Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
TEUT0NS CAPTURE
B|GGAL|C|AN TOWNS
Unsteady DRIVES
TarnopoI, StanisIau and 9th
ers Fall to Advancing Hordes.
Kaiser Sees Battle.
PETROGRAD REFUSES
TO BE PESSIMISTIC
Believed Disorganization in Armies
Will Be Overcome-Sustained Ger
manic Offensive Is Unlikely. i.

Russia's shaken armies in Galicia are
still in q retreat which bids fair not to
end until they reach approximately the
line occupied by them last year before
Gen. Brussilof began his big offensive.
Tarnopol, Stanislau and Nadvorna
have been captured by the Germans, ac-
cording to the latest Berlin advices.
Despite the extensive retrograde
movement, covering virtually all the
front between the north Galician bor-
der and the Carpathian foothills. the
tone of both official and unofficial dis
patches coming out of Petrograd is not
pessimistic-
There is apparent confidence that the
disorganization in the ranks. induced
by the Vaccinations of the extremists
and believed to have been largely>pro-
noted by German intrigue. will be ade-
quately dealt with and firm front
again be presented to the enemy. The
Germans, by their own admission, have
not the men to spare to prosecute a
sustained offensive on a large scale on
the eastern front. The British and the
French are keeping them too busy. and
they are too apprehensive of some ex-
ira forceful stroke in the west to
transfer any great number of troops
from the Franco Belgian war area.
The Russians have big reserves of
men. and Premier Kerensky. with the
vast powers now in his hands, will find
it possible. 1t is believed. to weed out
the disloyal elements rapidly from the
front ranks and replace them with the
hosts of dependable troops which Rus
sia still possesses.
Causes Of Retirement.
By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, July 25.-The present
line Of the southwestern front is ap-
proximately that occupied after Gen.
Brussiloff's drive last summer. except
at Tarnopol. where the enemy succeed
ed in pushing farther into Russian ter
ritory. The fate of the latter town was
virtually decided with the Germans
holding the suburb just across the
Sereth river, within easy gun range.
The Germans chose the junction point
of the seventh and eleventh armies for
beginning their offensive, the first blow
being struck between Zboroff and Pc
baki, on twenty-m front. Without
great effort, as Is admitted In the Rus
sian official communications, they pur-
sued their advance to the line Of the
Sereth-
This uncovering OF the Russian posi-
tions south of Tarnopol forced a re-
tirement all along the diagonal line
southwestward. cutting the Strypa and
Zlota Lipa to Ha1icz and the Lomnica.
The Russians were obliged to retire
to the right bank Of the latter river,
to the original Russian positions east
of Stanislau occupied before Gen. Brus-
siloffs advance.
Russ to Fire on Own Men.
One of the first results has been a
e..
the death penalty for insubordination
in the army and for reasonable con-
duct on the part Of agitators.
Gen. Korniloff. commander on the
southwest front, has issued orders to
all subordinate commanders to open
fire on deserters and troops refusing to
obey orders. Premier Kerensky has
sanctioned the effort to restore dfsci-
pline. Many MaIimalists, to whose
agitation the Generalization of the
troops Is directly attributed, have been
arrested
Mutiny in Dvinsk Region.
PETRoGRAD. July 25-Iast nights
official report says:
western front Southwest of Dy,nsk
preparation. occupied German positions
on both sides Of the Dvinsk-vilna railway.
After this success entire units, without
any pressure on the part of the Germans,
trenches A number Of those units refused
to carry out military commands during
the battle.
"Detachments of the gath Division, the
Tu!sky, Lovitsky and Saraosky regiments
and the 'Battalian Of Death acted he
roically, and. as at other points, the gal
lantry Of the officers was noteworthy,
Their losses were large. The chief of the
division, Gen. Dol1ennov, is suffering from
gas poisoning.
Germans Gain Height.
I'm the direction of Wilma and in the
region north Of krevno the enemy deliy-
cred a number of counter attacks and
north Of Bogush, which we captured July
22 Heroic exertion by the officers was
required to restrain the men from with
drawing to the rear in great numbers
Sereth as far as TarnopoL. In the region
of Zagorbel-a suburb of TarnopolSthe
enemy is delivering intense concen-
trated artillery fire. In the region of
Mikulice, on the Sereth, the enemy
crossed to the eastern bank of the
river, defeating our detachments and
occupying the village of Volya Mazo-
veckaya.
Three Towns Are Lost.
Between the sereth and the stripa
the enemy continues his offensive, and
toward the evening of July "a he occu-
pied Berneduvku, Dorohuv and Burka-
nuv Northwest of Buczacz our trops
are holding the Gaivoronka- -Monaster-
zyska line.
south of the Dniester our troops are
retiring in an eastern direction. Stan
islau is being evacuted.
"Rumanian front: In the region of
the village of Domug a battalion of
death attacked enemy trenches and,
after penetrating the wire entangle-
ments. entered the trenches and cap-
tured fifty prisoners and three machine
guns. The battalion then returned to
the trenches.
"On the remainder of the front an
artillery battle has begun.
BERLIN, July 25, via London.-The
ADVANCE Of the Austro- German forces
IN eastern Galicia continues uninter-
r,nntedly, the war Office announces.
Tarnopol has been captured and the
Germans are nearing Buczacz.
The statement also reports the cap
+pre Of Stanislau and Nadvorna.
Heavy artillery fighting is in prog