New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29
GERMAN
ARMIES BEATEN
OFF AT WARSAW
Reinforced Troops of In
vaderS Fail to Break
DefenderS'LineS.

London, July 2S.-Although the Ger
mans are using very strong reinforce
ments of men and guns, they have not
succeeded in breaking the Russian re-
sistance either around Warsaw or in
Kovno and Courland provinces, in each
of which heavy fighting has been in
progress for nearly a fortnight.
Except for the capture of the village
Of Goworowo, or the Narew front, and
a number Of prisoners and machine
guns there and between Mtau and the
NIemen, the German official report is
sued to-day does no. claim any success
north of Warsaw.
In fact, General Won Buelow, in the
north, and Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg, who crossed the Narew at some
points, are being held up by Russian
counter attacks, wtich, although prob
ably costly to the Russians, show that
there is still plenty Of fight left in the
troops of Grand Duke Nicholas.
Mackensen Gets New Troops.
In the southeast Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's attack on the Lublin-
Cholm railway seems for the moment TO
have come to a standstill, although he,
too. is receiving rcinforcements and as
sistance from the Austrians who sue
ceeded in crossing the Bug at Sokal.
To the west of Warsaw the Germans
announce the capture of the village OF
Piorunow, which is about fifteen miles
west of the fort line of the city. so
that not much progress has been made
on this front.
There is a good deal in the Russian
and German official reports which cam
not be reconciled. but. on the whole.
the British critics are more hopeful
than for some days that the Russians
will succeed in withstanding this eff
fort to capture Warsaw. as they did
the previous attempts.
British Experts Hopeful.
The stubborn resistance OF the Grand
Dukes troops, together with the fact
tina. the battle IS being fought on
ground of his choosing, has renewed
the hope here that, with a sufficient
supply Of ammunition. he VIII be able
to intlict strategic defeat on the
Germanic allies.
Russia, according to a dispatch from
Petrograd. is making preparations 10
strengthen her armies in the field. She
is about TO order a general mobiliza-
ton throughout Siberia. She has,
furthermore, called to the colors the
men born in 1896.
Following is the official communica-
tion received tonight from Petrograd :
"On the Narew front there has been
a violent artillery fire on the left bank
of the river up TO the River Prut.
Stubborn fighting took place, but did
rot result in any change. Or the line
of the front of the right bank of the
Narew we repulsed six attacks near
the village of Budy, southeast Of Pull
tusk.
North of Madame we assumed the
offensive and captured l,5OO prisoners.
South Of Sokal We have assumed the
offensive against the enemy. who is
crossing the river near Porietzk."
The operations on the Russian and
Galician fronts are thus described in
to-day's official re port from Berlin:
Between Mitau and the Niemen we
Yesterday captured ABOUT 1000 scat
tered Russians. East-southeast of
Rozan our attacks are proceeding.
Goworowo (east OF Rozan) was capt
ured.
Russian Attack Fails.
North Of Serock, on 5oth banks OF
the Narew, and south of Nasielsk a
Russian counter attack failed. The
enemy here and near RoZan lost $500
men, who were :2ken prisoners, and
seven machine guns.
Before Warsaw, west of Blonle, we
stormed the village of Piorunow. This
village is fifteen miles west OF the War
saw fort line.)
IN the district to the southwest of
-Walwarya fighting is proceeding.
THE situation of the German troops
in the southeastern war theatre gener-
ally is unchanged"
The Vienna official statement received
tonight says:
Between the Vistula and the Bug
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