The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-23
TEUTON DRIVE
Is PARTLY
CHECKED
THE AUSTRO-GE GERMANS NAME
SOME PROGRESS But
ARE HALTED.
Russians Now in Position 10 Offer
Most stubborn Resistance
Outcome Doubtful.

LONDON. Jul, %. 1880 p. m.-rhsI
AustroGerman armies continue I'D
press The Russian forces defendine
Warsaw and while they have madcl
progress az some points they have nod
as yet made any serious breach in the
wei fortified inner lines defending
that city.
The Russians 10 r. true. have beenl
pressed back 90 the Bridgehead posi-
tions directly west of Warsaw and intuI
the fortress OF lyanEorod further "a
the southeast on the Vistula But atI
these points they are probably I'm Il
better position to offer stubborn rel
sistance 10 their opponents
The two attacks that are being nade|
from the north along the Narcw rivcr|
by Field Marshal won Hiudenburg. and|
that which Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen b. directiue from IN. southeast.
between the Nistula and Bug rivers.
apparently have been held up. or thel
Germans are waiting for an opportunal
moment 90 move forward and catch|
the Russian armies. should ~ be de
cided to eVaCuate Warsaw Al anvil
rate, the Berlin official statement does
not claim any advance for Won Mack.
eusen. while the report. although if|
states that the Russians have ceasedl
their counter attacks alonc the Narow.
does not mention any success on the
part Of Won Hiudeubburg.
Would BE Surprise.
However. should the Russians hold
Warsaw b. would surprise the military
critics in the allied countries. who
have discounted the loss OF the CITY.
NTI .N D a
possessed OF superiority In guns and
munitions Grand Duke Nicholas. al
though able 10 deliver some stinging
counter attacks and inhict heavy
losses on the Au~tro.Germans. must
in the FIRST place consider the safety
of his armies the loss OF which would
be much more serious, for the Rus.
slams than retirement from the Polish
capital and the territory around 30.
In the region >of Shawl. on the Du.
byssa river. and on the Mariampol.
koyno road the Germans claim a 80
rics of successes. but nothing is said
of the fighting nearer RIGA. for which
city another German army is heading
The ArEonne and the NOsCes still
are the scenes of the severe nrhtine
in the west The accounts from the
opposing sides are as contradictory AZ
ever but 10 would appear that the
French are the aggressors in the Vos
ges and have made some progress. and
that the Germans have Offset this BY
partially successful offensive in the
ArConne.
Attacks Continue.
The Italians continue their attacks
along the lsonzo. the battle for the
conquest of Gorilla and the Carso
plateau assuming larger proportions
and more men being engaged than In
any previous battle on the Italian
front The Italians claim 20 be max.
ing progress. while the Austrians con
slstentiy report that all attacks have
been repulsed
short official account issued "a.
night Of recent hgHtnE on the Call
poll peninsula. indicates that the On.
gagomcnts have been Of rather a min.
or nature. but have favored the allies.
In Decisive Stage
a T. s y R O-HTNGARIAN HEAD.
QUARTERS. July 81. via London.
July @. 4 20 o. m-The offensive OF
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