New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-28
Halt Armies on Ma
rev and Below
LubIin Road.
GERMANS FIGHT
FOR EVERY YARD
Cars Troops Start New
Offensive in Baltic Prov
inCeS from Mitau.

London, July 27.-The Austro-Ger-
man attempts to envelop the Russian
armies defending Warsaw and to capt
ure the Polish capital, which for time
progressed almost with the momentum
of the offensive which cleared Galicia
of the grand dukes troops, have been
brought nearly to a standstill, and
where the Germans are moving for
ward it is only yard by yard and at
tremendous cost in men and material.
The German Field Marshal Won
Mackensen has taken few villages on
the way to the Lublin-Cholm railway,
between the Vistula and the Bug riv-
ers, and the Austrians, by counter
offensive at Sokal, have captured posi-
tions which will make the German
flank safer. However, as has so often
occurred lately, Berlin officially re-
ports that otherwise the position OF
the Germans troops under Won Macken-
sen remains unchanged"
Hindenburg Kept Busy.
Along the western bank of the
Vistula from Ivangorod to Novo
Georgievsk eventless progress appa-
rently has been made, while along the
Narew Field Marshal Won HindenburS'
who has been directing operations IN
an effort to drive wedge in behind the
city. is now largely occupied in meet
ing the Russian counter attacks.
These counter attacks, according TO
Petrograd. have succeeded in forcing
the Germans who had crossed the river
IN return to the northern bank at sew
eral points, but. RerGa asserts tha'
they completely failed, and that the
cerman force is advancing in an east
erly direction.
The Russians who were defeated in
the Baltic provinces recently have also
turned and, according to the Berlin
official report, have delivered an at
tack from Mitau, which, however, was
repulsed.
Buelow May Change Route.
Further to the south the Germans
continue their advance eastward tow
ard the Vilna-P -Petrograd railway, but
there is a lot of territory to cover be-
fore this is reached, and it is consid-
cred more likely that General Won Bue-
low. who is in command here, will turn
TO the southwest to threaten the Rus
sian armies which are facing Won Hin
denburg.
Everywhere the battles are at their
height, especially that in which Won
Mackensen is engaged. All the mill
tary critics here believe that this is
the most critical of the campaign, for
the whole German plan depends on his
reaching the Lublin-Cholm railway.
Following is to-night's official COM
munication issued by the Russian Gen
eral Staff:
con the Disna and the Niemen the
situation remains unchanged. There
have been cavalry outpost actions
there. Southwest of Kovno on Monday
the enemy was repulsed beyond the
Vesia River.
"On the Narew, Sunday and Monday,
from Dobrolenka to the Novo Georg-
ievsk region, the fighting increased in
energy. On the left bank of the Narew
the enemy was held back by energetic
counter attacks. Intense fighting oc-
Cured in the forest east of Rozan.
Germans Forced Back.
Monday evening the enemy brough:
up enormous reserves above Serock. On
both banks of the Narew there have
been successful Russian attacks, some
enemy detachments being compelled 10
beat a hasty retreat to the region of
the village Of Serock. We captured one
Zeppelin and 700 prisoners ard several
Maxims. An enemy counter attack
from Constantinow was repui3ed by
armored motor cars.
con the left bank of the Vis.ula at
daybreak Monday there was success
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