Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-26
BREST-L|TOVSK TAKEN
BY GERMAN INVADERS
Objective Of Field Marshal on Mackensen Is Attained By
This Victory, AccOrdmgto Advces From BerIin---Creat
Raidlnto Germany Made By Sixty French Aviators Who
Drop $50 Bombs

Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, Aug.
26.-Brest- -Litovsk, the main fortress
base of the Russian field armies, has
been captured, it was announced today.
The Russian surrendered last night
after part Of their defensive works had
been stormed. This official statement
from the war office announcing the
fall of the fortress said t...,
"The fortress of Brest-Litovsk has
been taken by German and Austro-
Hungarian troops.
"Our forces stormed the works on
the western and northwestern front and
entered tine center fortress last night.
The enemy tnereupon surrendrd. "
Brst-LitOvsk has been the objective
Of Field Marshal Won Mackensen since
the capture of Lemberg. II is 100 miles
cast of Warsaw on the Bug river and is
the junction point of several important
railways. The town was strongly forti-
fled and was selected by the Russian
general staff to serve as the base for
the Slav armies when it became evident
that the fall of Warsaw was inevitable.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen ad-
Vanced from the south against Brest-
litovsk. He declared northeastern
Galicia of tine Russians, thrust them
back across the Polish border and then
pressed on to Lublim. With the cap.
ture Of this point he advanced steadily
upon Brest-Litovsk, though the move
ment of the Austro. Germans in this re-
gion was without any support until
after Warsaw was captured.
Following this victory Prince Leopold
advanced eastward through Praga,
Novo Minsk and Siedlce and within the
past week mas been aiding Won Mack.
cnsen S forces IN the attack upon Brest-
litovsk by assaults from the west and
north. With the two forces operating
against the fortress, it was practically
enveloped.
Having hacked his way toward the
railway through the Russian rear guard.
General Won Gallwitz was within eight
miles of Bielostok early yesterday. The
blavs were still offering stubborn re-
sistance to the German advance when
the last official dispatches were filed
They were slowly withdrawing directly
to the east instead Of falling back upon
the city, however This was believed
70 lndlcate preparations have been made
for the evacuation of Bielostok and
that once the outer defenses of the city
are reached, it will be taken with com.
paratively little fighting. With its
capture, the Germans will hold the en-
tire ITO miles of the saw-Petrograd
railway from the Polish capital to Biel
ostok. A part Of this line is already
IN their hands.
Continued satisfactory progress S be
,ng made on both extremes of the battle
front, reports here today declared. Gen
coral Won Eichorn is steadily pressing
forward against Wilma, while Field Mar
6hal Won Mackensen and the Bavaran.
Of Prince Leopold are tightening thei
ring about Brest-Litovsk.
The fortress of Brest.Iitovsk is on,
OF tne greatest in Europe. It is at tn,
confluence of the Bug and Mukhovet
rivers, l2O miles from Warsaw. Rail
ways intersect there from Odessa, Kiey
MOSCOW, wilma and east Prussia. It i
one Of the oldest cities Of Russia benl
mentioned as early as 1920. The popu