the main supports OF the Brest-Lf-
tovsk line,, which 1t was believed the
Russians originally intended to hold,
h,,t which the German offensive to the
northeast may prevent.
Teutons Held in the South.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen. who
commands the Germans In the south
east betweez, the wieprz and the Bug,
aeain is reported to have been held up
nv Russian counter attack and It Il
declared IN military circles that II he
II not farther south then he was .
week aeo he certainly 10 not farther
north.
The military critics disagree as 60
the probable line on which Grand Duke
Nicholas viii elect to make hiS stand.
hut . majority Of them consider i
sss.say likely that he will try to hold
the Brest- -Litovsk front.
Western Front ouist.
8 Operations in the western field have
yirtually been halted except for oc-
casional trench sMrmiShes.
war clouds continue to gather over
the Balkans It u reported that Ger
many ID preparing for eventualtties by
transferring 10000 troops from War
saw to tho Serbian frontier.
England conssrvins Food.
The cabinet Is considering important
concerning the sup
ply. Of food, particularly wheat. made
BY the comm1ssion appointed in June
by the Earl Of selbourne. president Of
the board of agriculture. with Lord
Nalburn - chairman. The recommen-
dakione are eaid to include . guaran-
tse of . maximum price to home pro-
anCo1A
Tho fact that the government is con-
stdering the wheat question as pos
eible nsason Tor the reported, cancella-
tion Of orders Of wheat from America.
4RUS9 HOPE TO CHECK ADVANCE.
eo4reasad Anneuness Stand Will De
Mado a3 0reot. Litovsk.
Petrograd, via London. Aug. IT,
The new positions occupied by tho
0ssmans ana Austrians were outlined