New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
TsutOns Suffer
Severe Check
On East Front
Russian, Beat Back Waves
# Attacking Infantry
men
Assaults Slow Down
Iu,tro-cerman' Fail to Main
tain Previous Rate
of Gain
Assaults Slow Down

,oynoN. Aug. 1l.-Eyerywhere on
-. front the Toutonic advance
Ken slowed down. In the three
- - campaign now IN progress IN
vo,savia the Austro-German
-, At places arc moving forward
III n-,g and against really desperate
,.,,o.Rumanian resistance, but IN
.r,;, along the strip Of Austrian ter
-. the Russians still hold, the
~. has suffered a costly defeat.
s,oBv lies northeast Of Lemberg' not
+ - trom the Russian frontier. When
mn Russian Army broke and fled
!. T,roopol the troops to the north
ID stuck to their lines, and dur
!, the great Slavic retreat repulsed
= feelinc-out thrusts by the Teu-
-. The enemy attack. which cul-
.,r,ts5 Thursday, was in the nature
:, martial offensive delivered IN force
:, obyjously designed TO drive the
s.,,lsr, from the last yard Of Galicia'
p,i.r.ncss 10 the preparations OF the
r,,r,n command had been sprinkled
s,ogob the official reports for a week.
a, assaulting contingents came for
I'D in dense waves and heavy fight
!, resulted, but Petrograd character
i. the attempt as d complete failure.
s,-Iin mentions no fighting whatever
this region.
Resisting Force Holds
The German War Office does not
,,;r any extensive gains in lower Mol
i,yia. where from the first the Rus
,,,s and Rumanians have shown ad-
-rsble fighting qualities. IN bright
,ortrast TO the utter lack OF morale re.
emily exhibited on the Galclan and
sBkowjnan fronts. Near the Iransyl-
urisp border the Russo-Rumanlans are
na 10 be slowly retiring TO the east,
"a on the southern front the Russians
,rs described as having flung in seven
strong counter attacks without result
% rullify Mackensen's gains north OF
Tosshani along the Suchitza River.
That they were nos entirely without
result however. is indicated by the
Pstrograd bulletin. which says that the
Russians, forced over the Suchitza on
Friday morning, succeeded in recross'
ing 70 the south bank at several places
on Friday evening while the supporting
tYoons on their right moved forward,
sfter rspelling all attacks, and took 300
rrsoners Mackensen is lighting for
~ railway from Fokshani 20 Mara
sex . which forms a lateral supply
lizs Tor the Russo Rumanian forces. It
Is in Danger, but the courage with
which It's defenders are resisting gives
ioge that +. viii be held
Withdrawals Are Small
The Withdrawals admitted by Petro-
Iz5 on the Transylvanian border do
ioi amount anywhere 70 more than
r.ls Thus far Mackensen's pinching
scilcs have not worked so we'll SIS in
Re past u may be possible that he
,as not enough troops TO make them
Elective.
Yesterdays report from Petrograd
l.sc contained cheering news Of the
Russian armies southeast Of Czerno-
yiiz. Russian contingents south Of the
l.vsr Pruth entered Lucovica and took
.9 prisoners and three machine guns.
several heights were also wrested from
ns enemy To-d2y's bulletin from the
k1ssian capital says that hostile at
a'ks in the valleys Of the Sereth and
ssehsvs were repealed. This battle
Fogre is also on Rumanisn territory,
the northern tip Of Moldavia.
Resistance Is Stronger
u. military correspondent Of "The
Eorning Post" referring especially TO
as Rumanian operations, says:
Naekensen is by no means having a
ssk-oysr. Judging from the official
iaienents from both sides, the Allied
,'fesS are Offering more stubborn and
is'isr organized resistance than on
~ other portion OF the front. His
s'Aek on the Fokshani positions is an
,'egral part Of the German offensive
l.shs, and the moment of its delivery
as timed 10 coincide with a certain
laass Of the general situation further
era There thus has been ample time
~ PREPARATION. He has a strong force
y artillery as well as reinforcements
ozp'sed entirely OF German troops
OAtsntrsted over a narrow front. De-
.1's these advantages he has not sue
ssa'a IN advancing more than FIVE or
- niiss in the first three days OF the
SssHye.
Germans After Bigger Game
i is evident the Germans arc in
l'hsn Of bigger game. Archduke
spas armies have egun % deliver
Nnes Of attacks on the western
aver Of Noldayia and are pressing
s..ss'd from Bukowina by the Bys-
"a, Sereth and Suchawa valleys. IL
Dc surmised that their plan COM
.ssa q eonyerging advance in the d.
..,'on Of Jassy from the north, west
1gih. II seems likely that Cen
~ ieherbatcnef will shortly have 20
,searsw his general front 20 the line
@f otTein, where, judging from the
-, alitude the armies have dis
,'ta N The fighting about Fokshani
- % ne Rumanian offensive in the
IN district there is good prospect
Z" BENG able % maintain his posi-
~. ne chief menace is from the
80 Of klmpoluug and SuchsWa,
,'t ne resistance Of the Russians
sE much 20 be desired"
L.-'s1tfal balOdeG, commanding the
y '.hsstiern 'front.'. has been appoint
ne command Of the Russian
o o. The Russian Western front
@-s'si Dinikine. AZ present command
- The West front. has been trans
YEA! ron. " wv
German Surrenders