Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-25
R0UT OF RUSSIANS
STILL UNCHECKED
Threat of Blood and Iron" Pol
icy Fails to Stop Retreat
ing Hordes.
LOSSES EXTREMELY HEAVY
Whole Regiments Cut to Pieces
by Calling Fire of En-
eny's Guns.
LOSSES EXTREMELY HEAVY
fRy Associated Prcssl


Notwithstanding the threat OF Pre-
mier kerensky that a policy of blood
and iron" Is to be applied without re-
straint against the seditious Russian
troops in East Galicia, whose disaffec-
tion has made null almost all the brill
liant gains they had achieved under
his personal leadership early in the
month the Russians continue their re-
tirement pellmell before the German
and Austro Hungarian armies. From
the wooded Carpathians to the region
Of Tarnopol, the forces of General
korniloff almost everywhere are In
disorderly retreat. hardly anywhere
making an attempt to hold back the
oncoming enemy.
Already the loss of the Russians In
and in guns and stores captured Is
extremely heavy. and these Undoubtedly
will become. greater unless the hoped
for stiffeninE in the morale OF the
Russians is raised soon
STANISLAU IS NOW BEING
EVACUATED ny RUSSIANS
Stanislau. the principal junction for
commercial activities in the crownland
a
manufacturing center. is being evac-
uated by the Russians. while Pod
haytse, Halicz and other towns have
been taken by the Teutons. Tarnopol
one Of the chief towns in the crown
land, is more seriously menaced than
ever, IL it has not already been re-
taken by the enemy crossing the river
to the south.
in ha
the entire eastern front from the Bal
tic 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 to the
north. around the region of Dvinsk
and Wilma. continue to show signs Of
disaffection. Although they had at
tackled and captured German positions
along the Dvinsk- Wilma railway, the
Russians could not be induced to press
their advantage. and, retired unhfn-
dered by the Germans. to their old po-
sitions. In the repulse of attacks with
large forces near krevo. which was
recaptured. and south of Smorgon. the
with their calling fire of infantry and
machine guns.
GENERAL PETAIN'S FORCES
ASSUME INITIATIVE
The Germans. having ceased their
violent infantry attacks against the
French troops along the Chemin-des-
Danes in France, General Petains
forces have assumed the initiative and
have taken back from the enemy the
small advantages gained in terrain
during his weeks of tenacious assaults.
The lost ground on the California
plateau and the Classmates plateau has
all been recaptured. and the French
in spite of vicious counterattacks by
tried regiments of the German Crown
Prince. have even pushed their line
forward at several points in the latter
region.
The artillery battle in Northern Bel
gium. which has been in progress for
some time. has reached an intensity
never before experienced. While the
British official communication as yet
has onl,- barely mentioned the fact that
the big guns are hammering away, the
probability Is that General Haig is
preparing for another of his great
drives. similar to those made on the
Arras and Lens fronts, which worked
great havoc on the Germans and their
positions. and gave the British forces
bases OF important strategic value from
whence to continue their operations.