The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-23
1EUTON ARMIES
NOW LAY SIEGE
T0IVANGOROD
Investment Threatens the
Railway Between War
saw and Moscow.
RUSSIANS TO FIGHT
ON CHOSEN GROUND
sr,c.nl cabi, D,snafcA to Tnr srN.

SPECIAL CdbN Despdfch 10 Tnr StN.
LONDON. July s2.-Although the Ger
mans extended their lines from Blonie
10 the southeast of Warsaw to-day and
therefore have larger front sixteen
mile. from the capital, the significant
developments in the Austro-German Of
,ensive were
First. the investing OF lvargorod, thus
threatening or cutting the railway COM
municaiions between Warsaw and Mos
COW.
Second. the German advance between
Mariampol and Kovno on the Niemen,
developing an advance against wilma,
afty miles to the east, through which
city runs the railroad between Warsaw
and Petrograd.
These two movements are regarded
with far greater anxiety in London to-
night than the appearance OF the Ger
man forces before the fortified river
cities OF ossowiec. Lomza. Pultusk or
Novo Georgieysk or the Blonie line on
the west or the Grojec advance on the
south. II is fair TO assume from the
Berlin statement received tonight that
the Ivanyorod railway is already cut of.
Russian Position Pcriious.
II the other road goes Warsaw must
stand a siege which can have but one
outcome Cut of from their supplies.
hampe.ed with nearly 100000 nom
combatants. powerless to receive aid
from the east. the position OF the Rus
san forces would be most perilous and
furthermore this pressure could be main
tAined by fewer troops than have been
used in the offensive. Many more corps
could be spared for the west.
The enveloping movements mentioned
n the foregoing were supplemented by
further advances in Courland. although
10 direct attack was made upon Riga.
The Germans still continue to stralghten
their lines in that district wlthou; de-
e.op.rg a real objective. 1t might be
hey contemplate a further effort to cut
Poland of from all communication with
Russia, or it may be they Will establish
a new base for next year on the Gulf oi
R.sa.
Tn Russia.s will make supreme
attempt to stay the German advance
upon Warsaw. according 10 the petro-
grad correspondent OF the Daily Mad
They will venture a battle. the decision
of which will change the character OF
the eampaign in the east. The corre-
sp1n9eut says
Officers OF the General Staff in Petro.
grad say that the battle which is now
beginning, after the prelimlnaries OF tn.
last few weeks, is TO be on a seal vas
Ter than those ON the Dniester and the
| san
Says Russians Choose Ground.
The situation must be reckoned from
all puiats of view as the most serious
s.ne, the beginning Of the war. A semi
official statement issued 10 the news
rapers last night declared that the out
rOme Of thr engagements now in prog
!ess upon ground chosen by the Crane
Duke Nicholas for a decisive trial o.
strength will mark a change in th'
whole character OF the eastern cam
lalgn.
Needless to say. this ground has be
chosen with a view to taking the enem,
at a disadvantage The Russian armies
are IN region which has been CAREFUL,
fortified and provided with communica
ions. This region is the famous three
fortress triangle which has figured
prominently in the works OF militar,
writer's .or a geEeration past The ape'
of the triangle is Brest-Litovsk. Th'
base extends from lvangorod to Now
Georgievsk. Already both of these Wis
'ula fortresses have been in action. Yer!
large forces have been brought up b
both sides.
1T is not anticipated that the strug
sic Will be long drawn out Russi.
awaits the issue calmly and ftrventl!
'nurmurs 'ameus' TO the Grand Duke
message to the people in the order o
~ the day"