Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-22
GERMAN GUNS GATHERING
OUTER FORTS OF WARSAW
Population of Riga In Full Flight,
and Every Man in LubIin Fol-
lows Retreating Army.
GREAT CIRCLE rs TIGHTENING
Polish Capital Cut or on Three Sides,
and on Fourth Mighty Force Is
Pressing Forward to Head Off Es-
cape Of Czar's Millions.

Especial Gable to The Times-Dispatch. ]
LONDON. July 21.-Germanys heavy
guns are bombarding the outer FORTH
cations of Warsaw.
The male population of Riga is in
flight Every man in Lublin is fol-
lowing on the heels OF the retreating
Russian army.
The Lublin-Cholm railway is being
demolished by shells. while German
infantry is within eight miles Of the
tracks. Trainloads Of war material,
which the Russian army was trying to
save in tho impending fall of Warsaw.
are held up by the bombardment Of
this one of the two remaining lines
from the Polish capital
The number Of prisoners taken by
the Germanic allies has increased to
more than $4,000 in the last three days
Huge stores OF war materials and large
numbers OF guns have been added to
the booty.
The morale OF the Russian army Is
broken. Berlin reports.
GREAT GERMAN CIRCLE
TIGHTENING ON WARSAW
Tho German circle has been tigh-
tened on three sides of Warsaw. On
are pressing forward in an effort to
cut off the last retreat of the Cars
millions. Won Mackcnscn and Won
Iiindenburg are smashing forward
from north and south in a gigantic
effort. not only to break the Russian
grip on all OF Poland. but also to coop
up and destroy the Russian army, to
which has been added In this last stand
the imperial household troops of Pc
trograd and Moscow.
Further successes at every point are
recorded for the German and Austrian
troops. In the very shadow of their
fortresses at Ivangorod and Novo
Geogrivsk the Russian front has been
broken, and the Russian defenses are
being battered by German artillery.
Little is being heard from Petrograd.
Already scmiofficial reports circulated
there with the apparent inspira ton of
the general staff admit that the situa-
ton. so far as Warsaw is concerned,
is hopeless. Articles by experts with
unofficial connection with the Cars
main headquarters find bitter fault
with the western allies and charge de-
sertion of Russia in her hour OF need.
While still! retreating in the courland
and Knovo governments. the Russians
south have come to their last stand
the Vistula and its fortresses Their
most tremendous effort is being con-
centrated in the vicinity of Lublin and
the important strategic railroad which
is already under fire of German artil-
lery. Berlin reports that the fall OF
Luhlin is momentarily expected. The
Austro- German forces under Won Mac
kensen have broken through the Rus
sian limo at Skrzymisk. NiedrawiIka and
rapidly following up their attack
LOSSES OF RUSSIANS
ARE UNPRECEDENTED
On the entire Warsaw f,Snt the
Russian losses are reported as unpre-
cedented, both in killed, prisoners and
material In the series of great bat
ties now being fought out before the
Polish capital the Russians arc throw
Ing their last reserves into the effort
TO blunt the Teutonic drives.
The .iustrians have left only fringe
Of men in tho Italian theatcr while
bringing their entire strength to bear
upon the Russians in the east.
The German armies under Won Hin
dcnburg have battered their way
through the Russian outer defenses of
the fortified city OF Rozan, and, hold
ing their ground. have repulsed violent
counterattacks along the Narew by
great forces operating on the fort
resscs Of Puitusk and Novo Geogrivsk.
ut last reports til" Germans were lSht-
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