Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16
Won Hindenburg Again Trying
to Capture the Pol
ish Capital.
AUSTRIANS CROSSING !
THE DENIESTER RIVER
Berlin Announces Windau River. in
Courland, Has Been Crossed in
Baltic Campaign. 4

LONDON. July 1s. 11:55 am-Fieid
Marshal Won Hindenburg has again
come into the limelight. which brings
the Germans within the zone which
they reached last winter when the
Polish capital was saved by a Russian
counter offensive.
Petrograd appears not to be greatly
disturbed over the latest German drive,
claiming that much severe frontal
fighting must be done before Warsaw
can be surrounded by the forces of
Field Marshals Won Hindenburg and Won
Mackensen.
In southeastern Galicia the Austro-
Germans are making their way across
the Dniester river under a heavy Rus
sian artillery fire, which has prevented
the troops crossing in several places
Fighting again is becoming lively in
the most distant portion of the Rus
sian front-in the Caucasus-where
both the Turks and the Russians claim
successes.
Reinforcements have been sent to the
German troops in the Russian provinces
OF Courland and Kovno, with the re-
suit that vigorous military operations
have been resumed in that section. The
Russians are offering a stubborn resist
once and are holding strategic posi-
tions, according to an official state
ment by the general staff in Petrograd.
German forces have crossed the Win
dau river to the north of Koltinyant,
in Courland.
Germans Take Przasnysz.
The Germans have renewed their at
tack on the Polish capital from the
north. and have not only captured a
large number Of prisoners south Of
kolno. according to Berlin reports, but
have occupied Przashysz, a fortified
town fifty miles north of Warsaw,
which was taken by Won Hindenburg
in his great drive from East Prussia
last winter. but was retaken by the
Russians in their counter offensive
This claim is partly confirmed by the
Russian official report, which states
that the Russians, in the face of strong
ond line of intrenchments.
This move on the part of the Germans
has taken the military critics COM
pletely by surprise. 1t was generally
| would, after being strengthened. con-
tinue his attempt to reach the Lublin-
Cholm railway, thus forcing the evac-
uatfon OF Warsaw. But, as in all their
| unexpected. The new offensive will
probably be general. and extend from
the Baltic around the East Prussian
border to the Vistula. west of Warsaw.
for all the Russian troops in this Sec
tion must be kept busy to prevent them
from concentrating at the point where
the Germans hope to break through.
His Second Attempt.
This is the second time Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg has. tried this. His
last effort, while it freed East Prussia
of the Russians, cost the Germans an
immense number of men and very near
ly involved them in disaster, owing to
the muddy condition of the ground.
Now, however. there are only bad roads
or lack of roads to contend with, but
it is possible that the Germans have
built railways to their northern front,
as they have done in central Poland
Experts differ" says the Times Pet
roerad correspondent, whether the new
German move on the Narew river is
preparatory to an advance on warsaw
from the north or merely demon
stration to guaTa fhsif after she cheek
sustained by them in the south and
west"
respondent says:
vance on the Narew on a front OF 100
miles in extent. This momentous event
has been expected for some weeks past
and Russia is perfectly prepared to
deal with 1t on mucn the same llicS
as have become familiar in the Galician
adventure. The German plan is to
catch the Russian armies like nut
between a nut cracker, but the Ger
mans have an incalculable amount OF
fighting to face before they win the
area inclosing the nut. And the crack
ing is still to be done. 1t is all sheer
frontal fighting. The Russians have
been so disposed to take advantage OF
their natural strongholds that wherever
the German attacks they must break
in by a frontal attack
Austrian Successes.
BERLIN, July is, via London, 2:4S
pm.-Dispatches received here from
Austrian headquarters say that after
a heavy bomba rdment of the Russian
position the Austrians have crossed the
Dniester river at Uciebiskupie on the
Russian border. where the Austrian
crown lands of Galicia and Bukowina
and the Russian province of Bessara-
bia meet.