Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-22
Failure of SIav Regiments to
Obey Orders Causes Loss of
Ground Gained in Early Of
fenSive,
KERENSKY NOW HEAD
OF NEW DEMOCRACY
rown Prince Continues tc
FuriousIy Assault French
Positions, but Is Constantly
Repu|Sed by Petain.


Prince Leopold of Bavaria is max
ing the most of the dissatisfaction that
under extremist influence developed
in the Russian army in northeastern
Galicia, and is pressing into the Rus
sian lines along a twenty-five mile
front between Zlochoff and Tarnopol.
The Russians were in retreat In this
sector all day Friday, according to
their own account, which lays the
brunt of the blame upon the failure Of
certain commands to obey orders,
The Russians burned villages and
wrought havoc in the countryside as
they fell back, the Berlin statement
reports.
Apparently toward evening the
Russian commanders were able to rail-
ly their forces and check the retro
grade movement, as the Petrograd re-
port speaks of a Russian pause along
a definite line. Saturday evenings $
supplementary statement, however,
says that advancing Teutons had
reached the vicinity of Tarnopol
Germans Take Positions.
Berlin announces the recapture of
positions north of Brzezany lost at the
beginning of the Russian offensive on
July 1, the capture of the village of
Babin, south of the Dnester and of
heights near Novica, on the front of
General Korniloff's advance on the
Lomnica front.
The Rumanian front now is wit
Messing active infantry operations al
though not as yet on large scale.
The situation on the Franco Bel
gian front presents much the same
features as for some time past, with
frequent German attacks on the
French lines, particularly along the
Chemin- -des- Danes in the Aisne re-
gion. and continued play of the heavy
artillery on the British front, notably
in Belgium and the sectors immediate
~ to the south of the Franco Belgian
border. Yesterdays official state
ments recorded no changes of ground.
Kerensky Now Leads.
The Russian internal situation
seems to be resolving itself satisfac-
torily to the forces of order. The
chief powers of the government now
are in the strong hands of Kerensky.
as premier. and minister of war and
marine, and the authorities appear to
be graphing more boldly than previ-
ously and with entire success so far,
with the extremist forces, which
caused the recent turmoil.
David Lloyd George, the British
premier, made a speech in London
yesterday which was in effect a reply
to the recent reichstag address of
Chancellor Michaelis. That address,
declared the British statesman.
showed Germany still in militant
mood and still dominated by auto
cratic ideas. The entente could not
make peace with a Germany SO domi-
mated. he declared, and would figt to
the end until full liberty has been es-
tablished." He predicted speech in
different tone from the German
chancellor before long.
In connection with England's ability
to hold out, the premier declared the
nations food supply for the 1918
period already had been secured and
that through the cultivation program
the supply for the following year
would be secured even IL shipping
losses increased. As to the shipping
situation, he said four times as MANY
ships as last year would be turned out
this year by Great Britain.