New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
Bag 10000 Prisoners
in Great Advance
Along Styr.
SMASH TEUTONS
SOUTH. OF RIGA
Gen. Kuropatkin's Troops
Pierce Hindenburg's
First Line. II
By ARTHUR S. DRAPER.


their great victory of yesterday
along the Lipa and Styr rivers,
southwest Of Lutsk, the Russians
to-day smashed the retreating Teu-
ton forces at Berestechk and swept
forward to the Northern Galician
frontier.
The disorganized forces Of Won
Linsingen are tonight still falling
back along the Styr, leaving the
Russians in control of both sides CT
the stream and all its crossings.
General Sakharoffs thrust, as yet
only two days old, has won for him
practically the whole lines Of :he
Lipa and the Styr, has driven the
enemy back nearly twenty miles and
has added more than 10000 prison.
ers to the now huge total in the East
front fighting.
By forcing the Austro-German
armies back from the confluence OF
the Lipa and the Styr yesterday
Sakharoff Immediately exposed the
enemy forces on the south bank Of
the Lipa to flank attack. Antici-
pating this, Won Linsingen to-day
withdrew his troops thirteen miles
up the river, leaving the Russians in
possession of the entire right bank
up to that point.
Cleared Whole Salient.
In other words, the Russians have
cleared out the whole Lips-Styr
salient between Berestechk, the con-
fuence Of the rivers and a point
h.ntly west Of Gelatin. Another
day will probably see the abandon.
ment by the Teutons Of the Horo-
chof-G Golatin-Druskopol sector, now
under attack from two sides, and
their withdrawal to new lines over
the frontier and behind the Luga
River. Along the west bank of the
latter stream the Austrians and
Germans must check the Russian ad-
vance or virtually give up all hope
of saving Vladimir-Volynski from
investment. And the fall Of that
town would carry the greatest men
ace of the offensive to Kovel.
General Sakharof's brilliant stroke,
in fact, has placed the Austrisns in the
most dangerous predicament Of the
war. Unless the Russians can be held
off from Lemberg and Kovel, either by
way Of Vladimir-Volynsk or tho Stok-
hod line, the Austrian armies, worn
out and depleted, and looking in vain
for help from the Germans, are doomed
to an ignominious retreat over the
whole face of Gslicia and into the
shadow Of the great Carpathian wall,
and the greater part Of Poland will
once more be freed of German troops.
Successes North and South
Meanwhile the Russian armies in the
North and South are continuing their
successes. Kuropatkin's fierce blows
south of Riga have pierced the German
first line at several points, and ths
people Of towns and villages even
twenty-five miles behind Won linden
burg's lines are reported to. be fleeing.
Considerable mystery attaches to the
operations on this front Recent Ger
man communiques admitted the pas
sage Of Russian troops across the Dvins
at several points. According TO mes
sages from Petrograd, the Russian pub
lie, despite the reticence Of the General
staff, generally regards the movement
as the first stage Of q great Russian
drive in the northern sector.
Russian Statement.
To-night's Russian statement says:
"On the left wing Of the Riga posi-
tions there have been several fierce en-
gagements with the enemy. Our troops
penetrated the enemy's frst line works
st several points. The artillery OF both
sides Is engaged heavily.
"On the left bank Of the Lipa, near
the village Of Zwenistchi, east Of Goro.
hova, our patrols successfully raided .
German post, capturing its entire forcs.
consisting of an officer and forty-tws
men"
An earlier statement read:
ION the left wing Of the Riga posi-
tion attacks on the Germans eontin-
ned Northeast et SmorIoN u ~
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