New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-03
Clear Stretch of Gnila
Lipa River as Foe
Retreats
NEW ADVANCE IN
SOUTH POLAND
Capture Series Of Towns
on North Front Between
Vistula and Bug.
CARS ARMY INTACT
Victorious Austro- Germans Face
Stubborn Rear Guards and
Fail to Cut Lines.

London, July 2.-General Won Lin
singen's army has driven the Russians
in Galicia from strong positions along
the Gnila Lipa, from Firlijow south
ward, according TO an official statement
given out tonight by the Austrian War
Office, while, according TO the Berlin
official report, German forces have
reached the Russian positions at kras-
mix, in the southern district of Rus
sian Poland, and have driven back the
Cars troops in the region west OF Ia
nose. The capture of Zamosc by the
invaders gives them a distinct addi-
tional advantage.
The advancing Teutons have also
occupied the town of Jozefow, twenty
five miles north of Sandomierz, on the
Vistula.
General Won Mackensen's main army
is hurrying as rapidly as light cavalry
and artillery, picked troops and motor
transports can go across the gap OF
broken country toward the railway
junction at Cholm. The continued abb
sence of rains in this district favors his
project, yet the German general has
before him a dangerous passage across
the marshy fens in the region OF h0vel.
Won MackenserPs enormous forces are
trying their utmost 70 pierce the kus-
sian line, but, as yet, without success.
The Russians maintain a stubborn de-
fence and engage only IN rearguard ac-
tions.
German Gain on Gnila Lipa.
Following is the official Austrian
report received tonight from Vienna:
After many days Of bitter hghtlng
General Won Linsingen's army has
criven the Russians from their strong
positions along the Gnila Lipa south
ward from Firljow. The enemy is
retreating eastward and is pursued
along the whole front. The enemy has
suffered heavy losses, 7,O65 men and
eighteen machine guns being captured.
"Northward the fighting continues.
On the Dniester nothing OF importance
has occurred. In Russian Poland on
the Vistula and the Bug we are com
batting a strong Russian force and
also on the Por and Brok and wy
MICA sectors. Our armies are attack
Ing everywhere.
westward from the Vistula River
VIC attacked hostile positions north
of Tarlow this afternoon, subsequently
progressing TO within stormng DIS
tance Of other parts Of the front, and
at night entered Russian positions, the
enemy fleeing. Pursuing the Russians,
we captured Jozefow, a town on the
Nistula. The Russians were also re-
pulsed from positions southeast OF
S.enno, where we captured 700 men,"
Teutons in Pursuit.
The Berlin official report Of the
fighting in the southeastern theatre OF
war says:
After storming the heights south
east Af Bukaszowice, north Of Halicz.
the Russians along the whole front
from the district of Maryampol TO Just
north Of Firjilow have been obhgad 10
retreat. Troops under General won
Linsingen are pursuing the defeated
enemy.
FUp to yesterday We had taken 7,l6o
prisoners, of whom II are officers. We
also captured Is machine guns.
THE army Of Field Marsha on
Mackensen has driven back the enemy
west Of Zamosc after continuous hght-
ing over the Labunka and Por sector,
and has crossed these rivers IN part
Further 20 the west tie enemy po-
sition on the line Of robin-Krasuik-
Jozefow, the latter place on the VS.
tula, has been reached. lJozefow Is a
town on the Vistula. % miles north Of
Sandomierz. Krasnik lies L miles
east of Jozefow, and Turobin IS 25
miles still further 20 the east) The
forward positions at Stronza and
Krasnik and these places themselves
were occupied yesterday evening.
ITO the west OF the Nistula River
the Russians under pressure OF our at
tack evacuated their bridge head posi-
tions near Tarlow. Borh banks OF the
Kaoienna are clear Of the enemy.
Troops under General Won Woyrsch,
after successful fighting, have driven
the Russians out Of their positions
southeast Of Cienno and liza, where
they took 700 prisoners Of the Grena-
der Corps"
Russians Admit Retreat.
Following is the Russian Official war
statement given out IN Petrograd to-
CON the left bank Of the Vistula the
enemy Thursday delivered barren at
tacks on the front Sienno-Josefow. In
the direction Of Lubiin the enemy is IN
contact with US along the rivers Wyz-
rica and Por.
Between the Nieprz ard Bug rivers
the enemy continues 70 progress tow
ard the north and northeast
IN the region north OF Zamosc on
Thursday there was stubborn rear
guard fghting. A regiment Of Prus-
sian guards, which had seized the vii
lage Of Jourkof. was dislodged by our
counter attack.
ION the Sokal-Halicz front the enemy
on Wednesday and all Of Thursday
morning delivered numerous attr cks,
most Of which were repulsed, infictlng
heavy losses on the enemy. During
our counter attacks we took over 1000
/ prisoners and captured several machine
guns Nevertheless south Of Rohstyn
D important enemy forces succeeded
Thursday evening in establishing them.
selves on the left bank OF the Gnila
Lipa."