New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-24

Won Eichhorn are making further
progress east of Koyno.
On the Bobr we occupied Osso-
wetz fortress, which was evacuated
by the Russians.
North and south of Tykocin sue
cessful engagements took place. Ty-
kocin was taken. On this occasion
200 prisoners, including eleven Of
fcers, and seventy-seyen machine
guns fell into our hands.
Desperate Russian counter attacks
east Of Bielsk failed. with very con-
siderable losses to the enemy, and
we advanced south Of this town.
Army Group of Prince Leopold Of
Bavaria: Engaged in stubborn fight
ing, this army group has crossed the
Kleszoze-Leranza line and is engaged
in further favorable attacks. We
took 1850 prisoners and sixteen ma
chine guns were captured.
Army Group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: The crossings over a
tributary of the Pulva have been
captured after fierce resistance on
the front between Rama and the
mouth of the river. An attack across
the Bug above the tributary Of the
Pulya is making progress.
Before Brest-Litovsk the situation
remains unchanged. On both sides
of Syitjoze and at Piszoza, east of
Vladoya, the enemy was defeated
yesterday and driven back toward
the northeast.
Petrograd, Aug. 23.-The following
official statement was issued tonight
AZ the Russian War Office:
On land in the Riga region, in the
direction of Jacobstadt and Dvinsk,
toward the west, the situation is un-
changed.
On the Sventa, between the Villa
and Niemen, on the 2lst and 22d we
held the enemy's offensive on the
front of Unconstitutional Roche
dairy Drsozun-I chki. Further south
some of our units passed from the
left bank of the middle Niemen TO
the right bank.
Between the Bobr and the Brest-
Litovsk region We continue to de-
fend our positions. Step by step on
the Dist and 22d, the enemy made his
most stubborn attacks on the Lower
Bobr, in the region Of Chafranka and
Bielsk, in an casterly direction, and
on the front of Klechtcheli-W ysoka-
Brest-Litovsk
On the right bank Of the Bug River,
east of Nladova, the principal enemy
attacks continue in the region of the
lakes near Pushcha. On the evening
of the 22d, the enemy attempted to
assume the offensive also in the di
rection of Kovel.
The situation in Galicia is un-
changed.
The fall of Ossowetz depriyes the
Russians OF the last of their western
most fortrasses. Ii is situated about
twenty miles inside the Russian from
tier, opposite the East Prussian bor-
der and the Mazurian Lake country.
Its fall had been expected. inasmuch
as the retreat further eastward Of the
great bulk of the Russian forces al
most isolated the garrison.
OF all the Russian fortresses cap
tured by the Austrians and Germans
in such rapid succession during the
last three weeks, OssOWetZ made the
longest resistance. During the winter
and spring several futile attacks were
made by the Germans on this position.
Even after the Germans had swept
through Poland and the Baltic prov
lnces Ossowctz still held out. Its SUI
perior powers of resistance lay IN the
marshv nature of the surrounding
country. which made it difficult for
the Germans to bring up their heavy
held pieces.
Ossowetz, first class fortress, de-
rives strategic importance because 1t
guards the railway approach TO Bielo-
stok and the great Petrograd- Warsaw
trunk line.