The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-12
Take Junction Southeast of
OstrOw. Near Warsaw
Petrograd Line.
RUSSIAN ARMIES
ELUDE THE TRAP
Won Hindenburg in Lead in
North-Fleet to Aid in
Attack OH Riga.
Special Cdbie Despatch 10 Tnk suS.

Special Cdbie Despotch 10 TnE sus.
LoNDoS. Aug. 1.-THE German forces
on the eastern front continue TO make
advances TO the east of Warsaw, but
there are no indications that they have
yet succeeded In their object of cutting
OF any large bodies of Russian troops.
Announcement In the German official
statement that they had taken the rail-
way junction to the southwest OF Ostrow
was acceped ly some to mean they had
cut the warsaw-Petrograd railway. but
Il was not so definitely stated. The rail-
road, which goes through Ostrow. has a
junction with a small railroad southeast
OF the town before II reaches the main
lire
The German movement I'm kovno and
Courland continues to develop. and 1t Is
Significantly stated in the Berlin state
ment that Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
is in command of the army group"
Undoubtedly this group is cooperating
with the German battle fleet of the
Baltic. and II may delay taking Riga
until a decisive enga cement is fought on
water. The official German statement
says
Berlin Claims New Gains.
The army group under Field Mar
kNtl Won ttsliy Tcpuiscu
strong advances made by the Russians
during the last few days along the
Riga-Mitua road. North OF the Me
men there are no changes. An attack
by strong Russian forces from kovno
failed. The number of Russians taken
prisoners there since August has
been increased to 2,l16 and OF ma
chine guns to 16.
East of Lomza our troops are ad-
vancing in the direction of the Bobr-
Narew line. The enemy still holds the
hiidgehead at Wiznia. South OF Lomza
the entire Russian line Is retreating.
The strongly fortified sections OF the
Caerwony-Brok position could not be
hlld by the enemy. our pursuing
troops crossed the Caerwony- -Brok po-
sition and are advancing 60 the east
thereof. The railway Junction south
east OF Ostrow was captured.
East Of Novo Georgievsk, the fortress
OF Benjaminow, which was evacuated
by the enemy. was occupied. Bombs
we're dropped by our airships on the
iortresses of Novo Georgievsk and
Brest-Litovsk.
The army group OF Prince Leopold
OF Bavaria, during a sharp pursuit on
the left wing Of the allied troops.
reached the region OF kaluszyn. On
the right wing the army of Gen. Won
Worysch took by storm early this
morning rear guard positions on both
sides Of the Dlanka, west OF Lukow.
More than 1000 prisoners were taken.
The army group OF Field Marshal
Won Mackensen is engaged in making
attacks on enemy positions behind the
sectors OF Bystrca, southwest OF Rad
ryn Tismenitza. west OF Parczew. ana
on the Ostrow- Uehruck line. on the
upper Bug and the Zlota Lipa the situ-
alton is unchanged.
The presence of Won Hindenburg In
Couyland naturally gives rise to re-
por, that the German plan includes al
advance upon Petrograd itself Military
Observers answer TO this that Riga would
never become the base OF such an oper'
aton. Overland IL Is $50 miles TO thu
Russian capital, while IL the Russian
fleet was wiped out there would b'
many ports at which troops could bt
landed far nearer. The former BELLE
that Ii is all part of great turning
movement. a drive to get to the real
of the main Russian forces In Poland
SIN prevails.
Gen. Won Mackensen continues to ad
vance toward Siedlce and Brest- -Litovek
He II now in the region OF Lukow ant
vii shortly reach the railroad going Il
Moscow, but the Russian troops are Still
10 the east Of that point.
Russian War once Report.
Following is the official Russian state
ment issued to-day:
The enemy began an attack on the
front of our works from the village of
Pple to the Elisenthal front. on the
River iessia with siege artillery they
began 4 bombardment at midnight.
utilizing guns up to sixteen inches.
The hurricane of fire lasted not less
than two hours. and our batteries
answered energetically
About O'Clock in the morning the
as-aultng columns. in close forma-
ton. marched against our positions
BY concentrated fire, the explosion
Of mines AMI gallant counter attacks
hy our troops the enemy was thrown
back along the whole OF the front
tn weakened Germans, who suffered
enormous losses. were hurled back
into the neighboring ravines. where
they apparently began to prepare u
frcfh assault.
Sunday noon the cnemy's fire in
creased with terrible intensity, but this
rrotracted and destructive hurricane
from most powerful guns failed to
shake our troops, who firmly with
stood the hail Of projectiles shower
ing upon them. our artillery valiantly
supported our heroes.
This incessant cannOnade lasted all
day At nightfall the enemy columns.
which had been continuously mass
ms IN front OF our positions, again
rushed to the assault, the attacks
lasting two hours. and succeeded In
taking part of our trenches on the
line of the advanced position, which
his fire had swept. But afterward.
by the heroic efforts OF our reserves,
which had been brought up. the Ger
mans were repulsed with heavy losses.
The enemy retained only thr works
near the village of Piple which were
won at the cost OF enormous Efforts