New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-15
Hindenburg Still Held at
Bay Before the Forts
of KOvnO.
MACKENSEN NOW
NEARING VLODAWA
Germans Driving at Russian
Centre to Prevent BreSt-
LitOVSk Stand.

Improvement OF tnc russian y Sllud-
tion on the eastern front there are re-
newed expressions of confidence in the
Allied countries. The Russians claim
they are continuing to drive the Ger
mans back from Riga and west of
Dvinsk. and still are keeping them
away from the fortress of Kovno. Al
though the Austro- Germans continue
their victorious advance in the centre
and southwest. the absence from Off
cial reports of any mention of the
capture of guns or munitions indicates
that the towns and positions which are
being occupied by the invaders all are
well evacuated before their arrival.
Field Marshal Won Mackcnsen has re-
sumed his advance between the Nieprz
and the Bug and is approaching Vlo-
daya. Once before he was near the
city, when Russian counter attacks
oyerpowered his cavalry and compelled
retreat of twenty miles.
Steady progress for the forces of
Prince Leopold of Bavaria eastward
from Warsaw is taken here 20 indicate
that the Germans are now massing
their main movements on drive
through the Russian centre and the
continuance of the enveloping effort
in the north along the Dvina.
May EvaCuate Brest.
Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian
commander in chief, had expected TO
make Brest Litovsk the new centre of
his defence. II is now regarded as
probable that this point will be aban-
dOned, owing to the speed of the Ger
man advance since the fall of War
saw and the continued pressure Of the
armies of Generals Gallwitz, Scholz,
EichhOrn and Flack, forming semi
circle closing in toward the north.
Petrograd claims that the Germans
have been checked between Poniewesch
and Dvinsk Berlin, however, does not
concede this, but. in any event, 1t
does not affect the advance Of the
forces several days ago were along
leading to the Province Of Pskov.
For the moment. however, the inten-
sity of the fighting is giving way TO
scramble of the retiring forces TO
avoid the enveloping net and the rapid
advance of the Germans to gather the
full fruits of the fall of Warsaw.
The outcome of these movements
probably will be indicated within a
few days whether Grand Duke Mich
olas will be able to resume the often
sive along the new front or will con-
centrate his energies in rear-guard
fighting during a slow retirement.
German correspondents accompany
ing the invading armies say the Rus
SLAMS are following the tactics of the
NapoleOnic campaign, laying waste the
country which they abandon. so that
the advancing Germans find in the
smoking ruins of towns and villages
the same lack of shelter as when Ma
poleon marched to Moscow.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The Berlin headquarters made pub
lie the following report tonight:
North Of the Niemen River, in the
region Of Alssow, Kubiski. Wes-
chinty and KOwarsz, new engage
ments developed.
Before KovnO our attacking troops
captured the fortified forest of
Domino Kanka. We took $50 pris-.
Oners.
Between the Narew and the Bug
rivers our armies reached during a
sharp pursuit the Slina and Murzew
sections, where our opponents had
made new stand.
North Of Novo Georgievsk a strong
outpost position was taken by storm.
Nine officers and 1900 men and four
machine guns fell into our hands.
Prince Leopold Of Bavara's troops
are approaching the Bug River also.
northeast of Sokolow.
To the east of the Losyce-
Miedzyrzec line the enemy attempted
to stop our advance by stubborn
counter attacks. All the attacks
were repulsed.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen de-
feated the enemy in battles on Au-
gust 10 and II. Our opponents did
not find sufficient strength yesterday
to resist the advancing Teutonic al
lied troops longer. Our armies
reached during the pursuit the high
road of Radzyn-D awidy- Vladova.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official statement was
issued to-day at the Austrian War
Office:
In the district of the Bug advanc-
ing allied troops again drove before
them the rear guards of the retreat
ing enemy. Austro-H Hungarian forces
advancing or both sides of the rail
way from Lukow to Brest-Litovsk
reached the sector west Of Miedzyr-
zee.
German troops conquered the dis
trict of Wlszonice and advanced
across the Rolodawa.
In East Gaicia there is nothing
new TO report
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The following Russian official war
statement was given out in Petrograd
to-day: