New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-03
Russians CONTINUE e
Gainsi in Tremendous
Series of Battles.
WEDGE BETWEEN
TFUTONS WIDENED
Won Bothmer's Army Still
Holding the Strypa
Lines.
Bv ARTHUR S. DRAPER.

Bv ARTHUR >. DhAi hh'
london. Aug. 2.-The tremendous
..r;es of battles for Kovel and Lem
ho-c continued to-day to develop sue
cessfully for the Russians, and the
conture Of both places is now conSid-
.red by military experts to be as
srre8. So strong is this feeling that
.+.antion is already being turned to
Tho situation as it will be after their
fan-to the question Of what line the
Austro-Cerman forces will next at
tempt to hold, and to how successful
thew will be in withdrawing their
shattered armies to 1t.
little definite information as to
the davis fighting can be drawn from
o;,ber the Russian or Allied official
statements. Both record Teutonic
counter attacks. the Germans claim
INC success and the Russians defeat
FOR them. The Germans also assert
that Russian blows both against the
Strvpa line and the new German po-
sitions west Of the Stokhod were re-
pulsed.
Inform. ION reaching here, how
ever. shows that the Russians are
continuing their advance on all
fronts. AT the northern end Of the
battle line. between the two railroads
diverging from Kovel, General Kale-
dimes forces are reported to be only
ten miles from the city, a gain OF
ten miles in two days.
Russian Wedge Widened.
Further south they have wldened
and deepened the wedge they were
driving between the German and
Austrian sectors of the line till the
separation is almost complete and
co6peration between the two will be
almost impossible till they have re-
treated many miles. Another day Is
likely to put Kaledines across the
Lemberg-Kovel railway, cutting all
direct communication.
The Strypa lines Of Won Bothmers
arnv are apparently still holding IN
spite Of the increasing threat from th|
north. South Of them more Russian
attacks are being made. 1t is here
that the Germans claim success pu'
private advices say the Russians are
continuing TO sweep 10 the flank and
rear Of this army, and are almost
within striking distance of the rail-
road from Tarnopol 10 Lemberg, run
ming through Bzezany, which Is me
only line open for the retreat OF bolh-
ner's aruv Of more than 100000 men
Thus enveloping movements are pro-
crossing rapidly, against Novel Lem
berg and Bothmer's forces. The armies
Of Won Boehm-Ermoli and Won LIN
singer are believed incapable OF oner-
ing any very serious resistance 10 the
wedge which is being forced between
them. and 10 is taken for granted thaJ
no matter how we'll the salents nolGi
the Russians will soon be on the nanh
Of both the cities aimed at. There is
a wide marsh before kovel when is
expected 20 delay the direct assault :,
but the city is believed sure 10 fall
as soon as General Brussiloff's forces
which are coming up from the dlrec,
ton Of Vladimir Volynski get around
The southern end of this.
Trap Menaces Teuton Army.
There is much speculation here
whether the Germans will be able to
extricate all the forces they have had
on the St0kh0d line. To-day's reports
hat there is still fighting near tha'
line, when 10 is known that the Rus
san advance from the north is at least
fifteen miles in the rear of II, and that
from the south is close 20 the line OF
retreat on Kovel, gives rise TO hopes
mat these forces are in no better posi-
uon than those on the Strypa, and tnat
another Of the great captures Of leu
,oa!e forces which have marked the
russian drive is imminent
The drive az Nladimir-No olynski is
.~tNNlHE lNt way lpA i4f NoF-N-N
Lsmoerg, since it exposes the left flank
" Won Linsingen's army defending that
e',y With General Letchitzky's forces
slFancing up the Zlota Lipa the de-
:ehoers Of the Galcian capital are be
.ng caught in the jaws Of a press which
s'l soon squeeze them out. This trap
expected 20 close more slowly, but
"oy y, less surely. than that around Kovel.
me unofficial reports that the Teu-
.Vns have already begun 20 move their
SS.Oles out Of Kovel were repeated to-
eey' and Joined with them was cir
,,.ms'antial report that a similar move
e''ii gn! from Lemberg had begun. The
h'.an population there has been on
ae move for some days, and evidence
eccumulating that the Teutons have
eien up hope of saving the city.
'"uicatlons now are that the next
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