Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07

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two searchlights, II bomb throwers
and 73 ammunition lights.
I'VE repulsed violent German at.
tacks near Gruziatyn. On the right
bank of the Dniester in the region OF
Jidattacheif and Hotziers, there was
desperate fighting.
There was a lively artillery due
in many sectors of the front, north
Of the Pinsk marshes. East of Baran-
ovichi the enemy launched several
desperate counter attacks which we
repulsed. Several times the enemy
opened gusts of fire with his heavy
ana light guns against the region OF
the village of Labuzy, east of Baran-
ovichi. Under cover of this fire the
enemy delivered two violent counter
attacks. We drove him back on both
occasions, bringing to bear on him the
fire of our artillery, machine guns
and rifles.
London, July Z. - A defeat for the
Austrians, in which they were driven
back nearly five miles on the Delatyn-
Kolcmea road, is officially admitted in
the statement issued to-day by the
Austrian War Office in Vienna.
The success of General Letchitzky's
advance west of Bolomea, where he
has cut the railroad into Hungary at
Mikuliczyn, is emphasized as a new
body blow to the Austrian defense of
East Galicia. Northwest of Kolomea
his troops are within ten miles of
Nadworna, well to the rear of the
Austrian right flank facing TarnopoI
between the Stripa and zlota Lipa
rivers.
The news that the Russians have
captured 5000 prisoners on the
Dniester front appears to leave little
doubt of the collapse of the Austrian
forces between Buczacz and Stanislau.
which will greatly atrect the army of
General Won Bothmer, compelling him
tc retire northward, while the advance
OH Delatyn and the seizure of the rail-
way cuts off Won Bothmer from his
chief base of supplies.
The prospect of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg being able to make an
effective division is believed here to
be dwindling. The Russian General
Kaledines is developing a strong at
tack on both sides of the Kiev-Kovel
Railway.
On the extreme right flank of Brus-
silon's front the Russians are vicious
ly attacking the Germans at Gar
torysk and Kolki. They have broken
through several lines of the enemy's s
fortifications here, threatening the
flank of the German positions before
Lutsk. These successes have con-
siderably lessened the pressure on the
Russian center in that district.
Another interesting situation is de-
velnping at Baranovichi where the ad-
vance of the Russian offensive has
bl ought their heavy guns within reach
OF that important railway junction.
Teutons Lose Half Million
Nearly half million Austrians and
Germans have been put out of com
mission since General Brussiloff be-
gan his great advance a month ago to-
day. The grand total of prisoners to
date is in round numbers 235,OO0, of
which 4,500 are officers.
Without the actual figures regard
ing the dead and wounded, careful
estimates by military experts, based
on the best information, places the
latter at 100000 to 100000. The Aus
trians predominant overwhelmingly
among the prisoners, but among the
dead and wounded it is said that a
fairly large percentage are Germans.
The German losses in stopping the
Russian advance on Kovel and in
counter attacks made in solid ranks
were enormous.
The booty captured reaches incaI-
culable figures. 1t is figured that $50
guns of various sizes and upwards of
700 machine guns is a conservative
estimate. In addition, vast quantities
of munitions, supplies and transports
have fallen into the hands of the
Russians.