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The Omaha Daily Bee Call Tyler 1000 If Ton vTant to Talk to Th n ear to Anyone Connected with lb rv. THE WEATuEB Fair VOL. XIX NO. ::.(. OMAHA. FlllDAV, MOllXINO, v " JULY 23, 1915 TWELVE PAORS. On Trains, at Hotel Slaws leads, sto., M SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. ARTIST MATINEE OF SAENGERFEST K0iTPLEA3lNG Enthusiastic Music Lovers Thunder Applause as World-Famed . Soloists Render Program. ALMOST DOUBLE BILL SUNG Gala Artists, Forced to Respond to Numerous Encores, R-nder Great Composers' Masterpieces. OMAHA GIRL MAKES A HIT A splendidly filled house greeted the gala artists' matinee of the saengerfest at the Auditorium yesterday afternoon. It w" an audience of enthusiastic music lovers who thundered their applause as one after another of the world famed artists rendered the master pieces of the great composers with splendid effect to the accompaniment of the magnificent orchestra under direction of Theodor Rudolph Reese. None of the artists wi allowed to go without (riving at least one encore num ber. Nor was It the first time that the splendid acoustlo qualities of the audi torium for solo work demonstrated, a pleasing- fact which several or the soloists have commented upon. "The Huguenots" was splendidly ren dered y the orchestra as an overture and then Miss Christine Miller, greatest American concert contralto, sang Tschal kowsky's "Farewell Forest" with great charm and effect Althoase Make Debot. Paul Aulthouse. the heroic tenor of the Metropolitan Opera company, made his saengerfest debut with an aria from Mosart'a "The Magic Flute" and his clear tenor of great range was mag nificently effecttvo. being even more so In his encore number with piano accom paniment. Mme. Marie Bappold-Berger, dramatic soprano of the Metropolitan Grand Opera company, sang an aria from "Tanne hauser" with that gTace which marks the consummate and finished artist. Miss Corinne Paulson, who has only xecently completed her education in Kurope and made her debut here with the New York Symphony orchestra, played the piano solos. Franclscus Walking on the Waves" and "March TUckoicy" from the fifteenth Hun garian raphsodte and was greeted with applause, that fairly shook the building. The fine tone of the llad.lorfr ptaiw added much to thla artiste's splendid execution. Henri Scott. Metropolitan Opera com pany bass, sang an aria from the opera "Euryanthe" and adored as great a success aa he has on his two previous appearances before Omaha audiences. Vote of Tremendous Volema. Mlaa Jutla Clausson, the contralto of the Philadelphia-Chicago Grand Opera company, charmed the audience with three selections from Wagner, "Der Kngel " "Trauma" and "Schmersen ' and even these were not enough to satisfy her delighted hearers, and she rendered ,n encore. The grace of her presence and the ease with which she sings, though her voice Is of tremendous vol ume and clear.aa a bell, were the secrets . ha chirm. Other orchestra numbers on the pro gram were Brahms' "Hungarian "am No. i" and the prelude from 'Lohen grin." The final number, which had In ... .m.nt of musical humor. It was a fantasy, a humorous attempt to demonstrate how various great mas ter, would have treated In their -eltar-acterl.tto manner, the wel-krwn Ger man folk song. "Come, a Bird a-F1r-Ing" the air being a theme. It was ,nt" ' ' t- h. .tvles peculiar to MoVrt. cWn. Beethoven, Straus.. Verdi. Gavotte. Weber. Wagner and in the military march style and the funereal style of Menae.u... Never before probably have so many ... . .-ti.ta sun In one pro- - n.h. and the people of Omaha and the vtsltl.g guests at the . .. ihlr approval In saengeriesi w.iui no uncertain style. Last Concerts Today This U the last day of the ,rfioa of the twenty-sixth musical national (Continued on Page Two. Column Four.; The Weather Tor Omaha, CouncU Bluffs and Vicinity Fair; warmer. Tsaaperatara at Omaha lesterday Hours. Deg. 6 a. m 1 S a. ro 61 7 a. m 8 a. m a. m 74 10 a. m 7 11 m.. in 77 1J in. ! 1 p. m to t p. m 7 P- m. 'T 4 p. m 5 p. m tl 7 p. m ;7 S p. n Local Hrrard. 1915. 1U. 1911. IMS 81 M 64 n 1 76 i 4 71 84 80 '.8 00 T .OS .00 Cesaparatlva Highest yesterday.. Lowest ytaterday.. Mean temperature.. precipitaUoa Temperature and precipitation depar- tures frum the normal Normal temperature deficiency for the day Total deficiency since March I. Nsrmil orecH'iiatton 77 S 264 .11 Inch Deficiency for the da the day 11 inch Total rainfall sine March 1... 14.76 Inches Deficiency since March 1 35 Inch Dertclency for cor. period. 1914. I l Inches Deficiency for cor. period, )8U. 1.84 inches Rrparls Kroaa Scuttoaa at T P. M. Station and Kutte Temp. High- Rain of Weather. . 7 p. in. est. fall. Cheyenne, clear 74 81 .05 Iaveniort. partlye loudy.73 K .00 leaver, cloudy kl M .00 IK-s Moinea. clear 74 M .00 Omaha, partly cloudy 77 81 .00 Sheridan, clear nt 8 .00 hioux t'tty. partly cloudy 74 78 .00 Valentine, ciear M M .tu inuicaiea traoa of precipitation. U WELSH. Uk1 Forecaster. T-.-T1 IT T TTTT T IMS .J.. .!. UiAiviAii uxiimi.io tvuvttmaug iui a, mihx "Somewhere in Russian Poland." v Si 4 J) M 4 7 . i 4 it t ' i . v it ,f ' t HEYN BREAKS HIS SHOOLDERIN RELAY Rider Bearing Message Out of Omaha Goes in Ditch When His Light Goes Out UNCONSCIOUS HALF AN HOUR Speed demons, carrying the motor cycle message from President Wilson to the president of the Panama ex position, arrived at Columbus at 6:42 this morning, just four hours after they had left Omaha, and after they had had some harrowing ex periences. They were scheduled to make the run In three hours. The ride from Omaha to Columbus was full of thrills. Hugo Heyn with the mes sage was making good time and was leading his companion, John Stchle and Lloyd Jensen, by about forty-five min utes between North Bend and Schuyler, when his lights went out and he was thrown Into a dltdh with a broken collar bone and a sprained ankle. Heyn lay unconscloue for forty-five minutes, or until Ptehle, who had had chain trouble, came up. Heyn was at that time Juet pulling himself out of the ditch unci he wus able to mount his machine end proceed, so that 'he ' might carry the messaga. the entire relay. ' Heyn says that he does not know Just how long he remained In the ditch, as it was dark when he was thrown and the sun was shining when he came to. On his return to Omaha he said that he was l oonfldent that if he had not met with the accident he would have made Co lumbus In two and one-half hours, or half an hour better than the schedule. He had maoe sixty-five miles without mis hap, going most of the distance at fifty miles an hour. Walks Three Miles. KEARNEY, Nek.. July 2.-Speclal Telegram) F. R. Goodwin, transconti nental relay rider, making the relay from Columbus to Kearney, artved here at 9:21 o'clock, nine hours behind schedule. Mr. Goodwin reported that he rode ten miles on the railroad track, walked three miles and had one bad fall. The other two riders were put out of the rununlng outside of Columbus when they sustained blowouts, the packages being turned over to Rider Goodwin. The three riders left Kearney Immediately for North Platte, but will undoubtedly be delayed because of the heavy rains at Lexington last night Reach Nerth Platte. NORTH PLATTE. Neb., July &,-The motorcycle relay, carrying President Wil son's massage to the president of the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Fran cisco, arrived here at 12:48 p. nv The message was delivered by a fresh rider, who left Immediately for the next relay at Big Springa Owing to bad roads along the original route, the course was changed from here, going by way of Big Springs and Chap pell. Neb., to Kearney. Wyo. The relay passed through hers about twelve hours behind schedule, owing to bad roads east of Chicago. Boy Confesses to Stealing Jewels from Chicago Home OAKLAND. Cel.. July 22. -Frederick Ours, an 18-year-old Immigrant admitted here today, according to the police, that he atole diamonds valued at $10,000 from the Chicago home of Mrs. William Sehg The theft was committed last month. Cors was arrested In San Francisco last night by the Oakland police, who say he confessed selling the jewels In Chicago for 1300, with which he made a trip to the Panama-Pacific exposition, Cors arrived In Chicago penniless from his native town of Wehrdun, Germany, and thi tfcllK took Mm in S4 a servant. Mr. Hellit ld flown mo the Jewels nl told in hov much they were worth," wai his story as (."'ten out. "One day hi li-il worn them and aha left them In r. small Jewel cati it. tin bathroom. That night she f ergot to lock tnem up and I could not resist tba temptation." Premier Botha is Given Ovation CAPETOWN. Union of South Africa, Via London l:SJ P. M.-Premler Botha ar rived here today from the campaign which ended on July S with the surrender of German southwest Africa. The premier was cheered wherever he appeared. Busi ness waa suspended. The city was dee orated and tha people thronged the streets. On the arrival of Premier Botha at the government house, 10.MU school children sang the national anthem. au ' " . I I .,V V - f . -U X t,r etch eeceoej.xfr J"..Wll.U.xlefr ' Bjaaeseasssjaea.N , y. ARMY OF YILLA AT TORREON MENACED His Forces Are Threatened Enemy from the South and West. by OBREGON'S TROOPS ADVANCE EL PASO, July 22. General Vil la's main army at Torreon again is threatened, this time from two sides, If reports reaching Carransa agents here are true. Advance guards of Obregon's army have engaged Vil la's outposts at La Colorado, Zaca tecaa, sixty-five miles north of Za catecas on the railway, and about twice that distance eouth of Tor reon. Jacinto Trevino also Is reported to have moved westward from Monterey to Pan Pedro, Ie La coionias, fifty miles northeast of Torreon, where skirmishing la reported to have taken place. Experts to Reoeeayy Capital. WASHINGTON, July B. Charlea A Douglas General Carranxa's American counsel, cabled the Carransa agency here today that before General Gonial a evacuated Mexico City li had distributed to the poor 1,000,000 pesos-enough to aid 40,000 families, and had brought Into the capital sixty carloada of food stuffs and established 140 distributing aepoi. Slate Department oeapaicne. in.... Crus say Carranxa authorities mere pro Mexlco City diet they will reoccupy within a week. They explain they were obliged to evacuate to "prevent raiders from the north cutting communication at Ometusoo," about half way to I'a- chucs. Mr. Dowlas Is leaving Vera Crus to night and expects to be In Washington July 30. He has asked for an appoint ment to discuss the situation wttn uecre- tary Lansing. Carranslstaa Take Santa Craa. NOOALE8, Arls., July 22. Five hundred Carranxa troops captured Santa Cms to day, according to reports reaching here. Santa Crus Is a few miles southeast of Nogales, Bonora, where Governor Jose Maytorena, the Villa leader, expecte to make his last stand. The Carransa force is said to have captured a cannon, which. It Is said, was turned on the fleeing Villa soldiers, two of who were killed. Altered Itaetera Kxeeoted. DOUGLAS. Arls., July 22. General P. Ellaa Calles, Carranxa commander In So nora, confirmed today previous reports that his soldiers had executed between fifty and sixty Villa troops caught loot ing stores and residences at Cananeas. Calles also said that his advance guard was within twelve miles of Nogales, where Governor Maytorena has concen trated all available Villa forces. Will Kvaeaate Naeo. NACO, Arts., July 22. If authorities at Washington wait a few days there will be no need of protesting against the military occupation of Naco, Met, ac cording to Carranxa officials, who say that Just as soon as a civil government Is organised the troops will be withdrawn. The Carranxa men declared today, how ever, that the agreement made with Gen eral Scott was violated by Maytorena within two weeks after the town had been evacuated by Carransa troops in conformity with the promise given Gen eral Scott. Bertsche Continues . Story of Bribery of . Chicago Policemen CHICAGO, July 23-Chrlstlan P. Bertsc he, self-confessed "fixer In the pro tection of criminals by bribing the police, resumed the witness stand today In the trial of former Detective Sergeants Wil liam F. Ryan and Walter O'Brien and was subjected to further cross-examination by oounsel for the defendants. Bertsche admitted he hoped to secure im munity by his revelations of corrupt deal ings with the police. It was brought out that Bertsche's saloon cashed checks for pollcemena and other city employes ag gregating 125,000 a month. PROMINENT RAPID CITY WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY RAPID CITT. S. P.. July M.- Special.) Sudden death came to Mrs. Charles r. fatteson. one of this city's best known women. She was stricken with apoplexy at noon and three hours laUVi passed away without regaining con-1 selousnaes. With her husband she hasj resided here sines the early eighties, and 1 was Identified with churah and social ( affairs. of marshy and Hooded ground V TWO DEAD, 6 HURT IN STRIKE RIOTS Situation at Bayonne, N. J., Gets Be yond Control of Sheriff and He Calls for Troops. TIDEWATER PLANT IS CLOSED NEW YORK, July 22. Two dead and six seriouHly Injured, one prob ably fatally, was the harvest reaped by rioters at the Standard Oil anC Tidewater plants In Dayonne today as the result of two attacks on the deputies guarding the property. Two fires also occurred, one In the Stan dard Oil plant where a watchman's house was virtually destroyed; the other in the yard of the Tidewater Oil company where staves and lum ber were stored. This last fire was started by means of burning- wast thrown over the walls by rloterg. It waa speedily checked with a trifling loss. Those killed In the fighting were Stan ley Murefko. 29 years old. and Nlcolay Iwassklu. If. both of whom were shot through the heart by r'.f'.e bullets, appar ently fired by the guarda. The man were killed during an attack on the barrel works' of .the. Tidewater p)w, which be gan at 11:40 a. m. and lasted for half an hour. ' A sudden downpour of rain had much to do with stopping this right. A feature of this attack was the defl- nca the atrlkers of Sheriff Eugene ; KinKeen, wno naa larorea pauenuy wun (.Continued on Page Two, Column Three ) The Day's War News DESPKRATK KMJIITIMli eontlaaea betweea tha Tea ton to armies rreaalnar a pun Wsnan and tha Russian forces defending- It, with the Issue still In the balance. Ad vances alonsr all tha fronts are claimed In the latest Herman and Austrian official statements, bat I'etrnarrad, while not denying- tha closer drawlnw-la of tha A net ro ller man lines la, some sectors, as serts that theea lines are being held stationary or harled back ward at vital points. ON THH IMPORTANT FROST south of I.ablln a serious beach In what would mean tha eat tin- of the I.ublln-rhrlna railroad Una and the division of the Russian armies to tha north and south, tha Russian resistance seems to h stronsjrast. Tha Petroa-rad statement e talma the Trntonle offensive has been arrested there. rOl'HTKB ATTACKS have driven of the Rlrer Narew to the north of Warsaw, the Rasslan declare. They aaaert also that their lines on tba left baak of the Vlstala, to the aoutheast of the city, ara holdlnsr. The fortress of NorogeorleTek seems to be a;tvlns; effective help In keenlnsjr Teutons In check to the northwest, for the tlma at leaat. IN THH ntl.TIf PROVINCES tha German advance la proa-reaslnsr, with their outposts barely tweaty miles from Rlsra, the Immediate objective. ALONG TIIK At STRO-ITALIAN frontier Rome claims the grata of a part of tba heights rommaadla Gorlsla and tha Isonso bridges from tha right bank of tha river. Tha latest report from Vienna de. been checked. HKtVV FIGHTING In Alsace la re ported la the French official statement. Fnrfther bombard I a of Germaa communication llaea la aeroplane raids Is reported from Parts. Free Coupon For the Best Movies By special arrangement with eight of the leading moving picture theaters THK BEE Is enabled to give its readers a combination coupon good for a free ad mission to any one of them on days aporlfled. In Sunday's Dee , i I , 3f y RUSSIAN FORCES IN POLAND ARE IN GRAVE DANGER Teutonic Drive Along Lublin-Chelm Railroad May Cut the Czar's Great Armies in Poland in Twain. COUNTRY IS GREATLY ALARMED Warsaw is Menaced by Three Great Attacks from North, West and South. ALL COURLAND IS LAID WASTE WASHINGTON, July 22. The American consul at Warsaw cabled the State department today that tho Hulgian consul had left Warsaw and that the American consulate had taken charge of the affairs of Hel glum and Serbia. , LONDON, July 22! While prayers for victory were being said today throughout Russia, the Airntrlans and the Germans coutlnued their drive at Warsaw from the north, the west and the south. Meanwhile they were reaching further north towards Riga, on the Daltlc, from which Ihelr ad vance guard Is not more than twenty miles distant. The tone of dispatches from Tetro grad bespeaks plainly that the coun try is aware of the graveness of the military situation, Involving not only Ihe fate of the Polish capital, but theji, Integrity of the RusHlun army in Po land, the northern and southern sec tions of which might be cut In twain by a decisive defeat along the Lub-lln-Chelm railway. It Is along this sector that the Russians are now fighting most desperately, for this railway is the sole great artery of communication of Poland with gouth- em Russia, sweeping away fromlof retaliatory umumres of the belllger- Lublin, and Chelm towards OdeBsa. 'ents against one another. What action Courland) our troops advancing con Having several times been reported !w"uM uhrn b" Un,,wl K,at" ,n if:",rll,r ""1 vlotor'OUHlr .... .. .. . . . j the event of further violation of Amer- i ! prisoners, five machine guns and a within five miles of the railroad andjlo(,n rltnt, not al(loloBe(i ln th, new great quantity of baga-age. A movement now, according to Austrian claims, jnots, nor was It officially commented on on th lower Dubiasa led the advancing bavins; Dierced tha nunxUn front lothorwlse here today, but a gvneral un- I troops Into the Orynklakl-Oulstuny dis tills gection of the Teutonic forces should be within rifle shot of the railway, but no claim has been made of having seised it. Northwest or Lublin, lvowwver, the Teutonic forces have pushl forward to the bridgehead positions south of Ivsn gorod and thence northward. Around the olrclo which Is tightening on Warsaw, they have made steady progress, though meeting with serious opposition along the Narew river, northwest of the capi tal. Courland Laid Waste. Elsewhere, generally speaking, the Rus sians are falling back. AmilnvliisT that tactics with which they harassed Na poleon in 1811 That Is, they are not only burning all bridges anl destroying roans, but are laying waste the country- ' side wtlli fire and dynamite, removing such provisions as they can. destrovlna- (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) Sandford Fleming, Father of Canadian Pacific Road, Dead HALIFAX. N. R, July ffi.Blr Sand ford Fleming, scientist and engineer, died here this morning. Ha waa known as the father of the Paclflo railway. Sir SanOford held many positions of high purllo trust, but his chief work wsa In connection with his chosen pro fession of civil engineering and In aelen- tlfto rest arch. In the early sixties Sir Sandford did his first Imnortant work when he con ducted a survey for the first link In a railway which would extend from the Atlantlo to tho Palflc within Urltlsli territory. This railway was the Inter Colonial and be was chief engineer dur ing Its construction. In 1S71 ha was appointed engineer-in-chief to carry on tha Paclflo railway sur veys and tho railroads that travers this region today are a monument of tha successful jrllmlnary wor he did there. The railway across the Island of New Foundland Is also In large measure due to his work. Sir Sandford Is grate fully remembered In Canada as tha dean of its engineering profession and ths "father of the Pacific rallwa." Literature snd sclentlflo research oc cupied tba later years of his life. He waa elected chancellor of Queens uni versity ln US0 and was many times re elected to that office, whioh he filled for more than thirty years Russians Set Fire to City and Harbor Works at Windau PRRLIN, June 22. (Via London) Be fore evacuating Windau tha Rusolans applied tho torch o tha city and tha harbor works, according to advices re ceived at Llhau. Tha greater part of tha city la said to have been destroyed. The Russian troops also are reported to have fired villages and farm houses in j other parts of Courland. in as-ordance i with the provisions of a recently pun- It.ihed army order. Gideons Gathering forConvention 1K8 MOINKS. Ia., July 2&-Iwomtng ; trains todsy brought Gideons front all . fort tons of the country to attend tle six teenth annual convention of tust .,rgsn ilsatlon, which was fnrma'lv otened with ! a meeting of Its nstkmal cabinet. Two cities ara ronteatunta fur the 111$ con I vent loo, Huntington, W. Va,, and Cliat I anooga, Tcna, NOTE TO GERMANY ON WAYTO BERLIN It Puts Burden of Any Break in Diplomatio Relations Upon the Kaiser's Government. WILL BE PUBLISHED SATURDAY WASHINGTON, July 22. The now American note to Germany is on Its way to Derlln. It cleared from Watthlngton over the telegraph wires during the night and today was be ing Hashed over the cables to Lon don and thence to Copenhagen, where Is goes overland wires again to the German foreign office. It should reach Us destination tonight or early tomorrow. Secretary Lansing announced that the text of the note would be given out here Friday afternoon for publication in morning papers of Saturday. Concerning future conduct of German submsrlnea the note doea not neveasarlly call for an answer, aa it announces the intention of the Vnlted Btatea to regard any further vlo'alkm of International Ihw resulting In the loes of American Uvea as unfriendly. On the otiher hand, the American de mands for dlxavowul of any Intention to sink the Lusltanla and the request for reparation are renewed in the new note, and very likely those, with other points, such as the willingness of tha 1'n I tod Slates to act aa an Intermediary between the belllgvrenta to adjust rules nf maritime warfare will b the basis fur further discussion by Germany. An answer is not expected for at least two or-thrco weeks on those phases. It generally agreed among of fl. ials here. however, that ny loss of American Uvea In the meantime would In lUWf raise the question of action, Irrespective of any formal reply from Germany. Final Statement of Principles. The American note Is In the nature of a final atatement on the principle In volved, In which the United States takes the unalterable position that the ac cepted rules of International law must :srovern the rlahta of neutrals. Irrespective , "Undln urv" another die. eater, such aa befell the Lusltanla would mean the Immediate assembling of con gress. President V llson has given careful con- (Continued on Page Two. Column One.) Remington Plant Machinists Given Written Contract BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July U.-John A. Johnston, vice president of tha Structural lmn Wnrbam teumv nnniinMil th-t k- hrt h.n -Hvi..d kv j t president of the International Association of Machinists, that a "written agree ment," which would settle the strike of the machinists in the plants of the Rem ington Arms and Ammunition company and various sub-contraotora, had been secured. According to Mr. Johnston, the vice president of the machinists telephoned from New York and requested that Thomas J. Savage, a member of the gen eral executive board of tha marhtnlsta, be asked not to oontradlct any more statements regarding the settlement. Mr. Savage denied last night that he knew anything of a settlement after Mr. Kep pler had announced that the strike had been declared off and the men would go back to work Monday. Mr. Johnston said Ksppler would re turn to Bridgeport with the written agreement this afternoon. Mr. Johnston 1 said hs also understood that ths girls who walked out at the Union Metalllo Cartridge plant of the Remington com pany iiad voted to return to work, hav ing been promised an Increase of about S cents a day. WASHINGTON, July TJ.-Samusl Oom- I pers, president nf the A merles n Perfora tion of Labor, and representatives of I other trade unions, who met here yester day to cnnatdar the Ilemlnt m strike, I will go to Hrldgeport tonight for a con- I ference tomorrow, despite the develop- j ments which may end the trouble. ! It was said today that Ihs -.itrisillctloi'il dispute for control of crvaiitaed mill wrttihts between ths International As- soclatlon cf Machinists, VnlleJ Brother- j hood of Carpenters vol Uridyl and j Structural Iron Workws s a matter of prime Importance whloh needs adjuxt-! ment and that ths Bridgeport conference , will be held regardless of other devolop- ments ln the situation. Grand Duke Nicholas Wages Army to Help Answer Prayers PETUOGRAD, July 22. (Via London.) In an order of the day, Issued tn con nection with tha services of prayer which are being held throughout Russia todny, Grand Duke Nicholas, the oom-mander-ln-chlef, calls upon the troops to accomplish fresh deeds to achieve a victorious end of ths great battle now raging. The order of the day follows: "By desire of ths emperor and holy synod, ths whole of Russia Is today praying for the victory of Russian arms. I firmly believe the Joint prayers of the emperor and his people will be fulfilled. "The whole of Russia has united Its efforts to supply, the army with all that Is necessary to wage a victorious war against the enemy. Tou men of the heroin army and navy who have been confided to mi, do not forget that ths smporor and all Russia are aiding you by their prayers and their labor. "Imbued with this thought and strong In our courage, let us show them our gratitude by fresh deeds. God and His powerful hlep sre with us, and we carry In ourselves thst fslth which la the earnest of victory." IVANGOROD IS INVESTED BY THE GERMANS Russians Have Retreated Into Fort ress, Fifty-Six Miles South east of Warsaw, Berlin Reports. SLAVS RETREAT ON VISTULA They Discontinue Uselen Attacks on the Narew, According; to Statement. MANY THOUSANDS ARE TAKEN BERLIN, July 22. (Via London.) Tho war office today announced that the Austro-German forces, which are driving at Warsaw from the south had compelled the Russians to retreat into the fortress of Ivangorod. about fifty-six miles southeast of tn Polish capital. The fortress is no closely invested. The text of the statement follows: "To the west of the Argonno our troni-.t are further pro-Krewslng. Vigorous artil lery comlats took place between tin Meune and the Moelle. Sojth of Ix-liitie" French attacks cnllnpaed. before the r stanleg In front of our advanced posi tion "In the Vosgea yeaterday the rnemv attacked six times southwest of Reich -aokerkopf, but was ropulsed with san gulnary losses by the llavarlttn troop. Counter attacking we recaptured a por tion of our trench, which was In thi hands of the onemy, taking l.TT Alpln-- troops prisoners, among them three of ftcera. In tho evening we repulsed ni enemy attack near Sondnrnach. "An enemy biplane fell down unil r our fire In the forest of Parroy. In an aortal fight over the Muena er valley three CKrman airmen gained a victory over threa adversaries, of whom two were forced to descend into th alley of the Thann. "Kastern theater: Northeast of Shavll Irlot and resulted in the storming of several enemy positions; Th Russians are retreating on the entire front from Lake Raklewo to the Nemen. "Bouth nf the road from Marlampol to Kovno, we enlarged the break and gained further ground to tha eastward, captur, Uig four officers, 1,210 men and four machine guns. "On the Narew the enemy discffftlnuei useless counter attacks." "South of the Vistula the Russians were pressed back toward Warsaw on the line running through Blonle, Nadar sny, and Oora Kalwarja. "Yesterday, by bold attacks, the troops of General Von Woryech's army frua sratsd the final attempts of the enemy I to arrest the retreat of his defeated irwym uviurv ivuxisuruu. At noon mw great bridgehead position near Lagow and Lugowawola was stormed by out brave Hlleslan troops. In close connection with this, with the assistance of the I Austro-Hungarian troops the enemy was thrown on the entire front Into the fort ress which Is now closely Invested. "Northwest of Ivangorod, Auotro-Hun garlan troops are stilt fighting on the western bank of tho Vistula. Yesterdny we captured more than S,0"0 prisoners ' and eleven machine guns. ' Iletween the Vistula and the ling, tha battle, which Field Marshal Von Mack ensnn la dlreotfhg. Is proceeding. South west of Lublin ths Austro Hungarlsn troops are further progreeelng. Between Blennlka and W'ola. south of Rejawlce, hostile positions ware stormed over a wide sector. Lagow la situated thirty kilometers east of Zwolen. Lugawawola Is ten kilometers northwest of Zwolen." Movements of Oceana Steamers. Port. NEW YORK. ArrlTed. Rll4 Crttlo. OOTHKNBITRO. Bro KYhNKIf rluM GKNOA Taormln.... CAtMZ tuna Alras UVKRPOOL .Suonis. THE WANT AD WAY. - TTrnrxsY (All rights reserved.) Tha business hs started Is now on the boomi Is store he's enlarging aseds lots mora tooaa. M own a fins aato. Drives down about nisei Wnea asked how be likes It, Says "I like It Just line. "And now let ma tell TOT. Sov saperlsnes I've had. 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