The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-07-26
BROKEN RUSSIAN ARMY
RETREATS IN FULL R0uT
Probable That Slav Forces Will Retire To Old Line
Held By Brusiloff A Year Ago Before
Big Push
ALLIED SUPREMACY
IN WEST DEMONSTRATED BY THE
FRENCH SUCCESS IN REaAlNING
POSITIONS WRESTED FROM
THEM IN AISNE SECTOR.
Associated Press /,

Russia's shaken armies in Gallcf7
are still in retreat which bids fair moi
to end until they reach approNimatcN
the line occupied by them last year
before General BrussioiI began his
hig offensive.
Despite this extended retrogradc
movement, covering virtually all tn"
fronts between the north Galician har-
der and the Carpathian foot hills. the
toll of both official and unofficial dis
patches from Petrograd shows con
tidence that the disorganization in the
new army will he adequately dealt with
and a firm front again presented 10 the
enemy
For one thing, the Germans by their
OWN admission, have not the men 10
spare to prosecute a sustained often
sive on large scale on The eastern
front. The British and French are
keeping Them too busy and they are
too apprchensiv9 of some extra force
tul stroke in the west To transfer any
great number of troops from I'm"
Franco Belgian war area.
For another, the Russians have his
reserves of men and Premier keren-
sky with vast power now in his hands
will find ii possible. ii is believed To
weed out the dsloyal elements rapidly
from the front ranks and replace them
with the host of dependable troops
which Russia still possesses.
The inherent strength of the Entente
position i'm The west has just received
a fresh Illustration on the ASne front
Here the French have emerged Nictors
i'm long drawn out struggle with the
Germans for possession of the import
ant high ground in the Craonne region.
Yesterdays brilliant attack gave
General petain's troops new possession
n.l,, l,.tp no ~, IA
slight area gained by the crown prince
in his costly series of attacks. The
French even pushed beyond their old
line at some points.
Describe Great Retreat.
Copenhagen. Denmark, July %
A sem-oliicial report describes as q
striking panorama the retreat of the
Russian armies IN Gallcla. ltel'fih9.
columns stretching to the horizon can
plainly be observed from numerous
vantage points Til; .S..ieal occasional
ly degenerateS into a full rout, par
ticularly under the Influence of the
Austro- German field guns. which are
abreast the infantry van guards and
dash forward to a hill top from wherc
they throw a demoralizng fire INTO
the masset crowded in the roads.
French Hold Gains.
Paris, France, .Iuly 2o.-TFc Ger
mans attacked this morning on Tho
Aisnc front at the California plateau
in am effort To rccapture the positions
from which they We're driven out yes
tcr,lav. The war office announces that
the attack was ropulsed. The French
consolidating their new positions.
Kaiser Watches Victory.
Berlin. Germany. july - VIA Lon
donl-The advance oi the Nlslfo-
German forces i'm eastern Gaicia con-
tinues uninterruptc,Ily, the War office
announces. Tarnopol has been caplur-
ed and the Germans are nearing Bllc-
ZaC2
Emperor William watched the Ger
mans repulsr a Russian counter al
tack from the plain of the Screlll be
tween Tarnapol and TrcmboWla, NJ Is
officially announced.
The statement also reports the cap
turc of Stanislau and NadNorna. HEAVY
artillery fighting is in progress in Ru-
mania.
add lead item war guide
This morning came the test OF the
German reaction. 1T was 'lifec's'
against the positions re-capturcd by
the French on the California plateau
Although delivered after violent bonn
bardmen, il was entirely futile, tho
French retaining the free won sfolii'
and consolidating their gains.
Russian troops taking the offensive
sout hof The Carpathians penetrated
the Nlstro- German lines. They Were
brought TO standStill, the War office
REPORTS. al The German protected posi-
lions, west of the point of attack.
Flanders Front Active.
Berlin, Germany, July % VIA LnI
n1-Continuaion of exceptionally
heavy artillery lighting in Flanders is
reported in today's official accounts %
operations on the western front.