New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-19

further toward the east Our lore
most divisions ere approaching the
Bielostok- Bielsk railway. e..
BEFORE Novo Georgievsk TWO IuI
Their forts on the northeastern lIou'
were captured b. storm. We tooh
GOO prisoners and captured twenty
cannon. A.,
Army group Of General Field Mar
shsl Prince Leopold Of Bavaria; Inc
left wing met with renewed strong
resistance Yesterday in the haml-
onka section on Soth sides OF SIC
miatycse. On the Bug and south
east of Siemiatycze we forceu Vu'
wav across the Kamionka section
The enemy was driven back to
name deleted). Our right Wing
reached the southern bank OF inc
Bug.
Russians Driven Across Bug.
Army group of General Field Mar
shall Won Mackersen: This army
Qroup has driven its enemies across
the Bug and into the outer pos,
tons Of the fortress OF brest-L.'
ovsk. East Of Niodawa our troops
penetrated across the railway hh'
Of Cholm -Brest-Litovsk IN an east
erly direction.
Military experts agree that the loss
of Kovno is serious blow 70 the nus
SLAMS The critic of THE LONDON
Times" said this morning;
"If the enemy succeeds in reducing
Kovno and is thereby able TO cross
the Niemen he will be in the rear OF
The Russian line north OF the SNeh.a,
and with the junction OF me wv
wings Of Field Marshal Won hlnUe"-
hurc's army the position OF the nus,
sian right flank will be very d'ihcuI''
The official German statement %
Yesterday announced the capture OF
The forts on the southwest front %
Kovno. together with 4,ooO pI'Soh'IS
and 240 guns. THIS was lhlerPIse'I.u
a. foreshadowing tie IAN OF 'he w
ress proper, but its accomphSnmehIT ~ 80
sneedilv was hardly expected: Inc
Fanoons German general, Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. personally TOOK COM
,,,ard of the army attacking kovno:
The selection of Germany's national
Zero for this task indicated the m
rortance attached 20 the operation by
the German General stan.
Kovno a First-class Fortress.
Kovno. capital Of the Russian prov
i,co Of that name. is on the right
bank Of the Niemcn. 1t IS torIieSs
of the first class. Its CIVILIAN popU
lation is more than 10000.
When Warsaw fell the Austrian and
German forces in Russia were oper-
ating in three large divisions! from
the south Field Marshal Won Mackeh-
SEN messed into Poland with the
troops with which he had successfully
swept through Galicia, recapturlng the
province from the Russians. FROM
he west Prince Leopold OF Bavaria
advanced directly at the warsaw
front. From the north came the
forces Of Field Marshal Won hlhuen
burg. advancing through the Baitic
provinces .,..o-
After Warsaw was captured june
ton was effected between the army
groups Of Mackensen and Leopold ne
capture of Kovno probably Will resu1i
H. welding the northern ana CENT a.
Teutonic forces in a line from the pa
tic provinces 10 Gahcia. hoVho %
a unit Of a line OF fortresSeS ru"nILs
from the \iemen south and east. con-
rected by railroad On this line are
Crodno. Brcst-LitOvsk and Lutsk
TIL German forces advancing on
Brest-Litovsk have defeated the kGS-
slams near Biala. to the west OF the
fortress, within range Of the guns OF
the stronghold, while a short distance
northwest Of the fortress the southern
bank of the River Bug has been
cleared OF Russians, according. to an
Official communication received from
Vienna tonight.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The communication says:
On the 18th. while the German
forces advanced along the west bank
Of the Bug River, the troops under
the command of Lieutenant Field
Marshall Won Arr repulsed the Rus
slams on both sides Of the road from
Biala. within range of the fortress
artillery Of Brest-Litovsk. The sur
rounding ring on the western bank
is closed
In the area Of Janow about TWEEN
ty miles northwest Of Brcst-LltoVshl
brchduke Joseph Ferdinand cleared
.ht southern bank Of the Bug River
cf tine enemy.
On the East Gahciau front, there
is ro.hmg Of importance TO report.