Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-24
Advances Made on Front
Thirty Miles in Length in
the Riga Sector.
CARPATHIANS THE SCENE
OF CONTINUED FIGHTING
Vienna Admits Austrians in South.
ern Bukowina Have Retired Be-
fore Russ Menace.

T. H.
Germans have been driven back twelve
miles at one point on the Riga 'front.'
Petrograd. Progress for the Russians
Is claimed on a front running from the
Gulf of Riga to Uxkull. distance Of
more than thirty mills. the greatest ad-
vance being made along the coast line
The dispatch says that fighting went
on without pause for four days prior to
Sunday. 1t has now halted. as the Rus
SLAMS require time to consolidate the
ground they have gained. and the Ger
mans are waiting for reinforcements be-
ing brought from other sectors Of the
eastern front.
Futile Attack by Teutons.
PETRoGRAD, July %. via London.
July 24.-Teutonic troops in volhynia
tried last night to break the Russian
line along the River stokhod near
Bereznica, twenty-five miles northeast
of Kovel, but failed and were compelled
to retire. the war office announced to-
day.
German attempts to recapture lost
position northeast of Smorgen also were
futile.
The statement follows:
I'm the Riga positions there has been.
an intense artillery duel.
Northeast of Smorgon Shfty miles
east of Vilna). in the vicinity of the
village of Martyschi, the Germans tried
to advance, with the object of regaining
the positions we took from them yes
terday, but under the fire of our bat
teries they were compelled to retire. All
further efforts of the enemy to develop
counter attacks failed under our rife
and artillery fire.
"On the Stokhod, in the district of
Zaenej- j-Bereznica, the enemy attacked
at o'clock in the evening, but was
compelled to retire.
I'm the district of vorckhty Tatarow.
on the road from Delatyn to Mariana
morca a-Sxiget, we have taken prisoner
| Ave officers. including battalion COM
| mander. 463 men, three cannon and four
machine guns.
I'm the Carpathians there are rains
and snow"
Russians Attack in Force.
BERLIN. July "a. by wireless to Say
vile, N. Y.-Further attacks by the Rus
slams in strong force have been made on
the Teutonic lines northwest of Beres-
techk in southern Volhynia near the
Galician border. the war office ANNOUNCED
today. The Russian efforts to advance,
however were completely repulsed.
The statement dealing with operations
on the eastern front is as follows:
I'm the northern section of the front
and with Gen. Count Won Bothmer's
army there have been only patro; en-
gagements.
Northwest of Berestechk strong at
tacks by the Russians were completely
repulsed.'
Claims Check to Russians.
BERLIN, July %. via London. July "a.
The breaking up of Russian attempts
to advance southeast of Riga and Of ef-
forts of Russian troops to cross the Styr
in volhynia are reported in today's off,
cial statement by the war Office. Re-
garding developments on the Russian
front, the statement says:
Southeast of Riga late yesterday
evening an enemy attack was frus-
trated by our curtain of fire.
Russian attempts to cross the Styr
were prevented by German batteries.
"On the Balkan front nothing new
has developed"
Successful resistance by the Austrians
to Russian attacks in the Carpathian
region, southern Bukowina, was an
nounced by the Vienna headquarters
staff in its report of July %, as follows:
Russian attacks intended to effect
the capture of Capul mountain were
without success. The Magura height.
near Tatarow, was recaptured by our
troops"
Austrian Forces Fall Back.
VIENNA, July %, via London, July "a
Under the menace of a heavy Russian
assault the Austrians in the Carpathian
region of southern Bukowina, southeast
of Tatarow, haye withdrawn toward
the main ridge of the Carpathians the
war office officially announced today.