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London, Aug. 30.-Kovno. the great
Russian fortress protecting the north
ern end of the Russian second line Of
defense through Brest-Litovsk. on
which the Slavs promised to make
their final stand after the fall Of War
saw. has been captured by the Ger.
mans.
This announcement. made onlcially
in Berlin on Wednesday. together with
simultaneous announcement that the
Russian armies In Poland have retired
to Brest-Litovsk. and bombardment OF
that-the greatest of all the Russian
fortincations-is about to begin. indi-
Gates that the mastery retreat" Of
the Russians in Poland has resulted
merely In their retirement to . posi-
ton equally insecure. Russia's posi-
ton today is by far the most serious
since the start of the war.
The text Of the statement issued t.
as follows:
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: The fortress Of Kovno.
with all it's forts and innumerable
quantities Of material. including more
than 400 cannon. fell into German pos
session on Wednesday night. The for
tress was taken by storm In face OF
the most stubborn resistance on the
part Of the enemy.
The armies of General Won Schols
and General Won Gallwitx penetrated
farther toward the east. Our foremost
divisions are approaching the Bialy-
stok Bielsk railway.
Before Novogeorgievsk two more
forts on the northeastern front were
captured by storm. We took 600
prisoners and 20 cannon.
Army group of Field Marshal
Prince Leopold of Bavaria: The left
wing met with renewed strong resist
ance in the Kamionka section on both
sides of Siemiatycze. On the Bug and
southeast Of Siemiatycze we forced
our way across the Kamionka section.
The enemy was driven back to name
cut Quit. Our right wing reached the
southern bank Of the Bug.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: This army group has
driven its enemies across the Bug and
into the outer positions of the fortress
of Brest-Litovsk. East of Wlodawa,
our troops penetrated across the rail-
way line of Chelm-B rest-L itovsk. in an
easterly direction"
Kovno fell under the direct COM
mand OF General Won Hindenburg. The
capture is the first personal triumph
Of the "old man Of the Mazurian
Lakes" since the great Austro- German
campaign in the east was inaugural
ed. The six great forts defending the
city from the west and southwest were
simply blown to pieces by the inces-
SAINT pounding Of Germany's great AZ
centimeter guns and host of minor
pieces.
The forts Of Kovno have been un-
der direct attack for scarcely week.
demonstrating again the superiority
OF modern artillery over fort struo-
lures built by man.
The Russian garrison 10 retreating
over the railway to wilma
The fortress Of Novogeorgievsk II
about to fall. German troops have
stormed and captured two more of the
forts ON the northeastern side Of Novo-
georgievsk. Six hundred prisoners
and twenty cannon were taken.
Mackensen's troops have crossed
the Bug southwest of Brest-Litovsk.
pressed on across the railway con-
Meeting vlodava and Brest-Litovsk and
are now attempting to surround the
fortress.
The whole Russian line extending
north from Brest-Litovsk to Kovno IL
in retreat. The armies Of General von
Scholts and General Won Gallwits are
approaching the railway leading from
the fortified city of Bialystok to Brest-
Litovsk. marching against the section
Of the railway lying between Bialystok
and Bielsk.
German aeroplanes are persistently
bombarding the city of wilma, about
nifty miles east Of Kovno. says dis
patch from Petrograd. The possibility
Of tho capture of wilma by the Ger
mans II foreseen In Petrograd and op-.
erations preliminary to its evacuation
are in progress.
The governor general Of wilma has
ordered the removal Of the equipments
Of factories and Of banks, with sup
plies OF metals. including church bells.
leather and everything else that might
be useful TO the invaders. Horses and
other live stock are being taken away.
Preparations for the evacuation Of
| BialystOk continue. The town q IN
darkness q night because oe attacks;
b. German air GRAFT (.
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