THREATENED WITH COMPLETE DEFEAT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2526, 29 July 1915, Page 5

THREATENED WITH COMPLETE DEFEAT

HINDENBERG AND MACKENSEN , FORWARD MOVE TEMPORARILY ABANDONED By Telegraph—Press Association—OoprriKlt • New York, July 27. A Petrograd message states that Field-Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Mackenscn aro botli threatened with complete defeat iu their contemplated coup at Warsaw. ' Tile Gorman force is temporarily abandoning its forward movement, having 'been forccd to protect its flank, curling back to the tongue cf the .column, to lend effective resistance to the Russian blows, which have weakened tho line. Experts say that tho situation and conditions arc strikingly similar to tfioso obtaining before Paris when von Ivluck's army was saved from annihilation by a.rapid doubling hack, RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE 7 (Rec. July 28, 9.40 p.m.) . | Potrograd, July 28. ' Official. —"Tho position on tlio Dwina-Niemen front is unchanged. The enemy south-west of Kovno were repulsed on Monday beyond tlie Vesia River. "The 'fighting developed with increased energy on Sunday and Monday from Dohiolenka to Novo-Georgievsk. Tho Russian counter-attacks on tlio left bank of tho Narew held'up the enemy. "There was intense lighting in the forest. east of Eozan. The enemy brought up enormous reserves on Monday, above Sebotsk. There have beeii successful Russian attacks on both hanks of the Narew, and some ,of the enemy's detachments wore compelled hastily to retreat to the village of Zeppelin. We captured <ovcn hundred prisoners and several maxims. "Our armoured motor-cars repelled the enemy's counter-attack. "The enemy's attempt to approach the Nadazhyn-Piasecliino front, on the left bank of tho Vistula (south-west of Warsaw) was repulsed by a successful bayonet charge. "The enemy r.n Monday captured a portion of our trenches in the region of. the Rakolonpy-Maidan-Ostrouski front, but our counter-attack expelled them. ' 1 "There was stubborn fighting at Sokal (in North-Eastern Galicia), where a- portion of the enemy crossed the river." GERMAN. OFFICIAL' COMMUNIQUE. Amsterdam, July 27. 'A' German official message states: — •"We repulsed a Russian attack from Mitau, and are closely following the letrcating enem.v between Paswol, south of Mitau, and the Niemen. "Russian attempts to push back our troops advancing across the Narew hy a simultaneous attack from the line Govoroiv-Vyskeow-Fserock completely failed. Wo captured 3319 men and 13 machine-guns. "Our troops east-south-east of Rozan are pushing the defeated enemy : westward. ' . , . . "The situation at Warsaw and JNovogeorgievsk is unchanged. "We have occupied villages north of Grubicszow, capturing 3941; otherwise General Mackensen's operations are unchanged." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL' COMMUNIQUE. London, July 28. 'A' Vienna states"Sinoe we stormed Sokal, fighting has been proceeding for the possession of a height south-east of the town, which protects tho crossings of tho Bug. Wo stormed the position yesterday, capturing three thousand prisoners .and fivo machine-guns. SITUATION SUMMED UP BY A' CORRESPONDENT. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" .Services.) (Rec. July 28, 8 p.m.) London, July 27. Writing from Potrograd. Mr. Stephen Repington states that if the forcing of the Narew line is not quickly retrieved, it may prccipitato a retreat, but if General von Bulow's' march is stayed tlio Russians aro not likely to retreat at present further tlian the line of Osowiec, Brest-Litowsk, and Wlodawa. "The Grand Duko Nicholas is putting up a good fight in tlio south, .and is much reducing General von Mackensen's progress, but the non-chccking of von Bulow's progress possibly would prove fatal." INSIDIOUS SUGGESTION TO RUSSIA. "Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. (Rec. July 28, 8 p.m.) t London, July 27. Tlio "Cologne Gazette" publishes a curious article, inspired by the German Chancellery, striving to prove that Russia is being sacrificcd _ by _ England, which has not honoured her promises, with the result that the Tripartite declaration of September is coid. The "Gazette" suggests that Russia should conclude a separate pcacc. _ [The tri-partite declaration referred to was signed by Britain, France, and Russia, its principle affirmation being fliat each of tlio signatory Powers bound itself not to conclude a separate peace.]