New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-23
GERMANS DRAW
In ON WARSAW,
NINE MILES OFF
Push Russians Back Tow.
ard Outer Forts on
NadarZn Line.
CARS TROOPS SEEK
INVANGOROD SHELTER
Hold Invaders in Check on Wis.,
tula and in North Along the
NareW River Strongholds.

London, July 22.-The Austro-Ger-
man armies continue to press the Rus
sian forces defending Warsaw and.
while they have made progress at sew
cral points, they have not as yet made
anv serious breach in the we'll forti-
fed inner lines defending that city.
The Russians, it is true. have been
pressed back almost to the bridge
head positions directly west and south
west of Warsaw-at Nadarzyth the
Germans are only eight and half
miles from the outer works-and into
the Fortress of Ivangorod. further to
the southeast on the Vistula. But at
these points they are probably in
better position for stubborn resistance
TO their opponents.
The attack that is being made from
the north along the Narew River by
Field Marshel Won Hindenburg. and
that which Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen is directing from the southeast.
between the Vistula and Bug rivers,
apparently have been held up, or the
Germans are waiting for an opportune
moment to move forward and catch the
Russian armies, should Grand Duke
Nicholas decide to evacuate Warsaw.
Hindenburg's Army Pauses.
Tho Rerlin official statement, at any
rate. does not claim any advance Tor
Won Mackensen, while the report, al
though il states that the Russians have
ceased their counter attacks along the
Narew. does not mention any success
IN the mart Of Won Hindenburg.
However. should the Russians mold
Warsaw. il would surprise the military
critics of the Allied countries, who nave
discounted the loss of the city, at
tackled from all sides by opponents pos
sessed of superiority in guns and mum
tions. Grand Duke Nicholas, although
able TO deliver some singing counter
attacks and inAict heavy losses on the
Austro- Germans, must, in the hrst
rlace. consider the safety of his armies,
the loss Of which would be much more
serious for the Russians than retire
rent from the Polish capital and the
territory around 1T.
In the region of Shawl, on the Du-
bissa River, and on the Marlampol-
Kovno road, the Germans claim series
of successes, but nothing Is said OF
the fighting nearer Riga, for which
city another German army is heading.
The statement issued to-day by the
German Army Headquarters says:
Northeast of Shawl Tin Courland)
our troops, advancing concentrlcally "
and VIGOROUSLY. captured .l5O prls-
oners, five machine guns and great
quantity of baggage. A movement on
the Lower Dubissa led the advancing
troops into the Grynkiszkl-G -Gudsiuny
district and resulted in the stormlng
of several enemy positions. The Rus
rians are retreating on the entire front
from Lake Rakewo 10 the Nlemen.
South of the road from Mariampol
10 Kovno we enlarged the break and
gained further ground 10 the eastward,
CAPTURING four officers, 1910 men and
four machine guns.
con the Narew the enemy dlscontln
ued useless counter attack
South of the Vistuls the Russians
were pressed back toward Warsaw OF
the line running through Blonie, Mad
arzyn and Cora Kalwarja.
Attack Ivangorod Bridgeheads.
yesterday, by bold attacks, the
troops of General Won Worysch's army
frustrated the final attempts Of the
enemy TO arrest the retreat Of his de
feated troops before Ivangorod. Al
noon the great bridgehead position
near Lagow and LGgowawola wa,
stormed by our brave Sllesian troops
Lagow is situated thirty kilometre.
! ls.6 miles east OF Zwolen. Lugowa
VIOLA is ten kilometres ,o.2 miles
northwest Of Zwolen. In close connec
tion with this, with the assistance o.
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