Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-07
P|NSK IS BURNING;
GREAT BATTLE ON
Violent Fighting to West Of
Gty-Russ Guns Level
ing Obstacles.
TRUCE FLAGS FIRED ON

by the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. July Violent fight
ing has begun on the Russian front
west OF Pinsk. The city Of Pinsk is in
flames. according to an announcement
today by the semi-official news agency.
The Russian artillery. the announce
ment says. is leveling all obstacles.
German soldiers near Baliestchi. on
the Rumanian front, Thursday held up
white flags and called upon the Rus
fired on the flags.
fed forest of Sianka with all the
enemy's organized positions. and also
Hill 3S8. They have penetrated the viii
lage Of Godov.
Further gains have been made by the
Russian forces in Galicia. Advices from
the front record the taking Of first line
trenches by troops OF the 11th Army.
who also at some points captured sec
ond-line positions.
This news was contained in a dis
patch received by the government at
read:
Fighting on the front of the 11th
Army continued until late this evening.
Troops Of the 5th Siberian Corps. as
well as Of the 18th and 49th Corps. took
first line and at some points second
line enemy trenches.
"On the front Of the 7th Army the
situation is unchanged"
In the direction of KoveI, in the
region OF Gradiska. Russian artillery
brought down German airplane. The
machine was wrecked and the aviators
were killed.
In the Carpathians German artillery
brought down Russian airplane in
flames. 1t fell in enemy territory. The
French pilot and observer evidently
were killed.
Germans Claim Success.
BERLIN, via London. July THE
Teutonic forces and the Russian forces
developed afresh yesterday after a
pause from Thursdays violent artillery
action. Massed assaults by the Rus
SLAMS between Zborow and Koniuchy
and at Brzezany broke down with very
heavy losses to the enemy. according to
the official statement issued last even-
ing by the German army headquarters
staff.
Austrian Official Report.
VIENNA. via London. July THE
garian general headquarters reads:
ITO the south of Casinu valley Ru-
manfan troops, who had been prepared
to attack. were dispersed by our fire.
III Inc IhllCldH DAIIlc SECTOR ln6 en-
emy artillery flre increased Thursday
afternoon and early Friday. An attack
on Zborow Friday was repulsed."
Scene Of Pinsk Battle.
Tho opening Of the battle Of Pinsk
marks the second effort Of the Russians
after the long period Of quiet which
followed the revolution. The point
selected for this attack 10 about 175
miles north Of the sector In east Galicia
along which the Russians made their
first onslaught resulting In the capture
Of about $4,000 men in two days.
Pinsk is at the middle of the Russo
Galician battle line.
There has been no heavy fighting in
this region since the conclusion of the
great Austro-German drive, which. began
in the spring of 1915. During the sum-
mer the Russians were driven out Of
western Galicia. Poland and most Of
the Baltic provinces. Pinsk was cap
tured by the Germans on September Is,
at the high tide OF the Austro-German
invasion. Subsequently the Russians
held up the Germans on the Riga front
and since that time the heaviest actions
have been fought on the northern end
Of the line or in Galicia.
Pinsk had a population of about 10000
before the war. 1t lies within the great
marsh and swamp region Of White Rus
sia, about on line east Of Warsaw