NEW GROUPING OF RUSSIAN TROOPS ON THE VISTULA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2522, 24 July 1915, Page 5

NEW GROUPING OF RUSSIAN TROOPS ON THE VISTULA

; ■ GERMANS ADVANCING ON THE NAEEW ; GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS'S ORDER TQ HIS - : TROOPS ! ' [ (By Tfllegtaph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) i • , Petrograd, July 22; The grouping of the Russian troops on the Vistula, to which the communiques refer, are understood to amount to a withdrawal to the left bank between the inflow; of the Bzura and Novogeorgievsk, Only one of the outlying works to tho'north of Novogeorgievsk has so far been in action against the Germans advancing, on the Narew, L f ! r /"LET US SHOW OUR GRATITUDE BY FRESH DEEDS."' ) '« • -V* t '«•. i . .. . Petrograd, July 22. • Grancl Duke Nioholas, in connection with the intercessory services throughout Russia, has issued an order to tho troops, which says"lmbued with tho thought that the Tsar of all Russia is aiding you by his pravers, let us show our. gratitude by fresh deeds, and carry in ourselves that faith which is .-in earnest of victory." CLAIMS OF SUCCESSES MADE BY THE GERMANS i • \ • THE RUSSIANS.ARE RETREATING ON THE ENTIRE FRONT.- ; . . Amsterdam, July 22. A German communique claims• i "Our advancing troops nortli-east of Shavli captured 4150 prisoners and • five machine-guns. An irruption on the Lower Dubissa resulted, the attackers ■ entering the district of Grynkiskzi and Gudsinny, arid several enemy positions . wero_ stormed. Tho Russians are retreating on tho entire front from Lako ■ Rakievo to the Niemcn. "We enlarged the breach in the Russian lines south of the Mariampoli Kovno road, and gained, further ground eastwards, capturing four officers 1210 men, and four machine-guns. ' • "The enemy on the Narew has discontinued his useless counter-attacks. "The Russians sontli ,of tho Vistula have been pressed back into an enlarged bridgehead position on Warsaw. "General von Wyrsch's army, by a bold attack, frustrated the enemy's' latest attempt to arrest the retreat before lvangorod. Our Silesiiin troops, w'itli the help of the Aiistrians, at noon' stormed great bridgehead positions near Lagow iind Lugowawola, arid the enemy on tho eritiro front was thrown into tho fortress, which is now closely invested. "Yesterday the Austrians north-west of lvangorod captured 3000 prisoners [ and eleven, machine-guns. > "General von Mackerisen's bat-tlo between the .Vistula and tho Bug is pra- , ceeding."- > THE KAISER TELEGRAPHS HIS CONGRATULATIONS. Amstortiam, July 22. | The Kaiser telegraphed his congratulations to Field-Marshal von Hindcnbun* j and General von Gallwitz on their recent successes. \- ' ' RUSSIANS EMPLOYING THE METHODS EMPLOYED IN 1812. Coneva, July 22. i The Germans complain that the Russians ■ arc employing tho methods used .' against Napoleon in 1812, by destroying all the evacuated villages and crops j during the retreat. AUSTRIA'NS AND GERMANS CONVERGING ON IVANGOROD. (Rec. July 23, 8.50 p.m.) Vienna, July 23. Official.—We are approaching tho lvangorod forts from the west, and tho 1 Germans from the south. The Russians set lire to numerous places west of tins Vistula. ...... The' battle on tho east of tho Vistula continues with undiminished stubbornness, the enemy offering a tenacious resistance. A latter official message says:—Tho Germans on Wednesday broke tho main Russian position west and south of lvangorod, on tho line of RoasniceJanowioc, the enemy retreating over tho bridge before lovo Alexandria under German artillery fire. DESPERATE BATTLE BETWEEN GERMAN AND RUSSIANS. (Rcc. July 23, 8.50 p.m.) Petrograd, July 23. Official.—Desperate engagements were fought near the River Jcssia, southwest of Kovno and tho Rojany Bridge. Our troops left tho Vistula to occupy the front of Blonie-Nadarjino and tho outlying defences of lvangorod. Tho battle between tho Vistula and tho Bug was again very desperate, 1 villages changing hands again and again We cleared tho right bank of th/*' .Bug in the Sckal region, taking 1500. urisoners iu ono .village.