Evening star., 1916-07-19
vienna ADMITS RETREAT
IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION
Official Statement Says Advance
Posts Have Been Forced
Back by Russians.
BATTLE RACES ON sToKHoD
Issue in Great Conflict in Galicis
Still Hangs in Balance, Ac-
cording to Reports From ]
Petrograd.

LONDON, July 70, 2 20 pm
The Russians have crossed the
Carpathians and have penetrated
a days march into Hungary, ac-
cording to dispatch to the Star
from Petrograd.
The dispatch says the Russians
are threatening the Austrian rear
in the mountains.
The advance is being made, ac-
cording to this information, by
the armies of Gen. Letchitzky,
which are again on the move
after an interval of quiet.
Three Russian Advances.
PETRoGRAD, July IS. via London.
July 19.-Although the issue of the strug-
gle between the opposing forces in the
region Of the Stokhod river still hangs in
the balance. and there has been during
the last few days no essential change in
the situation along the main Russian
front, the Russians have achieved three
important advances at widely separated
points in the eastern war theater.
The first is the successful drive from
the new quarter in volhynia southeast of
I stolr -
extreme southern wing of Gen. Brus-
siloff's forces along the high road leading
into Hungary. and the third is the i'm
proved situation in the Caucasus resulting
from the taking of Baiburt.
In the first region the Russian opera
tions are now being directed against
the left wing of Gen. Boshm- Ermellis
army near Sviniusky, which has al
ready yielded ground before the fierce-
ness of the Russian assaults.
OF the four Austrian army groups
employed against Brussiloff's forces
Boshm -Ermelli's group has been the
least affected by the Russian offensive
and. after its initial withdrawal from
Dubno. at the beginning of the Russian
campaign, has held its ground firmly
against all the Russian attempts to
push the advance to the Galician from
tier town of Brody. The beginning of
the further retreat of this group,
therefore. is considered extremely i'm
portant and may open UP a new Rus
sian radius of attack from the north.
with their advance along the kir1i-
ba ba -Maramaro-SZiget road the Rus
slams are in possession of four impor-
tant lines leading into Hungary. Fol-
lowing up their spectacular success,
which has taken them within a month
across the whole of Bukowina, they
are proceeding steadily forward, appa-
rently with little resistance.
The taking of Baiburt, which has
he he nf 10
armies ever since the fall of Erzerum.
has definitely ended. according to mill
tary opinion here. all chances of a
successful Turkish counter r-offen sive,
which, with Baiburt as base. the
Turks have for months been carrying
on with the object of regaining the
entire Trebzond- -Erzerum area.
Retreat Across the Lipa.
A Russian victory over Teutonic
forces in southern Nolhynia has re-
suited in their being driven across the
River Lipa and beyond that stream.
says a war office statement issued to-
day Indications are. the statement
adds. that the retreat was effected in
the greatest disorder.
In the Riga region efforts by the
Germans to retake positions they had
lost were unsuccessful.
The official statement says:
tillery duel. The Germans at many
places attempted unsuccessfully to re-
capture lost trenches.
'.As the result of the latest skillful
operations of Gen. Sakaroff's troops in
VoIhynia we gained a victory July Is,
which brought up 1900 prisoners and
thirty guns. announced yesterday,
and enabled us to sweep the enemy
from the left bank of the
lower Lipa, driving him to krassoff and
abundance of war material the enemy
abandoned. he retreated in great dis
order. Some of the seventeen heavy
guns captured were yesterday already
south bank of the Lipa."
Russians Attack Near Riga.
BERLIN, July 1s. via London. sos
p.m.-The Russians have been strongly
reinforced along the front south and
southwest of Riga. at the northern end
of the Russian line, and have been
heavily attacking Field Marshal Won
forces there, the war Of
however, all failed. the Russians suf-
fering unusually severe losses.
Austrians Admit Retirement.
VIENNA, July 1s. via London, July
,e-Austrtan advanced posts in the
region of Fable and Taratow. south of
Kolomea, in the Carpathian region.
nave been pressed back by a. Russian
attack, says the war of1lce statement
ssued today.
Tho main Austrian positions, however,
.ave been firmly held.
In volhynia, in the region southwest
II Lutsk, Russian attacks failed.
The statement says:
'Near Fable and Taratow the Rus
Il Iw~~y
Attacks on our main positions failed.
With great enemy losses.
North Of Radziviloff. southwest Of
Lutslx. noftheast Of Brody. near the Gall.
ian border. emery assaults were also re-
pulsed"