New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-22

heat, the churches were packed. Hour
after hour the people stand wedged to-
gether while the priests and choirs
chant interminable litanies Outside
the Kamian Cathedral here an open air
mass is being celebrated in he pres
ence Of an enormous crowd
The official report issued by German
Army Headquarters in Berlin tonight
says: "To the east of Popeljany-
Kurtschany the enemy is withdrawing
before our advancing troops. To the
west of Shawl the last hostile entrench
ment has been stormed and occupied
and the pursuit continues eastward.
"On the Dubyssa, east of Rossienye,
a German attack broke through the
Russian line. Here, too, the enemy is
falling back.
"South of the road Of Mariampol-
Kovno we attacked and captured TIE
villages of KiekieryszH and Janowka.
Three Russian positions lying one be-
hind the other were captured
Checked Along the Narew.
likewise attacks by our Landswehr
against positions held by the enemy
north of Nowogrod (on the Narewl
we're completely successful. The Rus
SLAMS retreatcd, leaving 1000 prisoners
ana LWO IldCIlIt guns III Jul HdHuNs
Further south, on the Narew River
n strong outwork at Rozan was
stormed. We took $50 prisoners ard
captured three machine guns.
"The enemy endeavored to offer OBJ
stinate resistance on the Narew. His
desperate counter-attacks with hastily
gathered troops on the bridge head po-
sitions of Rozan, Pulutsk and Novo
Georgievsk failed. The Russian losses
were heavy. We took a thousand pris-
oners. ,
"The Blonie- Grojec position offered
the enemy only brief respite. Under
the compulsion Of our troops, who had
been reinforced from all sides, the Eus-
SLAMS began to give up their fortified
positions to the west of GrOjec and to
retire to the eastward.
Germans Reach IvangOrod.
German troops under General Won
/ Woyrsch yesterday reached the ad-
vanccd bridgehead positions south OF
/ Ivangorod. An Immediate attack brought
/ them into possession of hostile line
near Wladislawow. Fighting continues
+ for the adjoining positions.
Between the Nistula and Bug rivers
/ the enemy again has opposed Fle!d
/ Marshal Won Mackensen's army.
despite stubborn resistance Austro-
/ Hungarian troops near Skrzyniec, Me
/ drZwica and Mala, southwest OF Lublin,
/ and German attachments southeast and
north Of KraSuOstava have entered
hostile positions. Tie attack is pro-
/ crossing
The official communication issued by
/ the Russian War Office, received to-
night from Petrograd. says:
"In the region Of Riga and Shawl
engagements occurred on the goth
west Of Mitau and on the roads lead
ing to the village Of JanichiN.
No Mention of Ostrolenkas Fall.
"On the Narcw front the enemy
bombarded Ostrolenka and attempted
an advance toward the bridgehead be
tween Rozan and Pujutsk. On the
right bank Of the Narew our local at
tacks succeeded in driving the enemy
back somewhat
"On the left bank Of the Vistula on
the goth the enemy attacked US UNI
successfully in the direction of Zint-
lin and Grievachof.
an the direction of Lublin we ar
rested the enemy's offensive IN front
Of Chodel- Piascy
"On both banks Of the Vieprz, near
the village Of Soukhodly and in the
direction Of the village OF Reiovetz, a
stubborn ight occurred the Goth which
was prolonged until late in the even
ing. The Germans were repulsed from
some sectors with considerable losses
On the front Of Voislavitze Groubechof
Oh the Goth there was an artillery
duel.
"On the Bug sector Of Littovij
Sokol- Potourjicza our troops harassed
enemy detachments which crossed to
the right bank. In the stubborn fight
ing which ehsued we took thousand
prisoners"