The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-07
Citizens Lift Voices in Thanks
giving for Victory.
Three Hundred Thousand Join
in Solemn Celebration.
PLANES PURR AS PEOPLE PRAY
Sailing Aircraft Make Pictur-
esque Historic Scene.
Deep Religious Feeling Marks
Patriotic Demonstration.

Munich, Friday, Aug. 6.-(Via Der
lin and London. Aug. 7.)-More than
one hundred thousand persons repre-
senting all classes of society. assembled
at evening today ON the hls1orte
Koenigsplatz of Munich to celebrate
the German victory at Warsaw and
1vangorod.
This gathering is being talked of
tonight as the greatest in the history
of the citv. The manifestations OF
natriotisu were remarkable in them
selves, but they were overshadoWed
by the evidences of deep rehSloqs
feeling. During the celebration aero
planes circlsd over the koenlgsplatz'
and the hum of their motors could be
heard constantly above the sounds OF
thousands of voices
Great Square Packed.
Every inch of the great square,
f,oIo the Glvptothek to the art mu-
scum and from the Propylaen 10 me
Arcistrasse, was filled People sloou
Win bared heads and before giving
axnrassions to the national pride in
the success of the German arms IN
Poland, a fervent prayer went up TO
God. ,.,,,,
The remarkable celebration began
with the ringing of all the chtll l' Cil
bells in Munich. For two hours croWos
had been streaming to the hoehlSs
nIatz bedecked with flags for the oc-
casion At half past seven to the acI
fzCtT IA d
which had taken up its position on the
niIIared portico of the art museum
the crowds sang The Amoroslan
Deum. During this SWelllng No.uillo
of song, four aeroplanes clrcIeu dDot "
the square, now rising, now SlnkinS "
a hundred feet above the heads OF the
people the whirr OF their IlotoLN
mingling with the sound of the sing
ing of the crowd Inc re Deulli was
followed by another choral
Police Not Needed.
Detachments of police and firemen
had been ordered to the square TO pre-
serve order, but their services VIZ
not needed. These men joined IN tne
singing of the second anthem IN Il m LII no%
thev were led by Herr Won Burscht'
lord mayor of Munich
After this. the Lord Mayor maze
short patriotic address, closins W.
a call for three cheers for King Luz
WIG of Bavaria, Emperor Wllllam anu
Emperor Francis Joseph
the assemblage then Joined in sing
ing Hail to the King the IneaoeS %
y-i1ich is the same as America
The religious note was maintained
IN The end when several thousand per-
sons, still bareheaded, sang the oi0
hvfnn of THANKSGIVING TO Iou-
1t was almost dark when the demon
stration came to an end. After night
fall, every restaurant in the city was
filled to overlooking, and the streets
were damned with people, "eNlh5
fiags This was the informal part OF
1he celebration. So far as the number
of participants was concerned, 1t eN-
ce. 6ed the demonstrations following
the fall of Przemysl and Lemberg.
THE fort of Demde was taken from
the south The Vistula, as far as
Bienkow has been preached.
I'm Warsaw the position is I'M
changed
Germans Still Victorious.
Berlin. Aug THE German of
fetal statement this afternoon says
that lin Flanders the BelSians, owing
to the effectiveness of our artillery
were obliged to partly evacuate their
advanced positions over the User, ar
Hernisse. south of DiXmude.
The statement adds:
French hand grenade attacks were
repulsed north of Nancy. East of
Luneville. our advance patrol easily
repealed an enemy attack
In the eastern theater:
East of POniewesch. the Russians
retreated behind lara.
Towards the west front of koVnO
progress was made and 500 Russians
We're captured and two machine guns
taken.
THE armies of Generals Won Scholz
and Won GallwitZ have. after stubborn
fighting, broken the resistance of the
enemy near Lomza and the mouth of
the river Bug