LOYALTY Of THE POLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4003, 9 August 1915, Page 5

LOYALTY Of THE POLES.

‘•WITH It US SI A TO THE LAST SHEATH.” ‘ FURTHER STOR3ES OF THE GLEAM-UP AT WARSAW. RUSSIAN DETERMINATION STRENGTHENED. (Received August 8, 4 p.m.) PETROGRA.I). August 8. At the opening* of tlie session of tlie Council oi the Empiie M. Bobrinski said: “The greater Russia’s misfortunes, tlie more intense grows her invincible resolution to wage the war to the end. The day of victory will sound. Russia does not sav ‘good-bye’ to Warsaw, but ‘au..revoir.’ ” it. Cliebeko, a Polish member, said the Polos would not Puget Russia’s sympathy in their time of grid: and struggle. .1 hey were with Russia to the last breath and would never betray the Slav flag. . . The newspapers are unanimous in declaring that: the evacuation of Warsaw strengthens Russia s determination to pm sue the war to a victorious end. A letter from Warsaw, dated Tuesday stated that provisions were at famine prices. A party of Uhlan scouts had crossed the Vistula and been taken prisoner. During their advance from the \ istula the Germans encountered innumerable fires. They consequently were, preceded by military firemen* Ostradorff, Groitze, and Bionic were m flames when occupied by the enemy. __ The last Russian troops left Warsaw at live o clock on Thursday morning'. • The evacuation was carried out in perfect order. Even tlie street letter boxes were taken to Moscow. Most oi. the shops were closed. Enemy aeroplanes to the last moment dropped bombs on the city. , The decision to abandon the city seems to have been precipitated by the advance of great German forces on the left of the Narew in the direction of Ostrov.