The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-25
SLAUGHTER is AWFUL
German Success South of
Tarnopol Marked by Big
Capture Of Booty.
FLEEING TROOPS MUTTNY
Entire Units Of Provisional
Army Retire After Victory
Over the Enemy.


toNno,, Julv 9l-wbiIa the Austria
. D'',- ~ ."S.
Vefmahs are sweeping aneAo on iroh'
Of 1855 miles through the Galician terri
tory 80 lately won by the reformed Rus
So. .rr,,.. With ,n. loss =, n,or.,s .,
AIMS and stores, the Russian divisions
which had made brave showing in the
4 northern sector centred on Dvinsk are
.,,o ha,,rnInv N to,,Ar
a.,-,,..
reuosa" u'"'S epoi's 'o'he"'
that entire units OF the provisional army
returned to their trenches after taking
the main positions from the Germans on
''e mann PVS'''o''' - oii '.'e y"
both sides OF tne Dvinsk-Vilna railroad
A number OF units absolutely declined to
obey orders during the progress OF the
battle.
South OF Tarnopol. says Petrograd,
the Germans have crossed the Sereth
River and have defeated the Russians
who are In retreat eastward. To this
BRIEF statement from the provisional
Government there Is added pen picture
Of more tnan usual length from the Ger
man General stan.
CNat Is given the Russians for In
Mating strong attacks In the north. but
stated mat terrible losses followed
he atnmpts, only remnants or regi-
mtnts peiongng TO eight divisions re-
tuheu Irom tne onsiaughts made on the
Germans soutn or Smorgon. krcvo,
Laken by the Russians In the flush OF
uef newly found political life. Is again
me hands OF the enemy.
60. -.
In the Gaiician. zone the Teu,ons
Mleed thelr way over the Sereth River
Ma rom the Seretn 10 the wooded Car
p'nlans the russians ned hastily be-
i s.a,sts, .ts ttHs los. AoandoninE cannon. arms.
sas su..i'ons' ~nsporte'inn ana sstooa.
n.nm e Hetah aNlsions: says
isP0'' 'Ans e,vVV prisoners
S,.,,,,., =. ,,..,
,.Hn ~ VIZ nt.ie towh that nao
n...SS ~. q, soeunerh centte.
Csrr,a ous :. snsiI nanus' An unonlcial
are cutt,nc g. hah,rs ~. p. e ans ,,
ana ,hs,. mi M ~, ~ sl' sne ussiah me
iars. -. nv oe ao,e 70 saNe the'f
iSoss,,, - -. .ne n'ih'arS uepotS at
Fo,,,, s,u -, n'LyVe
have heen ,stsn ~, ~ 70
aIrplanes honnhnd tha rarao.,.S r.. ano
whiIa ths pmss'a ~ 0poI .o, s'a,ion
meH supplies on trains. Vienna says
rom the usual ro,,tos ~ co,.,,.,,r ~. ~.
and are retreat tinr hy diesc,,i, ra,ta
Russian losses In ofyfcar.- o,ho aro
scrifcInr themselyes reckIss.,v ~ g.
tmpts 10 stay the ro,.t are enormo,s :,
untinues ,he xtatenent
Near Domuk m 1tha p,,ran,a,, ...,.
Russian "Rattal,on ~ naa,h,, III,
o., 49, Da''aoh oi beAth look
Text of oss,c,.a a.no.,.
H.
ps,sn osi sea,emehts ioHow:
sc.n's ueta.emen,-- western front
msn,. ,~est VS.. OF DVfnsk our detach-
No. a.e strong artiiery prepara-
uon' occupied German positions on
way After this success entire units.
the Germans, voIuntar riiv returned to
MI MI original trenches. A number OF
ta e ohls refused to carry out mill
eohnlands during the battle.
nleachihenis OF the Twenty-fourth
! ssson sas me Tulsk. Lovitsky and
q, n"o.E regiments, and the Battalion
DEATH acted heroicaIly. and as at
% s' points the gallantry OF the offi-
seIs was noteworthy. Their losses
we're large. The chief OF the division,
80 DoJehnoV. Is suffering from gas |
'O,sOn,hg'
-. ue direction OF wilma and in the |
uon u,.. north OF Krevo the enemy de-
~ eo number Of counter attacks,
~ succeeded in occupying one OF the
rsa,,,s north OF Bogush, which We
ths th's,su ass July ~. Heroic exertion by
~ onces was required to restrain
e @ men from Withdrawing to the rear
Th Tt numbers.
s.r.,S nave been fusillades on the
rts,oo a. lar as Tarnopol. In the
nonol n ~ |asoroei-a suburb Of Tar
eoncentra,. enemy rs delivering intense
region 80 eS,,..y artlliery nre In the
enemy croS.us m.hunce, on the Sereth. the
the river Sas. 70 'ne eastern oank OF
and occunv,ns .h our OUT oetachmens
Assoysct[s;y,as inc VHIase OF Volya
'NSya'
reDtons Occunx rh... ~.
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The enemy con,,nrn on .s'h ana tne stripa
toWaTd the ayAn,,-. = - - --i'@