GERMANS IN WARSAW.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 428, 6 August 1915, Page 5

GERMANS IN WARSAW.

an occupied yesterday morning. Jtassians in Retreat Inflict Terrible 7 Losses. W ■ ■ - J Prussian Towns Overflowing with Wounded. Inm moociition —copy Bins.] An Extraordinary Press Association cable message, dated Berlin, ftmjlilt Sth, was received this morning announcing that the city of Warsaw has fallen into the hands of the enemv. The brief message was as foIIowsOFFICIAL.—WARSAW TAKEN.” < Received 11.5 a.m.) Amsterdam. Aug. 5. It is reported in Berlin that Prince Leopold of Bavaria’s army on Wednesday night captured the outer and inner line of forts at Warsaw. The Russian rearguards stubbornly resisted. The Germans occupied the city on Thursday morning. Many buildings at Konigsberg have been converted into hospitals to accommodate the flood of wounded from the east front. The Russians are contesting every Yard and inflicting terrible losses. All towns in East Prussia are overflowing with wounded. OH THE EVE OF THE RETIREMENT. Tin'. RUSSIANS DID HU IR BESI. I’cl r< •grad, Aug. 5.For tbc sake • ihv Poles, i lie Rimsmns have been doing their best for a week t«> save Warsaw. I hi' military authorities fear that the evil day Ims only been staved elf. So far General von Gallwitz has not succeeded in establishing himself ill great force on the left bank ol the Narew, where his effort is entailing enormous losses, due to his inability to convey artillerv to the southern bank.

THEY MAY CET THERE IN TIME.

GERMAN PRESS GROWS IMPATIENT

Received 0, 9 a.in.) London', Aug. 6. The German press are disappointed with the delays on the eastern front, where the progress of the armies is not keeping pace with expectations. The Empress and Crown Princess leit lor Warsaw last week, but got no further than Konigsberg. The Berlin “ Lokal Anzeiger ” suggests that the German generals are awaiting the arrival of heavy artillery, they being too humane to risk German troops in storming Warsaw. ORDERLY RETIREMENT STEADILY PROCEEDS. A SHORTENED FRONT ON THE LEI T BANK OF THE VISTULA. Petrograd, Aug. 5. OFFICIAL.— lhe Russian., on the Oitrolenka sector fought stubbornly, hating retreated to a new front. The Russians on the Biome line (west of according to instructions, passed to new positions unopposed. The Russians at the itangorod passage are gradually shortening their front on the leit. bank of the \ istula. . "A large force of the enemy on the road between ( holm and Wlodawa on Tuesdav attempted to break the Russian front. The fighting has attained great intensity, the Russians coun-ter-attacking most successfully.

RUSSIA GATHERING UP HER STRENGTH. A HOT TIME COMING FOR IHE ENEMY. London, Aug. 0. “ The Times’ ’’ correspondent at Petrograd says that the Duma debates show .hat the output of amis and munitions is now rapidly rising. When home supplies and allied industries give the atmv all that is required, then Russia will give decisive battle to the invader. NO REQUEST FOR WESTERN OFFENSIVE. Received 6, 9.5 a.m.) Petrograd, .Aug. 5. The War Office denies that the Government has issued an official Note of any kind regarding the desirability oEan Allied offensive in the west. AN AUSTRIAN REPORT. RUSSIA FIGHTING SPLENDID REARGUARD ACTIONS BETWEEN THE BUG AND THE VISTULA. Vienna, Aug. 5. OFFICIAL. — lhe Russians are retreating step by step between the Bug and the Vistula. They offered new resistance at several places. There was violent lighting on the* Lcczna-Novo .Alcxandraia line. The enemy at many parts of the front undertook short counter-attacks, but continued to retreat northwards of Maidan. The western part of Ivangorod, on the left of the Vistula, m in our hands. Great fires were seen south-west of Vladimir Voly nsk, north of Sokal.

WEICHT OF THE WORLD ON BRITAIN'S SHOULDERS. THERE NEED BE NO ANXIETY. (Received U, 12.55 p.in.) London, Aug. O. Mr. Lloyd G< xirge addicted iu,<kj<> Welshmen at the Bangor Eisteddfod. He said there need be no anxiety regarding the ultimate issue of this terrible lonllicl. \\e view the dark clouds rolling up in tin* east with anxiet;., but not with dread. He could set* a ray ot hope on the horizon, namely, the regeneration of the great. Russian people. Our enemies could not really understand what they were doing in the east. Their might} cannonading and hammering is shattering the bars which'are fettering the soul of Russia. Austria and Prussia are doing to-day for Russia what their ancestors did lor France. They are hammering the sword that will destroy them. Our duty is clear. The weight of the world is on Britain’s shoulders—if overweighted, we sink out of sight, and Ireedom goes.