THE GREAT STRUGGLE.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15339, 24 July 1915, Page 9

THE GREAT STRUGGLE.

RUSSIANS HOLD VITAL POINTS. GERMAN* CLAIM DOUBTED. ENEMY'S SUPPLY TROUBLES.

GRAND DUKE'S PLANS CONCEALED.

(Received July 23rd. 11.30 p.m.) LONDON. July 23. Tho public is absorbed in tho struggle for Warsaw. Communiques show that tho Russians aro holding all tho vital points on the .front, and the essential railway- are still intact, though communiques mention fighting in the Re.iowiec village, half a mile from the Cholm-lvangorod railway. Critics point out that, the Germans have not yot reached the point west of tho Vistula which thoy reached before thoy wore driven back at the end of 1014. The Germans claim to be investing Ivangorod, but tho Austrian official report admits that tlie Austrians are still westward of tho Vistula and north of the fortress. The Blouio lino mentioned in the Pctrograd official report is about twenty miles west of tho Vistula. General yon Mackenson's advance has been arrested twenty miles southwest and thirtoon miles south-east of Lublin. His centre ' s butting towards tho railway eight miles west of Choun. Unless ho achieves speedy success he is bound to bo troubled by shortage of supplies. A single Gorman Army Corps consumes 2-50 tons daily, apart from ammunition. Fourteen Army Corps require 700 motor lorries, assuming that a double Journey of 120 miles can bo performed daily. General yon Mackensen formed largo magazines during the pause in the fighting at Krasnostaw early in July, but- has oniy one good road. The "Morning Post-" Pctrograd correspondent says that if previous occasions furnish a nrercdent, the stoppage of the enemy on tho ChodelPiaski line is likely to continue. Sinii- j larly, the Russians will contrive to keep the oner;v at- a distance on *"he . Narew front, There is still no indication of the Grand Duke's intentions. Everything points to a plan of holding up the enemy on ono front, and smashins hkn on the other.

Tho "Morning Post's" correspondent says that it is generally felt in Potrograd that tlie situation is serious, ono indication of which is tho curtuess of the bulletins, but tlio public is confident of a successful issue. Berlin telegrams 6how that the battlo for AVarsaw is being followed with feverish anxiety i n Germany, where tho fear of a winter campaign has become a nightmare to the commercial classes. The general belief is that a crushing defeat of tho Russians would enable Germany to dictate peaco soon. It is announced that the -Russians set AA'indau on firo before evacuating it. Little of tbo town remains, and the harbour has b?en destroyed.