New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-16
Serbs Repulse At.
tempts to Cross
the Danube.
KOVNO TROOPS
MAKE SORTIE
Won Buelow, After Check,
Driving Cars Forces
Near DvinSk.
GERMANS TAKE 5000
Few Prisoners and Little Booty
Fall to MackenSen, Nearing
BreSt.LitoVSk.

sibly may be the opening Of
German offensive against Ser
bia, in the effort to force a way
through to aid the Turks at :he
Dardanelles, comes in an announce
ment from Nish that the lombard
ment Of Belgrade has begun. Aus
tran forces also have tried to cross
the Danube near the Serbian ond
/ Rumanian borders, the announce
ment adds, while the Serbians have
begun a counter-bombardment of
/ Semlin, across the river from Bel
grade. The effect of both these ac-
tions on Rumania and the Balkans
will be closely followed.
After suffering temporary checks
before Kovno and on the Bug, 10th
the Germans and Austrians are
again advancing, according to Off
cial announcements made tonight
| ir Berlin and Vienna.
Having recovered from the check
/ inflicted on him early in the week by
the Russians, General Won Buelow,
commanding that portion OF he
army of Field Marshal Won linden
burg operating to the west Of the
: River Dvinsk, again has taken the
offensive and, according to Berlin,
has beaten the Russians in battle
| in the vicinity of Kubisko and
pushed them back in a northeasterly
direction. taking over two Thousand
prisoners.
Russians Make Kovno Sorties.
To the south before Kovno the Rus
SLAMS, according TO the same source
made an unsuccessful sortie from
Kovno. which the Germans are now ap-
preaching.
In the Polish sector the various Ger
man armies are slowly drawing IN their
line and advancing from. the northwest
and south on Brest-Litovsk. While they
continue TO take comparatively small
J patches Of prisoners, they make no
claim 10 the capture of artillery or
booty, which is considered by military
observers as a fair indication that
Grand Duke Nicholas's armies continue
their orderly retreat and for
long time TO come will be able 70 pre-
vent the Germans from detaching any
part Of their army for large ventures
elsewhere.
Between the Narew and the Bug riv-
ers the Teutons took more than $500
prisoners. In the region of Losyce and
4 Ncdzyrzec the Germans broke through
the Russian positions. General Won
( WovGsch's army alone captured 1000
Russians up to August Il. On tho
southern end of the battle line the Rus
/ SLAMS again began to retreat this morn
/ ing
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The report as given out by the Ber-
! In headquarters follows:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburgs troops under General
Won Buelow have driven the Russians
near KubiskO in a northeasterly dl-
rection. They captured officers and
! 1850 men and took one machine gun.
A Russian sortle from hovno was re-
pulsed. One thousand prisoners fell
into our hands. Our attacking troops
worked nearer TO the fort.
Pat,Uaan tho NarpW and the Bug.
on the line occupied by the Russians,
as reported yesterday, the enemy
made a stubborn stand. A Narew
/ crossing was forced by our troops
/ late in the evening.
The army Of General Won Scholz
yesterday took more than 1000 pris-
oners and that of General Won Call
witz took $3.50 prisoners, including
fourteen officers. They also captured
ten machine guns. On all fronts va
gained ground.
Army group of Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria: The Russians put up a
stubborn resistance against the ad-
I vance of this army group. During
the course of the day we succeeded
in breaking through the enemy posi-
tions near and north Of Losyce and
midway between Losyoe and Mi
edZyrZec. Inc enemy Is retreatlng.
The troops under General Won
Woyrach alone Up 70 August IL took
1000 prisoners, including twenty
two officers. and also captured nine
machine guns.
Army group of General Won Mack
ensen: The defeated enemy yester~
day attempted 10 range his frcnt on
line Of Rozanka, north OF hlodawa'
southwest Of Slawatycze. Horodycyce
and Miedzyrzec. Under the force OF
our immediate attack the enemy re-
sumed his retreat this morning.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The report given out in Vienna to-
night was as follows:
Our adversary yesterday again
made halt on the whole front west
of the Bug in prepared positions, but
the allied armies attacked and cleared
their way through the hostile lines
at several points. Since early morn