Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-12
Pinsk Expected to Fall.

Pinsk Expected to Fall.
LONDON, July Especial dispatches
from Petrograd reflect the feeling that
Pinsk is likely soon to fall before Gen.
Brussiloffs advance.
The Daily News Petrograd corre-
spondent says: The situation at PinSk
is extremely complicated for the Ger
mans. Pinsk now is the extreme point
| of the German promontory running into
Russian territory. Owing to the wide
sweep of the Russian advance from the
Lutsk salient in the past few days, any
attempt by the Germans to hold up the
Russians by an attack on the flank now
must be made north of the Pinsk
marshes.
IF the Germans are unable to gather
forces for this move. or regain the
ground lost south of Pinsk. they are
likely to find the whole Pinsk dis
trict isolated by Russian raids
through the marshes species of war
fare in which the Russians excel"
The Posts Petrograd correspondent
says: We now are rapidly approach
ing the moment when Gen. Brussilof
having cleared the pinsk marshes re-
gion, begins directly to threaten the
right flank of the German position
generally"
Berlin Claims Many Prisoners.
statement dealing with the situation on
the eastern front says:
Russian detachments which attempt
ed to establish themselves on the left
bank of the river near Janowka were
attacked. Not a single man of these
detachments got away from the south
ern bank. At this point and on the
kovel-Rovno railroad yesterday
took more than 500 prisoners The
booty taken on the Stokhod during the
last two days, apart from number Of
officers and 1892 men, includes twelve
machine guns.
Our aerial squadron continues their
activity in attacks east of the Stokhod
An enemy captive balloon was shot
down
Germans in Counter Attack.
BERLIN. July II, via London, July II.
Russian troops advancing in the di-
rection of kovel have been beaten
back by the Germans in a counter
attack near Hulewicze, south of the
Sarny- kovel railroad The Germans
captured three machine guns.
The announcement follows:
From the coast to Pinsk no events
of special Importance occurred. Near
Pinsk quiet prevailed. The Russian
announcement regarding the evacua-
tlon OF Plnsk is a pure invention
(None of the official announcements
IRON pefrograd cabled to America has
evacuation of Pinsk)
The enemy made futile attacks
with very strong forces at several
points against the line of the Stokhod,
nota bly, near Czererewiszcze, Hule-
wicze, Korysmi and Janmaka and on
both sides of the koveI- Kovno railway
line.
Near Hulewieze we drove back the
enemy beyond his position by a strong
counter attack. The enemy lost more
than 700 prisoners and three machine
guns.
Our aerial quadrons dropped nu-
merous bombs on troops detraining
near HorodZieja. on the Baranovichi-
Minsk railroad. They also repeated
their attacks on Russian shelters east
of the Stokhod. In aerial encounters
one enemy machine was shot down
near Woronthzca, east of Zirin, and an
other west of Okonsk
"A detachment of chasseurs of the
army group of Gen. Won Bothmer en-
gagged in a successful fight south OF
Burkanow wood and brought back a
few dozen prisoners.
Repulse of Russians Claimed.
VIENNA, July II. via London, July IL
The official statement issued today saws:
Near Zobrze on the Czeremosz we re-
PEELED Russian attacks. Attacks made by
forces near Sokul broke down in
our entanglements. The enemy yainlv
to bring his fleeing masses 10
a standstill by turning the fire of his own
guns and machine guns upon them
Near Huleviche on the Stokhod the
enemy was repulsed by German and Aus
tro- Hungarian forces after bitter fighting.
Several other attacks in the Stokhod
region failed completely"
Rushing Troops to Front.
BERNIE. Switzerland. July IL, via Lon
ION, July 12.-Cne hundred military trains
conveying some 10000 troops passed
through Temesvar. Hungary, in the past
few days transporting landstrum. used
n the occupation Of Serbia and Monte
negro, to Transatlantic to oppose the
Russian advance. 1t also is reported that
ierman officers commanding Bulgarian
rooms have been recalled