South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
Troops of Car Are Holding
Back Teuton Horde at
the Gates of
Warsaw.
VIOLENT FIGHTING ON
BETWEEN TWO RIVERS
Germans Gain Ground, But Are
Forced Back in FieCe Coun-
ter Attacks by the
Enemy.

PETROGRAD. July 24-Although
the tro-German forces are now
engaged in their supreme effort to
take Warsaw and envelope the Rus
sian center. the troops of Grand Duke
Nicholas have checked the advance
of the TeutOnic allies in Poland and
fresh troops in Galicia are attacking
the Austro- Hungarian forces with
view to relieving the pressure at the
northern end of the battle line.
Violent fighting is in progress be-
tween the Bug and Vistula rivers. in
southern Poland. where the Russians
were hard pressed. The Germans
were able 10 gain some ground, but
fierce couater attacks were launched
by the Russian forces which cost the
enemy heavily.
With the shortening Of the Russian
line and the withdrawal TO points
closer TO the base of supplies, the
Russian resistance has stiffened, es-
pecially south of Warsaw where the
German army of Field Marshal Won
Mackenzen is attacking Ivangorod.
Germans Suffer.
The furious three-frOnt battle con-
tinues with the greatest violence. on
Thursday. the Germans smashed the
wire entanglementS around GniewOS-
ZeW. six miles southwest Of Ivan
good. but are reported to have been
hurled back with heavy losses. on
the previous day. the Germans had
suffered heavily in assaults on the
Piaski, NOislavitze and GrubechOw
positions. They were successful in
driving the Russians from a number
of trenches. but the MuscOvite forces
rallied and in counter attacks infiict-
ed severe losses upon the Germanic
troops
The battle for the LublIn-Cholm
railway. in southern Poland has now
ragged 10 days. The Germans. with
superhuman eXertions. moved great
quantity of heavy artillery through
the swamps and marshes to the front
and this is being used 10 lombard the
railway line in order 20 prevent the
shipment of supplies and the move
ment of troops.
Big Austrian and German guns are
pouring a rain Of shells upon the forts
Of IvangOrOd.
Aerial scouts of the Russian troops
are having q difficult time locating
the Teutonic batteries because Of a
new type of high angle guns which
the Austrians are using and which
have proved much more effective than
the old style of anti-air craft weaD-
ons.
Ridicule Reports.
Reports that the Russians would
evacuate Warsaw in order TO save the
army which is opposing the forces Of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg were
ridiculed today. The Russians are
confident that the fortresses Of Novo
GeOrgievsk and IvangorOd can hold
out until developments take a more
favorable turn for the Russians
All indications point 10 the fact
that it will probably be a week be-
fore there is any decisive turn in the
situation in Poland although the Rus
SLAMS hope for developments in Ca
licia at an earlier date.
In the sector OF SOkal the army OF
Gen. Boolm- ErmolH has engaged the
Russians and is trying 10 cut through
the Russian line. Trench fighting is
in progress there. Heavy losses have
been caused among the German and
Austrian engineers who We're irving
TO throw bridges across the Bug. The
Russian artillerymen got the exact
range and attempts TO construct non
toons ended in failure.