The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
BrussiIoff, Reinforced by Men and
Guns Reports Smashing Enemy
Southwest Lutsk and. Taking
Stores Of Booty and Prisoners
TWENTY-SIX THOUSANDS .
ADDED TO CAPTIVE TOTAL
Allies Now Have Whip Hand
Joffre Tells His Soldiers, and
Sir Douglas Haig Says That
War Will Be Decided in West


IN AIRS, July 23.-With the Entente
Allies NJ the Western front
marking time while the consoli-
dAtion of the positions they have TAX.
en- from the Germans is being. made We,
cure, the Russians have resumed their
attacks. upon the Austrian and Germans
in the east, and according to the off
cial statement issued from the Petro.
grad war Office last night, have sue
ceeded in breaking through the Ten!
tonic line southwest of Ldtsk, and in
capturing 10000 prisoners including
300 officers, and vast quantities OF
booty. 81
Since the sixteenth Of July, say the
official reports, the Slavs in that sec.
| tiOn of the eastern battle line have tak.
en- $4,000 prisoners, a number of guns
of all calibers, and large amounts Of
munitions and supplies, abandoned. by
the Teutops. @l%E'f
Pounding Hard Again s%M
General Brussiloff reports that his
men, reinforced and rested, with fresh
supplies Of ammunition and an inereas-
| w VI piB gums,
harder and more successfully than ever
against the opposing lines. In the
| Lutslc-L emberg line the fighting has
been desperate, and the resistance Of
the Teuton soldiery magnificent, but
they have been unable to stem the
advance Of the Slav floods, which have
Sw6 pit big holes in their defense. ~
Continuing, the Russian reports de.
clare that the retreat of the foe has
become a disorderly rout in places,
and that already the Russian has pas,
sed beyond Berestechk, in their ad.
vance toward the Bug river lines. 3,
South of Riga the fighting on n
large scale has been resumed, and the
Russians say that the Slavs have
pierced the Teutonic line in several
places. ". RAJ. ..H#
In the campaign against the Turks
the Russians also report success. They
have taken the important town If Ar
dasa, twelve miles north of Gumusk.
haneh. ...... ~
Turks Near Canal
The Turks meantime are reported TO
be again attempting to strike the
British at the Stiez canal, and are said
to have reached a point about thirty
miles from the canal in large force.
They have advanced along their old
route on the Sinai peninsula, The Brit,
ish are reported to be moving out to
meet them. y @|!Gr' r., - 'a
On the lines north and south of the
Somme yesterday, save for the bon.
bardment of the heavy guns, and the
use of a new "erying shell,n emitting
a gas that affects the eyes, by the
Germans, there were few developments.
General Joffre, commander.in-chiefo OF
the Allied forces in the west, issued q
statement to his soldiers, in which he
said that the Entente powers /" now
have the whip hand aud they propose
to keep it, ... .-t,a
Decision In West a. .a
Sir Douglas Haig, commander Of the
British troops, also issued a statement
in which he said TINT the supreme dc,
cision of the war must be made upon
the western front, and called upon his
men to prepare accordingly.
The Germans launched number al
attacks in the Vosges mountains. gar
ticulnrly in the neighborhood Of st
Die but they were repulsed after some
stiff lighting. They also bombardsd tht
French positions in, the vicinity OF
Fleurv and Fumin wood. " s,S S3
"In the region of Moulin sous Tout
ven the efforts Of the enemy to ldunei
an attack was easily dispersed, - said
the French official statement. tF.