Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
LVANGOROD IS
INVESTED BY
The GERMANS
Russians Have Retreated Into Fort
ress, Fifty-Six Miles South
east of Warsaw, Berlin
Reports.
sLAvS RETREAT ON vIsTULA
They Discontinue Useless Attacks on
the Narew, According to
Statement.
MANY THOUSANDS ARE TAKEN

BERLIN, July 22.-(Via London.)
Tho war office today announced
that the AustTo-G German forces, which
are driving at Warsaw from the
south had compelled the Russians 20
retreat into the fortress OF Ivangorod,
about fifty-six miles southeast of the
Polish capital. The fortress is nov
closely invested
! The text OF the statement follows:
ITO the west OF the Argonne our troops
are further progressing. Vigorous artil-
lery combats took place between thu
Mouse and the Moselle. South OF Leintre'
French attacks collapsed before the Oh
Staoles in front of our advanced post
tons.
TN the Vosges yesterday the enemy
attacked six times southwest OF Reich
ackerkopf, but was repulsed with san
culinary losses by the Bavarian troop,
Counter attacking we recaptured a por-
tion of our trench, which was In the
hands of the enemy, taking iS1 Alpine
troops prisoners. among them three Of
ficers In the evening we repulsed N
enemy attack near Sondernach.
our fire In the forest Of Parroy.
In an aerial fight over the Muens er
valley three German airmen gained a
victory over three adversaries, Of whom
two were forced to descend into the
alley OF the Thanh
Eastern theater: Northeast of Shawl
Tin Courland) our troops advancing con
centrically and votoriously captured
al5O prisoners, five machine guns and a
great quantity OF baggage. A movement
on tho lower Dubissa led the advancing
troops into the GTynkisl<l- Guisiuny dis
trict and resulted in the storning of
several enemy positions The Russians
are retreating on tho enttre front from
Lake Rakiewo TO the Nemen.
South OF the road from Mariampol 20
Kovno. we enlarged the break and gained
furthor ground TO the eastward. captur-
Ing four officers, i,2i0 men and four
machine guns.
''on the Narew the enemy discSstinued
useless counter attacks"
South OF the vistula the Russians
were pressed back toward Warsaw on
J the line running through Blonie. Nadar-
zny. and Cora KalwarJa.
Yesterday, by bold attacks the troops
OF General Won woryschs army frus-
Hrated the final attempts of the enemy
to arrest the retreat OF his defeated
troops before Ivangorod At noon the
great brldgehead position near Lagow
, and Bugowawola was stormed by oui
brave silesian troops. In close connection
, with this, with the assistance of the
Austro- Hungarian troops the enemy was
thrown on the entire front into the fort.
, ross which II now closely invested.
Northwest OF Ivangorod, Austro-Hun-
/ gariRn troops are still fighting on the
= western bank OF the Vistula. Yesterday y
we captured more than 5000 prisoners
, and eleven machine guns.
Between the Vistula and the Bug. the
' battle. which Field Marshal Won Mack.
: ensen is directing. IL proceeding. South.
west OF Lublin the Austro Hungarian
troops are further progressing. Between
siennikR and VIOLA. south OF Rejawice
hostile positions were stormed over q
wide sector. LaEow Is situated thirty
. kilometers east OF zwolen. LugawAwola
|, is ten kilometers northwest OF zwolen."