Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
Flames of Conflict Expected to
Spread Over Whole Eastern
Front, Reaching Rumania.
KAISER FOUNDERS IN
POLITICAL MAELSTR0M
Present German Government May
Be Ousted and Coalition
Effected.
CHANCELLOR IS THE TARGET
Effort to Quiet Elements Demand
ing Reform Possible-Military Re-
suits Will Strengthen Internal
Conditions in Russia.
CHANCELLOR IS THE TARGET
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

AuStrO-CIeffnan armies on the southern
sections of the eastern front. They
have given the Teutonic powers reason
to become alarmed. Everywhere the
Russians remain unchecked in their
tremendous effort to sweep the Cali
clan capital of Lemberg from the hands
Of the enemy.
Austrians and Germans have surren-
dered in thousands to the victorious
enemy. They have been greatly Grip
pied through the loss of guns and nlu-
nftions, which they Were unable to
save because of the speed with which
the armies under Gems. Brussiloff and
Korniloff swept forward; giving the
lie to Germanio claims that the Rus
SLAMS were completely disorsaniZed
and that they would offer but little re-
j. sistance to the enemy.
The Russians, if they continue TO
progress as at present, soon Will have
Lemberg within their grip.
While everything is going well with
the Russians in the central and south
erly sections OF the long eastern bat
tie line, 1t remains to be proven Wheth-
er or not the Slavic armies operating
from Riga southwark to Pinsk will
show the same high degree of strategy
and the same tenacious purpose IN
driving the enemy from Russian soil.
1t confidently may be expected that
the flames of battle will spread to the
northern regions. 1t is believed that
the Germans will endeavor to strike
forward in this region in the hope of
frustrat ting. or, at least, preventing the
Capitalization of great Russian mill
tary power in the general direction of
Lemberg. Hindenburg always has IA
vored the northern section OF the east
ern front for his offensives. He never
has permitted the Russians to long
carry on offensives in other sections
without endeavoring to make counter
thrusts in the general region of Riga,
Dvinsk and Smorgon.
While the Germans may be expected
to move forward at any moment, 1t is
entirely within the bounds of POSSIBLE
fly that the Russians will not wait for
the enemy to attack. but Will strike as
their brothers have struck into the
south. 1t would not be at all surpris-
ing to see the present battles on the
eastern front spread the full length of
the battle line. while present opera
tons are highly encouraging to re-
newal of activities in Rumania.
The Russians under KorniloR have
captured Ha1icz, one of the keys to
Lemberg, within
Russ Completely the past few
0utmaneuver Foe. tate, tnnnn,era-
BILE small towns and villages in this re-
vered the Germans and Austrians. They
struck westward between Hal.cz and
Stan'slau and suddenly turned to the
northward. their attacks to the west of
HaIicz undoubtedly forcing the enemy
from this highly important strateeical
position. frontal attacks always having
failed. The German and Austrian ar
mics are declared to have been sepa-
rated. The Russian Cossacks' advance
of sixteen miles to the west of Stanis-
Iau undoubtedly has cut the line of
communications between the two enc
my armies. thereby rendering further
cooperation extremely hazardous, il
not completely precluding further eff
fective unity in the struggle.
The Russian forces have set as their
next goal Stryj, which lies to the north
west OF Stanislau and Ha1icz and which
is railroad center of some Importance,
additional railway lines leading direct
~ into Lemberg. Not only will this
bring the Russian armies into position
where they can strike to the west of
Iemberg, but will prevent further use
OF communication lines between the
Austrian and German armies.
The Russians hold the greater por-
tfon of the crown land of Bukowina.
and. consequently, operations in this
region to the south of Stanislau are not
OF such high Importance at the present
moment. When the fail of LemberS has
been effected the Russians will be bet
ter able to once more fnaugurate often
sive movements on the Runanian front
The reorganized Rumanian armies hold
the northern sections of the battle
front in Mo!davia and Russian armies
operating in and through the Carpa-
thians would greatly interfere with
continued tenure Of the Moidavian line
by the Austrians.
Fierce battles have ragged for many
days in the general vicinity of Tarno-
pol. Brze-
Fierce Battles zany and
in Brzezany Region. 49,, = uehs.
Russians are striving to approach Lem
berg directly from the east and north
east. They have met stronger resist
ance in this region than in any other
and dispatches indicate that this parti-
cuiar section is either held or reinforc-
ed by German troops, many of them
having been captured by the Russians
The Germans have delivered several
severe counter-attacks. but these have
proved fruitIess.
1t may be expected that the Russians
soon will begin systematic endeayors
to take Kovel and Vladimir VoIynsli
to the northward. for the capture of
these points will completely undermine
the German systems Of defense as they
now are constituted, and possibly VIII
bring about a retreat of far reaching
proportions. That the Russians on the
central section of the eastern front will
strike hard is indicated by the fighting
There. Ptnsk is reported to be in
flames Too much cannot be expected
OF the Russians in this particular sec
ton, however. because OF the marshy
character of the region These
marshes held up the Germons in their
drives eastward in 1915, and the Rus
SLAMS may be forced to go to some
lengths before they can move around
them with power enough to materially
influence the present military situa-
ton.
Thrilling occurrences may be expect
cd to continue. for all dispatches in
dictate high state of morale among
Russian troops and what is equally
important. they have sufficient quanti-
ties of munitions to carry out any mill
tary endeavor Gen. Brussiloff may pro-
pose.
Though hydra-headed monster-the
Z composite of myriads of Germanic
schemes to lead
Russian Victories the feet of
Spur Nation On. MES into w.
Sywayi where their national asDira-