New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
Fresh Troops Attempt
to Turn Russian
Second Line.
TO FORCE ISSUE
ON GRAND DUKE
Russian War Minister
Announces Plan to
Abandon Poland.
PREDICTS RETURN
Reminds Douma of Victory OF
1912 That Followed the
Destruction of Moscow.
by Cabls % The Tribune J

London, Aug. 1.-lndicatlons be-
came convincing to-day that the Kali
ser's army, even before its jaws have
closed on Warsaw, and while the es-
cape of the defenders Of the Polish
capital is still in the balance, is al
ready grasping at the new line on
which the Russians plan TO make
their next stand The appearance
Of new troops drawn from the west
ern front and the advance Of Won
Mackensen's army through Cholm to
the eastward seem to show that the
Germans plan to follow up the Rus
SLAMS to the bitter end, rather than
to turn to the drive in the west,
which has been expected.
Meanwhile some comfort is de-
rived from the fact that the anniver-
sary of the war passed without the
Germans occupying Warsaw, which
had been understood to be part Of
their programme. However, news Of
this climax to the Austro-German
offensive in the east, which was be-
gun in the early days Of May, is
hourly expected, for what little in
formation is allowed to leak through
is that the Russians for several days
have been Withdrawing to the Brest
line, leaving small forces to fight
rearguard actions, so that the main
armies might make good their re-
treat.
What practically is an official an
rouncement of the abandonment Of
Warsaw was made to-day by the
Russian War Minister, NJ. Poll
vanoff, to the Duma when he said;
"At this moment the enemy is
concentrating enormous forces
against Russia and is successively
enveloping the territory and mill
tary districts of Warsaw, the
strategic contour of which has
always been the weak point Of our
western frontier.
Recalls War OF 1872.
Under the circumstances we
shall perhaps yield to the enemy a
portion of this region, falling back
on positions where our army will
prepare for the resumption Of the
offensive.
"Alls we'll that ends well; 1912
was proof Of that. We shall to-day
perhaps give up Warsaw, as then
we gave up Moscow, in order to in
sure final victory"
Russian Courage Phenomenal
These rearguard actions have devel-
oped at many places into fairly large
battles, as the Russians, whose steadi-
ness has been phenomenal in the face
of defeat, are offering stubborn resist
ance 10 the German advances and de-
livering powerful counter attacks. For
example, they have prevented Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg from throw
ing more Of his troops across the Ma
rev, repulsed German attacks 20 the
northwest of Warsaw and driven back
to the river some OF the invading
troops who crossed the Vistula TO the
south of Warsaw.
The Russians, according 70 Petro-
grad, have stopped general Won Bue-
lows advance in Kovno Province, to-
ward the Petrograd railway. II
Grand Duke Nicholas is 70 hold the
Bres. line after his retirement from
Warsaw it is absolutely necessary that
General Won Buelow's offensive should
be arrested, for should he reach the
railway he would seriously interfere
with the Russian communications.
During July, according 10 an Official
statement given out in Berlin tonight,
95O23 Russians, with forty-one guns,
were captured in the fighting from the
Pi!ica River and the Baltic. Included
in the material in German hands were
two heavy field pieces, four mine
throwing howitzers and 23o machine
guns.
Russians Still Resisting.
The Berlin official statement fol-
lows:
ain the eastern war theatre, north
Of the Niemen, there have been local
actions. Northeast Of Rozan we have
made further progress; the enemy's
counter attacks have been repulsed.
"In the month Of July, between the
Puica River and the Baltic. We cap
tured 95.023 Russians, al guns, among
them two heavy pieces, four mine
throwing howitzers and 230 machine
guns.
IN the southeastern war theatre our
troops who advanced across the NistUla
north Of Iyangorod repulsed heavy en-
emy counter-sttaeks, Pursuing the