South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-25
SAYS STANISLAU
IS { VACUA D
PetrOgrad Official Reports
Soldiers in Mutiny Before
TeutOn Onslaught.

PETROGRAD. July 25.-Stanis-
lau is being evacuated by the Rus
slams according 20 tonights official
statement. The Germans have
crossed the Sereth river in the re-
gion OF NIikulice (south of Tarno-
pol, defeating Russian attachments.
South of the Dniester the Russians
are retiring eastward.
After the Russians had occupied
the German positions on both sides
OF the Dvinsk Wine railroad the
statement says entire units returned
TO their original trenches without
German pressure A number OF
units refused to obey commands
during battle.
The enemy occupied a height 10
the north of Bogush, which the Rus
slams captured July q, continues
the statement. Heroic exertions on
the part OF the Russian officers were
needed 10 restrain great numbers Of
the men from retreating.
on the Roumanian front a bat
talon of death" captured 90 prison
ers and three machine guns near
Domuk An artillery battle devel-
oped on the remainder of the front.
COPENHAGEN. July 25.-An
Austrian semi-official statement
says:
The disorganizing effects Of de-
feat upon the Russian organizations
are steadily spreading from sector TO
sector. The AUstro- German opera
tons are so placed as to drive
large part Of the Russian army
from the natural line of commune
cations and force a retreat over diff
dcult and unprepared routes. The
change Of base, difficult enough for
troops in good order. threatens
effect on the undisci-
plined and uncohesive Russian
masses. The resistive ability Of the
Russians is affected and units are
breaking up and scattering.
The Russian losses of officers
who are sacrificing themselves reck-
IessIy in attempts 10 stay the route,
are enormous"
Losses are Heavy.
Already the losses Of the Rus
slams in men killed, wounded, or
made prisoner and I'm guns and
stores captured are extremely heavy
and these undoubtedly will become
greater unless the hoped for stiffen-
ing in the morale of the Russians
is realized soon.
Stanislau, the principal junction
for commercial activities in the
crown land of Galicia and an i'm
portant grain and manufacturing
center. is being evacuated by the
Russians. while Podhaytse, Halicz
and other towns have been taken by
the Teutons. TarnOpol. one of the
chief towns i'm the crown land, is
if il has not already been retaken
by the enemy crossing the river 10
the south
Including the hostilities in Galicia,
the entire eastern front from the
Baltic virtually TO the Black sea. is
the scene of big operations, but with
the Russians standing firmly against
the enemy only in the Roumanian
theater
AS in Galicia, the Russians 10 the
north around the region Of Dvinsk
and Wilma continue 20 show signs of
Although they had at
tackled and captured German posi-
lions along the Dvinsk-Vilna rail
way. the Russians could not be in
duced 10 press their advantage and
retired. unhindered by the Germans,
TO their old positions. In the re-
pulse of attacks with large forces
near Krevo. which was recaptured.
and south Of Smorgon, the Germans
cut entire regiments 70 pieces with
their CALLING fire of the infantry and
machine guns.