IN THE EAST

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1915, Page 5

IN THE EAST

FALL OF WARSAW. OCCUPIED ON THURSDAY. . > BY BAVARIAN TROOPS, AFTER A STUBBORN FIGHT. # ! ' ■ Berlin, August 5. It is officially stated that Warsaw has been taken. It is reported in Berlin that Prince Leopold of Bavaria's army on ftVedncsdayi night captured the outer and inner ■line of forts at Warsaw, but the Russian rearguards were stubbornly resisting. The Germans occupied the" city on Thursday morning. • Many buildings at Konigsberg were converted into hospitals to accommodate the flood of wounded from the cast front. The Russians are contesting every yard, inflicting terrible losses. All the towns in East Prussia are overflowing with wounded.

New York, August 5. According to a Berlin despatch the Bavarians, led by Prince Leopold, took Warsaw after a stubborn fight with the Russian rearguard.

RUSSIAN RETREAT. BURNING FARMS EVERYWHERE. Regeived August C, 9 p.m. Amsterdam, August «. A correspondent of the Lokal Anzicger telegraphs that the Russians left Nadarsehin yesterday, after burning down the town. People can be seen hurrying along the roads with their property and a great number of cattle. Burning villages and farms are seen everywhere, and all roads are placarded. We are twelve kilometres from Warsaw. '» JOY IN GERMANY. NO BQpTY FOR THE VICTORS. Amsterdam, August 5. The fall of Warsaw caused a great demonstration and extraordinary scenes of enthusiasm throughout Germany. Officia indicate that the Russians retreated in good order. Little booty was left, and nothing of military value.

It is announced that August 5 will be entered in the Gennan calendars as 'Warsaw Day. - ' OEV. 1 •- OFFICIAL REPORT. Amsterdam, August 5. A Berlin communique states: We took 2225 prisoners in the vicinity of Poniewicz. The armies of von Seholz and von Ualliwitz are progressing towards the Loniza-Ostrof-Wyschow road. Then-, were brave and desperate, but unsuccessful counter-attacks by the Russians on both sides of the road. Twentytwo officers, 4840 men, and seventeen machineguns were captured. The situation at Ivangorod is unchanged. BELLS AND FLAGS. BERLIN'S PERIODICAL OUTBURST. Received August u, 7.33 p.m. Amsterdam, August (i. The streets of Berlin are beflagged, church bells are ringing, and the entire population is in a transport of joy over the fall of Warsaw. *

The newspapers are publishing long articles upon the fall, pointing out the importance of the fortress, and paving tributes to the splendid deeds of'the Auslro-German leaders and troops. Received August 0, 0 p.m.

London, August 0. The Daily Chronicle states that diplomatic circles are of opinion that Germany will proclaim a new kingdom of Poland under the Hohenzollern-Hapsburg suzerainty, with Archduke Paul .Stephen of Austria as king, and comprising Russian Poland, Posen and the greater part of Gulicia, where he is popular. He has two daughters, who married members of the Polish aristocracy. The Poles, however, are not likely to be deceived by Prussian "blagne," after their previous bitter experiences of German rule. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL REPORT. EXEMY SUFFER HEAVILY. Received August G, 10.55 p.m. Petrograd, August o. Official: In view of the general situation the troop? west of Warsaw were ordered to fall back and fight at the Vistula. The troops, at 5 o'clock on the morning of the slh, withdrew, without' being attacked, and crossed the Vistula, and blew up all the bridges in the direction of Xigu. The enemy retreated in great haste from ifussa to Ekau, abandoning large munitions. The enemy 'idvanccd slightly cast of Ponievesz, and the enemy assumed the offensive on the Ostrolenka-Rozani front, towards Oalroff .with eonnideraUe forces. There was an .extremely desperate battle on August ,4th in the Oje sector, where the enemy crossed the river at several points. We repulsed attacks south of the Blonie road, west of Warsaw. On August 4th the enemy advanced to our entanglements, where they stopped, and they suffered enormously. We were unmolested in crossing the Vistula to Ivangorod. We drove back the Germans between the Vistula and the Bug on the evening of the 3rd, inflicting c-uormous losses, and we thus were enabled to occupy a better front on the left bank of the Bug, and also in the direction of 'Wladimivwolynski. ' : ,-,

POLES HANGED. BY AUSTKIAX GOVERNOR. Copenhagen, August 3. The Austrian General, CollarJ, the new Governor of Galicia, is treating the Poles harshly'. He has hanged thirty-four, including women, since his arrival. LEAVING IVAKGOROD. Peceived August C, 7.5u p.m. TMrograd, August 0. The Russian.') at Tvangorod have evacuated the left bank of the river, blowing ud the l/ridge*