The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-07
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r ONDoN July 6-Tbe great offensive of the Russians
on the Eastern front continues with undated fury,
and with a continuation of the which Petro
grad has been announcing for several weeks
The official dispatches from the Gear capital last night
General Mothmer have been successful that the
are now asrde of the chief railroad line to Lem
berg cutting it and menacng the Austo German forces
holding the city and its defenses. 81. -. >.
The struggle for this line, the so,caed Deetyn- Koros
mozo raroad has been particularly feroeous the part
OF the Teutonic defenders who realized the loss
of its control probably would the loss of Lenbar
to the Russians for the second time since the opening
the war, and the outfankng of the entire Teuonc line
south of the famous marshes Of the Pripet river
RUSSIANS FIGHT REcKLEssLY AND FIERoELY
south of Mikalejow, the right bank the Dnester
river the troops under Brussof have been hurting them
selves at the Austrian lines with disregard Of death
determined break the communication with Iembero and
compel the whole Teutone of the South to fall back
The general strategy of the Russian supreme command
now becoming plainly evident to the military observers
The situation at the Eastern front is different from that
in the West where the armies form practically eontinu
Gus front from the Channel to the Swiss frontier.
In the East the different fronts separated places
by wide stretches of mashy lands characteristic Of this
part of Russia Instead of line would be proper
in groups commanded by different general officers and in
communication with each other but seldom in touch
To the north of the Gacian line the Russians in their
retreat found themselves forced retire behind these
areas of swamp through gaps of solid land These
gaps were promptly closed by their foes and the
Russian generals ready to they could do
so only through these carefully guarded gaps
To the sonth of the Prpe river however the Law of
the land is different There the country high and roll
ing, offering splendid theater for offensive If this
offensive was successful arqned the Rssian
II would expose the TANKS of the Teutouc armies
North and this is exactly what appears been done
The of the last few weeks have caused the Rus
sian hne to assume peculiar form which contains
ments of danger to itself and for the Ausraps in the
region directly south of the Prpet marches and the Vol
hynan triangle. 4 ; " -. :.
DIRECTIVE IN NORTH HAS BEEN KoVEL
In the Northern sector the objective of the Russian
drive has been Kove important railroad junction point
which taken by the Savs that the German lines
IN the North must retire, their lines of
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In the South the fall of Czernowitz fanked the Aus
tran armies and forced them to fall back to the foot
hills Of the Carpahians while at the same time a large
portion of the Austrian appears TO have been cut
OIL from the main body and in extremely pre-
carOus position with the terrfoy heavy losses which
has suffered beginning to tell the morale of the troops
Another effect of the Russian offensive that was
counted upon by the allied the time the
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