The Washington herald., 1915-07-21
OFFICIAL WAR
STATEMENTS

VI NiShohy
fighting is in progress.
Between the PISA and the Skwa
rivers the Russians have evacuated po-
sitions which had been repeatedly broken
through by US, and have fallen back
upon the Narew River. German reserves
of the Landwehr. who have been fight
ing in country very favorable to the en-
envy. behaved calamity.
The army of Gen. Gallwitz has ad-
vanced further to the south, and is now
holding all the Narew River line.
Between Ostrolenka and Novo Georg-
ievsk. where the Russians were unpro-
tected by their positions and fortifica-
tions, they have already retired to the
Narew. Our prisoners have been in
creased to 101 officers and 2s.76o Of the
rank and file.
In Poland. between the Vistula and
! the Pilika. the Russians have retired in
an easterly direction.
Southeastern theater-The enemy,
| who. on Saturday, was defeated in the
region northeast of Sienno by the army
of Gen. Won Woyrsch. attempted to
check our pursuit. when previously pre-
pared positions were reached beyond IL
nanka. The enemy's advanced position
at Ciepice was taken by our brave Sile-
| sian Landwehr The same troops pene-
trated the main position on the night of
the same day. The enemy's line near
Bassanow and Barawaw is beginning to
falter. and a decision may soon be ex-
pected there.
Between the vistula and the Bug the
| battle continued throughout the whole
of Yesterday with undiminished violence.
with the forces of Gen. Won Mackensen
participating.
ha int " o
through the PilaschowitzeB urnes-Tau
front the Russians made vain attempts
to save themselves from defeat. A
division of the guard which was sent
into the fighting was defeated by our
troops.
Near Sokal and north of that place
Austro- Hungarian troops advanced
over the Bug River Under the pres
sure of this success, the enemy retired
over the whole front between the
Vistula and the Bug. Only at one
place where we penetrated, west of
/ Krasno. has the enemy attempted to
offer serious resistance.
Western theater OF war-After a
day of comparative quiet. activity was
more pronounced in the region of Sou
chez. French attack near Souchez
was repulsed. Efforts of the French
to attack south of Souchez failed I'M
mine duels occurred between the Disc
River and the Argonne forest. The
enemy delivered attacks in the Ar
gonne forest, but without gaining any
advantage.
"On the heights Of the Meuse south
west of Les Eparges and at Calonne
trench lighting has taken place with
out varying success. Our troops re-
captured small local position that
we had lost on Saturday and cap
tured three officers and $40 men
Petrograd. July 20-The latest re-
port from Grand Duke Nicholas:
IN the Shavli-Riga district the en-
envy reached the Tuckum Doblen front
On Sunday the enemy advanced to the
south in the direction OF Hofzumberg
and Benen. North of Olminai cossacks
made a successful raid on the en-
emy's rear guard and captured bag
gage train. In the district of Popliany
we are repulsing the enemy. German
attacks on Shawl were repulsed Sat-
urday.
''On the Trans Niemen front we
have driven the enemy out of the
trenches captured last Wednesday.
The enemy advanced to the right
bank of the PISA on Sunday night
and seized the village Of Poredi. On
the left bank of the Skwa his attack
was repulSeO. W. Oh NyinOhltNo Jul
troops are concentrating near the
bridgehead positions on the Narew.
On Saturday stubborn rear guard
fighting occurred near the town of
Makow and the village of Kornevo.
Our regiments delivered n brilliant
counter-attack.
In the district of Grabovetz on Sum-
day we repulsed four fierce attacks on
an extensive front by a hurricane of
fire.
"Retween the Guchava and the Bug on
Saturday evening in a fierce fight we
drove the enemy out of all the trenches
he had previously occupied.
ION the Bug an energetic fight &C.
CURED Sunday. the enemy succeeding in
crossing on the front of Skomorokhi and
Sokal The battle continues in this re-
bion.
On the Dneister there were encounters
on the same front as on the previous
days. but in other directions there was
no fighting
Vienna (via Berlin and Amsterdam).
July 2O.-Austrian official statement:
The offensive of the allied troops in
Poland was continued yesterday. West
of the Vistula fighting continued at
Alzonka Northwest of liza Austrian
troops captured some positions.
German troops advanced success
fully to the nelRnts near hrasHOsidN
In conjunction with German forces.
Austrian regiments are engaged in vio-
lent fighting between Skierbiczow and
Grabovetz.
ON the Pilica we obtained a footing
in the enemy's positions on the
heights Our troops made 5000 prisoners
there.
'In Silesia and West Galicia troops
gained a footing on the eastern bank
OF the Rug River northeast OF Sokal
in turning movements. The force I'M
der command of Gen. Kirschbac cap
tured IL officers. 100 men. and s
machine guns.
The successes achieved on the
whole front by the allied troops broke
the enemy's resistance. He was I'M
able to maintain his positions. al
though he moved up all possible re-
endorsements during the last few days.
"On Sunday night he began to re-
treat and evacuated the battlefield for
the victorious armies.
I'm Eastern Galicia the situation is
generally unchanged. The enemy made
attacks only on the bank of the
Dneister below Zaleszczyki."