The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-23
WARSAW STILL IS
GOAL OF TEUT0NS
Russians Hard Pressed, But
Continue Successful Defence.
PROBABLY CAN'T HOLD OUT
Evacuation of the City May be
Necessary to Save Army of
Grand Duke.

London, July 22.-Though the
Austro- German armies pressing the
Russian forces defending Warsaw
have made progress at some points,
they have not as yet made any ser
ious breach in the well-fortified in
ner lines defending that city.
The Russians, it is true, have been
pressed back to the bridgehead posi-
tions directly west of Warsaw and
othe fortress of Ivangorod, further
to the fortress of Ivangorod, further
at these points they probably are in
q better position to offer stubborn re-
sistance to their opponents. The at
tacks from the north along the Ma
rev river by Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg and that which Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen is directing from
the southeast, between the Vistula
and the Bug rivers, either have been
held up or the Germans are waiting
for an opportune moment to move
forward and catch the Russian ar
mics, should they evacuate Warsaw.
At any rate, the Berlin official state
ment does not claim any advance for
Won Mackenseh, and although it
states that the Russians have ceased
their counter-attacks along the Ma
rev, it does not mention any success
for Won Hindenburg. Should the
Russians hold Warsaw, however, 1t
would surprise the military critics
in the allied countries, who have
discounted the loss Of the city, at
tackled from all sides by opponents
possessed of superiority in guns and
munitions. Grand Duke Nicholas,
although able to infiict heavy losses
on the Austro-Germans, must con-
slider the safety of his armies, the
loss of which would be much more
serious than retirement from the
Polish capital and surrounding terri
tory. In the region of Shawl on the
Dubissa river, and on the Mariampol-
Kovno road the Germans claim a
series of successes, but nothing is
said of the fighting near Riga, for
which city another German army is
heading.
The Argonne and the Vosges still
are the scenes Of severe fighting in
the west. The accounts from the op-
posing sides still are contradictory,
but it would appear that the French
have made some progress in the Vos-
ges, and that the Germans have or
set this by a partially successful Of
fensive in the Argonne.
The Italians continue their at
tacks along the Isonzo the battle for
the conquest of Gorilla and the
Carso plateau assuming larger prep
arations and more men being engag-
ed than in any previous battle on the
Italian front. The Italians claim to
be making progress, while the Aus
trians consistently report that all at
tacks have been repulsed.
short official account issued to-
night of recent fighting on the CALI
poll peninsula indicates that the en-
gagements have been OF rather a mi
nor nature, but have favored the
allies.
Not single British merchantship
or fishing craft was sunk by German
submarine during the week ending
yesterday. This was the first week
since the commencement of the war
that some loss to British shipping
has not been occasioned by either
German cruisers, mines or subma-
rines. During the week 1926 ves-
sells OF more than 800 tons each ar
rived at or departed from ports of
the United Kingdom.