The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-09
A CLASH WITH MEXICAN BANDITS
GERMANY

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BERLIN (Wa The Hague) Aug. 9.
BY blasting his way through the
Russian defenses with terrific gun
fire, General Won Gailwltx, with 3Oo,-
900 German troops, has arrived With
In less than ten miles Of the Import
ant Warsaw.Petrograd railway, ono
Of the two last avenues of escape TOR
the stavs In the Warsaw district.
A violent battle has begun at the
Bug river, south Of vyskof, where
Won Gallwitx 10 attempting to force a
crossing. The Russians are making
a stand behind the fortified bridge
head on the southern bank OF the
stream. The German batteries are
covering actions both north and
south Of the river crossing, where
pontoons are being thrown across the
river.
Thirteen miles to the southwest,
the army OF General HeItz, after oe-
cdpyinq Serock, 10 moving south
along the highway to attempt sec
ond crossing of the Bug, west OF It's
Junction with the Rzadza river. The
Russians apparently are not Offering
serious resistance, but are failing
back on the river.
Meanwhile the Germans who
crossed the vistuIa, south Of Warsaw
are pressing closer to the left flank
of the Savs in the Warsaw-Novo
Georgiewsk salient and the Warsaw
SiedIce railway, the last Of the two
railways by which the sIavs may
make successful retirement. The
combined operations Of three armies
are steadily Tightening the ring
around the SIav forces and press dis
patches predict the capture of large
bodies of the enemy.
/ But little news has reached eer.
lin in the last twenty-four hours Of
the success Of German operations to
the north particularly around Riga
and kovno, whose early capture by
the Germans was expected last week.
This dealt mainly with situations at
Kovno where the GerranY arc
maneuverIng to flank attack.
In the southeast, General Macken-
sen continues to make progress, de.
spite occasional Russian counter at
| tacks.
GREAT LOSSES REPORTED.
LONDON, Aug. e.-German losses
to date total 2,17s,683, according to the
Berne correspondent Of the Morning
Post, whose dispatches were printed
today. The latest casualty lists give
the total Of Prusslan losses at 1,641,-
500 and Of losses for the Bavarlan,
Saxon and Wurtemburs troops 537,-
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AvIAToRs BROUGHT DOWN.
BERLIN (via London) Aug. o.
French air squadrons bombarded the
RenIss' Prussian city Of Saarbrueken
yesterday, injuring few civilians.
The war office announced this after
noon that two Of the aviators particL
pating In the raid, were brought down
by the Germans.
Saarbrucken is a city Of about 25,-
900 population. II was the scene Of
the opening engagement Of the
Franco-Prussan war on August 2,
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PRAGA Is TAKEN. =.
BERLIN, (via London), Aug. g.
German troops have crossed the WIS.,
tula and occupied Praga, eastern SUBJ
urb Of Warsaw, the Russians falling
back to escape capture by the Ger
man armies now closing In upon the
angle Of the Bug and VistuIa rivers.
Before occupying Praga, German ar
tiIIerymen siIenced the Russian bat
teries which have been conducting a
spasmodic bombardment Of Warsaw
since the Russians were forced to
abandon the Polish capital. The
sIavs are falling back along the
SiedIce railway, attempting to estab-
lish communication with lines north
east Of Warsaw.
Bavarlan troops are pressing close
in pursuit and not only are harrass-
ing the Russian rear guard, but are
threatening to complete the ring
around the Russian armies east Of
Novo Georgiewsk.
The forts Of Novo Georeiewsk are
now completely surrounded, the war
office announced this afternoon. To
the north the Germans are closing in
upon the fortress Of kovno.
"We took few thousand prisoners
in the fighting around Warsaw" said
the official statement. "Our troops
who occupied Praga are advancing
eastward beyond the city.
ain the southeast General Maeken-
sen continues to force the Russians
back. Our center and our right wings
now approach the line Of Ostrow-Gan-
skuchrusk."
Unofficial reports today said that
the Russian line east Of Ivaneorod
has been broken In the SIavs' disor-
derIy retreat across the Vieprz river.
These reports are not confirmed by
official advices. though Vienna reported
last night the Russians were routed
in the fighting around Lubartow with
a loss Of 5000 men.
FIGHTING FOR PEACE.
Tcopyright 1915 by the United Press