New-York tribune., 1916-07-10
Take Villages "a Miles
from Great Railway
Junction.
BOTHMER CUT OFF
FROM SUPPLY BASE
Cars Troops Capture Delatyn
and Advance in
Galicia.
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veloping with rspidity and strength
which has almost psralyzed the Ger
man armies. Before the Teuton forces
can recover from the shock of one as
sault General Brussilof sweeps for
ward again with his forces intact.
: Yesterday the Austro-German forces
were compelled to abandon their lines
along the S;yr and to take up less
easily defended positions on the Stok-
hod. To-day the irresistible advance
Of the Russians forced them across the
stream at one vital point and enveloped
two more villages south Of the Sarny-
Kovel railway.
The Teutons tonight are in dis
orderly flight along the whole front IN
this sector and the Russians are NOV
ing forward from point only twenty
four miles from Kovel.
Teuton Armies Menaced.
The crossing by the Russians of the
Stokhod River near Ugli and Janovka,
which are reported in flames, seriously
threatens The .ustro-German forces
from two sides. Ugli is about half way
between the two railways running into
Kovel from Rovno and Sarny. Ihe
Teutonlc armies are believed TO be
massed along these two lines. The
Russian salient eating its way into the
front at the centre exposes both groups
TO a flank attack and opens the way
for the capture by the Muscovite armies
of the life lines Of the enemy.
General Won Linsingen's retirement
from the Lutsk salient. which for
months has been the snarpest thorn IN
the side Of the Russian army, is fore
shadowed in the swift advance Of the
Russians on Kovel. Military critics
here are unanimously of the opinion
that nothing can check the onrunsh OF
the attacking forces. and that another
week. at the most. Will see the fRH OF
Kovel. The Germans. il is apparent,
must relax their hold on the invaded
parts of Poland and Lithuania once
Kovel falls into Russian hands.
Fall Of Kovel Near.
The ability Of General Brussilof to
strike quickly at almost any point
along the whole Nolhynian front, com
bined with the neglect which the leu
tons have shown so frequently 10 make
adequate preparations against assault
at unsuspected positions. will, 1t IS be-
leved, soon win for the Russians both
kovel and Baranovichi.
The last thrust of General Brussilof
has won for his forces a fifteen-mile
advance between the Styr and Stokhod
rivers. Another movement of like pro-
portions will sweep over and beyond
the great railway junction which the
Russians have been aiming at ever
since the fighting about Lutsk was re-
sumed in the new offensive.
Meanwhile the successes Of the Rus
slams in Galicia are preparing the way
for great victory in that sector. Yes
terday General LetehitZky captured the
important railroad junction Of Delatyn,
west Of Kolomea, and in the same
stroke cut of General Won Bothmer
from his principal base of supplies. A
vast amount Of booty fell into the Rus
SLAMS hands with the capture Of the
city.
In Southern Bukowina tbs Austrans
have rallied and pressed across the
Moldava River, according TO Vienna.
Russians Win on Stokhod.
"Our offensive on the lower Stokhod
continues" says to-night's Russian Of
fetal statement "The enemy is retir-
ing in great disorder.
"South of the Sarny- -kovel railway
the villages of Goulevitchi and kachova
have been occupied after fighting. Fur
ther south there are fires everywhere
in the region of the villages okArseno-
vitchi, Janovka and Douchtch.
ain Southern Galicia General Letch-
itzky occupied Delatvn yesterday after
very violent fighting. Delatyn is q
railway junction of great Importance
Depots of war material, steel shields
grenades, cartridges, iron and wire
abandoned by the enemy, have been
captured at many points.
"ln the sector east and northeast OF
Baranovichi very lively fighting con-
tinues. The enemy IS Offering des-
perate resistance
Berlin Claims Repulse Of Russians.
The German communication reads:
Army group Of Prince Leopold The
Russians repeated several times their
strong attacks against the portions OF
ths front mentioned yesterday The
attacks again broke down, with heavy
losses for the Russians. In the fight
ing Of the last few days we have capt
ured two officers and 63l men.
"Army group Of General Won Lin.
singen-RuSSian attacks at severa
points were unsuccessful.
"Near Molodechno bombs were
dropped freely on troops awaiting
transport.
"On July Russian aeroplane was
shot down In an aerial battle east OF
Borovno. on the Stokhod."
The Austrian statement says:
"Our troops in Bukowina fought
their way across the Moldava River
near Breeaza.
'ln Nolhynis and near Stobychwa, or
the Stokhod River, we repulsed at
tempts of the Russians TO advance
Northeast of Baranovichi repeated at
tacks by the Russians in strong col
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