New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
Austrians Admit Cars
Forces Have Made I'm
portant Gains.
CAPTURE OF 6,37S
TEUTONS REPORTED
Central Armies May Be Com
PEELED to Quit Galicia and
Southern Poland.
fBy caAi. 70 rhe Tribunal

London, July 27.-The battle OF
Brody is still raging with terrific fury
and il is the Austrians, and not the
Russians, who have announced that
Russia is gaining. The retreat Of the
Austrian forces near Leszniow, about
twelve miles north of Brody, under the
battering Of Russian attacks has been
the chief development Of the day.
This retreat puts the Russians still
further in the rear of the left flank Of
Linsingen's army and makes it almost
certain that another retreat all along
the line to point miles south OF
Brody will come soon. Following this,
the Russians will be in striking dis
tance Of Lemberg, and the end Of this
phase Of the campaign will be in sight.
A Russian official report issued to-
night says that in the fighting from
July l6 to 25, $4,000 Germans and Aus
trians were captured. as well as 40
cannon and II machine guns.
The plight of the luckless Austrians
is becoming desperate, in the opinion OF
the military experts here. They agree
in expecting important Developments
soon, and some believe that these will
take the form OF the evacuation OF al
most the whole of Galicia, and the
withdrawal Of the lines in southern
Poland, involving the abandonment Of
both Lemberg and Kovel.
Russians Hold Reports Back.
Little news came during the day from
the other two points where the Rus
slams are pressing the Teutons. This
does not necessarily mean that the at
tacks have slackened. Russia has given
almost no official information about the
fighting south of Riga and little from
the Carpathians for some days. This
is her custom while a battle IS reaching
the critical point.
The battle for Brody is raging on all
sides of the town. Along the Slonevka
and Boldurodka rivers, where the fight
ing has been bloody for four days, the
struggle for the crossings Of the rivers
is still going on. Between Brody and
Leszniow the Austrians are in retreat,
and the Russians report the capture
of 1928 officers, $3.50 men and five guns.
At Berestcchk, further north, the Ger
mans report a Russian repulse,' while
at Radiziviloff, where the Russians
were stopped in their first direct drive
az the town, they have again got start
ed, Vienna admitting that they have
made insignificant" gains.
The text Of the Russian official state
ment follows
During the night Of Wednesday
nearly a company Of the enemy
launched an attack on our position
south Of Lake Voltchino, to the north
Of Lake Miadziol. The attackers were
driven back to their trenches.
Artillery Duels Going On.
an the district Of Lobuzy, southeast
of Baranovichi, there were artillery
duels and engagements with our front
line detachments.
"An attack by an enemy detachment
OF about fifty or sixty men, launched
Wednesday in the region Of Urochistch-
Bereznoie, about twelve versts (seven
miles, northeast of Lake Vygona, was
repulsed by our fire.
'In the region Of the River Slonevka
and on the River Boldurodka fights
are proceeding for the possession Of
the river crossings. Our troops have
advanced at some points.
"The number of prisoners taken in
Tuesdays battle on the Western front
totals 12S officers and $3.50 men. Five
guns and twenty-five machine guns
were captured.
$4,000 Prisoners Taken.
The official communication from gen
eral headquarters issued this evening
reads:
western (Russian) front-During
the battles between July 16 and 25
General Sakharof's troops captured
"a 900 Germans and Austrians, AZ can
non and II machine guns.
Caucasus front-At Sapker, twenty
kilometres north Of Erzingan, We took