New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
r,,o Fortified Heights Fall
to Brusilof in Cali
clan Drive
Battle Front
Extended to 60 Miles
City of Pinsk, in Range OF
Big Guns, Reported
in Flames

,.,don. July THE Russian often
10. which is spreading as far north
: p;,sk and southwark into the Car
'..,;sps. centred yesterday in a series
!, violent battles in East Galicia be-
.r.., the Zlochof -TarnopOl Railway
"a the town Of Stanislau. This is a
g.,.nee Of about sixty miles. though
- all the front was active.
R,psjlof's divisions attacked in
u,..ed formation and at first swept
1r., the enemy trenches everywhere.
pst the Teuton counter-attacks were
..-,isd out with almost equal vigor and
=, nlaees the Russians were swept back.
.,,ording 10 Petrograd, the net gains
=, territory consisted Of the fortified
t,;cb.s northwest Of Presovce and the
,.igbts east of Godov, the villages OF
vo.loki,and Lavrikovce all in the sector
,orth Of Brezazny, and the villages Of
Sv;niucbv and several enemy posts
,,r.bwest Of Stanislau. In these bat
t.s which lasted from early morning
=, late afternoon, the Russians took
1858 prisoners.
Vienna estimates that there are 49,
ooo Russian dead around Brzezany.
The Austrian report reveals that the
prssian attacks have extended south
xsrd 20 the Bystritsa Valley, but de-
,lares that everywhere Brusiloffs adj
vsnee was checked. A slight Russian
gain at Brzezany is admitted, but
around Zoborow, twenty miles north
ward. a repulse OF the Russians is
claimed, though they came forward
fifteen waves deep on a ten-mile front.
At the same time the report states
that "the enemy obtained a decision"
in this region.
Admit Russian Strength
According 10 Berlin the days fight
ing resulted in an exceedingly sangui-
nary defeat" for the Russians, who
failed TO gain any point. The German
War Office, however, testifes to the sus-
tanned power Of the Russian advance,
the concentration of the artillery prep
arstion and the complete organization
Of the attack, which was assisted by
srmored tanks.
As to the fighting around Pinsk, $50
miles north of the battle ground in
Gslieia Berlin is silent. Petrograd de-
clares that a Russian river fotilla de-
stroyed mine barriers on the banks Of
the River Pima, near the city-evi-
IDENTIFY in preparation for a forward
movement.
Unofficial advices state that the Rus
sian artillery is pounding. heavily at
the German defences, which are being
rapidly levelled, while Pinsk itself is in
flames
The Russians are also beginning to
attack In the Carpathians. Stanislau
Itself is in the Carpathian foothills,
and, according 10 Berlin, Brusilotf's
pressure has spread beyond this rail-
way junction and along the front Of
Arehduke Joseph, which runs through
The Austrian orownland Of Bukowina.
The official German statement says that
Russian attacks In this region were re-
pulsed at many points.
Lavish Use Of Munitions
Il is clear that the present Russian
offensive differs IN many respects from
Slavic drives Of the past. Amsterdam
Dispatches, quoting German CORE
'pondents or the East front, declare
hat the Russian air service was pre-
pared 70 meet any emergency, while
brusilof's batteries are larger, heavier
and better and more lavishly served
than ever before. Though the Russian
osses are said 70 be formidable, as
Pelrogrsd frankly admits, the Teuton
Observers confess that the German cas-
salty lis.s are also painfully heavy.
Worse days are coming; we must
prepare" remarks one Of the CORE