New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
TEUTONS RENEW
GALICIAN THRUST
ON zLOTA LIPA
Strive to Clear Austrian
Territory of Foe in
Fresh Attack.
RUSSIANS CONTINUE
ORDERLY RETREAT
Cars Armies Still Intact-Ger-
mans Push East, Take
NareW.

London, Aug. 2s.--The Teutonic allies
have not yet exhausted their efforts to
smash completely the Russian army.
While the Germans in the Baltic prov
inces under Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg have again become aggressive
and are attempting to drive the Rus
slams back to Dvina (Dunaburg), the
Austro- -Hungarians, with the assist
ance of the Germans, have taken the
offensive in Southeastern Galicia, and,
according to official statements from
Berlin and Vienna, have succeeded IN
breaking through the Russian positions
on the Zlota Lipa River, north and
south of Brzezany.
Along the rest of the front the Ger
mans claim to be gaining ground, but
, apparently they have made no prog
ress toward their main objective
capture or destruction of the Russian
armies. The latter, although pressed
hard at many points, continue their
orderly retreat, leaving little or moth
ing that might be used by the invaders.
Some rear guards which were left be-
hind with machine guns to retard the
Austro- German advance have been
overwhelmed and captured, but the
guns. munitions and main forces in
variably have kept out of reach OF
the pursuers.
Fall Back 10 New Line.
Whether the Russians will be able to
make stand in the new position which
they are said to have prepared the next
few days should tell. There are re-
ports that reinforcements are being
sent from the east 10 the western and
/ Siberian fronts, but military writers
express the opinion that as long as the
Russian armies remain intact It would
he dangerous for the Austrians and
| Germans to detach troops for oper-
! ations elsewhere. Now that the for
| tresses are reduced the big guns might
be moved to some other field OF oper-
/ ations.
This opinion apparently is borne out
| by the fact that there is no evidence
/ of a German offensive in the west,
while Serbian aviators are said to have
ascertained that the Austro- German
! force gathered at Orsova for rumored
| effort TO force a way through Serbia
| and Bulgaria 10 render aid to Turkey
is not of the strength reported.
Germans Capture Narew.
The retreat of Grand Duke Nicholas 5
armies from Brest-Litoysk and the line
to the north is being harassed by Field
I Marshal Won Mackensen's armies and
those of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, the
latter having penetrated the Bielo-
viezh forest, while southeast of Bielo-
stok General Won Echhorn has pushed
eastward as far as the town of Narew.
Since the Austro-Germans in their
drive through Galicia in May and June
threw the Russians back upon the line
of the Dniester and the Zlopa Lipa and
Gnila Lipa rivers late in June there
has been comparative inactivity along
this front.
To-day's statement from German
army headquarters means that the Teu-
tonic forces are renewing their thruSts
in Galician territory, and have scored
a success in the course of an attempt
to clear the remainder of that terri
tory of Russian troops, which, If car
ried to conclusion, would result in
the Russians being forced back into
their provinces of Volhynia and Pa
dolia.
r GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The German official statement says:
Army Group of Field Marshal Won
hu, haa .,
defeated in battles north of Bausk
and Schoenberg. More than 1000
Russians were taken prisoner and
two cannon and nine machine guns
were captured.
Enemy advances against parts of
our front between Radaiwilischki and
SvjadosZe were repIlsed.
Southeast of Koyno the troops OF
General Won Eichhorn are making
further victorious progress. The
enemy is being pursued between the
Bobr and the Berbralowiesks. The
town of Narew has been occupied.
Enter Bieloyiezh Forest
Army group of Prince Leopold OF
Bavaria: This army group is pene-
trating into the Bieloviezh Forest
and across the Lesnaprawa, the lower
eastern bank of which already has
been captured.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: In the pursuit of the
enemy the high road from Kamie-
niez-Litovsk to Mysozyoze has been
crossed Between Muchaweco and
Pripet our troops are driving the
defeated enemy in front OF them.
German cavalry defeated an enemy
cavalry division yesterday at Samary,
on the road from kovel 10 Kobrin.
Southeastern theatre OF war:
Under the leadership Of General
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