New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-29
Seize Wood North of
River-Check Foe
in Volhynia.
NEW GALICIAN
BLOW IMMINENT
Rumanian Threat Expect
ed to Weaken TeutOn
Lines.

London, Aug. 2s.-To-day's commu-
niques record attacks by the Russians
in several sectors on the east front.
The only successful operation, how
ever, was conducted north of the
Dniester, where Letchitsky's troops
captured the wood east of Deleiuv.
Russian assaults near Lennewaden, on
the Dvins front; near Sviniusky and
Tustobaby, in Volhynia, and in the Car
nathan region were repulsed. The
Germans attacked in force along the
River Shara, near Baranovichi, but
were thrown back with heavy losses.
With the entrance Of Rumania into
the war the reason for the sudden halt
in the Russian offensive on the east
front becomes apparent. For two weeks
AVER since il became certain that IN
PREVENTION by Bucharest was only a
matter of time-the Russians have been
stripping their east front lines oil
troops TO mass on the Rumanian border
preparatory to an invasion of Bulgaria
as soon as Bucharest should declare
herself.
Russian Blow Coming.
The Galician and Yolhynian lines
have not been seriously weakened by
this transfer of troops, however, for
Russia still has quantities OF men IN
reserve. Observers here expect that
Russia will strike again in Galicia as
soon as it becomes apparent that the
Austrian and German lines have been
weakened TO meet the new threat from
Rumsna.
In the same way the Russians have
been conserving their ammunition on
the east front storing it up against
the time when joint blow will hit the
Teutons' weakened forces and accom-
plsh what Russian arms alone have
been unable to do. The threat to
Pennsylvania from Rumania IS expected
to draw much of Austria's strength to
that frontier
Russian Statement.
To-day's Russian report says:
"On Saturday in the region north Of
Koldycheva Lake enemy columns at
tempted to launch an attack, but owing
to our artillery fire they were COM
pclled to return TO their trenches.
"On the River Shara, south of the
anovichi-Luniniets railway, the
Germans with . force of about two bat
talions launched an attack on our ad-
vanced posts, which were occupying
trenches on the western bank Of the
river The enemy forces were repealed.
"On the Stokhod, south of the little
town of Stobykhov, our scouting patrols
surrounded an Austrian field post, part
of which was captured.
"In the region of the Dniester north
of Marampol our troops captured in
an engagement the wood east of the
village of Deleiuv, here they CONSOLE
dated themselves. In this operation we
took prisoner one officer and thirty
seven men. We captured two machine
guns"
German Report.
Inc herman announcement READS:
Front of Field Marshal Won linden
burg: Near Lennewaden ION the Dvina
'front.' an advance by patrol resulted
in the capture of two officers and thir-
ty-seven men.
Northeast of Sviriusky, in the Lutsk
salient, Austro-Hungarian troops re-
pulsed attacks of Russian detachn ents.
Front Of Archduke Charles Francis:
North of the Dniester strong Russian
forces advanced TO the attach during
the evening. Temporary success en- the
part of the enemy near Delejow was
completely effaced b. a counter attack
in the night.
Further north, between Tustobaby
and Zawalow, enemy troops were pre-
vented by our curtain of fire from de-
veloping their attack beyond the posi-
tions from which they attempted TO ad-
vance.
"In the Carpathians Russian troops
which advanced against the ridge
northwest Of Kukul and on Starawi-