New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
.D,;ester and Lomnica
in 42-Mile Drive on
Lemberg
Take 1000 Captives
And Thirty Guns
r.ll of Galician Capital
Believed Assured in
Petrograd

,..aor Julv 11.-General Korniloff's
,.-..s the left wing Of Brusilotf's at
Ling army in East Galicia. continue
.dvsnes on a forty-two-mile front
- have crossed both the Lomnica and
n.;,,,s- rivers. Advance troops were
A-ovn across the Dniester north OF
v,r,z the fall of which is confirmed
/, the Official statement from Petro-
,-,s to-day. while the Russians seem
:. bs firmly established on the north
,.,t bank Of the Lomnica, where they
,,vs taken the villages Of Bludnike
=. Babjn. The latter village is about
valve miles southwest of Haliez and
=, former about halfway between the
Two points.
Yesterday the Russians took 1000
prisoners and thirty guns. bringing
,bsir total captures in the three days
hattie 10 $50 officers and 10000 men,
eighty guns, including twelve heavy
pieees, and a great number Of trench
nor.ars and machine guns, and large
cuantity Of war material.
Pe.rograd definitely announces that
the enemy is broken" and that the pur-
sui. continues. The Austrian state
nent for yesterday, just received, ad-
nits retirement to the Lomnica. The
German day bulletin announces that
the Austro-German forces have COM
pletsd their withdrawal "as planned"
but the night communique from Berlin
eenfesses that fresh battles with the
Russians have developed along the
from, south Of the Dniester, which now
rans from Halicz practically to the Car
Tsthisns.
Lomnica River Lost TO Teutons
Ia significance Of the days news
les rot in the announcement of the
s'oring Of Halicz, but in the fact that
A. Russians apparently have crossed
tie Lomnica in force. II was on this
stream that the Teutons were expected
70 make q stand, and their continued
retreat before the advancing Russians
suggests that there may be difficulty
Stepping Brusiloff east Of Lemberg, the
Gslieisn capital. The Gnita Lipa River
COWS into the Dniester just east of
Hsliez and forms the one firm barrier
before Lemberg. If the Russians are
able 70 outfank these positions by an
styslce from the Lomnica, as they now
Nem about 10 do, an evacuation Of the
territory between Lemberg and the
Galieian capital is almost sure to fol
.ow.
Halicz Captured Three Times
Haliez has changed hands three
lines since the war began. In Septem-
Der, 1914, the Russians took the town
oInng the course of a victorious sweep
nrough Galicia. but the Austrians re-
captured II June 28. 1915. while the
great Russian retreat was IN progress
Agsln the Russians \ached the place
On September ;, 1916, and were bonn
oaro!ng i with their heavy guns. But
l'i as u was expected TO fall the
yniester was flooded, Falkenhayn dealt
hs staggering blow in Rumania. caus-
Y the Russians 20 transfer troops
no Ira1sy.yania, and treachery al
fe.rograd held up BrssilOf's supply
oi ammunition. Yesterday at noon
russians marched into the town once
a'ie, under the leadership Of Cen
ca. TcherremisoF
ne Russian hold on the Lomnica
a described by Petrograd as from the
,.'oth Of the river, where u joins the
yLtiester 20 Dobrovlanz. just south Of
ne railroad junction Of Kalus. The
,.x-nle stretch between Bludniki and
5soin indicates that Kornilof's sol
-.er' are across the stream in units
considerable strength.
Austrians Demoralized
The Austrians also seem 20 be badly
inoFalized from BogOrodchan 70
@.ygIna, twenty-five miles southwest
q Stanislsu, on which front the Rus
hns have reached the POsiecz-Lesi-
,""Es-Kosnscz road The resistance OF
-s enemy is said % have broken
can here, a. well a. further north.
.as ifont described is about twelve
a-.es IN length, while Solovina. its
l-inern extremity, is only about TWEEN
" niles from the crest of the Car
g-.hisn range. The chief passes into
a-hgsry lie some distance either TO the
sE or the southeast Of the present
's.'s ground.
- Is obvious, In 'he opinion Of Lon
~ mat the present series Of great CO.
MATED movements is not number
lsooing blows % immobilize the
,s'ny forces, but n fully organized
....sshsiye, With objective clearly marked
..o automatically attacked The feats
.'nphshed by the Russians in the
- tta dag we're only capable 0f sc-
...bnthment by veil Disciplined
r.tps' under skilled Leadership. and
eopious supply of ammunition.
pfsetised hand u BrusiloG IS work
t,s-,.m ~ new freedom and securing
F-FIsL and ysafftye ~,..tfs~