New Britain herald., 1915-08-06
Cars Forces Cross to Right Bank of Vistula River, Blowing
 Up Bridges Behind Them
NEXT STEP KAISER'S
 ENTRY INTO WARSAW
Berlin to Formulate Proclamation De- claring Poland to Be d Semi-Au- tOnOmOuS State Under Joint Polish and Austro- Hungarian Rule - French Drive Germans Back OH Western Front

Western Front.
 London, Aug. 6, 1910 p. m.-With the great Russian fortresses, of War saw and Ivangorod captured and the fall of Riga, the capital of the Baltic provinces imminent, the Austro-Ger- Vman onslaught has reached tits high 7 tide in the cast, and the next step will be the German Emperor's tri- umphant entry into the Polish cap- ital. That event is likely soon to be followed by the pronouncement of a%united and semi-autonomous Po- land, embracing not only the territory wrested from the Russian but the Austrian crownland of Galicia. . { Meantime the Russian armies are fighting their way backward toward Russia proper, infiicting blows on the invaders wherever possible, trying L., fend them off the railways running north and south, in order that the ends of the German nippers may not meet and, in closing bring disaster to Russian arms.
 Matter of Solicitude.
 The position of the army of Grand Duke Nicholas now is matter of solicitude, as the occupation of War saw is believed to be prelude to the greater purpose of enveloping the retreating forces.
 Petrograd reports show the Grand Duke has retired to the right bank of the Vistula both at Warsaw and Ivangorod destroying the bridges at both. points, and contesting the Ger man advance across the river
 Back of the retiring Russians is <Iz with few railways and primitive roads, making virtually impossible q Aquick moyenlen of guns and sup plies, while back of Warsaw the only fortress Available as rallying point for the Russians is Brest-Llt- ovsk. Thus the Russians are menacea by Gen. Von Buelow's columns bend- ing southward and by Field Marshal Yon Mackensen's southern army beending northward
 Ivangorod Captured.
 The fall of Ivangorod proper, fore cast in the Russian retirement from the west of the city, is officially re- ported today in bulletins both from Berlin and Vienne
 The occupation of Warsaw now is centering attention on a series of in- portant events that are being ar ranged First will be the selection of a. German governor. Reports indi- cate the appointee will be German prince, possibly son of the German emperor or an Austrian Archduke, who vii be vested with authority akIn to that which Napoleon gave to his brothers and to his marshals as kings of occupied territory.
 Semi-autonomous State. f' Berlin reports that council on Sunday will formulate a proc,ar.- ton declaring Poland to be sen,i- autonomous state under joint Polish and Austro- Hungarian rule. .Fhis conforms with recent decision of a. Polish congress held at Piotrkow. Russian Poland, which proposed ;, joint Polish and Austro- Hunearian n rule which separates Polish army and the fullest Polish autonomy consist ! ent with the strategic interests of Aus 3stria- Hungary. #:.
 ss The Geman offer of autonomy ia TO. garded as a bid for the support of the population of Poland as against a similar declaration of Emperor Nicholas promising eventual Polish autonomy under Russian suzeraintv lhS outColIle Ol these events in War saw probably will determine the mo- 1ltical status of Poland during the war ..s.
 Watch For Next Move.
 What the Germans will do next in military way, after attemptinc .o complete their enveloping movement is mater of much speculation. If the capaign against the Russians is , not energetically pushed there is lie possibility of the present victories be- ng undone, while if an offensive in the east Is continued the Germans face the rigors and dangers of a win ter campaign in Russia.
 Conservative students here think 't will result in compromise. in which 1the Germans will withdraw part of their eastern army, leaving enough men to maintain and secure the de- fensive positions when they have dug themselves in. ,
 Teutons Occupy Ivangorod.
 Vienna, Aug. 6. Via London. ha occupation of Ivangorod yesterdav bv