New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
Dispatches from Pc.
trograd Indicate
Abandonment.
CARS FORCES
STILL BATTLE
Hold German Line on Ma
rev and to South With
out Yielding.
NEW LINE EXPECTED
Military Experts Interested in
Future Area of Operations
After Capital Falls.

London. July 29-The probable evacu-
alton Of Warsaw and the whole Polish
salient by the Russians is indicated in
dispatches received from Petrograd to-
day.
This decision would come as sur
prise to all outside the inner councils
of the Russian General Staff. as tn,
splendid resistance which the Russians
have been offering, apparently with
considerable success, to the German
efforts to encircle the city were be-
leved to be evidence of Grand Duke
Nicholas's intention 70 fight it out with.
Germany.
1t is pointed out, however, by the
Russian military critics, after conver-
sations with competent military au-
thorities," that until the army is prop
erly equipped TO oppose the perfect
Austro- German machine. the sensible
thing to do would be to avoid battle
and Withdraw until the armies are or
ganized and equipped and in condi-
ton to take an aggressive offensive and
drive the enemy from Russian soil.
The correspondent of The Times" at
Warsaw, telegraphing under date of
last Sunday night, says:
at is not believed that there will be
any fighting in the vicinity of Warsaw,
and probably only rear guard action
between here and the new line.
THE postoffice was moved to-day
Politics Decided Advance.
Politics, rather than strategy. de-
cided the Russians to advance into East
Prussia and Galicia. it is explained by
the critics. and while in doing so they
rendered great service to the western
allies and inflicted terrible losses on
both Austrians and Germans, they may
now give up all and more than they
gained.
1t is anticipated by the Petrograd
papers that the whole country, if evacu-
ated. will be denuded of resources
which might prove valuable to the Ger
mans, as has been done in most OF the
territory heretofore given up.
The capture of Warsaw naturally
would be made the occasion for great
celebrations in Germany, and 1t is re-
ported that Emperor William has ar
ranged TO make a state entry into the
city, accompanied by the Empress.
The Empress has been on visit TO
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's head
quarters at Allenstein, East Prussia,
and left there yesterday with the
Crown Princess Cecelie for Neiden-
burg, which is across the Polish bor-
der.
Following is the official statement
from Petrograd issued by Russian
General Headquarters and received
here late tonight:
Between the Niemen and the Dvina
no material changes have taken place.
"The Narew front is without change.
The enemy suffered enormously from
artillery fire in an attempt TO fortify
the left bank of the river and the dis
trict of Skwa. Considerable forces Of
the enemy failed in an attempt to ad-
vance between the Narew and the
Cse(O.
Fight on Both Banks.
an the direction of Serock- -Pultusk
there was fighting on both banks OF the
Narew.
"On the left bank of the Vistula we
repulsed the enemy's advanced guards
in the direction of Cora Kalwaya and
Grojec. Between the Vistula and the
Nieprz quiet prevails. Between the
Bug and the Vieprz the enemy suffered
enormous losses.
"On Wednesday the enemy attacked
in the Madame Ostrovsky reg on and
east of the Noislavitze- -Kovlakavitze
region. On the Bug, above Sokal, we
repulsed two Austrian attacks.
"Near Kamionka about six Austrian
regiments crossed the Bug and captured
part of our trenches, but on Wednes-
day we compelled the enemy's forces
10 retreat in disorder beyond the river.
We captured during twenty-four hours
500 prisoners"
Berlin Claims No Advance.
The Berlin War Ofice's statement
describing the operations says:
The situation north Of the River
Niemer remains unchanged.
ITO the northeast of Suwalki, along
both sides of the railroad TO Olita, our
troops have occupied a portion of the
emmy position. capturing 2,9l0 pris-
oners and two machine guns.
Last night the Russians delivered
repeated attacks against our front
south of the River Narew and south OF
Nasielsk. All these endeavors failed
with heavy losses to the enemy. To the
west of Novo Georgievsk, on the south
bank of the Vistula, We captured l2S
Russians.
"In the district to the southwest OF
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