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Russian fort captures near Vistula. German advances threaten key forts
Reports from August 20 describe a Russian retreat and the fall of Neve Georgievak near the Vistula as Grand Duke Georgievk who commanded 20,000 troops was reportedly captured with vast war materials. Separate dispatches claim Novo Georgievsk and two additional forts north were seized, while Brest-Litovsk defenses crumble. The Russian situation is described as desperate as Kovno and Vilna face pressure and evacuation. In New Mexico and Pennsylvania items, horse thefts and a fatal track incident are noted, followed by a mercury catarrh warning and an advertisement for a nostrum.
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Neve Georgievak
Warsaw
Vistula
Fae
London
Kovno
Brest-Litovak
Germany
Vilna
Iit
Bialsto
Russia