New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-06

tNhSuaNe Nikai NnS pVAN Vh wv g.
that name in the north. The arrival
of the Germans ten miles south OF
that city already has been the cause OF
the civilian population departing.
While expressing the fullest conf
dence in the future, the British mill
tary critics made no attempt 20 be-
little the achievements of the Teutons
or the effect their success is likely TO
have in the Near East and the West
Since early in May the troops OF the
Germanic powers had cleared the Rus
SLAMS out of Galicia, with the exeep-
ton Of narrow strip OF territory IN
the southwest. have recaptured
Przemysl and Lemberg, taken buolin'
Cholm and Warsaw and are IN mil
tary occupation Of virtually the whoie
Of Poland. What their next move VIII
be is now a matter Of intense interest.
Some military observers believe they
will continue TO attack the Russians
in the hope Of finally crushing them,
task which IL is considered IS rem
dared difficult by the fact that tho
Russians in their retreat lay the coun-
try waste. making az necessary tor the
invaders 70 bring up every ounce Oh
food REQUIRED for their army
0tbers Of the observers think Serbia
will be attacked, so as 20 impress the
Ralkan States which remain neutral
while still others look for big OF
tensive against the Franco British Bel
cjan line in the west. All Of the OBJ
seryers are of the opinion that wner,,
ever the new operation rs begun II Will
be on big scale. -, ,..oI
successes in the west, having recapt-
ured on the crest Of the line IN inc
Vosees a portion of the trenches wnlcn
the French took from them some time
ago. , x.+ord.v and
TIE dav before defeated in Cour-
land detachmtnts Of Russian cav
slrv at points near Genaize, Birshl
and Oniskszhty. A total OF 2'2Zo
Russian prisoners was taken.
"The situation near and TO the
north OF Ivangorod remains un-
changed.
"T6e campaign is being contin-
ned between the upper Nlstula
River and the River Bug. German
cavalrymen have entered vladimir
Wolynsk, on the Bug River"
Lonza, Ostrov and Wyszkow are 20
the northeast o. Warsaw. Inc issr -
mentioned city is 40 kilometres III
niles from the Polish capital, Ostrov
is SO kilometres go miles, northeast
Of Wyszkow, and Lomza is DO kl!o-
metres (27 miles, north Of Ostrov. Ko-
zan is 40 kilometres GA miles, north
of WysZkow.
After the announcement of Warsaw's
.entnre the report from the German
Army Headquarters issued to-day IN
Berlin says:
"The German armies under Cen
eral Won Scholz and General Won
Gallwitz advanced in the direction
Iot | l)SLrON
and Vvszkov and fought number
of violent engagements. The brave
and desperate resistance OF the
Russians on both sides Of the road
between Ostrov and Rozan was
without success.
TWENTY-FIVE Russian officers and
4,840 soldiers were taken prison.
ers. The Germans also captured
II machine guns.
The War Office this evening mace
public the following official communl-
cation:
the Germanic allies since the NAY
battle on the Dunajec IN Gallcla
and in Southern and Northern
Poland and the Baltic provinces
have now been crowned by the oc-
eupation Of Warsaw. 49,
To-day the German troops OF the
army of Prince Leopold of Bavaria
marched into the capital OF Russian
Poland.
Between the Vistula and the Bug
both the of the allies are advancing
TO the north in pursuit OF the nus
slams. The Austro- Hungarian cav
alrv has reached Uscilug ION the
right bank of the Bug, to the west
of Vladimir-W olynsk), and the
German cavalry Vladimir olynsk.
Otherwise the situation Is uh-
The Petrograd official report, be-
sides that given above, is as follows:
In the direction Of Riga the
enemy, after actions on the RIVER
Missa. fell back in great haste
toward the River Ekau, abandoning
in the trenches large quantity OF
cartridges and munitions.
In the district east Of Ponie-
wesch the fighting continued, and
the Germans succeeded IN advanc-
ing little.
delivered attacks in the direction
of Lomza and on the front of Os-
trolenka and Rozan. They took the
offensive in considerable 1orce also
on the roads toward Ostrov.
An extremely desperate battle
was in progress yesterday on the
sector of the Ole River. Our troops
vigorously counter attacked the en-
emv. who crossed the stream at
several points.
West of Warsaw, south of the
Blonie road, we successfully re-
pulsed German attacks yesterday.
The enemy, who suffered enormous
losses, advanced up TO our barbed-
wire defences, but was stopped by
our fire.
To the right Of the Vistula, near
Matzievitze, the situation generally
is unchanged.
In the Ivangorod district our
troops, unmoested by the enemy,
crossed to the right bank of the
Vistula, blowing up the bridges be-
hind them.
Between the Vistula and the Bug
late Tuesday evening our troops
drove back the Germans, inflcting
enormous losses on them.
At many points these local sue
cesses. ending with a short pur-
suit. enabled our troops to occupy
the same night, without hindrance,
new and more advantageous front
on the left bank of the Bug, as well
as the direction of VladimirWol-
ynsk and kovel.
On the upper Bug, the Zlota Llpa
and Dniester rivers there has been
no change in the situation.
Austrians Gathering
Forts at lvangOrod
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