The sun., 1916-08-18
Gar IN DEADLOCK
WITH AUSTRIANS
Russians, in Fierce IL Hour
Attacks, Fail to Pierce
Foes Line.
GERMAN GUNS GIVE AID
Petrograd Adds 1906 Prison
ers to Total in Car
pathian Drive.

LONDON, Aug. i7.-Russians and Teu-
tom are deadlocked in Gallcia and IN
the C%arpathians. Stubborn lighting IL
reported In the latter region. but without
decision.
Tho taking Of many more Austrian
prisoners. with much booty, 10 announced
BY the Russian Wal once to-day. These
new captures are to be added to the
figures announced yesterday. which in
cluded SSs.o00 prisoners. Gen. sakha-
rof In his most recent operations in the
Carpathians took 1913 officers. 1905 men.
20 liSht field pieces. ~ heavy guns. 10
machine guns. 25 bomb throwers and
more than $4,000 shells.
The Austrian official statement, tele-
graphed here from Vienna. says that the
Austrians withstood Russian attacks Of
the greatest vigor In massed forma-
ton against the lines of Gen. Won
Boehm- Ermolli between Peraplinska and
P!niski. The attacks lasted for twelve
hours. but the Russians could not pene-
tratc the Austrian entanglements ex-
cept At Manapoa. where they got into
the hrst trenches. but were thrown out
by the reserves. German artillery took
part In the battle.
Asstrians to Draw Back.
A despatch from q correspondent with
the Russian armies on the central front
predicts a retirement OF the Austr,an<
In the centre OF tho long line from wilma
TO Pinsk because Of Russian successes In
Galicia. The despatch follows:
The continued success OF Gen. Brush
Ions two powerful movements which
gradually are enveloplng Kovel and Lem
berg. have begun to have a marked effect
on the situation In the central portion OF
the front which. except for small Rus
sian gains In the LAKE region south of
Dvinsk. has remained virtually unal-
tered since the Russians fell back last
autumn to the line from Dvinsk TO the
Pinsk marshes.
The Austrian line now has receded so
far before the repeated thrusts OF the
Southwestern Russian forces In south
ern Poland and Galic'a that the Ger
mans are In danger of a Ranking move
mcnt from the south ami the automatic
retirement OF the forces opposed to the
Russian centre.
DESPITE the desultory bursts Of ac-
,ivity at various points Russian officers
say there are many indications that the
Germans are prepared TO abandon their
present line on this part Of the front
at any moment.
Eager for Poland Action.
THE correspondent made n weeks
tour along tho front commanded by Gen
Alexei Evert from Lake Narocz to the
region OF B~aranov!chi and found the
Russian soldiers mos; anxious FOR an or.
~portuni.y to advance as SOON az the com
mand 10 given. The armies commanded
by General Evert are the same which.
crippled by a shortage OF ammunition
and supplies. were forced TO surrender
a large part Of Poland n year ago.
Commanders who brought bach only
broken remnants Of their divisions TO the
present positions now are in charge OF
splendidly equipped units. The men
share with their officers the determine
ton to recapture the ground lost in Po-
land.
"A corps commander who showed TO
the correspondent IA huge supply OF fam
munition and material AZ the disposal of
ore part OF the force engaged in this
section OF III front said We have