Arizona republican., 1917-07-29
RUSSIANS RETREAT AT ONE POINT BUT ADVANCING AT
 ANOTHER WITH RUMANIANS
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

Still the center of military interest, the Russian front from Volhynia south ward to the bend in the line near Folks hani in Rumania presents the curious spectacle of the Russians still in retreat on a wide front in eastern Galicia and of Russian and Rumanian forces vic- toriously advancing in an important sector along the western Moldavian frontier
 Petrograd has little to say of the sit uatlOn in eastern Galicia, but indicates considerable resistance by the Rus sian forces in the Carpathians not withstanding which a Russian retire ment was forced under Teutonic at tack.
 Berlin announces AuStro- German troops nearing the Pruth plateau be- low Kolomea, on the road to Czerno- Witz, and further gains effected both north and south of the Dnester
 On the Moldavian front the Russians and Rumanians are carrying out an eff fective operation which has bent back the defensive line opposite Kezdi- Va sarhely, Pennsylvania and further north. Important heights have been occupied by the Rumanians near Be- resczi while in the vicinity of Kalakul Mountain the Russians are pushing toward the Puma river and have oc- cupied Boluple, on the left bank of the Putna.
 Possible indications of further re- | organization of the Russian military machine was seen f-1 the summoning Of two famous generals of the old re- gime to Petrograd. The men sum- moned are General Ruzsky, formerly commender-i in chief of the northern armies, and General Gurko, former commander of the southwestern front. The British front in Flanders is again l trembling with the shock of a great | artillery battle. Drum fire of the most | intense character was opened this morning, Berlin reports. Several times | of late there have been indications that an attack was about to be opened, ap- parently on the part of the British but none of moment has yet developed. | Recently the reports have indicated the | German artillery also was very active | on this front, possibly in an attempt | to check by counter fire any movement the British might be attempting.
 After an interval of more than a year and a half the Germans have made an
 air raid on Paris. Accounts from the French capital do not indicate that the | raid, which was carried out on Friday night, was one in force or that it had
 serious results The Berlin announce ment states that bombs were dropped
 on railway stations and military estab- lishments.
 With aerial and artillery activity in
 the British front in France increasing daily in volume, there are indications
 of renewed fighting activity there, es-
 pecially in Flanders. Both London and l Berlin comment upon the intensive
 work of the big guns from the river
 Lys to the Belgian coast.
 British aviators again have been
 most active and in addition to their
 other work, have accounted for 31 Ger
 man airplanes, fifteen of which crashed
 to the ground. The aerial fighting is
 described by London as having been
 intense, but a markedly successful one
 for the British, who aided the artillery,
 took a great number of photographs
 and carried out bombing raids.
 The detection of large bodies of Rus sian troops in Galicla appear to have had it's effect in Petrograd. Feeling the need of a stronger and more represen- tative government, the political leaders have postponed the Russian national congress. while the cabinet is rebuilt with stronger men.