New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
RUSSIANS BEAT
BACK FOE FROM
WARSAW CIRCLE
Teutonic Armies Checked
at Very Gates of Polish
Stronghold.
GERMAN FORCES
CROSS NAREW RIVER
ro-tresses at ROzan and Puitusk
stormed "IrresiStibly," Ber-
lin Officially Reports.

london. July "a The Austro-German
armies. though lighting desperately,
.s.m unable 70 force the Russians
.r.m the Important positions to the
,~,ne5iate west Of Warsaw and from
-. line a,one the Lublin-Chelm Rail-
way
On the other hand the German
victories in northern Poland and north
cf the Polish capital have frightened
the Tcu,or's grip on the Polish
.sD;,aj and military critics say that
me abandonment Of the city becomes
more probable
After weeks Of gathering, the German
forces for the first time have crossed
,be Ysrev north Of Warsaw and now
have cons ucratle weight of men on
he south hank of that river between
- fortrcSscS of Rozen and Pultusk.
, Berlin oaicia. statement declare;
Cese fortrcsscs have been "Stormed
i,,es.s..b'v." The Communication,
boweyer. does not state whether the
for,resses ca0.tu.ated.
Factories Moved to Interior.
The factories IN the city and district
NJ Warsaw that are working on army
and navy contracts are beng removed
10 interior provinces because OF the
dHcg'-- ,r obtaining fuel and raw
materials lr consequence OF the near
Nos % the city Of the fighting lines.
TRANSPORTING the machinery and work
men.
The frr. I'm Southern Courland. &C.
eort.r- go German claims, has resulted
in almost "a crushing victory for the
Ksiser's army. General Won Bue!ow
iorce. have cut of the Russian re-
t-est and delivered a body blow. II Is
stated that the Germans cut up the
retiring troops badly, dispensing those
which were not killed, wounded or
captured.
mat the Russians are holding the
immediate Warsaw front is plainly
seen from to-day's German Official
statement. which refers 20 only MINOR
operations in this area and tells OF a
co~parativtly insignificant number Of
prisoners taken. Military critics say
his indicates that there have been no
serious attacks on either side, which
probablv means that the Germans are
dug in. waiting achievements and
some favorable circumstances, whlle
the Russians. from their stroncholds,
are risking nothing in counter attacks.
Iyangorod Holds Out.
The report of the investment Of
lvanEorod is now patiently erroneous,
As the Germans speak OF attacks west
o. the city and, though claiming that
they hurled the Russians across the
Vistula 20 the northwest Of the city,
do not contend that their forces o.
taired a foothold on the eastern bank.
The communication issued to-day by
tho Berlin War Office says:
General Won BueIow has defeated
the fifth Russian army near Shawl.
after ten DAYS of continuous fight
ing and marching. German troops yes
terday succeeded in arresting the re-
treat of the Russians in the district
Of Rozalin-Szadow and defeated and
DISPERSED them. The booty since the
beginning Of these operations, on July
j, has increased 10 twenty-five cannon.
forty machine guns, more than 100
cars loaded with ammunition and a
great quantity Of baggage and other
war material
. con the Narew River the army Of
General voa Gallwitz stOrmed ire
sistibly tie fortresses of Rozan and
Pultusk. and forced a crossing of the
Narew between these places. Strong
forces already are on the south bank
Of the river Further north and TO the
south our troops are advancing toward
the river.
Take Prisoners in Skirmishes.
an the battles between the Niemen
and the Nistula since July IA fourteen
cannon and ninety machine guns have
been CAPTURED. The quantity of war
material taken cannot yet be estimated.
Before Warsaw in minor fighting we
have captured in the last few days
1850 prisoners and two machine guns.
"North Of the mouth Of the Pllca
River the Germans have reached the
Nistula.
From the mouth Of the Pilica to
Kozienca, northwest of Ivangorod, the
enemy has been thrown across the
Iistuia. Before Ivangorod our troops
have approached closer to the west
front Of the fortress.
Between the NiStula and the Bug
obstinate fighting is proceeding. Near
Sokal Russian attack against a
bridgehead position was repulsed. A
Ihuringiau regiment especially dis
tincushcd itself here. The exact
quantity OF war material. taken has
not yet be asccrtained."
Russians in Retreat.
The following is the Austrian official
staten mt:
"As CONSEQUENCE Of the victorious
attack Of Archduke Joseph Ferdi-
hands army i'm the last few DAYS, the
enemy Yesterday evacuated positions
between the Nstula and Bystrltza
rivers for a breadth Of forty kilo-
metres q kIlometre is about two-thlrds
Of miieI. and retreated between eight
and ten kilometres northward on a
prepared line. His efforts 10 gam
footing on positions also previously
prepared IN the intervening ground
were baiiled by the vigor of our pur-
SUIT. The number of prisoners capt
urcd bv the Archduke's army was in
creased 20 - officers and II 800 men.
North Of Grubechow the German
forces penetrated the enemy's position.
Near So<al the Russians repeated vain
'forts against our positions.
'On The east bank Of the Bug River.
due west Of lvangorod. the enemy un-
certook some fruitless attacks against
cur Pennsylvania corps.
On other parts of che front the
Lighting is fuctuating. but the situa-
non IS unchanged"