Show FI CENTERS CENTERS' 7 AT I NE AS I T To Germanys Germany's National Hero Hero- Field Marshal von Hindenburg Hinden- Hinden burg Is Entrusted Difficult lt Task of Capturing Fortress s Which Obstructs T e ton VON BUELOW SUFFERS CHECK FARTHER NORTH A I On Other Hand One of Main Positions of Line It Was Supposed Russians Russian's Would Try to Hold East of Warsaw Falls to Germans FRENCH REPULSE ATTACKS 4 4 I Petrograd Aug 13 The 13 The Russian Rus Rus r r sian siaI war war office in an official communication com corn tonight a admits the I t evacuation of the towns of f r Soko Soko- low and Lukow to the east of ot Warsaw but claims that tha the Germans in inthe the regi region n of Riga Rig have been driven back and nd that near under the pressure of or t the tho Russians they have abandoned I their attack e ei I t J i iL T L ONDON t Aug 13 Field Fidel Field 1 v von n H personally b 5 taken command of the German attacking and nd according to tb t the German official r report port ha has made further progress in in t tIle the le fighting the Russians in that filet region The selection of or Germanys Germany's national nation nation- al hero for for forthe the tho duty duh of capturing tl the tho fortress of oJ KO Korno o which stands be- be Germans and Vilna and ana tho the Warsaw Petrograd railway is taken as IS an indication of the tho importance which the German general staff starr at attaches at at- tn hes to this operation News that the civilians had commenced com corn men ed to evacuate ate as well eU as Ilna led to to the belief In many quarters quarters quarters that the Russians ma may have decided to gi give them up but In iii t the le latest of official official or- or report from Petrograd It Is claimed that the Russians have re repulsed repulsed re re- pulsed the time German attacks except at atone atone atone one point where a desperate artillery engagement is in pro progress r ss Von Yon nn Suffer n S 'S Setback Farther north between Pon and D where General von on Buelow Buelow Bue- Bue low Iowa a week ago was advancing ad rapidly ra toward tho railway the Germans ap apparently apparently apparently ap- ap have ha suffered Buttered a setback for forthe time the nus Russians now speak of pressing them thorn and declare the they have the town of oC which is considerably considerably consid consid- west of the point to which tI tint Iho 6 Germans had penetrated South of or Riga also the time Germans German's are said to be doing coln little more mora than holding hold hold- lug ing their own WIt so o that the talked ed of or orn be to n advance anee toward Petrograd seems slowly developing et very ery On the other hand the G Germans continue continue continue con con- to drive In the Russians to thin the northwest nn and east cast or of Warsaw and with tho the capture pt of or are within a short distance 0 of the Bug river rl one of the tile main supports of or the Brest Brest- sk line It was believed the Iu Russians Rus sinus originally Intended l to hold thus this line Field Marshal von on In th the tha who commands comm s the tho Germans Germans' southeast between n th tint the and amid the ih- Bug Dug again is reported to have ha b en held helt up by b a Russian counterattack The rime military critics disagree as to the probable line on which Grand Duke Nicholas will elect to make his stand but a majority of ot them consider It Ic hardly like likely that he will tr try to hold the time front p- p French Attacks Attack The Tue German hl CrO crown prince continues his attempt to pierce the time French lineIn line lineIn In the forest of the tue lIe He has hn a few tew local successes ses but the losses he lie has hns sustaIned s In the time series of oC attacks 5 are declared 1 to have ha been er very hea heavy heavy- The Germans also have at attacked attacked at- at tacked In but bet without success according according- to tile the French account On the peninsula th the Turks claim to have e taken trenches of oC a a. and andIn andIn andin hundred yards r near Sed In the vicinity of Arl to toha and muM muni munitions ha have e captured man many guns huns of or war wal from the allied forces In addition an ami allied warship is de declared lared to have ha be been n struck b by a Turkish shell off ort Arl ri Jammed d. Austrian Army rna Headquarters Au Aug Despite the resistance which th the tho Russians are offering to th the pressure armies nr on om th tho o of the Austro northern and southern o flanks tho the Russian Rue Rus sian armies In Poland pol nd are arc ar steadily I be being beIng be- be ing lug Jammed and crowded together Int inta Into a mass lilaCS the order orderly retreat of at which is becoming moro more monO and more moro difficult where signs On tho time southern wing of or breaking were observed cd In the battlinG battling bat bat- around tho the cn enveloping eloping allied forces again lmae hase Inflicted d a a- and such th the number of severe so blows driven drien Russian rearguards In upon their Ir main tho the German commanders com hod body It Is I hoped by br manders that the effect of ot this pres pressure sure soon will wIn be seen In th the th capture t of Increased ed numbers of ot prisoners guns ulla anti and supplies S |