The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28

IMPORTANT as the pending developments N the British front are and terrible
as the German attacks on Chemn des DANES continue to be- too much cannot
= be written about the Russian situation in the present emergency. The United
States rightly believes that the ratio of blood which the United States must
sacrifice is in direct proportion to the exent of the Russian debace
There wete several indications of improved conditions in Russia in the
news Yesterday, First OF all, the calling by Premier kerensky of a general
council OF all parties in Russia to form a coalition government for the proSccu-
ltn of the val and the routing of the counter revOluloniSts' The return into
the counsls of the duma government of Rodzianko and other conservatives
means, as The Associated Press pointed out Yesterday, that the more stable Gle
ments have been induced to come in and help kerenSky and his radical socialists
to saw Russia from inter ruin. The Strengthening OF the hand OF the govern
ment BY the &C operation of the several law and order parties is a first big for
ward step behind Kerensky. Unless the present supercrss had developed, it is
these stable leaders of the bugeose in his heretofore snglehanded effort to
guide the army and navy and the millions in internal discussions with his ne
personality
Pctograd announced that the evacuation of the defenses Of Tarnopol on the
Seeh vas considered premature and ordered them retaken Germany claims
the occupation of the two towns o the east bank of the Sereth. That is all
the gain claimed by Berlin al. the Tarnopol bridgehead in three days. There is
no doubt that the Russian line has definitely sifened at Tarnopol on the
Serh It is still possible to keep the Germans from streaming over the whole
Serch linz, and believe the Germans can be beaten off the Tarnopol crossing
alhough1f course, that is meply an opinion.
In all sectors the retreat of the Russians slowed up, in three points ten miles
apart, Russian counter attacks delayed the German advance. In the region
OF Monasterzka the Russian line held and definitely stopped the German
advance Official reports from both sides indicate the Russians ire orderly try
ing TO hold a defense line in the southern hall of the zone affected by the retreat
before reaching the SHeth This action is taken to insure the maintenance OF
the Shv positions in Bukowina.
The northern limit OF the map today shows the southern extremity of the
sector lost by the Russian deScuerS
The Rumanian offensive has reached the Suchitza valley in the upper country
of the Putna river, between Focsani and the Ouz pass The first movement OF
the Runanians is in the sector adjoining the Bukowina and is near enough to
the Russians to give the beaten Shv army considerable heart
The Rumanians have been preparing for a resumption Of the offensive for
a long time 1t has been more than two months since NJ Thomas. French min
lister of munitions, after visiting the Rumannn troops said they were ready TO
begin the reclamation of their country The big effects of the Rumanian drive
arc to be anticipated in that portion of the line from the Oiz pass south to
Braia, where they have the plains before them On this entire front the aAh-
ley has prepared the way. The Suchina valley advance is only the beginning
let us hope.
In fine, Friday was a day Of optimistic reports from. Berlin, Perograd
London, Washington and Jasy The world has not gone to pot-not by a long
shot The Russian is still too slow in getting started, but we simply have got
to believe that he is going tos start when he gets his revolutionary harness on
suaght-W. NJ II.