New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-22
Take Bielsk and Threaten
TO Divide Cars
Forces.
MACKENSEN DRIVES
ON FROM SOUTH
pr<siars Halt Retreat, but Break
Before Prince Leopold's
Attack.

London. Aug. 2l.-The Germans ana
aystrians. following up their advan-
,,ce. are cndeavoring 10 make the
Rrest-Litovsk line untenable for the
Russians. One of their armies already
!, across the railway from Brest-
1;,ovsk TO Bilostok. threatening to d.
vide the Russian forces at crest
1j,ovsk from those holding the Inc to
tho northwest as far as Ossowetz.
The Russians are making an orderly
retreat. doing all the damage they can
ard EXCEPT for the guns and men TAX
On in fortresses. the Austro-Germans
do no, claim any large captures.
The report from German Army Head
opar,ers recorded the capture Of Bielsk,
an the Brest-Litovsk- Bielostok line, by
General Won Gailwitzs troops. and the
driving of the Russians south over the
Biala River.
Mackensen's Forces Advance.
Tho Russians made a stand before
the advance of the army OF Prince Leo
rold of Bavaria. b broke under the
cevnan attack and continued their re
treat Berlin announces, while fleId
Marshal Won MackenSen's troops nave
made further progress in closing IN on
the Brest-Litovsk stronghold
Near Kovno the Russian forces have
evacuated their position 10 the south
on the Jesia River, and retreated Tow
ard the east.
PetroCrad observers point 10 the leu
tonic concentration on Brest-LltovSk as
indicating that fortress to be the goal
Of all Austro- German efforts IN the
central field OF war.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The official announcement Of the Ger
man Army Headquarters staff says:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: In the fighting east OF
Kovno $50 prisoners and six machine
Guns were taken. South of Kovno
the enemy evacuated his position on
the Jesia River and is retreating in
an essterly direction.
Gallwitz Captures Bielsk.
Near Gudele and Sejny Russian po-
titions were stormed. In the fight
ing west of Tykocin the Russians
lost 6lO prisoners, including five offi-
GERS, and four machine guns.
The army of General Won Gallwitz
took Bielsk, and south of that place
drove the Russians over the Biala.
The army group of Prince Leopold
broke the renewed resistance OF the
enemy yesterday afternoon and even
ing, and since early this morning the
enemy has been in retreat. More than
one thousand prisoners have been
taken
The army group of Field Marshal
Won Mackensen advanced its left wing
over the Koterka sector and from the
mouth Of the Bug to Pulva. The
enemy continued to retreat. Near
Brest-Litovsk and east Of Vladova
further progress was made.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The official statement issued st Pet
rograd tonight says:
On the point from Riga to the lower
Villa there has been no change. In
the direction of Kovno our troops
held up the enemy's offensive on the
railway line toward Kochedary.
Between the Narew and the Bug,
or the front Ossowetz- Bielsk-Brest-
Litovsk, there was no important
change Thursday or yesterday. Our
troops repulsed a series Of particu-
larly fierce attacks in the region Of
Bielsk, which cost the enemy enor-
nous losses On the Bug in the re-
gion of Brest-Litovsk there was no
important change.
At Novo Georgievsk there was VIC
lent fighting during Thursday night,
the Germans making an assault
against the citadel on the right bank
of the Vistula.