Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-04
RUSSIANS TAKE
HILLS WEST OF
STOKHOD RIVER
Marshal Won Hindenburg
Now Directs Operations of
Teutons Against Slavs
TO REMEDY A CHAOS

PETRoGRAD. Aug g. Driving II
toward Kovel Russian detachments crossed
TO the left bank of the Stokhod River in the
region OF Lubecho. capturing series OF
heights. where they fortified themselves, II
was ofiiciaily announced today.
The enemy was forced back behind the
River Stavck. tributary OF the Stokhod
on the west bank Of the Stokhod the
Russians advanced nghtlng all the way.
A bloody engagement occurred In the viii
laEe Of Rudka Mlrinskla, where bayonet
lighting was resorted to in the streets. The
village changed several times, but was
finally retained by the slavs. who resisted
repeated attempts to dislodge them.
In the region Of Rorytnik. Russian hre
repelled enemy columns. Elsewhere there
was mutual artillery fighting on the eastern
front.
LONDON. Aug. 4.--Terrfc fighting con-
tinued yesterday along almost the whole
of the 400 miles OF the eastern front where
the fate OF Lemberg and Kovel is being
decided. The Germans. In desperate coun-
ter-attacks and fierce hand-to-hand battles
for the trenches struggled to save the
cities, or at least the remnants OF the
armies which have been defending them.
The Russians, apparently. are now aim
ing not only for the cities. but for the
capture Of the greater part Of the 100000
men under Bothmer and LinsinEen who
have been outhanked and almost cut on
from support. So far there In no evidence
Of any German success, but the insensate
fury Of their attacks show the Importance
attached to stopping the Russian drive.
The desperation OF the Teutoulc situa-
ton Is shown by the announcement in Ber-
lin and Vienna that General Won linden
berg hero OF the Mazurian Lakes and the
most celebrated of all the German warriors.
has been put in command of the entire
thousand-mile long battle line. The sec
tion In the north over which he has had
command Is the only ons not now reeling
back from the Russian blows. and the two
Kaisers hope that his name and experience
will stifYen the beaten armies.
Undoubtedly this is primarily an EFFORT
TO restore some kind of order out of the
Austrian chaos. But, military men here
point out. he cannot restore the 100000
Austrians and Germans killed, wounded or
captured in the last two months nor the
hundreds OF guns which the Teutons have
lost
The oficial statement from Russian head
quarters reads:
On the stokhod desperate fighting
Is proceeding near the villages OF
Dubeschovo and Gulevitche. During
the fighting on the River Sereth, near
Gorod!sch. about IA miles above
Tarnopol the gallant reglmental COM
mander Colonel GoronoT, was wounded.
In the Norobieka region. east OF
JeElerna, nine enemy aeroplanes few
over our eucampments. During the
fighting south OF the Dniester in the
direction OF Stanlslay the reglmental
chaplain, Castorskl, was wounded
An earlier statement said:
On the night OF August . In the
region of Smorgon the enemy launch
ed gas attacks on both sides OF the
railway. The attack opened at
o'clock in the morning and the gas was
released six times with intervals be-
tween the waves. The gas attacks I'm
fshed at O'Clock in the morning
The use Of gas was discovered in
good time with the result that the Ger
mans who were following the gas at
tacks on attempting TO advance were
met with rife and machine gun FIRE
and suffered severe losses.
The enemy did not even succeed In
getting outside OF his own wire entan-
clements and he rapidly returned to his
trenches.
A Vienna dispatch to the Exchange TeIe.
graph Company says
Announcement that the German field
marshal. Won Hlndenburg has been appoint
ed commander OF the eastern front brought
no Joy in Austria Hungary. Three Budapest
papers were suppressed yesterday owing
10 adverse criticism OF the appointment
''It is stated here that the new command.
sr-in-chief has already ordered the recall
of number OF Austrian generals who will
be replaced by Germans. II Is added that
Austria, In acceding to the appointment
made the stipulation that Won HindenburE
should appoint number Of Austrian OH
GERS to his stan. but II is learned that only
one such appointment will be made"
recent Amsterdam dispatch said that
the decision to appoint Field Marshal Won
TO the chief command on the
eastern front was reached during Emperor
Williams visit TO that theatre OF war