Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-07
GENERAL BRUSILOFF PUSHES
FLANK MOVEMENT ON RIGHT
BANK OF DNIESTER RIVER

PETRoGRAD. July 7.-General BrusI
lofr's great flank movement up the right
bank Of the Dniester in southern Galicia
is still pushing forward, according to last
nights Official report.
While this advance continues on the en-.
tire front between the Dniester and the
Carpathians, the official report carries news
of further successes by the Russians ir
northern Volhynia toward Koval and the
continuation of the attack on the Bavariar
lines in the north near the Niemen.
The total capture Of prisoners during the
day on the whole front is reported to be
more than 10000 officers and men.
Following the text of last nights official
report:
South Of the Pinsk marshes we had
important new successes yesterday. In
the region OF Kostooukhova northwest
OF CzartoryslO we captured an entire
enemy battery and took prisoner 22
0ficers and $50 soldiers. Northwest Of
Baznitchi. on the styr north OF Rolki.
We yesterday captured two cannon,
three machine guns and 1900 prisoners.
North OF Stegroutziatine we captured
enemy trenches and took more than 300
prisoners and one machine gun.
Between the Styr and the Stokhod.
west of Sokul and southwark, the en-
emy launched vain counter-attacks
under the protection OF artillery.
In Galcia, after intense artillery
preparation, We took an energetic Of
fensive west of the lower Stripa and
on the right bank OF the Dniester. The
enemy was defeated and driven back.
Our troops are approaching the Koro-
IN Trih n he nnta
allel TO the Stripa, and IL miles further
west) and the Souhooofsk "a southern
tributary opposite and little west OF
the Koropiec) Rivers. We took here
yesterday nearly 5000 prisoners and IL
machine guns.
In an attack on the village of Vert
niki tbs Germans received our troops
with liquid hre. Owing to their con-
duct we put all the Germans to the
bayonet when we captured the village
We took prisoners In this region moro
than 1000 men. At one point in this
action our Crimean Tartsrs charged
the enemy and put him 10 flight.
Yesterday a band OF 20 cossacks
swan the Dniester near Dodine and
took prisoners on the right bank fivs
officers and los soldiers. capturing
cannon.
ON the 1O0-mile extent Of the Russian
advance In tho centre progress continued
10 be made. Notwithstanding desperate ef-
forts OF the Germans fighting In the neigh
borhood OF the important railway junction
of Baranoyiehi Is extremely determined on
0sAh sides. but the advantage remains with
the Russians. The Germans here are yainly
attempting to turn back the tide OF the
Russian advance, but their artillery can
no longer master the Russian gun fre.
The great battle In the centre Is still
only IA its preliminary stages, which give
no clue 70 the general strategy on the
Ia he m
odansiFs pins down the Germans to their
Positions Not only can nothing German
now leave Russia TO help against the Anglo
French offensive. but probably very little
moremsnt Is possible for them between the
di1erent sections On tho Russian front with
cut incurrlng disaster
This Kaiser must continue 70 hold 3 front
tolailne about 3 thousand miles o. Uh'eh
Russia can throw an enorIaous weight ~
men and Euns. the former superior Ia
quality and the latter At seaat equal e
aeFruan9'z best weapons