New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-09
NAREW DELAYS
DEFEAT BIG COUP
Advance from Lomza Too
Late to Menace Re-
treat of Russians.
SEROCK FORT FALLS
Germans Now Hold Mouth of
Bug and Gross Vistula
Near Warsaw.

London, Aug. S.-The Russian ar
mics have made good their escape
from Warsaw, and will be able to
take up their new line to the east
ward without serious losses, mill
tary experts here believe, in spite
Of the various German successes
reported from Berlin to-day.
1t is admitted that there will be
heavy fighting for some days to
come, but the advances made by the
kaiser's troops to-day are believed
to have been due to the withdrawal
Of the Russians under their general
plan of retreat, and no indication is
seen in the official reports that the
Russian losses are heavier than
were to be expected in serious rear
guard fighting.
This view of the situation is
strengthened by a despatch from
Petrograd to "The Daily News"
which says:
"The abandonment Of the German
attempt on Riga marks the failure
of the general scheme for forcing
battle with the retreating Russians
before they reach the Brest-Litovsk
line. The stubbornness of the Rus
sian defence on the Narew has con-
tributed mainly to this important
success.
Fail to Cut of Retreats.
Seeing that the Russian retreat
eastward to the new front continued
uninterrupted, the Germans at
tempted to build bridges across the
Vistula and engage the RussiaN
before they could reach their desti-
nation, but the Russian artillery
from Nowo Georgiewsk demolished
the bridges as soon as they were
constructed. Mackensen has at
tempted deep turning movement
from Cholm and a similar movement
is to be seen against Kovno in The
North. 1t probably will be several
days before the Germans establish
new attack"
In addition to repulsing Won Bue-
lows drive on Riga, the Russians
also claim to have checked the Ger
mans elsewhere. The attacks Of
Kovno and Ossowitz, which were re-
pulsed on the 9Th, have not been re-
newed, while except where the with
drawals are taking place, the Narew
line still resists all Hindenburg's
kammerings.
On the Vieprz. where obstinate
rear-guard actions are in progress,
the Russians calm TO have captured
several hundreds of prisoners, and
10 have driven back German advance
guards along a wide front between
Touria and Lodga.
Bug Fortress Falls.
The official reports show that the
Germans continue TO make progress in
all directions in their efforts IN cut
off or to follow up the retreat Of the
Russian army from the Polish salient.
They have commenced attacks on the
fortresses of Kovno and Ossowetz,
which are among the obstacles they
must overcome in order to reach the
railway running from Warsaw through
wilma and Dyinsk TO Petrograd.
They have taken the minor fortress
Of Serock, at the junction Of the Narew
and the Bug. and have crossed the
Vistula in the vicinity of Warsaw. Fur
ther south General Woyrsch is advanc-
ing eastward. but Fiele Marshal Mack
ensen is being stubbornly resisted and
apparently making at the best very
slow progress.
On the whole the daring trap planned
by the Germans as a grand sequel 20
the capture Of Warsaw is developing
slowly, so slowly that its destined prey
will escape, the experts now believe.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official statement was
received tonight from the headquar-
ters Of the Russian General staff:
In the direction of Riga we dis
lodged the enemy from the region
between Thedyina, the Ekau and the
lower course of the Aa. Fighting
continues as before, without any es-
sential change on the roads east OF
Ponlewesch.
Enemy attacks on Kovno and Osso-
wetz, which were repulsed on the
6th, were not rem wei the following
day. II enemy continues 70 de-
liver vigorous attacks from the Ma
rev line a ong the whole front, great
forces of the enemy being directed
against the Lomza- 0strow sector.
On the right bank of the middle
Vlstula. the day Of the 7th passed
without any engagements Of i'm