Evening star., 1916-07-22
RUSS CROSSL|PA;
TEUTONS IN FLIGHT
Austrians Defeated as Cars
Men Drive Toward North
GaIician Border.
NUMBER OF PRISONERS
is STEADILY GROWING
Teutons Report Minor Successes
Along Northern Section of
the Eastern Front.


July 22.-Russian troops. advancing to-
ward the northern Galcian border, have
defeated the Austro- Hungarians In the re-
gion OF the confluence of the Styr and Lipa
rivers, and have captured more than
500 prisoners, says the official state
ment issued today. The Austrians re-
tired to the heights near the town Of
Berestechk. The Russians also have
scored important successes along an
other section of the Lipa. which they
have crossed. forcing the enemy before
them.
Official Communication.
The latest war office communication
issued saws:
Western (Russian) front. The valiant
army of Gen. Sakharoff, having sur
mounted all the difficulties of crossing
the Lipa. under the concentrated fire of
the enemy, Thursday drove back the
enemy. who fed in disorder. Our artil-
ierS Is sheliing the retreating enemy
columns, which have been driven across
the Lipa at several points
Wednesday we took about 1000
prisoners and four cannon, three of
which We're loaded. Prisoners continue
to come in. Further information indi-
Gates that the prisoners taken in
thursdays battle numbered three Of
hcers and 155 men. Four machine guns
were also captured"
The number of prisoners taken in
the battle of the 18th continues to in
crease. at present numbering 2,s17 men
ana 10 officers. The booty already con-
sists of guns. 40 machine guns. az
bomb throwers. so cases of grenades
and bombs. go cases of ammunition, 5s
cases of machine gun cartridge belts
and depots containing $3.50 shells.
$3.50 hand grenades and a huge uuan-
tity of rife cartridges and other war
material.
Violent Artillery Fights.
"on many sectors of the Dvina
front there were violent artillery
fights.
"In the region of the Styr. above its
confluence with the Lipa, we dealt an
other stroke at the enemy. ejecting him
fortified works south of that village,
and. keeping on the heels of his be-
wildered rear, seized the crossings of
the Styr The enemy retired toward
the heights near the town of Beres-
techk and is beginning partly to sur
render to battalion already engaged
in the region of Berestechk Prisoners
taken already number more than 1900
including many officers.
Our brave regmental comma nder
Col. Tatarnoff. died gloriously fighting
the latter part of June in the region OF
Kozin, southwest of Dubno, at the head
of his regiment while crossing river
under a murderous fire and putting the
enemy to disorderly flight"
Carmen pcornrnunicat;or
BERLIN. July 21.-The German Off
cial report on the operations in the
eastern theater reads:
South of Riga the enemy made only
a weak attack. which was nipped in
the bud. Russian attempt to cross the
Dvina on both sides of Friedrichstadt
were prevented. North of Deveten a
small detachment reached the west
bank.
Northeast of Smorgon our advanced
pickets gave way before superior hos
tile attacks
Army group of Prince Leopold of
Bavaria: The situation is unchanged.
Army group of Gen. Won Linsingen:
After Russian attacks between Werben
and Korsow had been brought to a
Werben was withdrawn in the face of
an expected enveloping attack.
Army group of Gen. Count Won Both
mer: Apart from small advance guard
encounters there is nothing to report"
Floods Benefit Germans.
LONDON, July 22.-The floods along
the Dneister are of benefit to the Austro-
Germans, as they liberate troops with
which to reinforce, at least temporarily.
the Kovel-Vladmir-V -Volynski and Buko-
wilma -Transylvania fronts. where con-
sequently military experts expect there
will be more heavy fighting. says a Reu-
ter's dispatch from Petrograd.
The summer floods in the Dniester
rise quickly to a height of six or seven
feet, covering wide eXpanSes of ad-
jacent country and making military
operations impracticable for about a
month. The recent cessation of the
fighting in the Dniester region on the
roads from Buczacz and Kolomea,
therefore, was to be expected
former town councillor of Vladi-
mir-Volynski who escaped says the
town is depopulated except for women,
children and aged persons. All able
bodied persons, he reports, were COM
PEELED to work on the defenses or
were deported to Austria. The popu-
laton is starving and the cheapest
black bread is sold at one ruble a