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Show ENTIRE RUSSIAN ARMY IN DANGER London, July 21 Germany's heavy guns are bombarding the outdr fortifications forti-fications of Warsaw. The male population of Riga is in flight. Every man in Lubin is following fol-lowing on the heels of the retreating Russian army. Tho Lublin-Cholm railway is being demolished by shells, while Gorman infantry Is within eight miles of tho tracks. Trainloads of war materials that the Russian army was trying to save In the impending fall of Warsaw War-saw are held up by tho bombardment or this ono of the two remaining lines from the Polish capital. The number of prisoners taken by the Germanic allies has increased to more than 80,000 in the last three days. Hugo Btoros of war material and large numbers of guns have been added to the booty. The morale of the Russian army is broken, Berlin reports. Steel Circle Tightened. The German circle has been tightened tight-ened on three sides of Warsaw On the fourth sido, the east, the Germans are pressing forward in an effort to cut off the last retreat of tho czar's millions. Von Mackensen and Von HIndenburg are smashing forward from north and south in a gigantic effort not only to break the Russian grip on all of Poland, but also to coop up and destroy the Russian army to which has been added In this last stand the Imperial household troons of Petrograd and Moscow. Further successes at every point are recorded for tho Gorman and Aus trlan troops. In the very shadow of their fortressos at Ivangord and No-vogcorglovBk, No-vogcorglovBk, the Russian front has heen broken and the Russian defens es are being battered by German artillery. ar-tillery. Little is being heard from Petrograd Situation Hopeless. Already semi-official reports, circulated circu-lated there with the apparent inspiration inspi-ration of the German staff, admit that the situation as far as Warsaw is concerned con-cerned is hopeless. Articles by experts ex-perts with unofficial connection with the czar's main headquarters find bitter bit-ter fault with the western allies, charging desertion of Russia in her hour of need. While still retreating in the Cour-land Cour-land and Kovno governments, the Russians further south have come to their last stand the Vistula and its for tresses. Their most tremendous effort is being concentrated in the vicinity of Lublin, and the Important strategic railroad, which already is under fire of the German artillery. Berlin reports that the fall of Lublin is momentarily expected. The Aus-tro-German forces under Von Slacken sen have broken through the Russian line at Skrzymisk, NIedrawika and Mala, southwest of the city, and are rapidly following up their attack. Russ Losses Tremendous. On the entire Warsaw front the Russian losses are reported as unprecedented un-precedented both In killed, prisoners and material In the series of great UtlLLIUO UU ucillb 1U11 (, 11 1, (JUL UCtUlU the Polish capital the Russians are throwing their last reserves Into the effort to blunt the Teutonic drives. The Austrians have left only a fringe of men In the Italian theatre, while bringing their entire strength to bear upon the Russians in the east The German armies under Von Hindenburg have battered their way through the Russian outer defenses of the fortified city of Rozan and, holding their ground, have repulsed violent counter attacks along the Na rew by great forces operating on the fortresses of Pultusk and Novogeorg-levsk. Novogeorg-levsk. At last reports the Germans were fighting to complete their occupation occu-pation of Rozan and continue their drive southward. Unofficial reports stato thnt the fall not only of Rozan but also of Pultusk Is expected al any minute. |