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·HAS IVANGOROD BEEN ABANDONED ?

HOW THE POLISH CAPITAL WAS OCCUPIED,

Wild Enthusiasm in Berlin.

FURTHER ITALIAN SUCCESSES,

[Realer's Service to The "Telegraph."]

ITALIAN OFFENSIVE VIGOROUSLY MAINTAINED.

ENEMY COMPLETELY REPULSED.

August 6, 12.56 p.m.

THE LOSS OF WARSAW.

ENORMOUS GERMAN LOSSES.

August 6, 4.15 s.m.

in à Viends comniani.

Las occupation of: Ivangorod, by the enemy.

It is suggested that the camis

August 7, 7.40 a,b,

The Petrograd communique does not mention the fall of After the failure of the four previous attacks, the first of which Warsaw. It way that south of the Bonte Road and west began in October, the Germans have at length succeeded in ospturing city the Raminus on the 4th repulsed German attacks. The onem Warsaw; but a three month's battle was necoseary to achieve this who lost 'snormously, advanced close to the wire entanglements result which not merely coat them stupendous losses, but left the where they were stopped by the Russian fire. The communiqué situation in Poland still, largely undecided; braidse giving the adds that the Russians in the Ivangorod district crossed annualested western Allies further breathing, space, which may prove to the right bank of the Vistala, blowing up the bridges behind to have a mons definite effect on the result of the shem. The Bussians between the Vistula and the Hag on the war, than the only triumph of Warsaw. The loss of the evening of the 3rd repulsed-the Germans who lost enormous indepeadece of Paland will be city is undoubtedly a blow as it was the greatest military depot in The communique says that these local dresses at numerous pointe, proclaimed with the Austrian Western Russia and a supply base for the Russian armies. It was ending with a short pursuit, have enabled the Russians the same Arch Duke Charles Stephen an generally understood to be first-class fortress constituting, with night to cocupy unmolested a new and more advantageous front King Ivangorod, double bridgehead on the Vistals. Besides an inner on the left of the Bag. The Germans on the Narew front attacked belt of five fortresses within the city, on the left bank of the Viatale in the direction of Lomai and from the front, Ostrelenka-Rosan is an outer belt of ten forts, and seven on the right took the offensive with considerable forces on the roads towards bank, all of which were not more than five miles from the city, which Ostrow. was thus at the mercy of modern guns. This probably, was the reason for the Russian orsonation. It is believed that the whole fortress was equipped with 1,400 gups.

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RUSSIANS ON A NEW FRONT.

It is improbable that say of these or much other busty has fallen into the hands of 1 e Germans, indeed, telegrams, via Amater- dam, show that the transports of joy into which the whole of

August 6, 4.55 am. Germany was thrown were mingled with disappointment owing to A Patrograd official announcement says that in consequence of the absence of the details of the booty and the number of prisoners. conditions and the general situation, our troops covering Warsaw on From official balletins recording the event there are all indicatione the wees were ordered to retire to the right of the Vistula. They that the Russians retreated in good order leaving nothing of real retreated at five o'clock on the morning of the 5th unmolested military value. The Kasser telephoned the news to the Kaiserin towards a new front assigned to them, after blowing up all the who ordered General von Kessel, commanding Berlin, to send bridges of the Vistula. cyclists throughout the capital to announce the evacuation. The oyolista dashed through the crowded tatronta yelling the news. Indescribable scenes of "ontbu Įsiasm ensued, citizens and policemen kissed each other, and orowds eang the German national anthem. Sobools were closed, church belle pealed and houses were bedecked with ge News paper extras were thrown into the streets in bundles, the people fighting for them.

Prince Leopold of Bavaria has hitherto been scarcely mentioned in any of the enemy communiques. It is asserted that General von Mackensen should have entered Wirsaw, but, owing to the necessity of satisfying the Bavarians, whose losses in Poland have been the greatest, von Mackensen was ordered to transfer his command to Prince Leopold.

Router's corespondent at Rome says that an Italian offensive and is expected to fetara to Berlin on Sunday to proside at an im- It is reported that the Kaiser arrived at Zippot, near Danzig, is vigorously maintained in the various sectors. The Austrians portant conference, the suggested purpose of which is to proclaim violently counter-attacked the Italian centre on the Carao platesn the semi-independence of Poland, with the Austrian Arohdake hoping to arrest their advance. A communique says that the Charles Stephen King. Italians withatood the shook and then attacked the enemy fiercely and stormed a most extensive entrenchment dominating the entrance There have been no det tile on either side as to the incidents to an important wood and a vital height. The enemy last night of the Russian retreas though a brief extract from a despatch by a made most desperate efforts to regain the entrenchment but were correspondent of the Lokalanseiger, gives a vivid glimpse of completely repulsed.

the scenes in the wake of the retiring Ra sinne. It says the Ger- mans entered Nadarzyn about a dozen miles from Warenw on Wednesday, the day after the Raseisos left, and found the town a mass of burning ruine, everywhere along the countryside were burning villages and farms and streams of people fleeing along the reada to the east, encumbered with goods and driving herds of cattle.

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GERMAN INFLUENCE TO BE DESTROYED.

ESPECIALLY GERMANY'S HOLD UPON THE METAL INDUSTRY

August 7; 7.40 s:m/

Renter's correspondent at Melbourne ways that the Hon. Mr. T. Hughes, the Attorney-General, deolared that the Commonwealth would pursue unflinchingly the policy of destroying German in Ela the event of telegram's arriving too late for insertion on this fluence wherever it existed; especially the German worldwide bold

-page they will be found on the Bxtra, upon the metal industry.

THE RUSSIANS.

IVANGOROD REPORTED OCCUPIED BY THE

THE ENEMY.

August 6, 12.15 p.m.

According to Raunter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Vienna mmuniqué esye that Ivangorod is occupied by the enemy.

́ENĖMY'S MARKED ADVANCE,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

RUSSIAN BRAVE COUNTER ATTACKS.

August 7, 7.50 a.m A telegram from Petrograd says that the German continue to make a rapid advance in the Baltio provinces and have reached the river Wissa, a dozen miles to the east of the river Eckau, a tributary of the As, but were driven back from hers in disorder on the 4th insent, fowards the Ecksu, abandoning much munitions and their trenches. German seroplanes bombed Rigs which is now the Berlin communique the German cavalry directly threatened, the Germans having passed the mortes press in Courland while terrifio Aghting and the lakelet region and have reached good forcet country Narew and the

Swaore

August 5.

Roster's representative at Amsterdam says

the lobal Germans, though Russian subjects, desperate counter-atte

are guiding mer. When the Russians were preparing to leave Lign the Germans, who previously, were not seen, swarmed the streets unable to cazoeal their rejoicing at the advance of the enemy on Riga. – The direction indicates the extremely wide nature of the Garman flanking movement. Ph

Stubborn fighting continues to the east of Ponevious where the Germans are progressing very slowly,

AUSTRIAN LIE REFUTED.

August 6, 11.00 p.m.

fiercely on the Camo plates and

The Italiana sITAUKOLA LAK

stormed a most exisnaiysen- trenchment, dominating partant wood and a vital height.

The capture of Warsaw, neo05- sitated a three month's battle end cost the enemy stupendous loss. The situation in Poland is still largely undecided.

The lose of Warsaw is un doubtedly a blow, so it was the greatest military depot in western Russis, and was a sopply bass for the Russian armies. -

Why the Russians evacuated the forts of Warsaw and Ivangorod The conference between the is explained in a Petrograd communique which has been issued in United States and the variou capture by the Transylvanians of eight positions with casemates decided to send a message to the reply to a recent Austrian communique which stated that the Eouth American Republics have below Ivangorod is the most glorious day in Anatrian history. The Mexican military leaders demand- Kassian communique says the Ivangorod forts were constructed ing the restoration of peace. almost entirely of brick and in no way corresponding to modern requirements. The enemy attacke in October were repulsed not by the forte but by the field positions in front of them. Now, all the stores of Ivangorod had been withdrawn methodically in view of of them in a line of field works, checked the enemy for some days, the impossibility of it withstanding a siege. Our rear-guarde, some in conformity with the general strategic plan, without desperate other booty has fallen into the action and were withdrawn on the 4th to the right bank of the hands of the German3, Vistula, also in conformity with the general plan, after blowing ap the bridges. the concrete bases supporting the brick, extemates and destroying

MUNITIONS MINISTER'S OPTIMISM.

It is believed that the whole of the fortress of Warsaw was equip probable that any of these or much ped with 1,400 guna, but it is im

The Kaiser telephoned the news of the capture of the Warsaw to the Kaiserin who ordered General von Kessel, commanding Berlin, to send cyclists throughout the ospital anncuncing the capture.

August 5, 8.20 p.m. people at Bangor, said he had no anxiety as to the ultimate issue of thusiasm ensued as the result of Mr. Lloyd George, addreming an audience of ten thousand Indescribable scenes of en this terrible conflict (cheera). The dark clouds in the East I view the capture of Warsaw, citizens with anxiety but not dread, as I see a ray of hope on the dark and policemen kissed each other horizon the regeneration of the great people of Russis, Oar and crowds sang the German enemies do not understand that their mighty, cannonsding and national anthem. hammering are shattering the rusty bara fattoring the souls of the Russians (great cheering), Bebind Warsaw the Rassian people are

shaking themselves free of the stifling debris, their mighty limbs It is suserted that General von are preparing with new spirt and new hope for a new land. The Mackensen should have entered Austro-Prussiane to-day are doing for the Russians what their Warsaw bat owing to the necess ancestors did for France. They are hammering with the sword ity of satisfying the Bavarians, which will destroy them (loud cheers). They are freeing Russia; von Mackensen was ordered to let them beware what happens. I have no fear of the end of the transfer his command to Prince war, none (cheers), but that our duty is to pat forth our utmost Leopold. effort becomes clearer and clearer.every day.

REMARKABLE FRENCH MEDICAL DISCOVERY.

August 6, 8.20 p

Renter's correspondent in Paris reports that two French scientists have made a great discovery an ideal ant alio for destroying septic agents in wounds without damaging the tisques The French Government, in co-operation with the Rocket Institute, has established a huge hospital as Compiegne untiring research is being rried on, ON

overy is a pre ation of hypochlor beric acid as a preservative and carbonate of lime to

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