The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-11
CAPTURES WARSAW
BAVARIAN TROOPS MAKE EN-
TRY INTO POLISH CITY
RUSSIANS ARE PURSUED
Rereating Army May Find New Po-
sition has Been Turned by the
Austrians Who Have Crossed the
Bug-Germans Cross Narew and
Baltic Raid Continues Dangerous.

Baltic Raid Continues Dangerous
The Germans hold Warsaw, capi.
tai Of Poland, and the third largest
city in the Russian empire. Bava.
rian troops entered the city Thurs
day morning, having taken success
sively the Blonie lines and the outer
and inner fortresses Of the city It.
self, the Russians only fighting rear
guard actions to allow their main
army to escape.
While to the Bavarians under
Prince Leopold has fallen the honor
Of taking over Warsaw in the name
Of the German emperor and his con-
sort, who are expected to make a
state entry within few days, the
real conquerors are Won Hindenberg's
troops fighting along the Narew river
to the northwest, the ustro-Germans
who crossed the Vistula to the south
Of the city and the armies Of the
Austrian Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
and the German field marshal. Won
Mackensen, advancing northward be-
tween the Vistula and the Bug rivers.
The Russians are fighting desper-
ately and stubbornly to check the
progress Of these four armies, and
have had several successes, inflict-
ing heavy losses on their pursuers.
but they are being steadily pressed
back, which made the longer occupa-
ton Of the Warsaw Polish salient a
hazar6ous undertaking.
Even now, although the steadiness
Of Russian troops and their fierce
counter ef-attacks have gained much
valuable time for them, It is proble-
matical whether the whole Russian
army will reach new positions chosen
or whether, II it should get there, it
will not find those positions turned
by the Austrians, who have crossed
the Bug southeast Of Chelm, and the
Germans under Won Scholz and Won
<Gallwitz, who have crossed the Ma
rev.
At the northeastern end Of the
line the Russian communications are
further threatened by Gen. Won Bue-
low, advancing towards Dvinsk, on
the Vilna-Pet-ograd railway. Indeed,
the Austro-Germans have set three
traps to catch and destroy the Rus
sian army. None of them was sprung,
but one was so near. to closing that
Grand Duke Nicholas was forced to
evacuate Warsaw and now is fight
ing with all his might to prevent the
others from cutting OF his retreat.
Thus far he seemingly has been
successful, for, although the Germans
claim the capture Of many prisoners,
the aggregate is small when compar-
ed with the immense forces engaged.
In addition the Russian guns ap-
parently are well on their way to the
rear.
From refugees, who left Warsaw
some days ago and have arrived at
Moscow, it has been learned that
Warsaw, even at that early date, had
been denuded Of virtually everything
that might be useful to the Teutons.
Factories have been stripped Of their
machinery and all war stores moved
into the interior of Russia, and the
government Of the city left to the
Polish population.
The Russians also are preparing to
evacuate Riga, in the north. The ar
rival Of Germans ten miles south Of
that city already has been the cause
of the civilian population departing.
While expressing the fullest con-
fidence in the future, the British mil
itary critics make no attempt to be-
little the achievements OF Teutons or
the effect their success Is likely to
have in the near east and the west.
Since early in May, when they start
ed their great counter-offensive in
Western Galicia, against the Rus
sions, who were debouching through
the Carpathians onto the plains of
Hungary the troops Of the Germanlc
powers have cleared the Russians out
of Galicia, with the exception OF a
narrow strip of territory in the south
west, have recaptured- Przemysl and
Lemberg, taken Lublin, Chelm and
Warsaw and are in military occupa-
ton Of virtually the whole OF Po-
land.
What their next move will be is a
matter OF conjecture. Some military
observers believe they will continue
TO attack the Russians in the hope OF
finally crushing them, a task consid-
cred difficult by the fact that the
Russians in their retreat lay the
country in waste. Others of the OBJ
servers think Serbia will be attacked
to impress the Balkan States, while
still others look for a big offensive in
the west. All Of the observers are of
the opinion that wherever the new
operation is begun it will be on big
scale.