Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
RUSS|A'S ARMIES
SHOW INCREASED.
RESISTING POWER
German Assault Northwest
Of Lemberg Is Com
plete Failure.
STRIP OF GALIClAM SOIL 8
STILL is HELD BY SLAVS
Relentless Allied Pressure il
West Results in Further Re-
cession of Enemy Line.
HARD BATTLE EAST OF YPREs
French Recapture Most Of Ground
Recently Lost in st. Quen.
tin Region. 80
STRIP OF GALICIAN SOIL -
STILL Is HELD BY SLAVS
HARD BATTLE EAST OF YPREs
French Recapture Most Of Ground
Recently Lost in st. Quen.
tin Region. re-

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Russias armies are continuing to
exhibit increased resisting power s+tn
the area of the Austro-German often
sive on the eastern front, while in the
west the relentless British and French
pressure is showing results in the
further recession Of the German line
In Flanders. --qs.
An example OF what seems to be the
improved morale OF the Russians on the
Galician front is provided by Petro-
grads report on the Teutonic attack
at Brody. northeast of Lemberg. which,
obviously, had been in preparation for
several days. The assault was started
on Thursday. resulting in heavy fight
ing as the dense waves of Teutons
swept forward. but ending In what thu
Russian official statement character.
lied as complete failure. Tho RUS
Sian forces still hold here strip Of
Galiciau soil. ~
The Teutonic attack on the part 2of
Roumania still remaining in entent4
possession now is being pressed from
three sides, and advances for the bt-
fensive forces in some sectors are ad.
mitted. There appears to be no ques-
ton of any lack of determination in
the Russo-Roumanian offensive how.
ever, and at some points the joint
entente armies are on the aggressive.
Thus, near the Russo Roumaniau
frontier. the Austro German troops
were forced to retreat in places with
the loss OF 400 men in prisonerslein
ono case being pushed back across tho
Putna River. jsaSSS,'Eslt
Won MACKENsEN4 THREATENS II
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Field NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
fensive. in Southern Moldavia. 5estnSStS
be giving the entente command the
greatest concern at present, as high.
ly important line OF railway communi.
cations along tho western Moldavian
front is threatened by 1t. Apparently
the drive is aimed at the railway tupe:
ton of Pantzin, possession of which
would cut off tho branch railway which
connects the two lateral lines Of com.
munication along this front. The bat5
tie is being waged along the Suchitas
River. across which Won Mackensen
has forced his way to the west OF
the Fokshani-ocna railway line 20
the east of the railway, in the most
crucial sector. however. his attacks ap-
parently have been less successful. ~
The Flanders battle. while not yet
resumed along the whole front, han
been raging violently east of Ypress
The British gain of ground In the
Westhoek region in Fridays attack
was maintained In its entirety against
six violent German counterattacks de-
livered Friday night. In addition, Gens
eral HaiS's troops, on the right flank.
where the complete objective was not
gained in the first attack. were able
to move their lines forward during
the night, gaining additional ground.
They are now we'll established on the
dominating positions seized in the Fri
day assault.
BERLIN CALLS 1T AN 81
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK
Berlin's report Of this fighting chars
acterizes it as an unsuccessful attack
by tho British along front of nearly
five miles. and mentions particularly
the election Of the British from posi-.
tions near Westhoek. ~
French troops on Friday night re-
captured most of the ground taken
from them the day previously by the
Germans in the st. Quentin region.
They also rccaptured an important
trench the crown princes forces had
won recently south OF Allies, on the,
Aisne front, and broke a German at.
tack on two-mile front in the Carr
nillet region. in the Champagne. The
Germans managed to hold on to Atty.
yard strip OF trenches they had pene-
trated north of Carnillet, but othery
wise the French lines were kept intact.
VI,
GOVERNMENT TO APPOINT M,
COMMISSIONERS WITH TROOPS
tBy Associated Press.l
PETROGRAD. August I'm. Saytn-
koff, Assistant Minister OF War. to-day
announced that the government had
decided. in connection with the RAJ
establishment of iron discipline In tho
army. to appoint government commits.
sioncrs with the troops to replace tho
present commissioners who were elect
ed. The new commissioners wilt exc
ercise their authority in the do1ainA6f
self-administration of the army. ami
control its political life. but the off
ficers in high command Will retain
their exclusive power in field opera
tions sssts&
AS a check on the infection OF CAPT
tai punishment. tho government CONS
missloners will review all such seT,S
fences. NJ. Savinkoff also annnunced
that it was the governments Intention
to I'LL the lists Of the high coni.nAsfd
with young officers. ssss
JAPANESE NAVAL UNITS ~
JOIN ALLIED FORCES
LONDON. August 11.--Additi3ssl &
Japanese naval units havo Joined the 4,
allied forces In European waters. :th1