Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-06
RUSSIANS BATTLING
ON A LONG FRONT
Reports Continue to Record
!!. Successes From Riga to the
Carpathians.
CUT THE RAILWAY LINE
WHICH SUPPLIES LEMBERG
Situation in the Caucasus Confus-
ing, Both Turks and Russians
Claiming the, Advantage.

! LONDON, July 6.-The Rus
slams continued to record sue
cesses, some of which are of great
importance, along their whole
front from Riga to the Carpathi-
ans. They have crossed the rail-
way between Delatyn, west of
Kolomea and Korosmezo, one of
the main lines between Galicia
and Hungary, upon which the
Austrians depend largely to sup
! ply their armies at Stanislau and
before Tarnopol.
This places the army of Gen.
Won Bothmer in a still more dan
gerous position, and it is thought
he may decide to withdraw to-
ward Lemberg.
Preparing New Offensive.
In the Lutsk salient. at Barano-
vichi and along the Riga front the
Russians also claim to be making prog
ress and to have repulsed counter at
tacks. German correspondents express
the opinion that Gen. Kuropatkin is
preparing an offensive in the Wilma re-
gion.
The situation in the Caucasus is
somewhat confusing. Turkish and Rus
sian reports are more at variance than
usual. both claiming victories in the
Tchoruk region on the Russian right.
1t appears, however, that while the
Russian right is drawing back toward
left is retiring across the Persian Dor
der In kermanshah district. their CEN
ter is continuing to advance from Bal
burt southwark to the west Of Lakes
Van and Urumiah.
Russians Cut Railroad.
PETROGRAD. July 6. via London
The Russians have cut the Delatyn-
Korosmezo railway. the principal line
Of communications for the Austro-Ger-
man forces defending Lemberg, and
have routed the enemy on the right
bank of the Dniester, according to an
omcial statement issued by the war
ONCE.
"On the western front. in the region
of Vulka Galouziskai, a massive enemy
formation delivered counter attacks,
but was repulsed.
During a hostile counter attack
against the village of kostiukkovka,
one OF our regiments having allowed
the enemy to approach within hun
dred yards, the advance guards were
annihilated. We took two officers and
PSI men prisoner.
Several Hundred Prisoners.
According to a report Just received
the enemy operating in the region on
the right bank of the Dniester was
overwhelmed and put to flight In this
action we seized part of the enemy's
organized position, west of the line
Essakof-Jiddattchen We made some
hundred prisoners.
Half way on the railway line from
Delatyn to Korosmezo we captured the
village Of Mikcupcbine.
! In several sectors of the left wing
| Of the Riga front we captured prison.
ers and machine guns. The Germans
| made further attacks. but were re-
pulsed by our artillery fire.
"1n the region north and southeast of
Baranovhi the fighting continues. Ac-
| cording to fresh information one of our
| divisions took twenty-seven officers
| and 1000 men prisoners.
| yesterday hostile aeroplane H.uy
| over Minsk and dropped thirty-one
| bombs. wounding three men, seven
| women and two children"
Teutonic Lines Transferred.
BERLIN, July 6. via London, 4:45
pm.-After repeated Russian attacks
on positions held by troops of Gen.
| Count Won Bothmer along one sector of
| the front in Galicia had been repulsed,
| the Teutonic lines were partially trans
Office announced today.
! The text of the statement is S fol-
lows:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Riga and at
\ many points on the front between
| Postavy and Wtschniew further par
| tial attacks by the Russians were re-
| pulsed. Southeast of Riga fifty men
+ were taken prisoner during Il counter
attack.
| Army group of Prince Leopold-Ex-
| tremely fierce fighting. especially in
| the region east of Worodische and
| south of Darovo. was everywhere in
| our favor. The losses of the Russians
| were very considerable
| ARMY group OF Gen. Won Linsingen-
| The battles at Koscziuchnowka and in
the neighborhood of Kolki have not
| been concluded.
1 Army group of Gen. Count Won Both
mer-On the front of the Barysz sector
the defense after the repulse of re-
peated enemy attacks was partially
transferred to the Koropiec sector.
Russian assaults frequently broke down
before the German lines on both sides
Of Chocimirz. southeast of Tlumach.
The situation on the Balkan front Is
| unchanged"
Russians Taken Prisoner.
! VIENNA. July 8. via London, July 6.
The capture of eleven Russian off,
GERS. s37 men and i've machine guns In
an Austrian attack near whereben on
the upper styr was oficially announced
today.
In an of1icial statement issued from