The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-03
10000 TAKEN K||'
. PRISONERS BY
SIL.AV| N FORCES
Regenerated Army in Brilliant
Dash Toward Lemberg Under
General Brusseloff
ARTILLERY HAS PLENTY
- OF AMMUNITION ON HAND
Military Movements on Other
Fronts Are Dwarfed by
Galician Maneuvers
MISSION JuRlLANJ.

sian offensive, welcomed with re-
joicing by the Russian mission
here, was stated today by Ambas-
sador Bakhmatoff to be complete
proof of the re-estabIishment Of
Russia's fighting powers as
necessary safeguard to the
achievement of the revolution.
The temporary inaction was ex.
planned to two causes, the neces.
sity Of reor9anizing the army on
democratic principles and the
time required for it to realize the
necessity for destroying German
autocracy. s-~.
The mission will not. prophesy
as to the future, except to. say
that Germany's hope based on a.
separate peace with Russia will
= not be fulfilled. r x...< t., IS .','. ..
Petrograd, July 3 33.--The new Rus.
sian offensive has resulted in the cap.
tnre Of 5000 more prisoners. The
Russians are advancing toward Zlo'
choff, Galacia, the war Office an.
nounceS. ssEs #. ~
The great offensive of the regener
ated Russian army, initiated under
the leadership Of Minister of Wal
1kerensky in person, Is being success
fully pushed. Advfces to the Rus
sian government declared 1t is de
velopins 'in an absolutely, favorable
nlanner!p W =
900 Prisoners. ~ $.l., ~,
The suecess Tbf the initial thrust in
the new drive by General Brusiloff II
Galicia f#ss' beyond question Costly
as it pfev4p&Ay wRas to, the Russian
personi9f the' taking or, more than
10000 prisoners by the attacking arm,
in the comparatively narrow sector
shows how disastrous it must have
been to the enemy. ~ IT,.
There remains the question ot
whether the drive could be kept uI
with sufficient force to reap the full
advantage of the victory. While this
question does not seem to be def
a1itely decided, the indications are ad
mittedly encouraging.
Nearing Lenberg.
Ground has been gained beyond
the lines Of the original attacks, and
the Russians are advancing in the
direction of Zlochoff, which is 81
miles directly east of Lemberg. No
choff lies, on, the important railroad
line from Tarnopol to Krasne, = al
which latter point it. links up with
the Brody4 .enberg railroad line. II
is slightly west of north and south
line running through, the important
Teutonic stronghold at .Brzezany, p
miles to the south. q a., -
Plenty Of Ammunition. @'.''
The Russian artillery is plentifully
supplied with ammunition for the i'm
portant work it has in hand. The
supply department was the weakest
of any during the. oldEregime. The
deficiency in this respect now seems
to have been thoroughly remedied
Petrograd advices declare the prepa
rations as regards munitions anG
equipment were better than for any
preceding operation in the whole war
Military movements on other fronts
are dwarfed in Importance by the Rus
sian drive. There is nevertheless
considerable activity on the Aisne and
Verdun fronts in northerfn France
where the Germans are continuing
their attacks. General Petains forces
are holding firm, however, and all the
crown princes attempts of last night
including a sharp drive between Hill
No. 3O4 and Avocourt wood in the
Verdun region were completely
checked. NJ .sr>