The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-10
DEEDS OF RUSS
 TROOPS AMAZE
 GENERAL SCOTT
Artillery Fire Accurate and Morale Splendid, He
 Finds

Petrograd, July 10-''The Russian army is going to fight. The spirit among the troops everywhere is ex- | cellent. The advance so brilliantly begun has every chance for success | full continuation
 | This was the reassuring comment ! on the Russian military situation made by MaJor-Gen. Hugh L. Scott, Chief of the General Staff of the l United States army, on his return from a ten days tour along the south I western front. Gen. Scott described in detail and with the greatest enthu- siasm the Russian advance of June 30, which he personally observed at close range from point near Brze- zany.
 Halicz, the key to Lemberg, capital of Galicia, is threatened seriously by the success of the second Russian | thrust within ten days. Changing suddenly their point of attack to west and north of Stanislau, about eigh- l teen miles south of Halicz on the Ilsmberg-Czernowitz railway, the Russians have taken Jezupol,, eight miles south of Halicz, on the River ! Dniester, and four villages between the railway line and the Lomnica River, ten miles to the west. Ciezov, l miles southwest of Jezupo1 and on the l lLemberg-Stanislau railway.
 Gen. Scott's optimism is borne out this evening by the news from the battle front in Galicia, where the Russians have captured the Teuton first line defences northwest of Stan islau after two days of heavy fight ing. One town and several villages have been occupied, and Muscovite cavalry is reported to be in pursuit of the retreating Teutons.
 | "Few observers" said Gen. Scott, 'thave had such opportunity of view ing the active operations of a Euro pean army since the war began. l When we arrived at Tarnopol the Russian artillery preparation had been in progress nearly forty-eight hours, but we were in time to watch l the brilliant climax.
 we journeyed from Tarnopol to the firing line in automobiles and lwere Immediately escorted to the trenches. A tremendous lombard ment was in progress and the Aus Il trian lines were being attacked by a I continuous torrent of shells. The T point that struck, me most forcibly was the accuracy of the Russian fire and the effective concealment of their 1 batteries. The Austrian artillery was good, but noticeably weaker.
 "The precision and exquisite work ing of the Russian machinery were a marvel to me. Every man was in his place and there was not the slightest sign of characterization or reluctance among the men. Each officer and soldier did eagerly and unhesitatingly what he was told. The spirit of the men themselves was in favor of an advance.
 we spent the night at the head quarters of the Sixth Corps Of the Eleventh army, but early in the morn
 ing of the next day we returned to
 the trenches. C1ambering out of the
 trenches into a wheat field on the
 summit of a ridge overlooking the . Austrian positions, we watched the end of the battle.
 "The artillery preparations ceased
 suddenly. the order to advance was
 given and the whole Russian line
 swept forward in perfect unison. was somewhat dismayed when in a short time saw thousands of men pouring back again. But soon oss-
 covered thai these men were Aus
 trian prisoners, who came running
 with all speed into the Russian lines, apparently with a single thought
 that of surrendering as quickly as s
 '"The Russian casualties were com
 parative1y slight, as it was possible
 to judge by the small number of ann
 bulance wagons which the Russians sent forward
 Gen. Scott said the spirit and dis
 cipline of the Russian troops during
 this engagement were merely sam-
 pie of that which he found at other ! points on the front. The soldiers
 were ready to advance whenever call
 ed upon, and the morale of the army : in general was infinitely better than he had been led to believe. we can count on these people to , go on fighting the General said.
 After a stop at Czernowitz, the cap } fital of Bukowina, the party went lto 8 Jassy, the seat of the Rumanian gov ? ernment, where a luncheon was giv- : en in honor of the party by the King
 and Queen of Rumania, who express 5 ed their appreciation of Americas en- t trance into the war. The King told Gen. Scott that Rumania would de- 7 rive fresh courage from an ally
 which had the reputation of finishing t what it undertook.
 3 Gen. Scott later delivered an ad- : dress before the Rumanian Parlia- ment.