The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-12
They Cross Lomnica River
and Force Way to Car
pathian Foothills.
MENACE FOE TO NORTH
Threaten TeutOn Rear on ZlOta
Lipa-2,000 More Pris-
Oners Taken.

Gen. Korniloff's army The Russians
are now pressing forward toward Lem
berg on a front Of thirty miles, gather
ing In prisoners by the thousand and
guns by the score.
Russian troops have fought their way
across the River Lomnica, beyond
Halicz, behind whicn the Austrians
hoped to make a stand. South Of Halicz
ell the way to Solotvina. in the foothills
Of the Carpathians, the resistance Of the
! Teutons has been broken. North Of
Halicz the Russians by throwing troops
quickly over the Dniester threaten the
rear Of the whole Teuton line Of the
zlota Lipa. imperilling their retreat.
In accomplishing these brilliant feats
the Russians captured in the battle for
Halicz 1000 prisoners and thirty can
! non. On Sunday, Monday and yester-
+ day the army of Gen. Korniloff has
I taken prisoner more than $50 officers
and 10000 men and has captured eighty
! cannon, of which twelve are heavy
pieces, besides countless smaller ord
nance.
Crossing of the LOmnicR.
Halicz, reputed the strategic key to
/ Lemberg. was captured at noon yes
terday. Gen. Tcheremisoff. acting un-
der Gen. Korniloff, ordered advanced de-
tachments TO cross to the northern bank
OF the Dniester from Halicz. in the
teeth Of the Teuton troops striving to
secure the rear OF their line along the
Zlota Lipa. a northern tributary of the
Dniester, which flows into II southeast
of Halicz. The Russians crossed the
river ard held on there.
The main body of Russian troops
pressed on toward the Lomnica, the
southern tributary of the Dniester. west
of Halicz. which they knew the Aus
trians already had crossed, hoping to
hold the western bank and stop the
Russian drive The Russians were pre-
pared to pay dearly 10 cross that river
but at the first sight of their advanced
guard on the eastern bank, the Aus
trians gave way. The Russians crossed
the Lornnica on a considerable front
and occupied the villages of Babin and
Bludniki, the latter on the road tC
Sivka.
The supplementary report issued Al
Berlin tonight says:
South of the Dniester German and
Austro-Hungarian troops on the
River Lomnica are again in fighting
contact with the Russians.
~
Broke Into New Sector.
To the south. the Russian advanc,
broke into a new sector of the Teutoi
front. from Bogordchan to Solotvina,
distance of nearly ten miles, i'm
mediately south OF the Halicz- Stanisla-
region, where Gen. Korniloff's creates
advance had been made. Their lef
flank uncovered by the Russian success
to the north, the Teutons here wer
forced to fall back also.
In this advance the Russians are be
ginning to threaten the approaches I
the northern Carpathian passes int
Hungary. notably the Pantyr and Beski
passes. Solotvina is only twenty-fiv
miles from Pantyr pass.
While these brilliant successes wer
being won In northern Galcia the Rus
, sian artillery was pounding the Germa!
defences near BrzeZany and south o
Zlochoff, preparing to advance and tax
advantage of Gen. Korniloff's victorie
: about Halicz. The cooperation OF thes
armies has been splendid throughout.
The Austrian and German War Ofiice.
each after its fashion. admit the defea
: of their armies, Berlin says tha
: everything has until now" gone a
planned south OF the Dniester-which
the scene OF the Russian victory Vienn
5 says that the Teutonic troops had to b
withdrawn because OF the heavy blow
g | of the Russians.
u A message from Austrian war pres
headquarters. as forwarded from An
sterdam by the Central News, says:
For two days our troops repulse
. strong Russian attacks. In trencht
which had been destroyed by artiller
fire one division defended itself again
attacks by superior Russian column
But when fresh Russian reserves wei
=. brought into action our troops were con
I PEELED to retreat giving up their fir
line"
d OmciaI Statements.
> The Official statements follow:
4 Russlan-In the direction of Dolina
! Yesterday We continued the pursuit.
: northwestward Coward Lemberg) o.
"a the retreating enemy. who had beer
broken by Gen. Korniloff's army on the
Jezupol- l-Stan!slau-Bogor front.
At midday our gallant troops. LEI
by Gen. Tcheremisoff took the town o
Halicz. Advance detachments wert
Il thrown across to the left bank OF tn
Dniester. Toward evening our troop
reached the valley of the river Lom
II MICA on the front from the mouth o
5, the river to Dobrovlany. and advanc
e detachments crossing over after
10 short engagement to the left bank o
W the river occupied the villages OF Blud
y nih and Babin
ID Our troops advancing on the Bogor
Is dchan- Zolotvin front. having broker
h, down the resistance OF the enemy
n reached the line of Posiecz-Lesiuvka
rs Kosmacz.
In the course of the day we cap
E. tured more than 1000 prisoners an
Df about thirty guns. Altogether in tn
ot three days battle from the Sth to tn
a 10th in the direction of Dolina W
m took prisoner more than $50 officer
and 10000 men. Our captures ais
include about eighty guns, twelve @
them of heavy calibre. and a larg
number OF trench mortars and ma
chine guns and large quantity G
ID engineering material and mititar
stores.
ON the remainder Of the front ther
he has been artillery firing, which wa
er more intense In the direction Of Zlocl
II off and south OF Brzezany. =
German-Between the Baltic an
s the Black Sea there have been n
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