The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-31
Capture Lipsk. in Poland:
Force Invaders in Ga
~ licia Nearer Border.
EXPECT GRODNO'S FALL
BEFORE END OF WEEK
Gen. Won Beseler i'm Com
mand of Troops Before
FriedrichStadt.
,r,,i,, cobi, Despatch TO Tur srx

toxpoS. Aug. 3O.-The Austro-Ger-
man offensive in Russia, instead OF abat-
!, Ing. seems tonight to he growing in in
tensity and scope. Yesterday and to-
day blow after blow was driven at the
Russians on practically the entire length
OF the battle front from Riga to the line
of the Zlota Lipa in Galicia, 500 miles to
the south. And according to the official
German statement to-day the Russians
are in retreat from the northern end OF
this long fighting line to its southern
extremity.
I,ipsk, twenty miles east OF Grodno,
vas captured yesterday. The Russians
we're driven from Suchodol and Sche-
reschowo, on the eastern border of the
BIelowieska forest Schereschowo Is
thirty-hve miles northeast of Brest-
Litovsk.
The pridgehead south of Friedrich
stadt in the region of Riga is under hre
OF the Germans. In the region OF koHel
there were advances made ana 10 the
south the German and Austrian forces
are approaching Luck.
To-day's German statement says that
Cen. Won Is ia Np''''''''' 49,
troops before Friedrichstadt Won Bese-
Ter was last mentioned in German des-
matches as the military Governor OF
Warsaw His presence In the north'
where Gen. Won Buelow has been direct
ing the operations, may indicate tnat
the General stan has not been sausheu
With the conduct of operations in tha'
region. II was Won Beseler who cap
tured Antwerp and has since won
AGGRESSIVE work IN many
hattlehelds.
The rapidity and herceness Of the Aus
trian attack on the remaining Gshc'ah
front started Friday. has not been per-
mitted to slacken, 1t would appear from
the Viennese reports. ana to-nIght the
Russians in this region are Withdrawing
toward their own frontier as they hght
furious rear guard actions
Germans May End Offensive.
I, is the renewed Galician camInign
which lust at present Is causing the most
y interest and comment in London. Mill
tary critics conclude without doubt that
the chief object involved is the expulsion
of ALI Russian forces from Austrian ter
, ritory. but in the general strategy OF the
| mannuyre they believe there are indica-
tons that the German offensive in the
east is about to end. In WORD. they
think that as soon as the Russians are
driven out OF the last square foot OF
Austrian territory the combined Teutohic
forces will he ready 10 rest on their VIC
tories and gather new strength Tor oHeh-
rive movements elsewhere
This theory, however, is not well sup
ported by the continued aggressiveness
Of the German operations in the north
Since the collapse of the Kovno-Litovsk
line OF defence the Russians have not
been given moment in which TO eaten
their breath. but have been forced con-
tnually backward, until II would appear
that the Germans intend to drive them
II possible, into their next prepared line
OF defence, which presumably runs
through Dwinsk' wilma and PinsK 70
Dubno.
Two OmciaI Statements.
The German statement says:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: The troops OF Gen. Won
Beseler are stationed in the region
surrounding the bridgehead south OF
Frielrichstadt.
In an engagement east of the Me-
men the army of Gen. Won Eichhorn
reached point northeast of Olita.
I An additional 1000 prisoners ana
seven cannon were captured.
In the direction of Grodno the town
VI llpSh, on IroDi ""o
taken by storm, and the enemy forced
10 surrender. The Widra, a tributary
OF the Sukelka. was crossed by our
| troops
The eastern border OF the forest
directly east OF Bialystok has been
reached at several points.
Army group of Prince Leopold: In
the Biclowieska forest fighting goes on
for possession of the crossing over
he nd
tro-llungarian troops, under Gen. Won
Wovrch drove the enemy our or his
position at SuchodOl, on the eastern
border Of the forest and at Scheres-
chowo. and are now closely pursuing
him
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackcnsen In order to render possi-
Die the retreat Of their rear guard
divisions through the marsh district
| The Russians made "A stand once more
Yesterday on the line in the Koddubno
district south of Kobrin. They were
defeated although they brought back
and threw into the battle some divi-
sions which previously had been fall
Ing back.
The official Austrian statement. for
warded by way OF Amsterdam, Is al
follows:
The armies Of Generals Phanzer,
Blaiin and 3othmer have advanced to
the Slrypa River. All efforts OF the
Russians to stop our pursuit were re-
PULSED. stubborn resistance had to
be broken at the lower koropica
River
The troops Of Gen. Boehm- Ermolll
Encountered strongly defended po
siiipns east of Zloczow and on the
Bialykamen line across Toporow to
Radlechow. The Russians were re-
pulse at several points on TINS front,
IN Nolhyna We gained ground on
u oui vance toward Luck Swinuchy
Y ana other places stubbornly defended
i bN the Russians were taken.
AHsit"-liungarian troops fighting In
"" Blolowieska region defeated the
Russians near Schereschowo. and are
pursuing them toward Prushany.
f"nap- The fact that the German