The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-07
Cossacks Break Through Thin
Screen of Austrian Cavalry
Protecting Carpathians and
Open Way For Russian Hordes
TEUToNS ARE MENACED
FROM RIGA SOUTHWARK
Lines Of Bavarian Troops Cut and
Reports From Petrograd and
Vienna Indicate Forces Of Cen.
trail Powers Are In Danger
(AssOciated Press by Federal wiroless.)

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T ONDON, July Russian cavalry
patrols have crossed the Carpa-
THAN passes, having broken
through the thin screen of Austrian
cavalry sent out to intercept them.
This information was contained in a
wireless despatch from Bucharest last
night.
The Cossacks are said to have been
doing some terrific fighting and to have
smashed the resistance of the TeutOnics.
The dispatches assert that they are now
on the Hungarian plains and are still
advancing. 3~EHr.s =.
While this is the most sensational
feature of the dispatches from the
fighting upon the Eastern fronts, il is
but a part of the news. The Russian
line, which has been more or less quiet
ever since il took up its position fol-
lowing the ending of the big Teuton
| offensive of year OF more ago, Is now
in full movement once more, and is
pressing against the German and Aus
ern end, south to the Galician and the
| Bukowinan fronts. ~. ~.
Bavarians Are Cut In Two
Petrograd last night officially annouu-
ced that in the region of BaranoYichi
the Slav forces have broken through
the first lines of the Bayarian troops
under the command of Prince Leopold
of Bavaria, in two sectors, and have
captured several thousand prisoners,
including number of officers. Some
reports give the total Of prisoners TAX.
| en- on this front at twenty-seven offie.
ers and 200 men.
In the district north of Kolomes,
where the German and Austrian armies
are under the command of General Won
Bothmer, the fighting has been terrific,
according to dispatches from Berlin
and from Petrograd, The results, so
far, while the outcome of the hattie
is still in doubt, all favor the Russians,
and they are now threatening to out
flank Won BOthmer.
The Slavs have advanced more than
twenty miles in this district. and need
to continue only comparatively short
distance father to force the Teutunic
allies to abandon their whole line in
this part of the Eastern front and to
fall back west of Lemberg, leaving
that city in the hands Of the Musco.
vitcs.
Russian Advance Rapid
Petrograd aud Vienna reports iudi.
Gated last night that the entire Teu-
tonic line south of Tarnopol is in dan
der of being fanked apd crushed, or
surrounded and captured. The advance
Of tn" Russians has been unexpectedly
rapid, and the Tcutonie allies are find.
ing II impossible to hold, them back.
Military experts insist that the Ten.
tonic armies on the Eastern front have
now lost the initiative and are on the
defensive from north to south of the
long line, and are finding II Increasing
4 difficult to hold the attacking colum MS
of the SlaVs. The Russians are said
to be Prodigal in their expenditure of
men and shells. and appear to have an
inrxhnustible supply of both.
Dcspntches from Berlin yesterday re.
r"rtrd a "notable German victory on
the Eastern 'front.' Southeast of Ell.
tumach. in Gnlicia, the report declares,
the Russians were forced back on a
front ~ more thrn twelve and one.
h"lf niles for distance of five miles,
by fierce Teut"ni; attacks.