LURE OF WARSAW.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3991, 26 July 1915, Page 5

LURE OF WARSAW.

RUSSIAN CO ft! ZANDER’S GIGANTIC IMP . ENEMY TRICKED 111® DECISIVE BATTLE.' CORRESPONDENT'S AMAZING STORY, I TITANIC BATTLE MUST BE FOUGHT. RUSSIAN POSITION PREPARES FOR EIIiCSHT MONTHS. GOOD HOPE OF SPLENDID VICTORY. ■ ENEitiY VICTORY WOULD B£ VALUELESS. ,

(United Press Association —Copyright. 1 (Deceived July 25, 3.25 p.m.) ■ " LONDON. July, 25. The “Morning; Post's” Petrograd correspondent says the -Herman progress has ceased and it can now. be said that the (tram! Duke Nicholas lias simply played the enemy to their present position as a fisherman plays a fish. The Germans have followed the lure of ihtf retiring Russians heu. long, giving the Russians many well-employed opportunities for temporary stands, which cost the enemy very dear. true, the Germans have found justification for their glorious accounts of victorious progress, but the truth. is different. Aft? r twelve months of costly effort they are now being given a decisive general battle, which has been sought by the Russians, on the Narew and the Blonei-Nazarzyin fronts. The Russians arc rradv for the final struggle. The position they have now occupied has been prepared for eimbt months. 1 Only on the southern front, the Russian line has not reached the -final position. The enemy has been alternately enticed and irritated into positions giving no retreat and no chance of victory. The Grand Duke Nicholas has undoubtedly got a position giving the Russians good hope of victory against defeat. If local defeats occur they will only' result in further loss of German time and life and the capture of Warsaw and the Vistula line. If the Russians leave the garrison at Warsaw and withdraw their arn es, the line of the Vistula is useless. The VBaily Telegraph’s” Petrograd correspondent says there ari that the situation as regards Warsaw has j improved during the last 24 hours. The chief Austro-German [ blow is still directed against the Lublin-C’holm; railway. . The enemy’s approach to Tranniki threatens the railway, but even if he succeeds in breaking through here, he'-vill have a tough job on the Ivang'orod—Pestitovsk railway before he can hope to compel the surrender of Warsaw. Considerable importance' is attached to the Russian offensive at the Sokal railhead, where the enemy were expelled. Details show that the’Russians advanced on Tuesday along- . the east hank of the Dug, through Sokal and Poturygen and, despite fierce counter-attacks, captured the'first line of trenches. The enemy were specially obstinate in the Poturzyer region, but their counter-attacks encountered point-blank artillery and rifle fire, followed by bayonet charges, by means of which several rows of trenches were taken. The gravity of the situation, due to General Maokensen s advance on the Tranniki-Woistavitze line, is generally recognised, but the Army Organ insists on an optimistic view of the situation whether or not the Russians- retire further in order to base their flanks- on Ivangorod and Restlitm-.sk. which would place Warsaw’s fate in the balance.- • . The idea prevails that the Germans will not attempt the final attack, which causes them to represent the capture of Riga as a great victory. The Germans are requisitioning cattle, horses and cork in the Baltic provinces for cash and all else useful is destroyed. The population of Courland is flocking to-Riga, where there are admirable arrangements for shelter. The Germans express admiration for the Russian bravery. An artillery attack was responsible for their retreat. Probably mi other soldiers under similar circumstances have equalled the Russian achievements.. A Russian official report is as follows : The enemy stormed portion of our line in front of 1 vango rod and broke our eritanglemei;U. We counter-attacked and drove th.em hack. There is stubborn fighting in the Sokal region. We captured several lines of trenches and are pressing- the enemy towards Sokal. Large enemy forces occupied' portion of Porturzae, near Sokal. We excelled them. Their reserves attempted to come up, but our artillery prevented them crossing the Bug. inflicting enormous losses. . - There is stubborn fighting w.--r VoiJewitze on the left bank of the Vieprz. , , Large German forces .commenced to advance north and a fierce battle raged ‘in the woods on'the night of the 22nd. the enemy evervwhere being thrown buck with very heavy losses. They also lost six guns and 500 prisoners on the rest of the front The situation is unchanged. THE LUBLIN BREAKWATER. , TEN GEKMAX ATTACKS EEPri.SEI). I ' ENEMY’S ENORMOUS LOSSES. VIOLENT BATTLE DEVELOPING. (Received July 25, 4 p.m.) * NEW YORIv, July 24, , The “World” publishes a telegram dated July 22 from M. Poli van off, Russian War Minister, who states that the Germans made ten attacks tm the 3 sth and 18th at AVilkolaz in an effort 1„ break the Russian line and reach Lublin. They were repulsed with enormous losses. . ", The Germans are making similar attacks with reinforcements on the Krannestav-Izdebno front, and the battle, which is extremely violent, continued to develop, the German attacks being fruitless. The most notable Russian success was in counter-attacks m which we captured all the positions the enemy has occupied during the last week. Our t-rorrVs on the right flank of this great battle are backed against the Ivangorod forts, while our left is engaging the enemy near Sokal. . , . The Russians have taken TOO prisoners in Bukovrna. Geneva reports That, the Germans lost 8000 men on the ■ Warsaw- front on the,22nd. .. ■ ■ ■■ ■ The Germans suffered 'a serious check against. Novog-eor-<••iev.sk, the Russians rec,"tfiring fortified positions taken by. the Germans at. great sacrifices. V ; ;