The Elbert County tribune., 1917-07-27
RUSSIANS FLEE
FROM STANISLAU
WHOLE UNITS OF SLAvS IGNORE
ORDERS AND RETURN TO
OWN TRENCHES.
GERMANS TAKE RAL|Cz
FRENCH REPULSE WITH BIG LOSS
FoRTiETH TEUToN ATTACK
ON cRAoNNE ROAD.

London, July 25. The Germans
have captured Halicz, Podhaytse and
other towns in the drive through Ca
licia. The Russians evacuated Stanis-
lau and fired the big powder maga-
zines at Tarnopoi
Slav troops disregard orders along
the Sereth and fled to their own
trenches under no pressure from the
German forces, which have opened
the eastern offensive from the Baltic
to the Black sea.
Kerensky names coalition cabinet
and announces policy Of blood and
iron to save the Slav army
Gen. Petains troops have assumed
the offensive near the Chemin des
Danes and the Canadian flyers have
silenced the great guns of the Ger
mans in the Champagne.
The artillery fire In northern Bel
gium is growing more intense.
London, July 24.-The occupation by
the Germans of the city of Tarnopol.
in eastern Galicia, is reported By
Reuters, Limited.
Tarnopol. city of about $4,000. had
been in Russian hands since the early
days of the war, when it was captured
in the Russian drive acros1 Galicia.
Grand Headquarters OF the French
Army In France.-The watchword of
the French troops at verdun-"They
Shall Not Pass"-has applied equally
to the Champagne. and the French
Sunday showed the crown princes
army that the Chemin des Danes was
closed road to them.
On Sun1ay morning the Germans
made, in great force, their fortieth at
tempt since the French captured Cra-
onne on May 4th, to secure possession
of the famous road. This effort was
one of the biggest offensive move
ments they had made since Verdun. so
far as artillery was concerned, and
proved an undoubted failure.
Petrograd.-The Russians attacked
the Germans near Krevo and Wilma
north of the Pinsk marshes, and pene-
trated the Teuton lines for a distance
of two miles. according to an official
announcement
The chief of the Russian divisional
staff was killed while re-establishing
order among the units on the east
Galician front.
Petrograd.-The Council of Soldiers
and Workmen's Delegates and Peas
ants of all Russia voted to grant the
government of Premier Kerensky 'un-
limited powers" under the title gov
ernment of national safety" for the
establishment of public order, both
at the front and at home.
The sweeping new powers were
granted to the provisional govern
ment In resolution adopted" by a
mittees of the Council of Workmen's s
and Soldiers Delegates and the Coun-
Gil of Peasants Delegates. The reso-
luton which was passed by 252 to 81.
reads:
Recognizing that the country is
menaced by military debacle 'on the
front established by an anarchy at
home, it is resolved:
First = That the country and the
revolution are endangered.
"Second-That the provisional gov
ernment is proclaimed the government
of national safety.
"Third-That unlimited powers are
accorded the government for re-estab-
fishing the organization and discipline
of the army, for fight to the finish
against the enemies of public order
and for the realization of the whole
program embodied In the govern
mental program just announced"
Dispatches to the Russian embassy
in London say that the rising in Petro.
grad may be considered as suppressed
London.-Siam has declared that a
state of war exists with Germany and
Austria. according to a Reuter- dis.
patch from Bangkok Nine steamers,
aggregating $4,000 tons, have been
seized The object of Slams declara
ton is to uphold the sanctity of in.
ternational rights against nations
showing contempt for the principles
of humanity and respect for small
states" All Germans and Austrians
the dispatch adds, have been placed
under arrest and businesses closed
Germany Halts Coal to Holland.
Amsterdam-Germ has stopped