The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28

the German advance toward the Bug
River and the warsaw -Petrograd rail-
way. according to the official statement
made pubic by the General Staf to-
night. Tn statement liz as follows:
The enemy has been held back on
the left bank of the Narew by the
energetic counter attacks of the Rus
sans.
There is intense fighting in the for
est east Of Rozan.
The enemy brought up enormous
reserves above Serotsk on Monday
evening.
There have been successful Russian
attacks on both banks OF the Narew.
Some attachments Of the enemy were
compelled to beat a hasty retreat to
the region OF the villag of Rozan.
In the village OF Zeppelin 200 prisoners
with several Maxims were taken.
The counter attack of the enemy
from k%onstantinow was repulsed by
armored motor cars.
or the left bank OF the Nistula
at daybreak on Monday there was "A
successful bayonet charge, an attempt
of the enemy to approach the front at
Nadar Zhyn and Piasechino being re-
pulsed.
stubborn fighting Is occurring on
the Bug In the region OF tGaN-
cia) and Potourzhitza where a por-
tion of the enemy's forces crossed the
river.
The fighting increased from Dobro-
lenka to Novo Georgievsk on the
Narew on Sunday and Monday.
The enemy was repulsed beyond the
Yesia River southwest Of kowno on
Monday.
In the region of Rakolovpy, Nadia
and Ostrowiki on Monday evening
large forces Of the enemy succeeded
In capturing a portion of the Rus
sian trenches, bu: were expelled from
them by the counter attacks.
A particularly. vigorous attack In
the n~eighborhood OF Grovieshow has
been successfully repulsed.
The enemy delivered Intellectual at
tacks on the Dniester and Pruth
rivers. East of the Wieprz TO the
Bug the fighting continues.
There have been cavalry outpost at
lions on the Dwina and the Niemen,
but the position Is unchanged.
Russian torpedo boats In the Black
Sea ~bombarded Samosoun and Rich,
killing $50 sailors.
The official statement issued earle
IN the day was as follows;
In the direction OF Tukum toward
Shlok tmidway between Tukum and
Riga) the enemy's offensive. which be-
gan saturday, was repuised with the
assistance OF ships guns te~vidently
on vessels in the Gulf OF Rlga).
North of the Niemen the enemy APP
preached the ewiaz-Keydary
front. on the road to Kovno from the
southwest there has been some fight
ing.
on the Narew front the enemy con-
tinues unsuccessfully to attack u po-
sitions OF the PISA River near the
village of Sinvatki. South OF Rozan
after a stubborn encounter with the
Germans who had crossed the Narew
we threw them back in the region
near the mouth OF the ore as far as
the Villa e of that name.
Southeast OF Pultusk the enemy's
attacks were repulsed. Small ngage
ments were begun with the advance
offences OF Novo Georgievsk.
On the lef, bank OF the Nistula
enemy attacks on advanced works or
I~vangorod We're repulsed with sue
cess. Between the Vistula and the
Vieprz the artillery duel continues.
Between the Vieprz and the Bug the
battle continues with great intensity.
On the 25th the enemy attacked
along his whole front. with the ex-
ception OF the immediate vicinity Of
the Vieprz.
North Of Grubechow the enemy de-
livered an energetic attack with strong
forces, hut our troops repulsed almost
all the assaults and successfully
counter attacked. There has been no
change on this front. except in a few
villages which pass from hand to
hand.
There has been no fighting on the
Bug. the Zota Lipa or the Dniester.
In the Black Sea or Sunday our
torpedo boats. operating in the coal
region. destroyed forty sailing ships
laden with coal They also destroyed
. new coal shaft and a suspension
bridge.