New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-01

D not De surprised u lne HISt VIAL
breach in the Austrian lines was made
at this point, from which a more sue
cessful drive on Lemberg could be
prosecuted than from the north.
Kuropatkn evidently is either pre-
pairing for another lightning thrust
against Won HindenburG's lines in the
north or has for the time being aban-
doned his offensive 10 free Riga and
the Dvina region of the enemy.
Forward March Continues
To-nights Russian communication
reads;
Continues. At certain points the enemy
is employing gusts OF hre.
''ln the course OF to-days hgnting
Color ell Kanserof, reglmentai com
mander and knight of the Order OF st.
George, was wounded.
IN the direction of Brody the enemy
bombarded with heavy artillery the
town Of Brody and the crossings Of the
River Boldurovka. On the greater part
of the front desperate and sanguinary
combats continue, the enemy employ
ing his utmost efforts to maintain him
self on his line Of defence. With this
aim he is bringing up all available re-
Inducements from every sector even
separate battalions."
Gar Wins StokhOd Salient.
An earlier statement said:
"In the region northeast and south
east of Baranovichi a fierce artillery
duel is taking place.
Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs
on the stations at Zamlre and IsiasIaV'
"On the River Stokhod our forces
fighting there went forward. At one
Of the bends in this river in the course
Of our attack We have taken among
other prisoners the entire 3lst Honved
Regiment, with the regimental com
mander and his entire staff.
AT other places on the Stokhod we
took twenty-one officers and GA rank
and file and four machine guns.
an the direction of Kovel fierce
fighting continues.
"In the Brody area we are pursuing
the enemy and have reached the rivers
Graberki and Sereth.'
Russians Suffer Heavily.
The German statement follows:
an the vicinity of Friedrchstadt
Russian reconnoitring detachments
were repulsed.
Attacks against our canal position
west Of Logischin and near Nobel, on
the Strumin, southwest of Pinsk, failed.
CONTINUED strong assaults Of Rus
sian masses against General Won Lin
singer were VIGOROUSLY repulsed again
yesterday. Once more we caused the
heaviest losses to the attackers. The
enemy brought to bear his heaviest
pressure on the sector on both sides Of
the Kovel-Sarny railway, between Wit
oniez and the Turrga, south of the
Turga and on both sides of the Lipa.
"a well prepared counter attack
drove back the enemy, who had pene-
trated near ZarecZe, south Of Stoby-
chva, thirty miles northeast Of Koyel.
So far as ascertained, 1889 Russians,
including nine officers, were taken
prisoner yesterday.
an the battles Of the last few days
our aeroplane squadrons inflicted con-
siderable damage on the enemy by at
tacks on shelters, marching and
bivouacking troops and on lines Of COM
munication in the rear.
Army group of General Count Won
Bothmer-Continuing their attacks in
the sector northwest and west OF Buc-
zacz Southeastern Galicia) the Rus
slams succeeded at few points in pene-
trating our first line of defence. They
were driven back again. All the Rus
sian attacks were VIGOROUSLY re-
pulsed
Austrian Statement.
To-night's Austrian statement says:
Northwest of Buczacz the enemy
continues 10 attack with greater te-
nacity. Our troops maintained all
their positions. Several enemy at
tacks due west of Brody failed.
an Volhynia the enemy again sacri-
feed untold thousands of men without
result. South of the Stokhod the
enemy temporarily obtained foothold
on the left bank of the Stokhod. but
was driven back again. We captured
1000 men in Nolhynia yesterday"
An earlier announcement read:
THE battles in East Galica and in
.Volhynia continue with undiminished
violence. In East Galicia, especially
near Molodylov, northwest Of Kolomea,
and west and northwest Of Buczacz, the
struggle Is bitter. The enemy con-
tiaued his efforts both day and night,
but all failed under the heaviest losses.
Russian attacks between Berestchek
and the Stokhod, in spite Of the great
loss of human lives, had no success
whatever. In most cases the attacks
were stopped by our artillery and in
fantry fire.
where the Russians entered tenn
porarily our trenches like they did 10
the west of Lutsk-a-my Of Colonel
General Won Terztyansky-they were
elected by counter attack.
Near Kaszovka. on the Stokhod, AZ
ter repulsing several Russian attacks,
the defence was placed along the sub
tense Of the far-sdvsncing Stokhod