The state herald., 1917-08-10
CzERNOWITz IS
LOST BY SLAvS
BRirIsH REGAIN sT. JULIEN AND
ADVANCE NEAR YPREs IN VIC.
LENT FLANDERS Battle.
.kIMP0LUNG EVACUATED
GERMAN LOSSES ENORMOUS IN
EFFORT TO REGAIN GROUND
ON YPREs FRONT.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London. Aug. 6.-While the Ger.
mans are advancing steadily In their
Galician campaign, the British and
French are steadily pushing them
back ON many points on the western
front.
All the positions east Of Monchy.le
Preux which were captured by the
Germans have been retaken by the
British.
The Canadians have pushed forward
their line on front Of 1000 yards to
depth Of 200 feet in their drive on
Lens. They consolidated the position.
which Is within 1000 yards Of the cen.
ter Of Lens on the western front OF
the town.
In an offensive near Baian. east OF
Czernowitx. the Russians were win.
ners and captured 500 prisoners and
three machine guns. In Bukowina the
Russians are still fleeing, and the
enemy has taken several towns.
All five parties In An all.night ses.
sion In Petrograd announced full sup.
port Of the Kerensky government fol.
lowing the cabinet crisis.
Southeast Of Arras, the German at.
tacks on the British lines were futile,
as were the Teuton raids near Rheims
on the French lines.
Petrograd. Aug. 4.-Kimpolung In
southern Bukowina has been evacu.
ated by the Russians. the war office
announced. The Russian forces in
southeastern Galicia. the official an
noncement says. after a battle with
the Austro- Germans. retired across
the River Zbrocz at it's confluence
with tho River Dniester. Between the
Dniestsr and the Pruth the Russian
retirement is continuing Czernowitx.
the capital Of Bukowina. has been
captured by the Teuton forces. &C.
cording to the official statement.
Austro Hungarian forces penetrated
Czernowitz from the north while 9th.
er troops under personal command of
Archduke Joseph entered the city
from the West.
Czernowitz has been the scene of
some of the most Bitter fighting of
the war and the Bukowina capital has
changed from the Teuton to Russian
hands altogether ten times.
Northeast Of Ypres. after intense
bombardment, the British have re-es.
tablished themselves In the town Of
st. Julien. captured by them Tuesday
but from which they were driven the
following day.
The British gained additional
ground south Of Hollebeke. This is
near the center of the line on which
the entente attacked this week.
Early Friday morning near Monchy.
le-Preux. southeast OF Arras. the Ger.
mans entered the British front line
trenches at two points.
London. Aug. 3.-Enormous losses
are sustained by the Germans In Q
series Of counter attacks launched In
an effort TO regain some Of the ground
taken by the allies in the battle Of
Flanders. Especially violent were the
German assaults around Ypre5 and St
julien.
British parties raided the enemy
trenches northeast Of Gouxeacourt and
inflicted many casualties. The French
are keeping up their terrific lombard
ment on the Meuse and in the region
Of Allemont.
Petrograd reports the loss of hall
dozen villages and many positions or
the banks Of the river Zbrocz on the
Galician frontier and along the Dneis
ter. The Russian Carpathian army IL
In retreat.
Gen. Dimitrieff. the former Little
Napoleon Of Bulgaria." has resigned
as commander Of the Russian army or
the Riga front. and Gen. Parsky will
succeed him.
The Duma has issued n statement
blaming the "cowardly" riffrrN Of ths
army for the Slav collapse and appeal
Ing to the people to save the nation.