Evening star., 1916-07-30
NEW THREAT TO BOTH /.
LEMBERG AND KovEL
Germans Driven Back Over q Front
Of Fully Sixty
Miles.
sLAv OPERATIONS DEVELOP
Brody Seized by Impetuous Dash Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Depots Of
Stores Reported to Have
Been Captured.

PETROGRAD, July -2c-A
semi official estimate of the num-
Der of prisoners taken by the Rus
slams during the first half of the
summer campaign just closing
places the total at $4,000. The
total Teutonic losses are esti-
mated at near 10000.
After being compelled to halt
their advance for several weeks
before combined Austrian and
German resistance on the north
ern wing of Gen. Brussiloff's
front, the Russians have again
scored an important success and
are pressing the Teutons back
along the. entire front from the
Kovel-Lutsk railway as far south
as Brody.
| Although the official war Office
statement gives no particulars OF
this new penetration of the Teu-
tonic lines, it apparently took
place south of Kiselin, on the
Vladimir -Volynski highway, and
was a direct blow at the Austro-
German army defending Vladi-
mir -Volynski.
Breach Regarded Significant.
The unexpected widening of the breach
begun at Lutsle in the early days Of the
summer campaign that has thus been
| effected is considered more significant
than the occupation of Brody, which was
a foregone conclusion some days ago.
The fate of Rrody was sealed when Gen.
Sakha foff scored his brilliant victory on
| the River Slonevka.
! The new Russian attack south Of Lutsk
| not only threatened Vladimir Voly nski
but opens the possibility of a successful
attack upon Kovel from the south. since
an important railway line connects these
points. The proximity of the Russians to
Sokal likewise constitutes definite
threat at Lemberg from that direction.
| The chief significance of the new ad
yance is the fact that it is the first de-
eisive success scored by the Russians
| against German forces in the present
campaign. -sf
Lose m 6O-Mile Front.
+, Since the "rst breach of the Lutsk
front, the Germans. taking over the
| defense of Kovel. had been able TO
| s,old the Russians on the line Of the
| Stokhod. The combined effect of the
| two Russian advances-toward Eladi-
: mir -Volynski and toward Brody-now
has been to drive the Austro-German
armies back along q SiXty-mile front.
The fall of Brody. however. has not as
yet seriously aWakened expectation OF
an immediate pressing on 20 Lembers
by the Russians.
strong natural and artificial defenses
protecting the Gaiician capital. It Is.
expected that tfe Austrians will MAKE
their first stand in the forests immedi
ately west of Br9dy along the bend In
the StYr.
Taken by Infantry Rush.
According to semi-ofiicial informa.ica
Brody was taken without artillery prera-
ration by an irresistible rush oe the in
fantry The onslaught was 50 sudden and
nexpectcd that the Austriar.s had nc
time 20 remove their enormous depots Ct
munitions and provisions. which they ep-
deavored to destroy but large part O.
which fell into Russian hands.
The latest computation Of prisoners
taken during the first half Of the summer
campaign gives total of $4,000, ac-
also that the total Austro-German 1ossee,
including killed and wounded. are close
to 500, 600 On the basis of these fisurca
COL Shumsky. military critic of the
Bourse Gazette, argues that the Austro-
German losses since tho beginning of the
war have been fully half the total Of
their available forces
German cmciai Report.
The latest German official report re-
garding the operations On the eastern
front says:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aercplanes sew
eral times successfully attacked hos
tile transport train with troops. and
also bombarded railroad establish
ments.
ARMY group of Prince Leopold of
front of Skrobova-vygoda Ito the east !,
of Gorodische), which yesterday morn
ing were still in progress. have now.
been decided completely in favor of the
Germans.
Army group of Gen. Won L;nsingen-
The Russians extended thsir attacks
yesterday TO points in the Stokhod sect
or and on the front to the northwest
of Sokul. The attacks were repu1sed.
The enemy's losses were very heavy. 4
Minor advances at other places on the
Stokhod front also failed.
Germans Give Up Lines.
.Northwest of I4utsk the enemy, after