Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-02
TO CRUSH ENTIRE
RUSSIAN FORCES|S
GERMAN Object
Move Up Strong Rem
fOrcements to Hasten En-
circling Movement.
WARSAW NOT YET TAKEN,
BUT SLAVS ARE LEAVING
Small Forces Are Fighting Rear
Guard Actions to Protect
Main Armies in Retreat.
MACKENSEN CONTINUES GAINS
Austrians Reported as Preparing
for Evacuation of
Trieste.
WARSAW NOT YET TAKEN,
BUT SLAVS ARE LEAVING
MACKENsEN CONTINUES GAINS
AuStrians Reported as Preparing
for Evacuation of
Trieste.

LONDON. August 1.-The anniver-
sary of the outbreak of the war passed
without the Germans occupying War
saw. which was understood to be part
OF their program. However. news of
this climax to the Austro-German Of
fensive in the east, which began earlv
in May. is hourly expected, for what
little information is allowed to leak
through is to the effect that the Rus-
slams for several days have been with
drawing to the Brest line, leaving
small forces to fight rear-guard ac-
tons to protect the main armies in
their retreat.
These rearguard actions have de-
veloped at many places into fairly
large battles. us the Russians are Offer
ing stubborn resistance to the German
advances and delivering powerful coun-
teratacks. For example, they have
prevented Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg from throwing more of his troops
across the Narew, repulsed German at
tacks to the northwest of Warsaw. and
driven back to the river some of the
invading troops who crossed tho
Vistula to the south OF Warsaw.
In the southeast Field Marshal Won
Mackensen continues his victorious ad-
vance. He has forced the Russians to
retreat along both banks Of the Bug,
ana the Germans have already passed
through Chelm in pursuit Thus, on
this front the retirement of the War
saw armies is seriously threatened.
MORE THAN o5,O0O
RUSSIANS CAPTURED
During the month of July Berlin
says the Germans captured more than
$4,000 Russians between the Pilica
River and the Baltic alone.
The Russians, according to Petro-
grad. have stopped General Won Bue-
lows advance in Kovno Province. to-
ward the wilma -Petrograd railway II
Grand Duke Nicholas is to hold the
Brest line after his retirement from
Warsaw, it lis absolutely necessary that
General Won Buelow's offensive should
be arrested. for. should he reach the
railway, he would seriously interfere
with the Russian communications.
1t is not yet certain whether the Rus
sian armies can make good their re-
tirement fro.n Warsaw. Certainly the
Austro-Germans are doing their hest
to prevent it, and have moved up very
strong re-enforcements to hasten their
ehclrclihG movement. The appearance
OF fresh troops also suggests that the
German STAFF will not be satisfied with
the capture Of the city or even the de-
struction of part OF the Russian army,
but. should this be accomplished. Will
attack the Brest line and endeavor
finally TO crush the entire Russian
forces.
Meanwhile. the Germans, who appear
TO have an ineNhaustible supply OF
munitions, are fighting desperately to
retain every position which they hold
along the western front. They have
recaptured part OF the trenches which
they lost to the British near Hooce
and are making an effort to regain
what they lost to the French in the
Muenster region in Alsace.
An unconhrmed report comes from,
Rome tonight that the Austrians are
preparing for the evacuation of Trieste,
and have already removed the ma
chinery of the munitions factories