New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17
Bayarians Force Crossing
of River East of
SokOlOW.
MACKENSEN PUSHES
ON BREST-LlTONSK
Petrograd Tells of Furious
Fighting Between the Bug
and the NareW.

London. Aug. l6.-The Russian line
behind the Bug has been broken. Ber-
lin reports that the left wing Of the
Bavarian army, led by Prince Leopold
has fought its way across the river near
Drohiczyn, east Of Sokolow.
Within fifty miles Of Brest-Litovsk
a slight wedge has thus been forced IN
the Russian front. The line had been
practically straight since the Warsaw
salient was abandoned. Field Marshal
Won Mackensen, meanwhile, is pushing
up along the Bug and has occupied
Vale and Slawatycze.
The heaviest fighting is going on be-
tween the Bug and the Narew. where
the Germans are driving at the bleIos-
tok-Bielsk- Brest-Litovsk railway. Iet-
rograd tells of furious tlgEung IN 'hls
sector and announces the repuise OF a
series Of German attacks, with great
loss to the enemy. ~.
Further west, Field Marshal Won hih,
denburg is credited with successIu vi
attack on the advanced deiences OF
Kovno, as well as successful ,attenpI
to break the Russian lines between the
Narew and the Bug, after the NoIze"
River had been crossed by the Ner-
mans.
Petrograd reports incessant pom
bardment Of Kovno and obstinate at
tacks on the Notifications in the west
ern sector. Berlin tells OF the capture
of 1870 Russians in the attack.
B In the Courland district Petrograu
claims that the Germans hghting
around Bausk have been driven back
and their counter attacks repulsea'
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official communication
was issued tonight by the Petrograd
War Office: ,,>
In the Bausk district (Courland)
the night of August Is our troops
again drove the Germans back toward
the river. The enemy's counter at
tacks were repulsed.
In the Jacobstadt and Dvinsk dis
tricts there has been no essential
change in the situation.
The bombardment OF Kovno con-
tinues without cessation, the Ger
mans obstinatcly attacking the fortl-
fcations in the western sector.
Between the Narew and the Bug
on the 14th and 18th there was furl-
GUS fighting A series of German
attacks were repu sed, with great
loss TO the enemy.
/ On the left bank Of the Bug there
have been no important engagements.
In the other sectors on our front
there have been local artillery fights,
+ bu. no important engagements.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The official statement issued at Ber-
in says:
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: During successful at
tacks on advanced position at kovno,
100 Russians. including several OH
GERS, were taken prisoners. A pro
/ jected attempt TO break through the
Russian lines from the Narew 70 the
Bug. after crossing of the Norzew
River, succeeded, and our pursuing
troops reached the hill at Bransk.
More than 5000 prisoners fell into
our hands. At Novogeorgievsk the
defenders were driven back still fur
Their from tnelr groups Of fortitca-
tlOns.
Army group Of Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria: During the night the left
wing fought its way across the Bug
River east Of Drohiczyn east OF So
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wings haa cap.IITo t 10y &c on" o,,r
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T TI,i bct,ycen NiedzyrZec and
III. %nt Jfe resistance was broken
dog,n east Of Losvce at daybreak by
an o,+ack of the Sjlesian landwehr
The enemy is being pursued.
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Nackensen: The pursuit Of the
enomv continues. Ciale and Slaw-
etvczG have leen occupied. East OF
Niiodova our troops are advancing