Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-18
Russians Retreat After Teutons
Break Through and Capture
Fortress and 400 Cannon.
MENACE NOVO GEORGIEVSK
Germans Storm and Capture
Two Forts on East Side of
the Stronghold, Taking
600 War Prisoners.
MENACE N0V0 GEORGIEVSK
sseeio. to the EVENING VIEWS.


Berlin, via wireless to Sayyille,
Aug. 18:-The great Russian fortress
of Kovno was captured by the Ger
mans last night. an official announce
m ent from the war office declared
today. The dispatch said:
"The fortress of Kovno, together
with all the forts and war material
not yet counted, have been in Ger
man hands since last night More
than 400 cannons were taken. The
fortress was stormed in spite of the
most tenacious Russian resistance"
The capture of Kovno. the most I'M
portant German victory since taking
Warsaw, forecasts the surrender by
Russians of the fortified Kovno-
Brest-Litoysk line, of which Koyno
was the northern stronghold.
Austro-German forces are already
within striking distance of the outer
forts Of Brest-Litovsk, the southern
end of the Russian line of defense
The forts of Vovno have been uu-
der direct attack for a week, DEM
onstrating the superiority of modern
artillery over fort structures built
by man. The German seige howit-
zers were moved in closer each day
and Monday they battered gap In
| the Russian fortifications southwest
of the city through which General
ivon EichOrn threw several regiments.
. The big Enna we're rushed up 10
- positoI644d 15ened n v1y5|I
| IRE upon the principal forts defenl-
Ing Kovno. Infantry assaults con-
tinued throughout the day and al
though reports reached Berlin that
all the forts had been taken 1t was
not until last night that the Slavs
surrendered the city.
The Russian garrison is retreating
over the railway to Wilma. Kovno
was the stronghold that barred the
German advance on Wilma on the
Warsaw-Petrograd railway, the OBJ
5ective of won Hindenburg's drive in
the north. Wilma lies ffty-seven
miles east of Kovno and without ad-
quate fortifcations it is not believed
possible by German military men
that it can resist capture by Won Hin
denburg's army. The capture of
wilma and the important railways ra-
dating thro =, hout northwest Rus
sia is expected within a fortnight.
The civilian population began eyac-
uating the city ten days ago.
The fortress of Noyo Georgievsk
is about to fall German troops
have stormed and captured two more
forts on the northeastern side OF
Novo Georgieysk. Six hundred pris-
oners and twenty cannon were taken
in the capture of the Novo Georg-
isvsk
AT the southern end of the Rus
sian line of defense Brest-LitoIsk IS
now under attack by Mackensen's
troops who drove the enemy across
the river Bug and into the outer
positions of the fortress.
Mackensen's troops having cross
ed the Bug southwest of Brest-
Litovsk pressed on across the rail-
way connecting Vledeya and Brest-
Litovsk and are attempting to sur
round the fortress.
The whole Russian line extending
north from Brest-Litovsk to Kovno
is in retreat The armies of General
Won Sholtz and General Won Gailwitz
are approaching the railway leading
from the fortified city of Bielostok
to Brest-Litovsk, marching against
the section of the railway lying be-
tween Bielostok and Bielsk.