The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-31
Retirement From Galicia Con-
tinues and Enemy's Progress Is
Practically Unimpeded BY Act
uaI Resistance At Most Points
BRAVE ATTACK NEAR
TARNAPoL WINS GROUND
after Being Driven From Eight
Mile Front Slav Forces Re-
cover and Drive Huns Out Of
Z Most Of Sector That Was Lost
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out signs Of sIackening the
retirement of the Russian forces
in Gaiicia continued yesterday,
Petrograd reported last night and
the official Russian and German
officiaIreports conflict little In re-
gard to the Galicia campaign.
Petrograd admits that south of
the Dneister to the Carpathians
the advance of the Austro- Ger
man army is practically unimped-
edand that Leopold has enlarged
and increased his gain in terri
tory between TremboIa and Sko-
romoSco.
III To the southeast OF sTarnapoI
The Russians were forced to yield
a front OF eight miles but, turn
ing on the Teutons, they drove
Them back and regained seven
and a half miles Of the ground
from which they had been driven.
Reports which reached copen-
saagen, whether from Berlin or
'etrograd was not reported, said
that advices were that the Rus
slams were evacuating Czerno-
witt, the capital of Bukowina.
Rumanian Troops Recover
Petrograd reports continue:
Rumanian troops are today on the
aggressive in upper Suebitza sector,
and have made appreeiable advances,
consolidating their gains and repulsing
all eounter,attacks. N-
Russian cavalry are bloodily en-
ragged with the Teutons in eastern
Galicia and have repulsed numerous
vicious attacks. 4 ~
On the Sereth River the Russians
have evacuated Plotzcy and Csztsylor
which have been occupied by the Teu'
ons. 10y tE.f, r, o.. ~
The reorganized Rumanian army are
delivering a smashing blow against the
feuton invaders, and are rapidly driv'
ng them back along a wide front. Des-
patches say that the Teutons arc re-
treating in disorder, and that Ruma-
mans have occupied ten villages.
Berlin dispatches say the Kaiser Is
pdrring on his troops at the Galician
Front, and today witnessed q further
tdyance along the Dneistor River, Kol.
nea has fallen to the TentOn arms, and
leavy fighting is going on along the
banks of the Sereth River. .
Vain Stands Are Made -l
Other reports from Galicia tell har-
owing tales of the, retreat OF the
nntinous Slays. Eyewitnesses declare
hat the cavalry, cooperating with
British and Russian armoFed motor
ars, made a heroic stand aga4nst the
feuton hordes, but were unable to
item the tide of battle. ~. .Et@4, .
Artillerymen, faithful to the last, i'm
,lored the infantry to rally TO the
ipht and save the guns, hut were un-
ieeded, and in many eases the men
we're shot and the horses taken to ex.
pedite the fight.
Belgian artillerymen and, mechanics
manning several batteries of heavy
lrtillery are reported to have formed
l'fBattalion Of Death" and Sainly
iaorifced themselves 10 show an ex-
ample to the mutineers. tx
II has been discovered, say despatch.
Is from the front, that spies IN the
ear of the Russian armies have been
operating signals to the Germans, com
nnnieafin0 tho mnyampnta af tho npa.