Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-28
Momentum of Offensive Is
Checked by Defenders
Of Polish Capital.
RUSSIANS GAIN ALL
ALONG, SAY REPORTS
Armies of Won Mackensen
and Won Hindenburg in
Big Battles.

I ONDON, July - UO:SO p. mD-
l. The Austro- German attempts to
envelope the Russian armies defend
ing Warsaw and to capture the Polish
capital, which for time progressed
almost with the momentum of the Of
fensiVe which cleared Galica of the
Russian troops, have been brOugh
nearly to a standstll and where the
Germans are moving forward 1t is only
yard by yard and at tremendous cost
i'm men and material.
The German field marshal, Won
Mackcnsen, has taken a few villages
on the way to the Lubin-Chelm rail-
way between the Nistula and the Bug
rivers and the Austrians by a counter
offensive at Sokal have captured posi-
tions which will make the German
flank suffer. but as has so often oc-
CURED lately Berlin officially reports
that otherwise the position of the
German troops under Won MaCkensen
remains unchanged"
Russ Attacks HindcnburS.
Along the western bank of the
Nistula from IvangorOd to Novogeor-
gievsk even less progress apparently
has been made while along the Narew
where Field Marshal Won EIndenburg
has been directing operations in an
effort to drive a wedge i'm behind the
city, he is now largely occupied in
meeting the Russian Counterattacks
These cOnterattacks according to
PetrOgrad, have succeeded in forcing
the Germans who had crossed the
river to return to the northern bank
at seevral points but Berlin asserts
that they completely failed and that
il a
oaStCrly direction.
The Russians, who were defeated in
the Baltic provinces recently, have
turned and according to the Berlin
official report, have delivered an at
tack from Mitau, which however, was
repulsed.
Germans Turn Toward East.
Further to the south the Germans
continue their advance eastward, to-
wards the wilma PetrOgrad railway,
but there is q lot of territory to cover
before this is reached and it is con-
sdcred more likely that General Won
BuclOw, who is in command here, will
turn to the southwest to threaten the
Russian armies which are facing Won
Ilindenburg
Everywhere the battles are at their
height especially that in which Won
tary critics here believe that this is
the most critical engagement of the
campaign for the whole German plan
depends on his reaching the Iublin-
Chclm railway.
French Report Victory.
with interest largely centered on
the east the important offensive of
the French in Alsace has been almost
Gisrcgarded They report tonight an
other success to the north Of Nuu-
ster, which apparently is their objec-
tive and the repulse Of a series of
German counterattacks. The French
have concentrated a lot of artillery in
this region and with high explosives
have been simply tearing up the Ger
man defensive works which are
among the strongest along the whole
line
Artillery likewise is playing an
important part in the battle on the
Iscnzo. whore the Italians are re-
ported to have concentrated for three
days their fight on the Austrian posi-
tions This fire is said to have eX-
ceeded in violence that which the
AustrC- Germans employed against
the Russians i'm western Galicia
which up to that time was the most
terrific ever experienced in war.