Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-20
War Officially Reported.

envy: Our cavalry already has
reached the railway line from Radon
to Ivangorod
Between the upper Vistula and the Bug
We are following the retreating en-
envy.
reads:
In the western theater: In the district
OF Souchez. after a comparatively
quiet day. fighting became more spir-
lted during Sunday night. A French
attack against Souchez was repulsed
and attacks south of Souchez were
prevented by our fire.
On the front between the Disc and the
-arsonne there was vigorous artil-
iery and mine lighting Weak enemy
attacks in the Argonne forest were
unimportant.
On the Meuse heights. southwest of
Eparges and on the Tranchee, the
lighting is proceeding with alternate
successes Our troops lost minor
local advantages which they had
gained on the 18th. but captured )
officers and $40 men,
In the Russian war theater: German
Windau. (Windau is seaport in
troops occupied Tukum and captured
Courland on the Baltic sea, at the
northwest of Mitau) Pursuing the
enemy who was defeated on the Asa
river at Altautz. our troops yester-
day reached the district of Hofzum-
berge and northwest of Mitau, where
the enemy occupied previously pre-
pared positions.
East of Popeliany and kurszary the
lighting continues.
Between the PISA and the Skwa the
Russians evacuated a position which
points by our troops. and are re-
treating toward the Narew. The
German reserve landwehr, fighting
in this district of woody and marshy
to the resistance of the enemy. ac-
compiished notable deeds.
The army OF Gen. Won Gallowitz. ad-
vancing farther. now is standing
with all its troops on the Narew line
Georgievsk. tNowo Georsievsk is a
strong fortress about ten miles
northwest Of Warsaw. at the confu-
ence of the Vistula and the Bug.)
The Russians. who did not find nro-
lection in their Notifications and
bridgehead positions. already have
retreated across the Narew. (The
Narew joins the Bug at Sierock,
eighteen miles north of Warsaw
The number of prisoners taken by
US has been increased to 101 officers
and 81. 76O men.
In Poland. between the VistuIa and the
Pillca the Russians are retreating
eastward
In the southeastern theater: The en-
envy defeated on the 18th by the
army under Gen. Won Woyrisch
northwest of Sienno attempted to ar
rest our pursuit In his previously
prepared positions behind the Ilzanka
sector. Yesterday afternoon the 81
lesian landwehr stormed enemy adj
vanced positions near Ciepilow. The
same troops during the night en-:
gagged the line near krasanow and
Baranow, which also is wavering,
with a decision imminent.
Between the upper Vistula and the
Bug the battle of the cllied troops
under Field Marshal Won Mackensen
is proceeding with undated vio-
lence. At the Eruption point near
Krasnostav the Russians made des-
perate efforts to avert defeat Fresh
troops sent against ours were de-
feated. however.
Farther east, in the Grabovetz dis
trict, allied troops advanced across
the Bug to a point north of Sokol.
Under pressure of our pursuit the
enemy retreated during the night on
the entire front, stopping only at
the Eruption point near Krasnostav,
where he attempted some resistance,
but suffered severe defeat
German troops and the corps under
the command of Field Marshal Won
ARR captured from the 10th to the
18th 1920 prisoners and % machine
guns.
According to written orders which
have come into our possession, the
commanders of the enemy were re-
solved to maintain, without regard
to losses. the positions which We now
have CAPTURED.