New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
T!eutons Sweep
Across Border
Into Russia
Galicia and Bukowina Are
Doomed as Germans Ad-
vance 70 Miles
kerensky Rushes
To Battle Front
Rumanians Extend Their
Great Victory in
Pennsylvania

of Galicia, probably all of Bukowina,
the Austrian crownland. and possibly a
large area of White Russia. The Ger
mans already are over the Russian
frontier at Husiatyn, southeast OF Tar
nopol, having pursued the shattered
forces of the revolution over seventy
miles from Halicz, which Kornilof
captured on July 10. They are also
nearing Zabroz, a Russian border town
about nine miles to the south.
News comes from Petrograd that AL
exander Kerensky, War Minister, Pre-
mier and practical dictator, has once
more left for the front, but in the
present state of the Eleventh and Sew
enth armies there is little to suggest
that his presence there will stem the
German tide.
General KorniloS, the commander in
chief in Galicia, has ordered all off,
GERS and men on the Southwestern
front to rejoin their units before
August IA. In case Of failure to obey
the order the men will be tried as
traitors.
". Kerensky will hold a conference
with the commanders on the various
fronts and also with Generals Alexieff,
Ruzsky and Gurko and former War
Minister Gutchkoff At the conference
it will be decided whether he will re-
tain his portfolio Of War Minister.
Admiral Kolchak, former commander
Of the Black Sea feet, is mentioned IN
connection with the Ministry Of Ma
rine. a post also held by NJ. Kerensky.
Vain Stand Below Dniester
The Russians are retiring more slow
" below the Dniester, and evidently
are making some effort to prevent an
enemy occupation Of Czernowitz, the
capital of Bukowina. On the Fruth
River. Berlin reports, their rear-guard;
made a stand, but it was unsuccessful
and resulted only in temporary checs
to the pursuit.
The fall Of Czernowitz in the near
future seems assured. The Austro'
Germans are closing in upon it from
two directions. To the northwest they
hcve almost reached the confluence OF
the Dniester and the Northern sereth
1 which is only twenty-seven miles from
the city. and to the west they have
taken Kuty, thirty-fve miles away. Al
the rate the enemy has been progress
( inc these distances should be covered
in a very few days, and there is moth,
inr to indicate that the Russian resis
tance will stifen in the interval.
/ According 10 Berlin, the Austrian re-
treat in Pennsylvania has been halted
the fugitive army having reached pre-
viously prepared positions. What the
withdrawal amounted to may be judged
from a Rumanian Official statement is
sued from Jassy under Thursdays date
At that time the Rumanian forces had
taken Teutonic positions on front OF
more than eighteen miles and to
depth Of nine miles. An additional
l,245 prisoners are reported, together
with two complete batteries of how
itzers, nine guns and quantities Of wal
material
Rumanian Success Large
At any other time this victory, which
represents in territory more than twlcs
what the British took at the Messines
Ridge. would have been startling, and
as Il stands il is creditable to the re.
| organized Rumanian army. But it car
! have little effect on the great exodus
/ to the north.
! That the Russians supporting the
| Run anian units arc trying hard 10 de-
velop the stroke over a wider front /;
| indicated by the German report OF a
powerful Russian attack in the Oltu'
| valley. Immediately north of the field
! of the Rumanian success. II is said
/ TO have been repulsed, as was an as
sault on the northern slope of Odo
besti on the front of Field Marshal
Won Msckensen.
/ In Galicia and Bukowina the rapidity
| Of the Teutonic advance, carried out
with inferior numbers, shows the SAD
/ condition of the Russian morale. The
/ southern Russian wing, that Of the 7th
/ Army, evidently, is in better shape
! than the demoralized units on the
| north. Consequently, south of the
| pniester the Russians have been able
TO lay waste the evacuated territory tc
| a considerable extent. However, the
! destruction has been only partial, snc
as the crops are just ripening there
there will be considerable accretions
added TO the German food supply, just
as there were after the Rumanian dis
aster Of last year.
The whole tone OF the Russian Of
fetal statements has changed in the
last two days, and the communique is
sued to-day is practically a list Of
towns and positions vacated, without
! any discussion of the conduct OF the
/ troops Reference 70 tho map dis
| closes that the German claims are con
| armed by the admissions of Petrograd
| and that the situation in Gallcia anc
Bukowina is quite as bad as II Is an
nounced 10 be by Berlin and Vienna
Petrograd announces that the Russo
! Rumanians have made further prog
ress, selling a mile OF heights abou
six miles west OF Monestirka. Vienni
admits additional retirements on this
! front. In the far north OF Russia
! from the Baltic TO the Pripet marshes
there has been considerable an
activity and some scouting, possibly
! heralding larger operations. Near MI
barag, In Galieia, German attack wal