Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
NOVOGEORGIEVSK WORKS
NOW UNDER ATTACK
Russians Admit Enemy Is Just Fif-
teen Miles Northwest
of Warsaw.
CLAIM SEVERAL SUCCESSES
Teutons Repulsed at Pu1tusk and
1vangorod-Czar's Men Re
ported Beaten Back
at Sokal.

LONDON, July 27.-The Ger.
man advance on Warsaw contin-
ues today to be the most important
development in the field of war
1t is being conducted with energy,
and the Russian resistance has
brought furious fighting along a
wide front. Nevertheless, the
latest reports indicate that the
German movement to envelope
the Polish capital is progressing.
A Russian official report ad-
mits that the Germans are attack
ing the advance defenses of Novo-
georgievsk, fifteen miles north
west of Warsaw, but at the same
time recites number of instances
in which the Germans have been
either repulsed or unsuccessful in
their attacks. This is notable at
Pultusk, thirty miles north of the
capital of Russian Poland. At
Ivangorod also, ffty-hve miles
southeast of Warsaw, attacks by
German troops have been sue
cessfully repulsed.
The battle still is raging with
terrific fury on almost the whole
front beween the Vieprz and the
Bug rivers. Furthermore, Petro-
grad announces the destruction in
the Black sea of forty sailing ves-
sells laden with coal for Germany.
Russian Attack Fails.
A dispatch to the Cologne Gazette
| from the eastern press headquarters
and received in London says:
Following the already reported at
| tempt of strong Russian forces from
the Ivangorod fortress to break
through. a second attempt directed at
Sokal failed. The latter sally was
| planned to force crossing Of the
nug ana thus of affect ss the eedem of
forces between chelm and Lublin.
The semi-circle around the Russians
| is steadily closing in"
German Air Raid Fails.
A dispatch from Petrograd to Reu-
| ter's Telegram Company says:
"A German air raid on the Vistula
| bridge at Warsaw failed of it's object,
| though the bombs caused several cas-
| allies amOOR the civilians
The German advance from the NareW
river now IS twenty-four miles as a
| crow flies from the Warsaw-Petrograd
main railroad. but the Germans still
! have to fight their way across the Bug
| river as we'll over sixteen miles of
virtually roadless country between the
Narew and the Bug.
The fate of Warsaw really depends
on the Bug river, which lis a much
more formidable obstacle than is the
Narew, the crossing of which by the
Germans was facilitated by an islet
in midriver near the confluence of the
OrjitZa river.
Sweep in Russ War Office.
There has been a clean sweep from
the Russian war office of the men re-
sponsible for the shortage in ammuni-
ton. according to the correspondent at
Petrograd of the Daily Mail The cor
respondent reports the existence in the
Russian capital OI IloIe ui
feeling at the courageous resistance
which the Russian armies are making
to the Austro-Cierman advance. He
adds that the frank admission by the
authorities is now made for the first
time publicly that no longer Russian
counter offensive is possible until the
mobilization of industry bears fruit in
a largely increased supply Of munl-
tions.
Nation Is Confident.
Now that the war minister, the as
sistant minister and others responsible
for the shortage have been dismissed
the correspondent says. 1.-The nation feels
confident that the terrible miscalculations
will not be repeated. and that the coun-
try is putting it's whole energy, into the
task Of repairing Them
Gen. Soukhomlinoff. the Russian min
lister of war, resigned June 26, and En-
peror Nicholas designated Gen. Polivanon
10 ill the office. The reason for the
resignation Of Gen. Soukhomlinof was
not stated at that time.
No Developments in West.
There have been no developments of
any moment on the western front.
The French official report of today
recites a few minor engagements, but
shows no changes of Importance.