The sun., 1917-07-06
RUSSIANS DRIVE OUT
ATTACKING GERMANS
Two Attempts to Regain
Ground Lost in Galicia Re-
suit in Failure.
OTHER LINES ARE ACTIVE
Army of the Caucasus Again
Enters Turkey and Takes
Mesopotamian Town.
OTHER LINES ARE ACTIVE

LONDON, July 5.-The first German
counter attacks delivered in Gaitcia since
the Russian offensive Of Sunday and
Monday have been repulsed. On the
heights east Of BrEezany and east Of
Lipnicadolna, southwest OF Brzezany.
the Germans tried in vain to drive the
Russians from advanced positions
storned in the fierce fighting OF those
two days.
East OF Lipnicadolna, on the eastern
bank OF the Narayuvxa, the Germans
advanced twice to attack after their ar
tillery had supposedly blasted a way for
them. They found the Russian "regi-
and both times went back to their
trenches beaten. Berlin says that east
OF Brzezany some lines OF shell craters
were taken from the Russians, but
Petrograd announces that the Russian
artillery fire forced the attackers to re-
tire.
Besides these developments of recent
hours, the Russian War once in Ia
statement OF yesterday, delayed ir
transit, says that Teutonic troops also
counter attacked toward the village oi
Mieczyskoff. but were driven back By
the ire OF Russian rifemen and machine
guns. The Russian scouting partie:
captured eleven German machine gun
ners near tile village of Godoff.
Activity on other Fronts.
Besides these announcements, which
make clear that the Russian army Il
! strong not only in attack, but In de-
fence, there are further hints in to-day:
news that further Developments in thu
Russian offensive may be expected
Firing continues active on the Kovs
front in Volhynia. and Berlin report:
increased local activity on the RumaniaI
front.
Further evidence that in Asia Minol
the Russian army has been reviNiheC
comes in the announcement that thu
town of Panjwin has been taken
Panjwin is in Mesopotamia, just across
the border from Persia, northeast o
Bagdad. Its capture shows that III,
Russians have again crossed the border
to Turkish soil in their cooperating
movement with the British army unde
Gen. Maude. The Turks. driven from
Panjwin, withdrew to the mountains
west and south, where they are nghtinl
, stubbornly.
War once Reports.
The official statements OF operation,
, on the Russian front follow:
Russsn-East Of BrzeZany the
enemy attacked our advanced posts,
hut was compelled by our artillery fire
to retire.
East of Lipnicadolna. after artillery
preparation. the enemy twice attacked
our positions, but was repulsed on both
occasions.
Caucasus Front-After our occupa-
tion Of Panjwin the enemy retired to
the heights west and south OF Panjwin.
where he is offering stubborn resist
ance. No changes have occurred on the
, remainder of the front
On the Baltic Sea on July nine
enemy airplanes executed two flights
over the southern extremity of the
island of Oesel. Twenty-four bombs
were dropped on batteries. hangers
and buildings The enemy's attacks
were diverted by the concentrated fire
of our naval units and shore batteries,
which prevented the bombs from hit
ting their mark. There were no
, casualties or damage
, According TO a preliminary estimate
in the fighting of Sunday and Monday
we captured 300 officers $4,000 men,
90 guns and 80 machine guns.
German--On the battlefield in east
ern Galicia yesterday only light artil-
lery fighting occurred. On the heights
of Brzezany local engagements de-
veloped, during which the enemy was
driven from some crater lines in which
, he was still maintaining himself. In
the neighboring sectors greater quiet
prevailed generally.
The supplementary official statemen
issued from German General Headquar
, ters this evening says:
There was strong artillery duel
between Zboroff and Brzezany
Austrian-At BrZezany the last por-
ton of the positions still in possession
of the enemy were recaptured and
maintained against his attacks. 9th
erwise, the fighting activity was slight
/, in all theatres.