New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-03
FALL OF LEMBERG
AND KOVEL NEAR
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line which they hope TO hold will be
based on Brest- Litovsk in the north.
following the line Of the Bug, a little
east Of Cholm and down 70 the north OF
Lemberg, where II will swing back be
hind the Grodek lakes and the Svinia
River
May BE Unable to Hold New Line.
This line is strong one, and II
reached with the armies intact and un-
shaken. would be hard to force, but
few here believe that the armies VIII
be IN a condition 10 maintain IT after
the series Of defeats and heavy losses
n both men and guns which they have
suffered in the last two months.
By this retreat the Teutons would
surrender not only Lemberg and ho-
vel. hut the whole Of the Pinsk and
Prpet marsh country. all Nolhynia. the
greater part of eastern Galicia and a
big slice Of Poland. The line from the
positions that Hindenburg is still hold
in the north would take sharp
bend 70 the west a. BaranOvltchl n
that railroad junction wlthstaads me
heavy pounding 70 which ~ IS beng
subjected. Hindeaburg' inc would not
vet become untensbie but II would be
seriously weakened, since It's support
from the south would be cut of, and X
would be in a position where It would
face grave danger IN case or a turther
Russian advance TO the south.
The Austrian official statement to-
day claims the capture of $4,000 Rus-
SLAMS during July. This is about one
fifth Of the number Of Austrlans re-
ported captured by the Russians.
The communication issued by the
Russian War Office this evening says:
THE situation on all fronts Is I'M
changed
Rife and artillery duels are pro-
ceeding at various places on the 'front.'
Attempts made by small enemy de-
tactments 10 attack our positions were
repealed by our fire.
Aeroplane Bombards Transport.
An enemy aeroplare bombarded a
transport containing wounded near
Dusitchi. on the Observation-Disclosures
Lutsk route. killing one and injuring
twenty already wounded men. The
same aeroplane also bombarded the
divisional hospital in Dusitchi. killing
one and injur.ng eight hospital order
lies
Caucasian Front Our advance con-
tnues."
The Berlin statement on the Eastern
front to-day says:
I'm the northern sector OF the front
there were 10 incidents of importance.
Southwest Of Pinak. Russian oper-
ations, repeated with reinforced troops
on both sides Of Lake Nobel, were also
extended 20 the region Of Lubieszow,
on the Stokhod. They were completely
repulsed
Several attacks on the StOkhod sal
lent northeast Of the KOvel-Rovno Rail
way broke down completely under our
curtain of fire. Again and again the
enemy assaulted our positions between
Witoniez and the Turis regardless Of
his heavy losses. All his efforts were
without success.
Army group Of General Won Both
mer: Enemy local attacks in the reg on
west of Wisniowczya. on the Stripa.
and near Wilesniow, on the koroplec,
failed.
Balkan front: The situation IL un-
changed"
The Official Austro- Hungarian head
quarters report OF to-day announces
that the situation all along the Rus
sian front is unchanged. The state
ment says:
Enemy attacks near Molodgonow,
northwest Of Kolomes, failed.
south OF the Prpet. during July,
ninety Rus sian officers and $1,000 men,
together with seventy machine guns,
we're captured