Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-29
GERMANS AIM
TO WIPE OUT
RUSSIAN ARMY
Continue Advance All Along
Eastern Front With But
One Object in View.
ORDERLY RETREAT OF
RUSSIANS CONTlN UES

lleS nave not yet exhausted lnelr el-
forts to smash completely the Rus
sian army. While the Germans in the
Baltic provinces, unLer Field Marshall
Won Hindenberg, have again become
aggressive and are attempting to
drive the Russians back to Dvina, the
| AustroHungarans, with the assist
ance of the Germans, have taken the
offensive in southeastern Galcia, and
according to official statements from
Berlin and Vienna nave succeeded IN
breaking through tie Russian posi-
tions on the Zlotta Lipa river, north
and south of BrZezany.
Gain More Ground.
Along the rest of the front, the Ger
mans claim to be gaining more ground,
but, apparently, they are as far as
ever from their main endeavOr-the
capture or destruction Of the Russian
army. The latter, although pressed
hard at many points, continue their,
orderly retreat, leaving little or moth
ing that might be used by the invad.
els ooult icdl ShuiuS, W hISh NS'S
| left behind with machine guns to re-
tard the Austro-German advance, have
been overwhelmed and captured, but
the guns, ammunition, and main force
invariably have kept out OF reach or
the relentless pursuers
Whether the Russians will he able
to make stand in the new positions,
which they are said to have prepared,
the next few days should tell.
Austria-Hungarian Headquarters,
via London, Aug. 2S.--The fortress
Of Brest-Litovsk was taken largely
with the bayonet, according to the
details Of the Teutonic stormlng OF
that stronghold received here. The
Caronan and Cracow infantry are
said to lave distinguished themselves
in charges against the southern and
western fronts while the Germans
reserve corps forced its way into the
citadel and town from the north. 2
New Russian Line.
The Russians have erected new,
line of works beyond the swamps en-,
circling the fortress, three to four
kilCmeters outside the permanent fort
girdle, and have fortified it strongly
and provided it with ten series OF
barbed wire entanglements, as well
as a broad field of buried mines. The
attack began late in the afternoon or
August 81. The infantry of General
Won Arsz advanced on both sides OF
the Biala turnpike. They chewed
their way with entrenChing tools and
gun bucks, through the entanSlement
under heavy rifle and machine gun
fire, and charged the fort with the
| bayOnets.
Infantry Charges Fort.
The charge was irresistible. The
cheering infantry in the gathering
darkness charged fort after fort
Advancing recklessly over hidden
mine fields and springing into the
works, they engaged in a desperate
hand-to.hand struggle with the stub
bornly resisting Russians The last
fort was taken by It O'Clock at ni5ht.
The Russian survivors across the
Bug river we're destroying the bridges
behind them. The Russians fred the
city in their retreat Most OF the
IS 900 inhabitants left before the
siege.
This opinion is borne out by the
fact that there is no evidence of a
German offensive in the west, while
Servian aviatOrs are said to have as
certained that the Austro-German
force gathered at Orsova for rumor-
cd effort to force way through Ser
via and Bulgaria to render aid to
Turkey. is not of the strength report
ed. Indeed, the Servians express the
opinion tlat the force is not strong
enough for the task which some writ
els nave set it. ..a
On Western Front.
On the western front, the activities
Of the airmen continue. Six German
aviators attempted an attack on Par
is, but were driven off with the loss
of vne machine, while the Allies, ap-
Darently the British, threw bombs on
Ostend, Middelkerke. and Bruges. On
the dunes, at Middelkerke, Germans
have some of their most formidable
batteries for use against attacks from
the sea, while at Bruges the objective
Of the airmen would be the canal and
docks, which are used extensively by
the Germans for transport purposes.
This was, doubtless, further phase
of the attack on the Belgian coast in
itiated by British warships last Thurs
day.
The Balkan situation still creates
a great deal Of interest and conf
dence is expressed that with Servia
showing a compromising attitude, it
will be settled TO the advantage of the
Entente allies. Servia's reply to the
Allies, however, has not yet been de-
livered, and Bulgaria. Greece and Ru-
mania are folding their hands until
the contents are known.
Amsterdam, via London, Aug. 2S.-
The Prussian casualty list from No.
3O2 to No. 500, gives the names of
4O,245 killed, wounded and missing, ac-
cording to the Nieuwe Rotterdam's 'sche
Chourant.