Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
RUSS SMASHING ON
ON 5O-M|LE FRONT
Capture Lomnica Crossings
and Villages Between HaIicz
and Carpathians.
HEIGHTS ALSO ARE TAKEN

ny the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. July IA. Russian
troops have occupied the village OF
Novica. southeast of Kalusz. in eastern
Galicia. the war office announced to-
day.
PETRoGRAD. July ii British ad-
miralty, per Wireless Press).-On a
front of nearly fifty miles from Halicz
to the foothills of the Carpathians. the
Russians have captured the crossings
of the Lomnica, at Perehinsko, and
north across the Dniester, capturing
several villages and important enemy
positions. North of the Dniester, in
the region of Halicz. says the war
office statement. the Russians captured
important heights and drove the enemy
back to northeast of Ehilus. occupying
two villages.
Southwest of Kalusz, the Russians
captured Perehinsko. west of Boho-
rodozany. The statement follows:
Enemy Is Expelled.
In the region of acknowledgement
Wolhynia). southeast of Kiselin.
enemy detachments under cover Of ar
tillery fire attacked our positions and
entered our trenches, but were expelled
by reserves which came forward i'm
mediately restoring the situation.
THE engagements on the Honika
river northwest of Halicz) contiDued
to develop Thursday. Our troops cross
ed to the left bank at the river con-
fuence and captured heights on the
line of the River Dniester-Bukazowic
Bludniki.
After a stubborn battle the enemy
the northeast Of Ehilus. We occupied
the villages of Studzianka and Pod
horki.
River Crossings Captured.
in the region of kalusz a Bohemian
regiment. by means OF daring cavalry
attack, captured four heavy guns.
Southwest Of Kalusz. on the Landstru-
Laziany-krasne front. our troops en-
gagged in battle with the enemy. who
were protecting the crossings Of the
River Lomnica on the road to Rosnia-
river at Perehinsko were captured by
us. On the rest of the front there were
fusillades."
f1SnLlnS wear 0morSOu.
BERLIN. July IA. via London.-The
Official statement follows:
Army group of Prince Leopold: On
the Dvina, near Smorgon and on the
Shara there was spirited fighting, and
also west of Lutsk there was a tenn
porary revival of activity In conse-
quence of our reconnoitering thrusts.
Russian attacks south of the Dneister
at several places on the Lomnica line
were rendered futile.
Fronts of Archduke Joseph and
Field Marshal Won Mackensen: Enemy
accommodating detachments pressed for
places after heavy artillery prepara-
ton. They were repulsed everywhere
Macedonian front: East of the
NidZe Planina a successful Bulgarian
thrust dispersey local Serbian counter
attacks which failed with heavy
losses"
Firing Activity Increases.
The supplementary onlcial statement Is
IN the east the firing activity between
the Zlota Lipa and the Narayuvka has in
creased. South of the Dneister the situa-
have taken place south of kalusz."
Claims Repulse Of Russ.
cial statement was issued by the Austro-
Hungarian general headquarters staff:
"In Rumania and on the army front of
Archduke Joseph there was lively enemy
reconnoitering activity Several Russian
thrusts against our Lemnica position were
repulsed.
"In Volhynia our accommodating detach-
ments dispersed several enemy skirmish-