Evening star., 1916-07-18
Attacks Break Down Under
German Fire, According to
Berlin Reports. =.
COUNTRY SOUTH OF RIGA
SCENE OF HARD FIGHTING
Vienna Attributes Withdrawal
Southwest of Lutsk to Superior
Enemy Forces.

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to Sayville, N. Y.-The complete
repulse of Russian attacks in the
region west and southwest OF
Lutsk was anpounced today by
the war office.
South and southeast of Riga
the Russians continued their
strong offensive, but their as
saults broke down before the Ger
man lines or were repelled by
counter attacks where the Ger
man trenches had been pene-
trated.
Hard Fighting Near Riga.
The official statement of operations
along the eastern front follows:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: The Russians continued
their strong attacks south and south
east of Riga These broke down with
sanguinary losses before our positions.
At places where the Russians entered
our trenches, they were elected by
counter attacks.
Army group Of Prince Leopold: There
were no incidents of Importance.
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The situation is generally unchanged.
Russian attacks west and southwest OF
Lutsk were completely repulsed.
Army group of Gen. Won Bothmer
There have been minor outpost en-
gagements."
Vienna Reports Withdrawal.
The operations on the Russian front
in Volhynia, which resulted in with:
drawal of Teutonic lines southwest OF
Lutsk behind the lower Lipa, together
with military activities on other sectors
of this front, are reported in the Austro-
Hungarian headquarters statement OF
July II, received here from Vienna. The
statement says:
Renewed advances by the Russians
in Bukowina against our positions
south and southwest of the Moldava
were without success and cost the
enemy heavy losses.
..On both sides of the forest district,
north of the Prislop ridge, there was
fighting between accommodating de-
tachments and scouting parties.
Says Russians Were Repulsed.
Advances by the Russians near
Zabib and Tatarov were repulsed.
Our sentries northwest of Burka-
now Con the Stripa, in eastern Galicia)
frustrated an enemy attempt to ad-
vance from his trenches.
Southwest of Lutsk the Russians
attacked with numerically superior
forces. The front section, near Szklin,
withdrew into the district east Of
Goroschoff. Covered on the west flank
by a German counter attack, the allied
troops fighting south of Lutsk there
upon were withdrawn behind the lower
Lipa without being disturbed by the
enemy.
"A Russian night attack west of
Torchyn Con the road from Lutsk to
Vladimir -VolynskD was repulsed."
Official Russian Report.
PETRoGRAD, July II. via London,
July 1S.-The official communication is
sued from general headquarters today
reads:
"A Zeppelin appeared yesterday above
Riga and threw thirteen bombs on the
lower part of the town.
I'm Volhynia. in the region of the lower
Lipa, our troops continued to press the
enemy. Prisoners are still coming in.
Northwest of Kimpolung our cavalry
along the Kirlibaba Marina
road.
1.-The emperor has sent the following
telegram to Grand Duke Michael at
Tifiis:
with joy I learn that you have as
sumed the offensive. Regarding the VIC
tories gained by my Caucasian heroes,
give them my warm thanks and my con-
fidence in their further determined de-
yotion.'
Aviators Win Distinction.
In an aerial light above the enemy's
positions west of Dvinsk, our aviators
themselves. Pilot Puch-
KEEL, with Observer Kovenko, while re-
beyond Abeli. was sud-
denly attacked from the rear by Ger
man machine Fokker. kovenko was
wounded in the hand, but our machine
turned back and attacked the enemy.
putting him to flight. Then our ma
chine continued accommodating and
completed its task.
Beyond Rakishki the Fokker again
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