Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

ne enemy lost a considerable number
..Gf prisoners. Fresh engagements are
: Army group Of Gen. Won Linsingen:
> South of Lutsk we wrested some ad-
y Aantages.
- ARMY group of Gen. Count Won Both
mer: Northwest of Buczacz Russian at
tempts to attack were fruitless.
Claims Defeat of Russians.
VIENNA, via London. July 8. $40
p.m.-The official statement issued to-
day by the war office says:
Russian theater: In Bukowina our
troops defeated the enemy in the valley
of the Upper Moldova. On the Upper
Pruth and south of the Dniester there
was little activity yesterday. west
and northwest of Buczacz several at
: lacks delivered with great violence
failed
South of Lutsk the enemy lines were
. 4 in pushed back. The fighting forces
were withdrawn from the st!r
: lent north of Kolki reached the new
70 y. ositions allotted them. The enemy
Sressed them at few points.
Yesterday the enemy again delivered
assaults against the Austro-German
troops northeast of Baranovichl. EN-
ploying great masses of men. All the
attacks were shattered. Our Biebers
regiments fought in completely demoi-
e. ished trenches and drove back the
Russians repeatedly in bitter hand,lo-
hand fighting. thousand dead Rus-
SLAMS covered the field in front OF the
trenches"
Russian Forces Superior.
AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS, via
Berlin to London. July 9. 12:40 am
The retirement of the northern and
southern wings of the Austro German
army south of the Pripet marshes was
due to the superiority of the Russian
forces. attended by the throwing in of
fresh forces and the massing of at
tack upon attack regardless of losses
Spurred on by the success of Gen.
Won Bothmer's troops. south OF the
Dniester on the Tlumach front. the
Russians brought up new troops to both
sides of the DnieSter steadily FOR three
days and succeeded in stopping Gen.
Won Bothmer east of Tlumach, forcing
him to abandon the lower course of the
Stripa. The new line to which the
Austro German forces retired follows
the course of two brooks flowing into
the Dniester from the north and the
south about twelve miles west of the
Stripa river. This distance represents
the Russian gains
Claims Russ Were Repulsed.
The heaviest fighting in this section.
however. occurred west of kolomea,
where the Russians are evidently try
ing to drive breach between the
armies of Gen. Won Bothmer and Gen.
Pfanzer. and to isolate the latter. All
their onslaughts were repulsed.
On the northern flank just south of
the Prpet marshes, the Russians for
days have been throwing In fresh
troops in an attempt to cut OF the AUS
TRAN forces holding the triangle form
ed by the big bend in the Styr river
north of Kolki. The new line, to which
the Austrans retired to escape being
surrounded. runs straight across the
base of the triangle some miles in the
rear of the former point of the triangle.
The exertions of the Russians and
their employment OF large forces In
the present offensive are on an unprec-
edented scale and account for the sue
cesses already gained. These successes.
however. are considered here not to
affect the general situation.
Vienna Reports Withdrawal.
BERLIN. July s. via wireless to Say
willie. n. Y.-The withdrawal of leu
tonic lines along the bend of the Styr
river in VoIhynia, where the advanced
positions were exposed to pressure
from notably superior hostile forces,
was announced in the Austro-Hun-
gaPian report of July I. received from
Vienna today. The official statement
says:
Russian front: In Bukowina in sue
cessful engagements our troops brought
in 500 prisoners and four machine guns.
IN southeastern Galicia. between
Delatyn and Sadzovka, a Russian at
tack in strong force was defeated by
Alpine territorials.
north 70 the Kolki district
the situation is unchanged. no impor-
tant events having occurred.
'Austro-Hungarian troops fighting
along the bend of the Styr. opposed
for four weeks past to hostile forces.
which have increased from threefold
to fivefold superiority, received yes
tero o; an order to withdraw their
posed to a double outfanking move
ment. Assisted by the cooperation of
German troops west of Kolki and by
near Kaloda, the movement was exc
cuted undisturbed by the enemy.
Enemy's Losses Heavy.
Yesterday was quiet with the Aus
tro-Hungarian troops northeast of
Baranovichi. The enemy there suffer
ed extraordinary losses in attacks
against positions of the allies (Teu-
tonic).
In the district of Ikva Springs the
enemy artillery shelled n Austro-Hun-
garian field hospital. although it was
clearly marked as such. If such
breaches of the law of nations are re-
peated we shall direct our guns against
the monastery of Novopocza yev, which
has been spared most carefully during
almost one years occupation.
italian front-In the Doberdo dis
trict artillery activity was revived east
of Self. Infantry engagements also
occurred. in which our troops fully
maintained their positions.
I'm the southern Sugana valley Ital-
ian troops in strongest force attacked
our front between Cimadici and Monte
Zebio. The enemy everywhere was re-
pulsed. in some places by hand to-h hand
hghting.'
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