Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-30
RETREAT CARRIES
| BEATEN ARMY BACK
TO RUSSIAN SOIL
Shattered Muscovites Now
Have Fled Approx
mately 100 Miles.
CLEARED FROM cRoWNLAND..
IN ITS CENTRAL SECTOR
Still the Austro-German Forces
Press Forward, Giving
Them No Rest.
FAITHFUL TROOPS POwERLEss
When They. Attempt to Stand and
Fight They Get No Assistance
From RecaIcitrant Brothers.
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CLEARED FROM CROWNLAND.
IN ITS CENTRAL SECTOR
FAITHFUL TROOPS powERLEss

Having retrcated distance of ap-
proximately 100 miles from where
Kerensky. the iron man OF Russia. car
ried them in his personally conducted
drive early In the present month. tho
Russian army on the center OF the line
in East Galicia is again on Russian
soil on both sides of Husiatyn. and 10
still being followed, by the forces Of
the Teutonic allies.
Likewise. the armies to the north
end south continue to fall back before
the enemy. at n few points only stand.
ing to offer a semblance OF resistance.
time. Wherever those of the faithful
troops attempt to give battle they are
harassed by numerically stronger
forces OF the Teutons and compelled to
give ground. receiving no assistance
from their recalcitrsnt former brothers.
in-arms. whose main effort continues
TO be to get out Of striking distance
of the enemy.
ARC-LikE FORMATION
WESTWARD OF CzERNowITz
So fast has been the retirement OF
the Russians and the advance OF the
enemy toward Bukowinn that already
an arc-like formation has been thrown
westward OF Czernowitz. the capital
with the northern end resting on Wo:
| clawic-e. $50 miles distant, and the
southern end to the east Of Kuty,-sn
the western border OF the crowplendsy
Evidently the ,sprspafa ionss fof'S the
blood and iron /" p oliay Of Ell s & s6SSffs-
mont against the disanectsd troops
shortly Will be put into full force. Tor
Minister Of War kerenaky IL on his
way to tho Russian headquarters. there
to confer with the military leaders to
formulate plans to stay the retreat
and compel the troops to stand and
face the foe as the Russians in the
Southern cnrputhian region arc doing.
Down along this latter front the Rus
SLAMS. aided by the Roumanians. cons
tinue to force the Teutonio allies to
ced" ground. especially In the Upper
putna valley. -ss Gt.- ,tsE sAA
Again tho French troops, nght!ng In
tho A!sno rogion Of Franco. have turns.
ed in Vicious oounterattacke against
rho army Of tho German Crown Prince,
between Hurtobiee ana La Bovolls, affd
mado good gains againat Il nli slonu,
tho line. Several attacks by the Gerr..t
mans in tho Verdun sector. notably
between tho much -fought-for ground
In the region Of tha Avooourt wood
| and hill 500, also ,were repuise6 by
General Potnin's foroea.
GREAT ARTILLERY DUEL
rnNTfNrfrua YtN A rs,ravN
Meanwhile, although ths infantry
operations arc on q minor scale, eeh.
sistingly mainly Of raids by ths Brit.
lsh. too grcnt artillery duel which has
boon In progress In Flanders for moro
than week continues unabated. The
visitation Of German sholis on Nisu-
port is tremendous. and tho British
guns are replying almost shot FOR
shot against the German line. To the
south around the Yimy ridge and Lens
and at Armentieres. tho duel CON.
tinues Of great proportions.
simultaneously. in tho air tho dght-
Ing machines OF Great Britain and Qer.
| many arc carrying out msneuvers OF
proportions mover before seen, with
both sides sustaining LOSSES In air.
| craft shot down or sent hurting earth.
ward out OF control As an indications
OF the intensity OF the nertal combnts,
thirty German airplanes were account:
ed for In the latest nghtins. In adtt-
ton to two observation balloons. which
were shot down In flames. The British
War Office admits that thirteen OF the
Royal'Air Squadron failed to return
TO their bases. The German War Of
nee asserts that thirty-rve British
planes were shot down.
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