New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-16
GERMANS SEIZE
FORTRESS In NEW
WARSAW THRUST
Capture Przasnysz, Fifty
Miles North of the
Polish Capital.
MUST AGAIN RESORT
TO FRONTAL ATTACKS
Scheme to Conquer Russia Calls
for Advance in Well For
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London, July 15.-Abandoning for
the present their attempt TO outfank
Warsaw from the south, the Germans,
probably under Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg, who is reported TO have said
a few days ago that he would soon
astonish the world, have renewed their
attack on the Polish capital from the
north.
They have not only captured many
prisoners south Of Kolno, according 70
the report issued by Berlin to-day, but
have occupied Przasnysz, fortified
town fifty miles north of Waroaw, TAX
en- by Won Hindenburg in his great
drive from East Prussia last winter,
but retaken by the Russians in their
counter offensive.
This claim is partly confirmed by the
Russian official report issued yesterday,
which stated that the Russians in the
face OF strong German forces withdrew
TO their second line Of intrenchments.
Move Surprises English Critics.
Thi move has taken the military
critics completely by surprise. 1t wa'
generally supposed that General Won
Mackeusen would. with reinforcementc.
continue his attempt 20 reach the Lu2'
evacuation Of Warsaw But. as IN all
.heir operations, the Germans nave
done the unexpected ihe new. ohen-
sive will probably be general and cx-
tend from the Baltic around the East
Prussian border 20 the Nl-tula, wes.
of Warsaw. for all the Russian troops
in this section must BE- kept busy 70
prevent concentration at the point
where the Germans hope 70 break
through.
This is the second time Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg has tried this. dis
last effort, while it freed East Prussia
Of the Pussians, cost the Germans an
immense number of men and very near
ly involved them in disaster owing 20
the muddy condition of the ground
Now. however. there are only bad roads
or lack Of roads 20 contend with. Il IS
possible that the Germans have built
railways to their northern front, as
they have done in Central Poland.
Campaign to Conquer Russia.
The Petrograd correspondent of
"The Morning Post" says:
"The Germans have opened new
campaign for the conquest OF Russia.
The plan is to catch the Russian
armies like nut between PAIR or
crackers. The German line of ad-
vance from the northwest lies be
tween the Mlava-Warsaw railway line
and the River PISA, with its marshes
beyond the Galician line, $50 miles
as the crow flies.
"On paper the German scheme Is 70
have these two fronts move TO meet
each other, and everything between
them must be ground to powder. But
the nut to be cracked is a rather
formidable area, well fortified. Inc
kernel is sound and healthy, for 1t Is
formed of Russian armies, INSPIRED
rot merely with the righteousness OF
their cause. but also the fullest con-
fdence in themselves and absolute de-
yotion to the proved genius Of their
cCmmundcr-in-chief.
The area referred TO is not less
than so miles from north to
south by 100 miles west 70 east. That
is mere nucleus and the MN nlmum
area contained within the Nowo-
Georgiewsk fortress in the north. the
lvangorod fortress in the south and
the Russian lines on the Bzura in che
west and Brestlitovsk on the east.
All Sheer Frontal Fighting.
"The Germans have an incalculable
amount of fighting to face before they
reach that area, the nut to be cracked,
and then the cracking is still 10 be
done. II is all sheer frontal fighting.
The Germans have been twelve
months trying frontal attacks against
Warsaw on comparatively narrow
front and in vain. What chance have
they Of success by dividing their
forces against the united strength OF
Russia? -
The Berlin official statement saysr
an the course Of minor fights on the
Windau below Koltany, 425 Russians
we're taken prisoners.
"South of the Niemen River in the
neighborhood Of Kalwarya, our troops
captured several Russian outer posi-
tions at Franziskowa and Osowa and
maintained them against nerce counter
attacks.
"To the northeast of Suwalki, the
Heights of Olszauka were taken by
storm.
Capture Many Prisoners.
South of Kolno we captured the
village Of Konsya and the enemy posi-
tions east of this village and south Of
the Tartak line. Two thousand four
hundred prisoners and eight machine
guns fell into our hands.
Battles in the neighborhood of
Przasnysz are being continued. Sew
eral enemy lines were captured by our
troops and the city Of Przasnysz. for
which we were fghting hotly in the
last days of February. and which was
strongly fortified by the Russians. we
have occupied by our troops.
"In the southeastern theatre the sit
uation generally is the same"