The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-03
RUSS IRON CLUTCH
MENACES KOvEL
Teutons Rush TO Defense Of
GaIiCian Lines.
BRITISH IMPROVE POSITION

Muscovites Cross Entire Stretch Of
stokhod River Between KoveI-sarny
and koveI-Rohitche Railroad SEQ
tors-Teutons 6ombard srody.
London, Aug. 1.-The iron clutch
Of General Brusilof's northern army
around Kovel, the great fortified city
In the heart Of volhynia, where FIVE
Of the most important Russian rail
ways converge, has been ominously
tightened during the last twenty-four
hours. The Russians have crossed
the entire stretch of the Stokhod
river between the Kovel-Sarny and
Kovel-Rohitche railroad sectors. Thus
they have overcome the last natural
obstacle In the road to Kovel from
the east. The success was announced
by the Petrograd war Office.
Simultaneously with this advance,
the most important in Volhynia since
the fall Of Lutzk and Dubno, Brusi-
lofts Galician army has swept south
ward from Brody, taken last Friday,
and moving along the northeastern
border Of Galicia have reached the
rivers Graberki and Sereth, thus ad-
vancing fifteen miles further toward
Lember the Gaiician capital, for the
northernmost point of the Sereth lies
nineteen miles south of Brody and
forty-three miles due east of Lemberg.
One OF the fiercest battles of the
war is now in progress on the front
south Of Brody. The Teutons, realiz-
ing that still further Russian head
way in Galicia will spell the fall OF
Lemberg within short period of time
and evidently convinced that Kovel
is still safe, are throwing their might
and main into the defense of the Ga
lician lines. with this aim" says
the Russian official statement, "the
enemy Is bringing up all available
reinforcements from every sector,
even separate battalions."
The statement speaks of "desper.
ate and sanguinary combats" on the
front south OF Brody. The Teutons
a
on Brody. probably with a view to
recapturing the town.
An entire Honved (Hungarian) regi-
ment, the Thirty-first, with its com.
mander and staff. was taken prisoner
by the Russians in the Stokhod fight
ing. There, too, the Teutons have let
loose an inferno of iron and steel
against the advancing Russians.
Road to koveI Opened.
Now that the Stokhod is crossed.
however, the road to Kovel is open
and the advance is facilitated by two
excellent roads which. with the Stok-
hod, form the triangle in which the
fate of Kovel is being decided in bat
ties that are no less furious than those
raging south of Brody and west and
south of Stanislau, in southern Galicia,
though in that region there seems to
be lull at present.
The Russian army, aiming at Kovel
from the west. faces it's objective 10
the form of a great nutcracker, the
shape being determined by the Stok-
hod. Brusiloff's strategy, too, is that
of a nutcracker, gradually bearing
down the two arms upon the objec-
tive, squeezing the defenders into
flight or surrender.
The front on which the Russians
crossed the Stokhod is twenty.eight
miles long, II the bend Is included.
Berlin asserted officially that strong
Russian assaults on General Won Lin.
singen's lines, "in massed formation
all broke down under the fire of the
defense. with heaviest losseS to the
attackers.
In the Caucasus the Russians claim
further progress near Erzingan and
the repulse of Turkish attack in the
Mosul region.
The British improved their posi-.
tions along the Somme, small bodies
Of troops gaining outposts on the plat.
eau to the north of Bazentin-le-Petit.
North of the Somme the Germans re-
doubled their counter attacks be-
tween Hemwood and Monacu farm,
according 10 the Paris war statement.
The struggle was especially severe
around Monacu farm where the Ger
mans obtained a temporary footing
They were soon driven out, however
At Hemwood the German assaults
were repulsed by French counter at
lacks and at the same time the French
batteries on the left bank OF the
somme enfiladed the German troops,
nhicting great losses.
The eastern and southeastern coun'
les of England had a visitation from
German airships late Monday night
and at this hour the attack is still
An Official communica-
ION Just issued says; "An attack by
! number OF hostile airships developed
,efore midnight The raiders are re-
ported as having crossed southeastern
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