The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-10

ievsk, but II seems that the garrison
, has finally been abandoned.
, The German pressure from the north
under Gems. Won Gallwltz ana Won Scholz
and from the south under Field Mat-
shal Won Mackenscn continues, but the
advance Is slow.
one Movement seems Checked.
The movement to the east of poniwcssl
appears checked for the moment and
there IL nothing to Indicate that the
Germans have there the Overwhelming
. supply Of heavy artillery ammunition
which made their eastern campaign a
success.
The Germans are approaching closer
to the fortress Of kovnO. but they have
not Yet succv, ded IN INVESTING it. II Is
conceded that his city must fall, but Il
is believed that the Russians will be
able TO Withdraw toward wilma Os;ro.
'lenka and Os owlec are also attacked,
but not taken.
LomIa appears to be partially in.
vested. Its forces are supposed to nun.
bcr 10000 to 5000 men.
In the meantime the drive of Gem
eral Won Gallwitz has almost relched
Wyszkow. close to tne Bug. nearest the
Warsaw-Pe;roerad railway. The cap
ture of Serock at the confluence of tho
Narew and the Bug on saturday, re-
ported ~yesterday, put m end to effec-
tive operations In the triangle between
the rivers.
The Germans. crossing the Nistula at
Warsaw to praga and by throwing 4
strong force to the westward. have sue
ceeded in completely investing Novo
Georglevsk. upon which three forces are
advancing. along the Nistula. the Narew
and from the south. This may be counted
as one movement.
II Is believed that The Russians sue
ceeded in getting away from Praga In
safety. They maintained their artil-
lery fire to the last. but there is no
doubt that the overwhelming superiority
Of the Germans at last enabled them to
throw pontoou bridges across the river
whore the old bridges were located. In
ssmuch as Won Gallwitz, Won Schol7
and Won Buelow have not vet cut tn,
railway they had ample time TO ge,
AVA This leaves the 10000 men ,es.
timatedD In Novo Georgievsk to the.i
fate.
Gen. Won woyrsch advancing north
east of ~1vangorod has cut the Garwolin.
kurow road, and is now turning to ths
east toward Siedlce. fifty miles east OF
Warsaw on the Moscow railway. Their
position is hardly more than twenty
miles from the latter town and in the
direction OF Novo Minsk.
German official R.port.
The German official report. received
tonight by wireless. is rs follows:
Attacking troops before Kovno
have pushed forward closer to the
fortress. Four hundred and thirty
Russians. including three officers.
have been taken prisoner. and eight
machine uns captured.
We also have mad progress
against the northern and western
fronts OF LomZa. In the fierce
fighting which accompanied these
operations three officers and 1.iO0
men were taken prisoners. while
seven machine guns and an armored
motor car were captured.
South Of Lomza the Ostrow-Wysz-
Row highroad was crossed and the
Russians. who In certain places Of
fered stubborn resistance, were
driven off.
Move Georgievsk also has been :
cut of in the east between the
Earew and Vistula rivers.
Praga, opposite Warsaw. has been
- captured, and our troops are adj
vancing further toward the east.
In Warsaw a few thousand pris-
oners were taken.
In the southeastern theatre
The army of Gen. Won WoyrSch
has crossed the observation-disclosures
highroad. northeast or IVangorod.
During pursuit of n LEFT wins
army group Gen. Field Marshal von
Nackensen forced the Russians back
across the WEIR. The centre and
right wings are approaching the line
OF observation-disclosures. on the
Bug.