New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-21
Rv General r. Won Bernhard.

STAR as it is possible, not being init
Il ated into the intentions OF the supreme
military authorities, to judge the STU
..o, ~, have now arrived at an important
turning point in the history of the war
tn. foregoing period was characterized by
II. offensive undertaken by the allied German
sd Austro Hungarian armies against Russia
IN the course Of triunphal march unpar-
aleed in the annals Of war the Russian ar
mics were routed and compelled to retreat with
III. utmost precipitation, while suffering very
heavy losses.
In the south, after the victorious battles on
n. Dunaiec, the Russians were first OF all
driven back in an eastward direction. Ihey
were compelled to abandon in the greatest
haste their positions in the Carpathians' IN
order no. to be cut off from their own country.
They were driven back as far as the Bug and
the Slota Lipa. part Of the allied army then
wheeled around to the north and advanced on
Brest- Litovsk via Cholm and Lublin. This
movement was rendered feasible owing to the
fac, that the right flank OF the advancing army
was protected by other troops, who marcheo
simultaneously on the Vollhynian triangle OF
fortresses-Dubno, LUX, Rovno, and also
toward tn. Sereth and toward Podoha
These operations, conducted on an immense
scale, were completed by two other strategicai
movements.
On the one hand the German legions ad-'
ysnced from the west along the lett bank OF
the vistula toward Ivangorod and Warsaw
md on the right bank toward the lower Narew'
With its line OF strong fortresses; on the othei
hand Field Marshal Won Hindenburg prepared
an ample offensive movement from the north
wet against the line Bielostok- Dunaburg, the
lei. flank Of which was covered in the north
east by simultaneous advance toward the
lower Duna.
Neither the Russian fortresses nor the WIS.,
lula was able TO check the German tidal wave
Przenysl. in Galicia, the Notifications OF which
had been rebuilt by the Russians, tell IN inc
course Of few days, and the same tate over
took Iyangorod: thanks to brilliant attack,
the allies were able to cross the Vistula to the
north of the latter fortress, in full view OF the
enemy. Warsaw was voluntarily evacuated by
the Russians; Pultusk, Roschan, Ostroienka
and Lomsha were taken BIZ storm. The power
fd fortress OF Novogeorgievsk surrendered
alter few days, to General Won Beseler, the
eonqueror Of Antwerp. Soon afterward, the
army OF General Won Eichhorn took Kovno by
storm. Before long, Brest-Litovsk and Grod-
20 were evacuated by the Russians. In the
io1th the Austrians captured the fortresses OF
LUX and Dubno; whereas the important town
Of Wilma. the capital of Lithuania, fell into the
hands Of Marshal Won Hindenburg's legions.
The allied cavalry advanced from Kovel through
me Pripet marshes, OF evil repute, against the
rank and centre OF the middle Russian army;
vas pointed toward the east, the vctors moved
Forward necessarily and drove the retreating
Enemy beyond the line Pinsk-L Ida. The rail-
road which connects Royno-the only fortress
'''i held by the Russisns--and wilma fell into
NE hands OF the Germans The railroad Ida
'''ozk was cut by the German cavalry in the
rear Of the Russian army
Inc enemy is still making desperate efforts
:" either wing OF his armies. In the north
's'y'hing imaginable is being done in order
prevent further advance OF Marshal Won
'nosnburg via Wilma and Dunsburg; in the
''''h strong forces have been assembled with
new to driving the Austrian armies on the
'"s'h and Tkys back into Gslicis. These last