Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-08

violent fire in numerous sectors. North
of the Lower Lipa, under cover of ar
tillery fire the enemy attempted to
take the oeffnsive in the region of Schke-
lin and Bubovya, but was repulsed.- The
artillery fire continues.
Germans Retake Trenches.
"On the Galician front there We're ar
tillery duels at many points. In the
region east of Monasterzyska, on the
koropiec river, our troops continue to
press back the enemy. West of the viii
lage of Sadsavki. east of Delatyn, we
captured position Of the enemy and
took prisoner some Germans.
Southeast of Lake Narocz (south of
the Dyinsk) the Germans made q fierce
counter attack and reconquered part Of
the trenches they lost yesterday. The
fighting continues. On, a considerable
part of the front between the Upper
Niemen and the Pinsk marshes there
were violent artillery duels, East of
Baranovichi, in the region of the VII
Iage of odchoVtchiua, the Germans
pressed us back Slightly as a result of
a violent counter attack, but our con-
centrated fire compelled the Germans to
Withdraw. IN the Baranovichi region
our machine guns engaged in duels
with tTernan lndCnIilt gums III tHe
course of several night attacks. and re-
duced them to silence.
''In the recent fighting the machine
gunner. Aioda, particularly distinguished
himself. Although wounded in the head
and bruised by splnters, he did not
desert his post, and he inflicted enor-
nous losses on the enemy"
German Position Untenable.
The retirement of Gen Won Rothner's
army westward from between the Stripa
and Zlota Lipa rivers has begun. With
the occupation by the Russians of the
east bank OF the Koropice river, which
parallels the Stripa twelve miles TO the
west, and further advance by Gen.
HruesiIcT between the Dniester and the
Pruth Won Bothmer's position became
untenabe
According to Col. Shumsky, the mill
tary critic of the Bourse Gazette, Won
Bothmer is hurriedly moving his troops
in the direction of Stanislau, the i'm
portant railroad center, sixty miles
south of LeTnberg. Col. Shumsky be-
lieves that the German general pro-
poses to make a stand on a line from
StanislaIf to Halicz. Military critics
doubt, however. his ability to maintain
this line.
In the region Of Baranovichi few
changes of Importance have occurred,
but the fighting has been marked by
fierce attacks by the enemy, which re-
suited in heavy losses for them.
Commenting on the battle on the
Kolki- i-Czartorysk front. where the Rus
slams yesterday captured 1900 prison.
ers, Col. Shumsky says:
This is the first time that large
force of Germans has been put to
flight" He gives as one reason for this
the fact that the Germans have been
driven TO employ young and unsea-
soned troops and officers.
The large percentage of Germans
among the last batch of prisoners
4, 900 out of a total of II, ,000--is worthy
of note The Russian soldiers have dub
bed the Austrians noble enemy" due
to the fact that they have surrendered
In such large numbers.
Guns Do Fearful Execution.
LONDON, July s. 4:51 a.m.-"Fight-
ing on the Lutsk front continues day
by day, with little variation" says a
dispatch from that city to the Times.
TT is true however. that the heavy
and enable them frequently to take
Russian positions. which are virtually
| WITHOUT exception retaken by Russian
counter attacks, the correspondent
continues.
Probably the heaviest fighting has
been near Rojitche. where the Ger
mans had eighty heavy guns SO placed
as to bear on any point of the Russian
| line. The battles here continue with
out intermission. heaping up thousands
| of German dead daily, but having no ef-
| feet on our lines. There are indications
| hs4 the enemy Is unable to support this
I sector heavily with reinforcem .nt5 aue