New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-10
TURN
ON FOE AFTER
BLOCKING DRIVE
Germans at a StandstiIl
for First Time in
Two Months.
GRAND DUKE GETS
MORE AMMUNITION
Big Austrian Force Loses $4,000
Men in Sudden Surprise
Attack in Forest.

London, July 9.-The German attack
on Warsaw has been completely halted
by the Russians, al least for the time
being, according 20 the Official repor,,
from Berlin and Vienna, and the
Cars forces appear at last % be re-
suming the offensive
No official statement comes fron,
Petrograd. but an unofficial dispatch
says that in spite Of the military dis
fractions along the northern and vest
ern fronts. which include ftful activity
between Suwalk and the Kolyari River
and the feint at Warsaw from the
west, the main efforts Of the forces
arrayed against Russia are still con-
centrated between the Vis,uls and Bug
rivers and are aimed at Lublin.
In this region, however, the Rus
slams, according 70 the latest report,
have temporarily stopped the Austro-
German advance, and they are even
beginning a new offensive movement
of their own between the Vistula and
the Vieprz rivers, striking south from
Lubiin against the German positions
near Ourzendof. Buchava and Krasnik
The front marked by these points Is,
broadly speaking. about twenty miles
south of Lublin and Kholm. and about
thirty miles northeast of SandOmir.
German forces have been resting FOR
several days at these points without
any particular change in The situation,
and the movement on their part, which
for nearly two months has been making
steady progress, has come 20 stand
still.
This condition. taken with tho new
Russian offensive activity explains the
confident belief among Russian OBJ
servers that turning point az last
has been reached. and that the psychic
logical moment 70 prevent a further
GerrLan invasion has presented itself
Ii is uncertain as vet whether Grand
Duke Nicholas, commander In chief o.
the Russian forces. intends 20 make his
final stand on his present lines or 70
fall back 10 the River Bug. which
might involve the evacuation Of War
saw. Military men say this doubtless
depends on his supplies Of munitions.
which are now reaching him through
Archangel and which German subma-
rines are trying 20 cut OF.
A dispatch 10 1.-THE Daily Mail' saws
that the Austrian army under Arch
duke Joseph Ferdinand. hurriedly push
ing forward on Monday o. the high
road from Krasnik 70 Lublln under The
impression that the Russians were in
full retreat. lost touch with Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen's army on The
right. The Russians. who were nearer
than the archduke supposed. toos ao-
vantage Of his blunder in allowing the
flank Of his force to be uncovered.
The aim Of this Austrian force was 20
break through the Russian front and
success seemed almost within It's grasp,
But n wood beside the road along which
il was advancing was filled with Rus
SLAMS. end the archduke was attacked
with disconcerting uneXpcctedneSs and
lost 10 fewer than $1,000 men.
This setback delayed the advance Of
the entire Austro-German forces for
three DAYS. and il soon will be seen
whether they will be able TO pull them
selves together. II looks, however. as
r. the plan for the junction OF the
armies Of the archduke and vor Mack
ensen 1T Lublin has gone awry.
The following official statement was
issued tonight by the Austrian War
Office:
in the Russian theatre o. war the
general situation in the northeast IS
unchanged. In Russian Poland, on the
heights north of Krasnik. fighting IS
proceeding as on previous days. EN-
tremely severe Russian attacks ar sew
eral points were repulsed yesterday.
West of the Nistula we maintained
all captured Russian advanced posi-
tions"
Berlin reported the situation IN