The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
'HINDENBURC GETS FRESH FORCES TO ATTACK RUSSIANS
Recruits and Other Rein forcements Brought Up to
 Stop Drive.


 Petrograd, Aug. 7.-Since Field Marshal won Hindenburg has taken chief command of the Austrian and German armies in the Russian cam paign his hand is clearly seen by mili- tary observers here in the great effort the Germans are making to change from a merely passive resistance along the Stokhod, east of Kovel, to an &C., tive counter offensive.
 Evidently under von Hindenburgs S personal direction a newly organized German army, composed of all the available reserves and some fresh re- cruits, has been thrown into the scale in volhynia. and apparently is en- deavoring to regain the initiative in this quarter from Gen. Brusiloff's ar mies Russian military men. however, express no misgivings as to the sue the advance upon Kovel cannot be halted more than temporarily.
 So far there are no indications that Field Marshal von Hindenburg will even be able, to regain the left bank of the Stokhod, where the Russians have now consolidated all their posi- tions except one village, which they were not able to hold. Having crossed the Lower Stokhod in the Pripet marsh region also, the Russians con-, slider that their flank is now secure.
 Further south, in the region of Brody, the Austrians are making every effort to halt the Russian advance along the roads to Lemberg, but, al- though the fighting continued desper- ate all day on the south bank of the Sereth, today's official report says the Russians retained their grip unbrok- en.
 In the Carpathians. in the extreme south, the Austrians have succeeded, at least partly, in reorganizing Gen. Pflanzer's shattered forces, and are striking back at the Russian left wing in the mountains southwest of Kuty and Kolomea. This operation, how ever, is reported to be supported by relatively small numbers of men. and Russian critics seem to think there is slight chance of it's affecting the general situation.
 Fierce Battle Continues
 South of Brody." today's official re. port says, con the banks of the Rivers Graberki and sereth, obstinate fighting continued the whole day for the villages and heights. sThe enemy offered determined resistance and made several counter attacks. In the streets of the villages fierce fighting took place, and it was necessary 10 drive the enemy out from house to house.
 Our attack was crowned with suc- cess. all counter attacks of the enemy, being repelled and his resistance broken. Our troops have taken the villages of Zvyjin, Ratische, Tchisto- pady, Meidzigory, Gnidava and zal- ocze and the entire ridge of heights between them. (These villages form a group along the Upper Sereth about 19 miles south of Brody and 56 miles east of Lemberg.
 "One of our gallant Cossack regi- ments made cavalry attack on ene- my infantry and a battery to the southwest. In these engagements 95 officers and more than 5000 men were taken prisoners"
 A later official statement this even- ing increases the number of prisoners taken.
 5,4eO Prisoners in All Taken
 "On the Rivers Graberki and Se- reth,' it says, "the enemy launched violent artillery fire against the re- gions we recently occupied. Accord ing to late reports the total prisoners captured Aug. 4 and amounted to 40 officers, including a regimentar command :, and more than $500 men, while. prisoners are continuing to con in. We took also numerous ma- chine guns and bomb throwers.''
 The earlier report said regarding the fighting in the ~---7nthians:
 Tn the region of Dora, Yaremche and Jablonica (on the railroad south of Deiatyn toward Tartaren Pass) the enemy took the offensive, but was tSopped by our fire"