The Washington herald., 1915-07-28
Official War
Statements

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port:
Eastern theater: An attack from
Mitau was repulsed. Between Poswol
south of Mitau. and the Niemen River
we are closely following the retreat
ing enemy.
Russian attempts yesterday to push
back our troops advancing across the
Narew River by a great simultaneous
attack from the line of Goworowo, east
OF Pultusk. completely failed. We cap
tured 1913 Russians and thirteen ma
chine guns.
East and southeast Of Rozan our
troops are pursuing the defeated enemy
who advanced from an eastern direc-
tion.
| Fighting for the Prut. southeast of
Pultusk. is progressing. The situation
before Novo Georgievsk and Warsaw
is unchanged.
North of Jrubleszow we elected the
enemy from several villages. capturing
3.491 Russians, including ten officers.
otherwise the situation of the German
troops under Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen Is unchanged.
Western theater: Weak French at
tacks with hand grenades north of Arras
were repulsed. The French exploded
bombs in the Champagne region near
-hcSilu WITHOUT SUCCESS.
In the Argonne We occupied some Of
the enemy's trenches. We replied to a
renewed bombardment by the enemy at
Thiancourt by firing on Pont-o- Nous
son.
I'm the vosges the enemy yesterday
took possession Of our advanced trench
es at Lingo Kopf,, north of Munster
"Nsar Renok. AosthvesS Of Tmcoing.
French and British aeropianes were
forced to descend. Their occupants were
captured"
Petrograd. July 27-Latest report of
Grand Duke Nicholas:
On the Narew front the enemy's at
tacks on the Russian positions have not
succeeded. South of Rozan. after a
stubborn combat. the Russians drove
back from the region of Ostrow to
Olszaki the Germans who crossed the
Narew.
f. "On the left bank of the vistula'
enemy attacks on the outposts OF Ivan
gorod were repulsed.
Between the Vistula and vieprz
there was an artillery duel yesterday.
Fighting continues on the Bug with
great energy. North Of Groubechow
the enemy assumed the offensive with
large forces. but all attacks were re-
pulsed. On this front our position re-
mains unchanged.
Southeast Of Pultusk enemy attacks
on the river front were repulsed. Minor
combats occurred at Novo Georgievsk.
In the direction of Tuckum and
Schlock, near the Baltic, the enemy's
offensive was repealed by firing from
the sea-
"On the Dubissa -Niemen front the
enemy approached the front of Polie-
wierzh and Keidany. Fighting con-
tinues at the southwestern approaches
to Kovno.
"on the Upper Bug Zlota Lipa and
Dneister River there has been no fight
ing.
In the Black Sea forty Turkish sail
ing ships carrying coal were sunk by
our warships. We also destroyed in
the Black Sea a new mine field and a
bridge"
Paris. July N.-rhis afternoons ohicial
communiQue:
"A bombardment Of Fumes and of
Cost Dunkerque was followed by a re-
prisal cannonade on our part on the Ger
man encampment Of Westende and Mid |
dlekerke.
Five bombs were thrown last evening |
by a German aviator upon Dunkirk. They |
caused no damage.
I'm Artois, in the sector Of Souchez, /
there was a cannonade and fighting with |
grenades during part Of the night.
I'm the Argonne two attempted attacks
by the Germans near Layon. Binarville
and La Harazee were easily checked
TN the vosges We succeeded last night
in extending and consolidating our posi-
lions on the crest Of Lingekopf and oc-
cupied the hill located between Linge
and Les Carrieres. The enemy counter
attacked three times, but without sue
cess. German artillery bombarded the
hill Of Schlucht."
Rome, July 27.-This mornings Of
hcial statement:
1.-THE enemy cruiser and four torpedo
boats bombarded the railroad between
Fano and Senigalls this morning: SIM
lltaneously hydroplanes bombarded
Ancona. Tho damage done was slight"