New-York tribune., 1916-07-04
csrmans and Austrians
Reoin Counter Attacks
on Whole Front.
,DVANCE IN GALlCIA
NOW SLOWING DOWN
cars Armies Take 2,016 Pris-
oners-Cavalry Makes Bril-
liant Sabre Charge.

p,.-oersd. Wis London, July 3. The
rn,.is,s sre hattering persistently at
-, ,oli8 wall Of the German defence
-. ,rd north o. I-tsk. beyond the
s.,-s River The Germans have
80 the offensive 81 various points
- ferce battles arc reported daily
t~.uith lttle change IN the alignment.
-he Germans sre pouring reinforce
.,,.s 70 this front from koVel. lad-
i-,i-.VolvrsSi. and Soksl apparently
-sti-r desperate effort 70 push the
p~.s,srs back upon Lutsk. Thcir only
.~r.sss hss been 20 bend the Russian
'E,rk ,ositions. 81 the cost Of fear
a. .o,i In dc0d into an arc cen'ring
- -, village of Torchin. fifteen miles
ror,hwsst q Lutsk.
.fo-s .he whole line northwsrd 20
e.. he Germans arc attacking on
viSeiv separated and narrow fronts,
-. errsre-tlv without coord nation.
-. o7iy success admitted by military
.,,.,es IS in the region northwest O.:
V,vocrodek. where the Germans threw
fo7ce across thc Nicmen. Little
.--ortsrce is attached 70 this, due
:. ,le swsrpv nature OF the terrain.
v,,,b. g is believed. makes the de
y,ior~ert o. on offensive impossible.
General R-uSsiioFs advance IN the
yolomes region has distinctly slowed
=, ard IS less spectacular than dur
~ ,he last fortnight. but. neverthe-
lsss. continues 90 record successes.
Ire Austrians have taken the Of
..-.;ve IN formidable force on the
v,s.s-- from. but have been repulsed
v,.h hesvv losses, the War Once an
rounced to-day
lie Official statement follows:
~r;s,cs battles continue between
.-s S.yr and ,he Stokhod and 20 the
,,.,b o. these rivers. On the koptche-
c.e'erovka-Zobary front, after gusts
~ ~infre the Germans left their
trenches and attempted an assault upon
or line. They were repulsed by our
Under the cover of bombardment
~ extreme violence. the enemy opened
g. offensive south Of Linewka. but was
e,e,ss5 by US. In this fighting the val
ian, colone,s Pampushko and Dashke,-
v,.-orba-cky were wounded. We TOOK
rr,oners IS officers and 500 soldiers
and captured g machine guns.
in the region OF Zubilno and Zaturze
.p.s. o. Lu,sS|. the Austrians took the
offensive in massed formation, but were
re1glsed with heavy losses. We took
prisoners here more than 700 men and
captured 8 machine guns.
East % the Village Ougrinov, mid
way between Lutsk and Gorochow'
fresh enemy forces held UP our attack
eri pressed US closely At this stage
Of The battle the enemy, who was max
irg progress. was attacked on the fans
by our cavalry. under Colonel hort
chenoF. By an impetuous onslaught
The enemy was overthrown and the
majority sabred This cavalry attack
enabled our infantry 10 resume the
offensive, and we took here 500 pris-
osers"
On the region of Issakof. on the
rght bank Of the Dniester, southeast
C. NijniF, the enemy took the often,
sive IN superior numbers We launched
G coUnter-cFers.ve, and IN the course
o. the fierce fight which followed the
gallant Cossack commander, Colonei
Popof. vas wounded
According 20 supplementary reports
oi the Sighting near Pechenlzyn, West
q Kolomea, General Letchitzky S
troops have captured cannon and
Caisscns'