New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-03
Pierce Petrograd Railway
at Two Points as
Drive Advances.
RUSSIANS HURLED
BACK IN GALICIA
Hold Only Narrow Strip OF
Austrian Territory, and
Are Retreating.

London, Sept. Except in the re-
gion Of Riga, where the Russians are
presenting a solid front to Field Mar
shall Won Hindenbu=g. the Austro-Ger-
man offensive is again making head
way and the Russian troops have re-
sumed their withdrawal movement.
The western forts of Grodno were
evacuated after two were destroyed by
the heavy guns Of the invaders and
stormed by the German infantry. 1t is
considered extremely likely that the
whole fortress has already been left to
its fate, for it was no longer tenable
after the Germans had crossed the
Grodno-Vilna Railway. At two points
the Kaisers troops have pierced the
line and have penetrated the forest OF
Bieloviezh. southeast of Grodno. wilma,
doubtless, will be the next objective.
In the southeast Vienna also reports
a series of successes, which have prac-
tically driven the Russians out Of Ga
licia. The Cars forces now hold only
very narrow strip between the
Sereth River and Bessarabia. Across
the border. in Bessarabia, the Austri-
ans state. the Russians set fire to sew
eral villages. which might indicate
further retreat Thus the hopes raised
in the allied countries by recent sue
cesses that Russia was making
zee nataH
Russian Guns Are Saved.
Everywhere the Austro-Germans
claim to be advancing. but they have
not captured any great number OF
men or guns. The Russian guns have
been kept well behind the infantry
and are quickly moved back when the
rearguards are unable longer to hold
off the invaders. There is some talk
of an advance on Kiev. but the dis.
tance to that city is considerable and
the country Is difficult for the move
neat- Of troops.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The official statement from German
Army Headquarters says:
Army Group OF Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: The village OF Car
noko. on the Vilna-Grodno Railway,
was taken by storm. AT Merecz on
the Niemen River, about forty miles
northeast of Grodno) our attack
made progress.
the outer line of forts has fallen.
The North German landwehr took
bv storm Yesterday Fort No. 4, SIT
Al 18th - tho nnm hF0NO-
Grodno high road. The garrison,
consisting OF 800 men, was capt
ured. Late in the evening this was
followed by the capture by troops
from Baden of Fort No. "A, situated
further north. Here We took prls-
oners garrison Of 150 men. The
other fortifcations on the advanced
western front were thereupon evac-
uated by the Russians.
East Of the Forest Of Bieloyiezh,
crossings over the Swislocz and
Makarowce. on the upper streams
southeast of Odelsk, were occupied
by our troops after a hard struggle.
The total captures made by this
army group yesterday amounted TO
800 prisoners, one heavy gun and
three machine guns. In addition TO
this. three heavy cannon hidden by
the enemy in the marshes near Osso-
wetz were dug out.
Win Way Out OF Forest.
Army Group of Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria: Yesterday we won our way
out of the northeastern border OF the
Forest Of Bieloviezh. During the
night we obtained possession OF a
orossipo over the JaSiolda in the marsh
district north of Grodno by a sur
prise attack. One thousand prisoners
were taken.
Army Group OF Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: The Muchawieoo section
{ in the Pripet marsh region has been
crossed along the entire front during
our pursuit of the enemy.
Southeastern Theatre OF War: Dur
ing yesterdays pursuit more than l,OOO
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