New-York tribune., 1916-07-30

troops continue to advance. The en-
omy is retreating behind the Stokhod
River. A large number Of enemy
aeroplanes flew over our positions In
direction to the southwest Of Lutsk
dropping bombs on the way and hring
upon our troops with machine guns
"To the south of the Dniester the
enemy was pursued by our troops in
the direction of Stanislau and fled to
positions previously prepared by him.
$4,000 Men Captured.
"Details regarding the booty capt
ured are still so incomplete that II is
only possible to give them in very
approximate manner. 1t, however, has
been ascertained so far that the troops
under General Brussilof, during July
% and 20, captured two generals over
65l officers and $4,000 men, including
q considerable number Of Germans.
About 100 guns, including twenty nine
heavy howitzers, have been captured.
This includes twenty-one guns taken
by General Letchitzky's troops. Eighty
five machine guns were also taken by
his troops.
During the three days battle
lOuGNJ DA GeNeIdl DdhHdlvlt biO"P'
ZIG officers, 1889 men, nine guns,
forty machine guns and about $4,000
rifles were captured, but it is just
possible that some of these were in
cluded in the number above given.
"The total number of captures made
by General Sakharoff's men from July
1G 20 28 are 940 officers. 39,l52 men,
fortg-nine guns, of which seventeen
are howitzers, 100 machine guns, thir-
ty-nine mine and bomb throwers,
eighty limbers and seventy-six cart
ridge wagons; also forty-eight ma
chine guns mounted on wheels and six
artillery and engineering depots."
Airmen Make Raid.
An earlier statement says:
"On July 29 one of our air squad
rons. consisting of ten aeroplanes,
/ made a successful raid upon Barano-
vichi, throwing bombs on the railway
station buildings and rolling stock. A
few fires were observed. North Of
Lake Miadziol, Ensign Thomson, in a
Nieuport machine, pursued an enemy
Albatross, which appeared over the
town Of Budislavas, to the town of
Kobylniki.
"The Albatross withdrew in a north
westerly direction and Ensign Thorn
son, after bombardment with his
machine gun OF a camp near the aero
drome in the vicinity of kobylniki, re-
turned safely.
"The armies Of General Brussilofr
having resumed the offensive have
thrown back the enemy on the whole
front from the Kovel Rojitehe railway
TO the region Of Brody. and have cap
I tured this last named place.
Drive on Stanislau.
Troops Of General Letchitzky, by
an audacious thrust, have thrown back
the enemy IN the direction of Stanis-
lau, TO the south of the River Dnies-
ter. A number Of prisoners and other
booty we're captured Figures and de-
tails are not yet available.
"An heroic Cossack division, by a
cavalry attack, surprised the natives
and took Izerzany, which is situated on
the road to Tlumaeh (ifteen miles
southeast OF Stanislau).
According TO supplementary infer
nation, the total number of prisoners
taken up to the 2sth of July amounts to
400 officers and 10000 of the rank and
file. The number of captured guns is
55. In addition, many machine guns
and large quantities of booty which
have not yet been computed have been
captured
Germans Admit Retreat.
The German statement says:
Army Group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg. rg.-German aeroplanes sew
eral times successfully attacked hos
tile transport train with troops and
also bombarded railroad establishments.
Army Group of Prince Leopold of
Bavaria.yThe engagements on the front
of Skrobova-N Nygoda (to the east of
Gorodische), which yesterday morning
were still in progress, have now been
decided completely in favor OF the Ger
mans.
Army Group of General Won Lin
singen-The Russians extended their
attacks yesterday to points in the
the northwest Of Sokol. The attacks
were repulsed. The enemy's losses
were very heavy. Minor advances at
other places on the Stokhod front also
failed.
Northwest Of Lutsk the enemy, af-
ter several abortive attacks, succeeded q
in entering our lines near Tristyn,
which caused US TO give up the lines
which we occupied beyond the River
( Stokhod. West Of Lutsk a Russian at
tack was stopped by our counter at
tacks. Near Zyinitcze, east of Goro-
chov, the enemy was fatty repu sed.
A Russian aeroplane was shot down
south of Feresta in an aerial engage
ment.
Army Group Of General Count Won
| Bothmer: Repeated Russian attacks
| in fha district nortbaast and soutb q a (,