Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-04
Attacked Their Own Troops.

Attacked Their Own Troops.
August our troops during a partic-
ularly desperate German attack, which
we repulsed. saw the enemy's cavalry
nuke an onslaught on his own infantry,
which had been thrown back, in order to
force IL to attack US again. The German
losses mere were very great.
I'm the southern sector OF the oattie
near the village of Polshivnitza, the
enemy concentrated large mass or IN
fantry in order to pass across the val
ley of the Ole. but our artillery smoth-
cred his attack at the end OF the val
ley. forcing the Germans IN this region
to dispense.
Our losses were very heavy, but our
troops are making valiant resistance
to the enemys plan to deal severe
of the Russian armies which are I'M
peding Field Marshal Won Mackensen
offensive in the Vieprz valley
Saved by Rear Guard.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Petrograd says:
The local rear guard actions which
the Russians have been fighting to COW
err the retreat from the Vistula line
have almost achieved their purpose. The
German efforts to secure a crushing
victory have failed The enemy has not
managed even to crush any OF the rear
guard. Indeed, several of those are
more than holding their own and caus-
ing the Germans the heaviest OF losses.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's army
for the moment appears to be incapable
of any vigorous offensive, and all the
German armies seem to be in need Of
achievements. Heavy fighting Is ex-
pected between the Vieprz and Bug
rivers. where the Germans are likely
Russians into a general engagement"
Telegra phing from Petrograd the
correspondent of the Morning Post
says:
sian front has now shifted definitely
from the south to the north. The latest
news indicates that the attack on the
Niemen-Dvina front. with it's base on
East Prussia. is the real thing to which
all other movements are subordinate.
In these circumstances the question Of
Warsaw loses half It's importance"
Stream of Troops From West.
ZURICH. via London, August 4.-The
Russian defensive has proved much more
effective than was expected by the Austro-
Germans and has necessitated a complete
change in their original plans of cam
paign, according to private information
received here from Munich.
1t is learned that the stream Of troops
from the western front to the eastern zone.
which began more than three weeks ago,
continues undminished and with greater
speed. The places of these troops are
being taken by men Ok five weeks train
ing. These consist Of landsturm between
the ages of thirty five and forty-five and
recruits of eighteen and nineteen years,
al! of whom the authorities intended not
to send to the front before September, as
heretofore no troops have been sent of
less than nine weeks training.
Forced to Protect Line.
AMSTERDAM, via London, August 4.
The apparent pause in the Austro-
German advance against Russia is ex-
planned by the Cologne Gazette as fol-
lows:
Unity of action can very we'll re-
quire a standstill of shorter or longer
duration in order that an even and
compact course of operations may be
assured and prepared. The longer the
lines OF communication become, the
more carefully must the mechanism by
which achievements of every kind
are supplied be worked out.
There must be no lack of reserve
supplies of men, food and ammunition
The condition of roads and railways
often puts a temporary check on an
advance. The activity of the enemy
also must be taken into account. His
counter strokes create situations which
the main object of our attack"