New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-05


heen crossing the Vistula during the
last few DAYS. near Maszievitze, un-
successfully attacked us. In the IVAN
rorod district Monday our troops con-
centrated on the Nistula bank.
German Retreat Disorderly.
Between the Vistula and the pug
fighting continues. On the "e,R-'
near Lake Draiov, northeast OF the
ySIage of Ioczra. and between Choim
and Vladows, the enemy yesterday az
tempted TO break through our front
The fighting reached almost lncreelole
ferocitv. and the infantry DIVISIONS
which resisted the enemy's pressure
during the whole day, particularly ais
tinguished themselves during the hieht
They repulsed great masses OF yer
mans, compelling them to make us
orderly retreat. A.. l;ro.
ain the counter attack in the direc-
tion of Cholm our armored motor CARS
assisted in our success.
"No engagements took place aiohe
the Bug-Zlota Lipa-Dneister line
During the last three days the en-
envy has made enormous euor's 70 uIS
lodge us from the sector OF the Mare"
P;yer from Ostrolenka 10 Lomza.
oIn the district of Jedwabno the en-
envy is conducting trench warfare bul
an the exploding of mines we nave CON
tinually held the upper hand.
"On the PISA and Skwa rivers the
whole enemy army attacked us, having
first launched against us reinforce
ments brought from France. Never
theless we soon saw a complete uer
man defeat in this sector, Tor IL loon
the enemy a week TO drive back IRON
,he village Of Serwatka Ton the rlgn'
bank OF the Pissa) our rear guard regl-
ment. while the battle for the passages
of the Narew. near Novogorod' mas ho'
even begun. CT, -, -
'Near the mouth of the Skwa the
,renv. thanks TO the forests, succeed
"a IN nassing to our side of the river,
hut we successfully prevented him from
bringing his artillery across the NareW'
and al the point of the bayonet we an
initiated some forces which were de-
rrived of the protection of their artl-
lery.
Reinforcements Arrive from France
"These failures compelled the enemy
10 withdraw from this sector the rem
3orcements which had come from
France. and send them 10 reinforce the
Rozan army. which was moving more
"This army was considerably strength
ened by other reinfOrcements which
came to il from the left bank OF the
\istula. Nevertheless, all the efforts
of the enemy to make progress to the
east and west were broken by the RIVER
Ole. -.
ton of his attack and now on the front,
between the Narew and the O)e, IS
making great efforts TO advance IN
,,or+bcesferlv direction behind Ostro-
During three days of fighting the
enemy repeatedly hurled large masses
of infantry against our trenches Dut
while suffering severe losses he ad-
vanced only two or three Versts Ito
miles,.
con August 2, our troops during a
,articulariv desperate German attack,
which we repulsed, saw the enemy S
cavalry caught by his own infantry
who had been thown back IN order
10 force them to attack us gain. Inc
German losses here were very great
ARTILLERY Smothers German Attack.
ain the southern sector of the battle.
near the village of Polshivnitza, the
enemy concentrated a large mass OF
infantry in order to pass across the
valley of the Ole, but our artillery
SmOtnerCQ MS dlvdCh az Iht SAN W
valley, forcing the Germans IN thls
region to dispense.
"Our losses were very heavy, but our
troops are making valiant resistance
10 the enemy's plan to deal a severe
blow from the Narew line on the rear
Of the Russian armies which are I'M
peding Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
offensive in the Vieprz Valley"
A report from Berlin early IN the
dav said that the Russian Legation at
The Hague had officially announced the
evacuation 'of Warsaw Oh account OF
the lack of ammunition, but the formal
abandonment of the city was not re-
ferred TO in the Russian official com
munication issued in Petrograd to-
night. nor has il been confirmed from
any other source.
The German Headquarters official
statement, as given out in Berlin to-
night, follows:
"In pursuit of the retreating enemy
our troops reached the district Of ku-
pischk, east of Poniewicz.
North of Lomza the Russians were
pushed back to the advanced defence
positions of the fortress.
east Prussian and West Prusslan
regiments captured after heavy fight
ing the Narew crossing, near Ostro-
lenka, which was strengthened by field
Notifications. Several thousands Of
Russians were taken prisoner and sew
enteen machine guns were captured.
Our pursuit of the. enemy is proceed
ing.
Warsaw Defences Pierced.
Before Warsaw the Russians were
thrown from the Blonie position into
the outer line of the fortress The
army of Prince Leopold of Bavaria is
attacking the fortress.
1.-THE attack of the German troops
under General Won Woyrsch, who
crossed the Vistula, is proceeding.
"Austro- Hungarian troops and the
army of General Won Woyrsch are in
possession cf tie western part of the
fortress Of Ivangorod to the Yistrla
River.
THE enemy yesterday also attempt
ed TO arrest the advanc. of the army
of Field Marshal Won Mackensen, but
he again was defeated near Lenczna,
northeast of Cholm and west of the
Bug River.
"Since early this morning the de-
feated enemy has been retreating be-