Evening star., 1916-07-25
Berlin Admits Reverse on
Front Defended by Gen.
Won Linsingen.
SUCCESSES ON THE LlPA
CLAIMED BY PETROGRAD
Inhabitants Flee in Panic When
Detachment Of Cossacks Crosses
Into Hungary.

o1NAAA>' Juiy <S, Nld Aoiiooil,
4:35 p.m.-Russian troops sue
ceeded in penetrating the German
first line on small part of the
front defended by the troops un-
der command of Gen. Won Linsin-
gen, according to the official
statement issued today by the
German army headquarters staff.
Text Of German Statement.
The text of the German Official state
ment dealing with the eastern front
says:
Attacks by weak Russian detach-
ments southeast Of Riga and by Rus
sian patrols on the Dvina were re-
pulsed.
Army group Of Gen. Won Linsinsen-
Enemy attacks on the front south of
Stonowka and on the front south Of
Berestechk succeeded over a small
front in penetrating our first line of
defense.
West of Burkanow a Russian aero
plane was shot down in an aerial
fight"
Teutons Make ajstand.
Teutonic troops on the southern volhy-
nian front have made a successful
stand against Russian attacks in the
Berestechk sector, close to the Galician
border, says an official statement is
sued by the Vienna war Office under
date of July %. The statement fol-
lows:
changed. Russian attacks on the
heights north of the Prislop Saddle.
behind Lubaczowka Uen miles north
west of Berestechk), were repulsed:
In East Galicia the approach OF
Russian detachments was frustrated by
our artillery. North of the Dniester
Austro- Hungarian troops carried out
successful nocturnal surprise attacks.
Italian front-All attacks by the enemy
have been repulsed.
military establishments at San Gforgio.
Donogara. Gorgo and Monfalcone.
causing fires to break out. Our aero
planes returned INDIANA ged."
Russian Success on Lipa.
PETRoGRAD July "a. via border,
July 24.-On the Russian front the
Germans have been dislodged from an
other position along the River Lipa,
says today's official statement, as fol-
lows:
"On the Lipa yesterday, we dislodged
the Germans from the village Of Cali
tchanie and took some prisoners and
one machine gun. July 81. near the
village of Kolmoff. on the Lipa. an
Austrian company, 1913 strong, sur
rendered to our troops"
Cossacks Cross Into Hungary.
LONDON. July 25.-A dispatch to the
Morning Post from Budapest, dated
July Is, says:
Some Cossack detachments succeed
ed in crossing into Hungary yesterday.
creating a panic throughout the from
tier towns and villages and causing
thousands Of refugees to swarm down
on to the plains The Russians pene-
trated about thirty miles. and then
rapidly withdrew. fighting continuously
with detachments Of gendarmes.
Correspondents explain the panic Of
the populace by saying that dozen
Cossacks are sufficient to frighten and
put to fight 100000 women and chill
dren."
These refugees" continues the cor
have greatly embarrassed
the local authorities. who cannot sup
ply them with accommodations More
over. they block the road, hampering
military transport and holding up sup
plies. The refugees are entirely with
out food. The cattle which they drove
with them also have had nothing to
eat, owing to the sparse vegetation in
the mountains.
Journalists who have seen the exo-
dus in the Bukowina region say that
only the Serbian fight into Montenegro
and Albania can be compared with it.
are to be seen bodies of
persons who died from exhaustion. and
often beside them the carcasses of
horses.