New-York tribune., 1916-07-30
Capture 32,0OOT Teutons
asVolhynian Defence
COllapSes.
GERMANS ADMIT
STOKHODRETREAT
Lemberg, Kovel and Riga
Armies All Menaced by
Great Defeat.
Bv ARTHUR 5. DRAPER.

LONDON. JN4s 90 iiO O. HA4NS -
the Car have celebrated the open
ing Of the third year Of the great
war with one of the biggest mill
tary victories yet scored against
Germany.
Smashing through the Teutonic
lines in Volhynia and northern Gal
icia for a distance of one hundred
miles at the lowest calculation, they
have achieved a success even greater
than that of two months ago. From
the region northwest of Czartorysk
10 the northern Galician line south
of Brody the Russian hosts have
swept forward and the Teuton de-
fences have crumpled IN.
Break in 1OO-Mile Front.
Two days and nights Of the fierc-
est fighting known to modern MILL
tary science have given to the Rus
sians $4,000 more of the picked
fohters of the Central Powers, have
swept 1Ol field guns into their hands,
and have wrenched from the mailed
fist miles upon miles of lands fur
rowed and creased with fortifcations
that had been regarded in every cap
ital in Europe as impregnable.
Petrograd tonight estimates the
Teuton losses for the first half OF
the summer campaign at 100000,
and the total losses, exclusive of
those Of the last two days, at 100000.
The Austro-German defenders OF
the positions before the lower Stok-
hod have withdrawn behind the river
that has proved Brussiloff's greatest
obstacle TO an advance on Kovel
from the west. Less than twenty
miles from the railroad junction of
western Volhynia the Russia right
wing is plunging forward with furi-
Gus bursts Of power. A few more
such plunges and the Teuton posi-
tons at Vladimir Volynski, Kovel
and then Lemberg will be made un-
tenable.
Salient Abandoned.
The Russians broke the eneny's
Stokhod lines at Hulevitchi, almost
due east Of Kovel. Below this point
the marsh-hanked stream juts out
in wide curve to the west, forming
a huge salient, along whose inner
rim the Teuton defences lay. The
piercing of the front above this sa-
lient Immediately forced Won Lin
singen's troops to retreat precipitate-
ly back toward Kovel. As a result,
tonight virtually the entire line Of
the Stokhod has passed into the
hands Of the Russians. 1t is the first
really decisive success scored by the
Cars armies in the present cam
paign.
Two things point to the wild flight
Of the Teuton troops before the Rus
sian onslaughts. Among the guns
swept behind the Russian ranks were
nineteen howitzers. These heavy
pieces are seldom used in the front
Of the line, and generally are found
at least three or four miles behind
the advanced positions. This indi- |
Gates the extent and the rapidity of /
the Teuton retreat-practically a
rout.
Russians Bridging StokhOd.
In the second place, the Rus
sian official statement tonight .
announces the Russian troops
are building bridges over the
otokhod to assure speedy advance. |
ms could not be done unless there I
was no fear Of fire from the enemy's |
artillery. Apparently there are no
Austrlans OF Germans within four
or hve miles of the river at these |
points. The added fact that $4,000 !
t"'es and masses of cartridges fell /
ih'o Russian hands indicates that
'ne troops Of the Kaiser threw down |
al their arms and fed in disorder as
'ne Russian columns rolled upon |
them.
.Srtner south Won Bothmer's army, |
.asshked .c,..s both on the north and the 1
GU, Gun IS trying desperately TO extri- !
IL Mseii from the perious position |
s.r.i 'eh u mas been placed by the Rus |
crushing blows south Of Brody. |
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