New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07


as rallying point for the Russians
is Brest-Litovsk. Thus the Russians
are menaced by General Won Bulows
columns bending southwark, and o!
Field Marshal Won Mackensens south-
ern army bending northward'
Vienna dispatches say the position
Of the retreatiug Russians between
the Vistula and the Bug rivers has
grown more precarious because OF the
heavy rains of the last Few days ne
marshes in their rear hold the rising
water. combining the movements OF
troops exclusively 10 few roads ne
retreat therefore is encounter'ng m
creased difficulties.
Russians Sacrificing Many Men.
The Russians are sacrificing men
recklessly, trying to retard the Ter
man and Austrian advance through
counter attacks, which, however. N
yariably are unsuccessful, the Aus
trians report. and the dispatch adds
that the impression in Vienna is thai
rranv prisoners will fall into the hands
of the Teutons before the Russians
reach their new positions.
Tbe general opinion in London Is
that the Russians commenced thelr re-
tiremeat in time to escape TINS inner
ring. but have yet 70 reckon wlth tn
wider outfankiAg movement rom
Lomza. which, if successful "oul1
turn the Brest-Iitovsk line
AZ cven more serious menace seem
inelv is General Won Bulow's advance
in the Baltic provinces. While, &C
cordinc to Petrograd. the Germans
have been thrown back Immediately
south Of Riga, they have made fur
Their advance esst of Poniewesoh tow
ard the Dvinsk-Vilna- Petrograd rail-
way.
Ten thousand persons have been
leaving Riga, the Baltic capital, daily
for a week. Among the objects most
carefully removed from the evacuated
territory are church bells, many OF
them often too large 10 remove whole
without erecting special framework
In such cases the bells are sawed to
pieces.
Some critics believe the fighting
south Of Riga means that the Ger
mans, unless they succeed in smash
inc the Russian army, intend TO make
an effort to advance further into Rus
sia and endeavor to force Emperor
Nicholas to accept a separate peace.
With the history of previous lnvasions
of Russia before them, however, 1t Is
believed in other quarters that the
German staff would hesitate at such
tremendous undertaking.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The following Official communication
was received from Petrograd tonight:
There is no appreciate change in
the situation between the Dvina and
Niemen rivers. Yesterday we re-
pulsed the Germans.
There was desperate fighting
throughout the night of the 4th and
all of Yesterday on the left bank OF
the Narew on the Roam strolenka-
Ostrow roads. A series of vigorous
counter attacks by our troops held
up the enemy along an extended
front. At a distance of about ten
versts (about six and one-quarter
miles, from the river we captured
several hundred prisoners. Violent
fighting continues.
Along the middle Vistula all is
quiet since our retreat 10 the right
bank.
Warsaw was evacuated in order to
save the town from the effects OF a
bombardment.
The fruitless attempt of the enemy
to extend the zone in his occupation
is only being continued in the region
of Matzevitch.
Between the Vistula and the Bug
the battles of the 9th TO the east OF
the military road from Travnih to
VIadova were most stubbornly con-
tested. The enemy concentrated the
fire of his massed artillery and our
troops were obliged TO retire little
10 the north.
There is no change in the situation
on the right bank of the Zlota Lipa
or on the Dniester River
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The Berlin official report, as received
here, says:
In Courland, in the vicinity of
Popel. northeast of Poniewesch, and
near Kowarsk and Kurkie, northeast
of Wilkomierz, cavalry fighting took
place and went in our favor.
On the Narew front, south Of
Lomza, in spite of stubborn resist
ance offered by the Russians, the
German army made further progress.
Between the mouth OF the Bug and
Nasielsk siege troops have broken
through from Nowo Georgiewsk into
the (lemy's position south OF Blen-
dostwo and have advanced in the d.
rection of the lower Narew.
Our airship squadron bombarded
the railway station and buildings in
Bialystok with bombs.
As mentioned in the daily report
issued yesterday, the Russians, after
they had been driven out of the outer
and inner lines of the Warsaw forts,
evacuated the town and have with
drawn TO Praga, on the right bank Of
the Vistula.
Our troops which penetrated across
the Vistula took some positions of
the enemy. Russian attacks were
without success. Field Marshal Won
Mackensen is continuing the fight in
pursuit of the enemy.
Northeast of Nowo Alexandria the
enemy was driven ont of his posi-
tions by Austro- Hungarian troops,
and near Sawin, north of Cholm, ne
was driven out by the Germans.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official statement was
received from Vienna:
Northwest Of Ivangorod our allies
have made progress. Between the
Vistula and Bug rivers the pursuit
of the Russians continues.
In Eastern Galicia the situation is
unchanged.