The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-12
RUSSIANS in R0uT
AUSTRlANS DRIVE THEM OVER
VIEPRz In DISORDER
.sLAVS KEEP Up RETREAT

Austro- Germans Are Making Desper-
ate Efforts to Entrap the Armies
Of Crank Duke Nicholas-Claim
Success in Crossing Narew and
Break in Line at homza.
Berlin, Monday, via London: Pra-
ga, the suburb Of Warsaw, on the
eastern bank of the Vistula, has been
occupied by German troops, accord
ing to the German official statement
Friday.
Mile by mile the Austro-Germans
on Monday were pushing the Rus
slams back from the old fighting
ground about Warsaw, meanwhile
making determined efforts to entrap
the armies of the Grand Duke Mich
olas before they have a chance to re-
treat to their new defensive posi-
tions.
Particularly successful operations
to this end are reported by Vienna
where the claim is made that Arch
duke Joseph Ferdinand's army has
forced the Russians in disorder across
the Vieprz near Lubartov and badly
defeated them southwest of MECH
kow.
Unofficial advices from Austrian
headquarters indicate that a split in
the Russian lines caused by these
operations may spell danger to the
forces this divided. The probability
that troops retiring from the vicinity
OF Ivangorod will protect the line Of
retreat however, is suggested.
Military observers in London ex-
press the opinion that the entrapping
attempts will fail, gathering from the
official reports indications that the
Russians may now be expected to
reach their new line safely.
A report from the headquarters of
the Austrian army in Poland says the
defeat of the Russians on Sunday be-
tween Lubartow and Miechow result
ed in driving the troops apart, leav-
ing a large gap between. Russian
troops north of Lubartow fleed
northeast across the Vieprz at Les
sekowice, about twelve miles north
OF Lubartow. while those around
Mechow fled northwest to reach the
VieprZ by way of Baranow.
1t is impossible at this moment to
determine how serious a danger for
the Russians this breach may prove,
but probably they are amply protect
ed against dangerous inroads upon
their line Of retreat by troops with
drawing from Ivangorod along the
highway running parallel with the
north bank OF the Vieprz to Radzyn.
In resisting the Austrian advance
the Russians made a desperate at
tack at Miechow. The retreat OF
their left wing over the Vieprz at
Lessekowice was rout of pronounc-
oi ha 10 hot ha
number of prisoners considerably eX-
ceeds the six thousand officially re-
ported.
Vienna reports: The army of Arch
duke Joseph Ferdinand in the district
between the Vistula and the vi prZ
Saturday prosecuted it's attack. Our
attacking forces repulsed the enemy
from several lines west of the VieprZ
and occupied In the afternoon Lu-
bartoy and advanced northward to
the bend of the river. The repulsed
enemy fled in disorder across the
Vieprz.
South and southwest of Wiechow
our troops gained a full success. In
order to parry our attack the enemy
counter-attacked. Hand to hand
fighting developed and the enemy,
caught on the front and flank, was
driven back across the Vieprz. The
numbef OF prisoners taken at Lubar-
tov and >sWiechow up to Saturday
evening aggregated twenty-three Of
booty cosisting of two cannon, eleven
machine guns and two munition cars.
Threatened by our troops. who are
victoriously advancing from the
south toward the lower Vieprz, the
Russian corps which remained in the
: Fistula district northwest of Ivan
gorod began to retreat northwest
ward nearly Sunday morning, pur-
sued by the Austro- Hungarian forces.
Berlin reports: Towards the west
front of Kovno progress was made
and FIVE hundred Russians were made
prisoners and two machine guns were
taken.
"The armies of Gems. Won Scholz
and Won Gallwitz have, after stub
born fighting, broken the resistance
Of the enemy near Lomza and the
mouth Of the river Bug.
THE total results of the fighting Z
from August to August amount
to eighty-five officers and more than
fourteen thousand two hundred men
being taken prisoners. Six cannon.
eight bomb throwers and sixty ma
uho "Cfo CdplulSu.
London reports: The Russian front
on the Narew has been broken and
the Russians are in full retreat to
the eastward, according to Official
news reaching here tonight from
Berlin. The line was pierced at two
places, near Lomza, by the army of
Gen. Won Scholz and at the mouth OF
the Bug in the region of Novo Geor-
gievsk, by the army of Gen. Won Gall
WITT.
Six German armies are converging
In q desperate effort to pen In the
Russian armies etween Warsaw and
their second line, while two others
are engaged In wider outflankine
movements which seek to make un-
tenable even the second line. Aside
from the capture Of the Narew lines
however. the Germans and Austrians
appear to have made little progress
Field Marshal Son Mackensen in
the south Is still pressing his ad.
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