New-York tribune., 1917-07-21
OFFICIAL REPORTS
East
RUSSIAN

NJ DDlhN
Petrocrad. July 20.-In the direction Of
Wilma there was animated artillery fighting
throughout yesterday. After strong artillery
preparation the enemy persistently attacked
our detachments on the Pieniaki-Har-
buzov front. twenty miles south of Brody. At
first all these attacks were repused. AT 10
O'Clock the 607th Mynov Regiment, situated
between Batkov and Manajov. in the same
region left its trenches voluntarily and re-
tired, with the result that neighborins units
also had TO retire. This gave the enemy op-
portunity for developing his success.
Our failure is explained TO a considerable
degree by the fact that. under the influence
of the Bolsheviki extremists. several detach.
ments having received command 10 support
thA attacked detachments, held meetings ana
discussed the advisability of obeying the or
der weereupon some regiments reiuseo 70
obey the military command. hHorts OF cum
manders and committees TO arouse tne men
10 ful6lment of the commands were trultless
Fast of Brzezany, &c the south OF Szybailn,
Austro- German troops made repeated attacks
ana occupied a portion oil our hrst hhe
trenches The enemys effort 10 attacK soutn
~ Rrzezany was repeed by our fire. West
Of Halicz detachments occupying the village
of Bludnik retired. whereupon the enemy,
nroSting by this movement. occupied the
place. An effort TO win back TINS village WAS
unsuccessful. - , ro,,-
received on July II. at Lbout Z p. m, wheh
the enemy took the offensive and seized the
height south Of Novica, 70 the south Oh
Kalusz, one Of our regiments began 10 ieave.
Major General Prince Gagsrin. commanoer
Of the military district, perceVlhg that s w
situation was critical. at once moved forward
a battalion Of the Ukhnov regiment, COM
uanded by Second Captain Burishen. wnieh
had recently arrived in this district. ms
battalion conducted an energeuc dtsdeh.
Simultaneously General Prince Gagarin threw
troops into the attack on both HANKS, ac-
vencine infantry and native cavalry regl,
ments of Daghestanians on the rlgnt anu anu
Circassians and Cabardians on the leit me
Irkbnov regiment and the natives rushed for-
ward in a furious onslaught. carrying with
them also the Russian regiment wnien had
retired The general assault soon changeu
the situation in our favor. The advahelng
enemy fed in disorderly ashi0n, ana Ti TuI
work of the artillery of this command con-
,ributed decisively TO the success
GERMAN
Berlin, July 2O.-Army Group OF Prince
Leopold-On July the Russian government
led part of the Russian army into an ohen-
sive in Eastern Galicia which, after slight
initial successes, soon came to standstih
n, account of tremendous losses. The Rus
sian soldiers, whose wishes for peace had
found expression on almost every point OF
our front in attempts at rapprochement, haa
AGAIN been sacrificed in vain for the sake Oh
the Entente. -. ,...... o,,-
troops Yesterday began counter onensiVe.
Under the personal guidance of the princey
rht
after effective preparation by German ana
Austro- Hungarian artillery, advanced AEalhss
the Russian positions between the Seretn anH
the Zlota Lipa and pushed forward lhroush
three strong zones of defence. The enemy
suffered heavy and sanguinary losses ana
retreated in disorder. Up 10 the afternoon
few thousand prisoners had been reported.
Near Jacobstadt. Dvinsk and Smorgon'
along the Stokhod and from the hiota ZIP.
10 south of the Dniester the artillery activity
increased considerably at some points. Ao-
vances and violent reconnoitring operations
often led 10 splendid local successes. Near
Novica, on the Lomnica front. new strong
Russian attacks were repulsed with san
culinary losses.
Army Group Of Archduke Joseph-In the
Northern Carpathiaps the artillery fire has
been stronger recently, and military acuVlty
has. increased also in the mountains east OF
the Kezdivasarbely Basin.
AUSTRIAN
Vienna. July 2O.-Eastern Theatre,-Chal-
lerge5 by the enemy offensive forced upon
the Russians against the wishes OF the ma
ton by the Western powers and t.anM AmerieS. sS.
'ar.eJ in Eastern Galicia through counter
attsck, At 80 o'clock in the morning the
German and Austro-H Hungarian batteries be-
ty,sen The Zboroff region and the Sereth de-
veloped tremendous activity: Stormlng at
tacks by royal and imperiSl eo,lowe5 oOo9S during
the morning hours. , .L-o,,oh
The victorious attackers advanced through
three strongly fortified lines. The Russians
retreated in complete disorder, leaving Huh ea1d
eTous dead and wounded on the battleheid.
In 10 last evening few thousand prisoners