The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-07-20
RUSSIAN FORCES IN
SWEEPING ADVANCE
Capture Hungarian Town OF Klr-
Iibaba on Frontier.
DRIVE BACK Won LINSlNGEN
Berlin Admits His Withdrawal Behind
the Lipa River-British Again At
lacking Germans, Between
Ancre and Somme.


town of Kiribaba, in the Carpathian
mountains on the frontier of Transyl-
vana, has been captured by the Rus
SLAMS, the war office reported.
Kiribaba Is 40 miles southwest of
Radautz and represents a rapid adj
vance of the Russians through the Car
pathian mountains.
The off cial statement reports the
capture of German trenches near Riga
Cat the extreme northern end Of the
'front.' and the capture Of more men
and guns. The text of the statement
follows:
The forces of General Sakaroff
have defeated the enemy at Svinhui,
(Sviniusky). one thousand prisoners
and five guns were captured. General
Vladimir Dragmiroff has been wound
ed in the fighting.
"On the lower Lipa we captured 1876
officers and 5,S72 men. "a guns and IA
machine guns. In Volhynia we have
captured 80 guns. We occupied Kirli-
baba, on the Pennsylvania frontier.
Many German trenches have been
captured near Riga"
Berlin Admits Retreat.
Berlin, July 1S.-Withdrawal of the
German army of General Won Linsn-
gen in Nolhynia Con the eastern 'front.'
is admitted in an official statement is
sued by the war Office. The report
states that the Germans checked the
Russians on the Lutsk front, but with
drew behind the Lipa Uuga) river.
ION the western front, the report
says. the British succeeded in pene-
trating Ovillers wood, on the SOmme
front.
an the Verdun sector, French attacks
on the east side of the Mouse were re-
pulsed"
Russians in Action in France.
Paris July lS.-German and Rus
sian troops are at grips in France for
the first time since the soldiers of the
car were landed on French soil.
The official communique issued by
the war Office at noon stated that the
Germans delivered a strong attack
the Russians in the Champagne dis
trict in the night, but We're repulsed.
A brilliant Counter-attack was de-
livercd by the Russian soldiers.
on the Verdun front in the region
of Fleury, the French have made
further progress in their offensive OPP
erations.
There has been intense lombard
montS on the Somme front, where the
Germans have tried TO hinder with
their artillery, the organization of
new French positions around Biaches
and Hill No. 81.
The text Of the ofIicia! communique
follows:
Between the Disc and the Aisne,
strong accommodating party Of the en-
envy was dispersed 10y our fire at Mou-
ousTouyent.
I'm Champagne n surprise attack by
the Germans on n trench in the sector
held 10y the Russians was repulsed by
n counter-attack which inflicted losses
on our enemy.
"On the Verdun front the night was
comparatively quiet, except at Hill No.
3O4, where there was sharp rifle firing.
West Of Fleury detachments of our
troops made some progress. They cap
tureG three machine guns from the
Germans
In Lorraine, after a somewhat ex-
tended bOmhardment, the enemy made
two attacks against our positions in
the regiUL of Ham. These two at
lacks were repulsed. Some prisoners
remained in our hands.
Nothing important happened on the
rest OF the front"
Kaiser on the Scmme Front
Amsterdam, July lS.-Emperor Will
liam Is Mt the Somme front, according
to dispatch received from Berlin. 1t
stated that official announcement had
been made In the German capital to
the effect that the kaiser spent all day
Sunday In the fighting area listening
TO reports Of the German commander
in chief on the course of operations
against tie French and British armies
ON his way To the front the kaiser
held II long Interview with General Won
Falkenhayn, chief of the German gen
eral stan.