Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-21
GERMANS ADVANCE
ON VIDE front
Cross zIochoh- TarnapoI Along
Forty Nlometer Line, 40
oordlng to Berlin.
GUN DUEL NEAR sM0RG0N

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RnRLIN. July u. via London.-Gsr-
man troops In eastern 0alicia have
crossed the ElochoR- Tarnapol. on q
front Of forty kilometers. army head
quarters announced today. They found
burning villages and great destruction
In their path
the emcial announcement Of last
night follow:
July I the Russian government led part
OF the Russian army into an offensive
in eastern 0a1icin which. after slight
initial suoesssss, soon cAme to q stand
still on account Of tremendous losssA
peace has found Expression sion on almost oct
every point on our front in attempts at
rapprochsmsnt, had again been sacri-
f1ced in vain for the sake OF the entente.
I'm answsr to the attack OF tho Rus
SLAMS our troops yesterday Thursday
began q counter offensive. Under the
personal guidance Of the princely COM
mander-in- chief. German army corps.
after effective preparation by German
and Austro- hungarian artillery. ad-
vanced against the Russian positions
and pushed forward through three
strong zones Of defense. The enemy
suffered heavy and sanguinary losses,
and rstreated In disorder. Up to the
afternoon q few thousand prisoners
had been reported
Claim Local euccesDes.
"Nsar Jacobstadt. Dv1nsk ana Smor-
os liz :, The s. ssS = sq ps,s., s tS
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY in0Sassd consader-
ably q some poantA Advances and vio-
lent rsnonnoitsrin9 operations often led
TO splendid Local successeA Near No
yioa. on ths Iomnioa 'front.' now strong
Russian ateAcke Wo4o ropUloo6 with
Army group Of Archduke Joseph: In
the northern CarpAtht4ns the artillery
IRE has been stronger recently and mil
itafy activity has increased also in the
baAin.
"Froat of Field Marshal Won Maclen-
sen and Macedonian front: There IL
nothing new"
Great Gun Duel RACES.
PDrRooRAD. July 21.-Dispatches
say that q most intense artillery battle
is raging on the Imorgon-Krevo front
several hundred German heavy guns
are said to have been engaged. The
Germans sought to advance. but were
driven back by the hre.s with crack
Siberian corps bearing the brunt Of the
are obtaining the mastery.
Enemy Gets Opportunity.
I'm the direction Of wilma there was
animated artillery fighting throughout
yesterday (rhursdAy). After strong ar
tillery preparation the enemy per-
sistently attacked our attachments on
miles south Of Brody. At frst all these
attacks were repulsed. At 10 o'clock
the Goth Mlyov regiment. situated be-
tween Batkov and ManaJov. in the Same
region, left its trenches voluntarily and
retired. with the result that neighbor-
ing units also had to retire. This gave
the enemy opportunity for developing
his success.
"our failure 10 explained to = con-
IL. able degree BY the fact that under
tremista. several detachments. having
received . command to support the at
tackled detaehments, held meetings and
discussed the advisability of obeying
refused to obey the military command.
Efforts Of commanders and committees
to arouse the men to fulfillment Of the
commands were fruitless."
Austrians Claim Big Success.
VIENNA. July 81. via I.ondon-Austro-
Hungarian general headquarters issued
S1i0 xVuoWaTa8 OIuC4eA ot&t9fHoHt.
Eastern Observation-Disclosures by the
enemy Offensive forced upon the Russians
against the wishes Of tho nation by the
western powers and America, the allied
Germany forces yesterday Thursday
advanced in eastern Galicia through =
counter attack At 80 o'clock In the
morning the German and Austro-Hun-
garian batteries between the Zboroff re-
8ion and the 9ereth developed tremendous
activity. Storming attacks by royal and
imperial troops. supported by German in
hours
'sThe victorious attackers advanced
through three strongly fortified lines The
RusIanc rstreased IN complete disorder.
the battlefield. Up to last evening q few
thousand prisoners had been reported.
On the other sectors of the Galician front
q series Of minor fighting actions de-
veloped successfully for our troops"