Evening star., 1916-08-19
Break Through Austro.Ger-
man Lines at czerwiszcze
on the Stokhod.
THRUST. BELIEVED TO
HAVE PRECEDENCE NOW
Galician Offensive Has Shown Signs
Of Slackening in Past
Few Days. >

LONDON, August Io.-The
Russian drive on Kovel has been
successfully resumed, Petrograd
announces today. After having
been held up for some time along
the 80 Stokhod, Gen. Brussiloff's
forces have broken through the
Austro-German lines about forty
miles northeast Of Kovel, at
Czerwiszcze, making a notable
advance, according to the official
statement.
Although there has been heavy light
ing in this volhynian region during the
last fortnight the main Russian effort
in this period has been exerted in
Galicia ina drive for Lemberg from
the east and southeast. This offensive,
movement has shown signs Of tempo
rary slackening during the last few days,
and : It now appears that the Russian
thrust at Kovef. vital uoint in the reu-
tonic defensive line because Of its inn
portance as railway center. IL again
being given precedence BY the Russian
chief command. N-as ,tl
Turks Fighting In East.
ohiciai announcement - made in Berlin
that Turkish troops are fighting with the
Germans and Austrians IN 0aiicia-
Unoficial advicss within the past three
weeks have reported the sending Of Turk
ish troops in large numbers to aid the
armies of the central powers on the east
ern front, the total force being estimated
at from 10000 to 10000. -
The greater part of them were under
stood to have been transferred from the
Macedonian front with others. fnclud-
inces Of Turkey. A week ago the trans
port Of these troops on a large scale
was reported to be progressfng without
a hitch, but no ofhcial announcement OF
their PRESENCE at the front had pre-
ceded today's mention Of their PARTED
patton in the actual fighting.
Russ In Aero 1aid.
On the Baltic sea, the night OF the
18th, . squadron of Russian seapianes,
commanded by Naval Lieut.. Lichinc.
made a successful flight over the Ger
man aviation station near Lake Angern
(off the west coast of the Gulf OF
Riga). The bombs dropped apparently
caused great damage, destroying one
hangar and setting fire to buildings at
many points. III.
q violent anti-aiY craft IRE. including
rockets and shrapnel. but this did not
prevent them from accomplishing their
task and safely regaining their base.
Petrograd reportA
Russian oM,ciaI Report.
The latest Russian oficial statement
says: Ta
Last evening. after an artillery bonn
bardment, the enemy launched an at
tack near the village OF zviniache, hf-
teen versts (about nine miles) south
east of Svinfchi 1t was repulsed.
West of Lake Nobel tsixty miles
northeast of KoveD our troops cap
tured q part of the enemy's positions.
"In the region of the village of Czer-
wiszoze, on the River Stokhod. our
troops, after a stubborn fight broke
through the enemy's position and cap
northwest of, Czerwiszose), the farm
Toherische and q distillery, making q
considerable advance. The number OF
prisoners accounted for amounts to two
officers and 22v men.
an the region of the little town OF
Sokul an enemy aeroplane dropped
more than seventy bombs.
"In the direction of Kirlibaba q pass
on the Transylvanian frontier) the
enemy ID resuming his offensive with
considerable forces. and has pushed
back our advanced guards q little dis