THE OPERATIONS IN POLAND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2541, 16 August 1915, Page 5

THE OPERATIONS IN POLAND

ENEMY DEFINITELY CHECKED ATTACK ON KOVNO TEMPORARILY ABANDONED By Telegraph—Press Aewiciation—Copyright . (Rec. August 15, 3.5 p.m.) Petrograd, August 14. Official.—"ln the Kovno district the enemy has temporarily abandoned his attacks. In the middle Vistula region, in conformity with the exigencies of the general situation, wo evacuated Sokoloff, Siedlce, and Lukoff.',' RUSSIANS IN FULL COMMAND OP THE SITUATION (Reo. August 15, 3.40 p.m.) London, 'August 14. The "Morning Post's", Petrograd correspondent ■ says the Germans appear to he definitely held in check. The Russians are in full command of the situation. The management of the Russian retreat from the Warsaw salient will probably provide; a model for future text-hooks on tho art of war. It is daily becoming plainer, Germans are finding • themselves short of men for attempting to gain a victory fifty or a hundred miles, deeper into the Russians' vast spaces. The Russian line now runs roughly from Lomza to Vlodava, with a convex force towards the enemy. The. enemy is astride of the railway from Warsaw, near Malkin, but is steadily held of! from the railway further north, where it runs on.- The wholo German progress suggests that they will possibly find tlie Russian winter before they succeed in reaching a satisfactory defensive line to free their , real fighting forces for the Western front. IRRESISTIBLE WAVE OP RUSSIAN BRAVERY (Rec. August 15, 3.40 p.m.) London, August 14. Th'o "Daily Mail's" Petrograd correspondent says it transpires that General von Mackensen's effort to break the Russian line at the Bug nearly succeeded. After cutting off large Russian forces, General von Mackensen's forces were on the way to 1 Vlodava. regardless of tho cost. The Russian position was precarious, aaid Genoral Alekeff. who realised the situation, rushed forward all the available troops and guns. with orders that Vlodava must bo retaken. The troops obeyed magnificently, retook the town, drove the enemy twenty milos in three days,"and is still holding him. . This irresistible wave of Russian bravery must be accounted ono of the most glorious episodes of the war. RUSSIANS CAPTURE THE VILLAGE OF TOVIANY (Rcc. August 16, 3 p.m.) London, August 14. The "Daily Telegraph's" .Petrograd correspondent says tho worst fury of the storm is over, and fears for tho garrison of, Warsaw are superfluous. It is authoritatively announced that tho evacuation was carried out with astonishing fidelity to programme. Tho retired troops arc now eastward of the Moridran-Lomza position, and strategically they are daily growing stronger and more favourable. A most interesting development between tho Dvina and Niomen was the_ capture of the village of Toviany. Tho Russians cut tho German line, separating the Ponicvtch and Wilkomir troops. Tho latter were dangerously situated, and are believed to bo hurriedly retreating either to reconnect with Poniovtch or to join tho troops against Kovno, leaving the right flanks of tho Ponicvtch troops exposed. Tho operations against Kovno aro extending. Many poles aro employed in constructing siege lines and preparing platforms for tho 42 centimetre howitzers and other heavy guns. Kovno is still unsurrounded, and tho Russian armies are intact and freo to manoeuvre. A DASH FOR PETROGRAD POSSIBLE BUT NOT PROBABLE, (Rec. August 15, 3.40 p.m.) London, August 14. The "Spectator" says tho German left flank is only throe hundred .miles from Petrograd, and it now appears possible that tho operations north do not form part of a vast enveloping movement, but aro the beginning of an attempt to seize Petrograd by a sudden dash along, tho coast road, to which the fleet will contribute by local command of the sea. The plan is formidable enough, but tlie Germans arc mistaken if they suppose the seizure of Petrograd will paralyse Russia. Moreover tho Germans arc already two months late, and Riga and Kovno have not been captured. GENERAL VON HINDENBURG ATTACKS KOVNO. Berlin, August 13. A communique states: —"Von Hindenburg has made further progress in attacking Kovno. We progressed between the Narow and the Bug, despito the enemy's strong reinforcements on this front, where the resistance had to bo broken, from sector to sector. "Von Scholtz took prisoner 900 men and captured threo guns. On Thursday, Von Gallwitz took- 6550 prisoners. Prince Leopold of Bavaria fought his way to tho sector of Sokolof, Ho has captured Siedlce, and has reached tho Liviec sector."GERMANS REPORT A' NEW BATTLE DEVELOPING. (Rcc. August 15, 4 p.m.) Amsterdam, 'August I<l. Official. —"A new battle is developing, on which General von llindcnburg's armies are engaged in tho north of the Niomen district. Generals Alesoff, Kupiscliky, Westchintz, and Kowarsb aro before Kovno. We took tho fortified forest, and Domikanka, making prisoners of 350. Between tho Narew and tho Bug ivo reached Slina, where the enemy is resisting. Wo stormed fi. strong advanced position north of Novogeorgisiulii capturing JLSOO men and four nm« ' chine-guns,"