The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-05
TEUTONS HAMMER
WARSAW FORTRESS
Army Of Prince Leopold Of
Bavaria Drives Russians
From BlOnic Line.
RAILWAYS NOT YET CUT
Austrians in Possession Of
West Part Of IvangOrOd
as Far as Vistula.
Special cable Despofcs TO THr srN.

Special cable Despatch to The srN.
LONDON. Aug. CLOSELY following
upon news agency report from The
Hague that the Russian Embassy there
had announced the evacuation of War
saw by the forces of the car. there
came tonight in the official report
from Berlin the Statement that the
army under Prince Leopold OF Bavaria
had driven the Russians back from the
Blone line Into tn. fortress n War
saw
This Is the first statement indicating
direct attack on the immediate de-
fences OF Warsaw. and the fact that II
was accomplished without y more des-
perate struggle Is taken to mean that
the main bodies Of troops have been
Withdrawn from the city. Blonie IL
only sixteen miles south and west from
the city, and the Russian line holding
II up to this time has held up the ad-
vance Of the Germans.
The -eport further says that the
Bavarian Prince II assluting the for
which combined form the fortress. The
movement is regarded here as only
step toward the inevitable and is not
considered significant.
Official German Report.
The text Of to.nighrs statement from
Berlin follows.
In pursuit Of the retreating enemy
our troops reached the district OF
kupischki. east OF Poncwicz.
North Of bomza the Russians we're
pushed back to the advanced defence
positions OF the fortress
East Prussian and West Prussian
regiments captured. after heavy fight
ing. the Narem CROSSING near Os,ra-
lenka, which was siren sthen.D by iield
fortincations. Several thous inds ~
Russians We're taken prisoners and
seventeen machine Guns were cap
tured our pursuit of the enemy is
proceeding.
Before WARSAW the Russians were
thrown from the Blonie position into
the outer line OF the fortress The
army Of Prince Leopold cf Bavaria is
attacking the fortress
The attack OF the German troops
the Nistula. is proceeding
Hungarian troops and the
army of Gen. Won Woyrsch are in pos
session OF the vest part OF the fortress
OF Ivangorod TO the vistula River.
The enemy yesterday also at
tempted to arrest the advance NJ the
army OF Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen. but he again was defeated near
( l.encza. northeast of Cholm and west
of the Bug River.
Since early this morning the de-
feated enemy has been retreating be-
tween the Nistula and Hug rivers, in
northerly direction.
Near the south OF rstilug. on the
Bus. the enemy also is retreatng
Railway Lines Not Cut.
Far more interest is felt in the OF her
German drives toward the railroads and
all reports to-day indicate that they
have not yet cut of any important COM
. munication between Warsaw and the in.
terror OF Russia. Nothing IL reported of
the drive of Gen. Won Gallwitz. supposed
! To be approaching the Bug River over
the Bng-Narew triangle. II i briefly
stated from PetroSrad that German
+ force Is driving in a northcasterly direr-
tion 10 get behind ostroenka as If to
isolate that fortress. while another force
! Is endeavoring TO envelop Lomza, an
! other strongly fortified point
/ There are no indications that Gen Won
/ Mackensen or the Archduke Joseph Fer
dinand with their large forces are any
nearer to Brest-Litovsk or the Warsaw
| Moscow railway. The Austrians and
Germans have closed in on Ivangorod
and have taken the forts between the
city and the Nistula, but that railway