Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-24
New Premier Hastens to Ga
licia in Hope of Saving Ma
ton From Victorious Ger
man and Austrian Forces.
RUSSIAN REGIMENTS
ARE FALLING BACK
Teutons Are Now Before Tar
nopoI and Are Driving For
ward With Little Opposition
Anywhere.

'bf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WREl
Alexander f. Kerensky, the man of
the hour in Russia-the man who
early in July started the brilliant Of
fensive against the Germans and Aus
tio-Hungarians in Galicia, which gave
the Russians notable gains-has been
made virtual dictator in Russia and
given the tremendous task of putting
down the disaffecton of the troops
which has Resulted in retreat along
the front in Galcia, and otherwise to
end the anomalous situation that pre-
walls in Russia.
BY an almost unanimous vote the
council of workmen's and soldiers
delegates and the peasants congress,
realizing that a man of ability of the
highest order was required at the
present juncture to strengthen the
morale of the Russian troops, has
given unlimited powers to M. Ker-
ensky and his government, and he al
ready is on his way to Galicia, where
he soon may be expected to use all
the force at his command against the
recalcitrant troops and again bring
them face to face with the foe.
Russia in sore Straits.
The situation in both East Galicia
and to the north of the Pripet marshes
for the moment is proving disconcert-
ing to the Russian government. Add
ed to the struggle it is having with
the deserters in Galicia, who are fall
ing back nearly everywhere, comes
the news that lack of stability among
n o. a pni ms ~
in the region of Smorgon and Krevo,
southeast of Wilma, is giving the Rus
sian government, and military com
mand great cause for concern.
In a fierce attack between Smor-
gon and Krevo the Russians drove
wedge into the German line to
depth of two miles at various places
and took more than 1000 prisoners.
The Petrograd war office announces,
however, that the lack of morale Of
certain detachments of the Russians
is placing the success in jeopardy,
while the latest Berlin official COM
munication, which admits that gains
were made, asserts that already most
of the captured positions have been
retaken.
Intensive Teuton Drive.
Taking advantage OF the chaos that
reigns, the Germans and Austro- Hun
garians are keeping up their intensive
push against the Russians all along
the front in Galicia. The Germans
are directly before Tarnopol and also
are advancing on both sides of the
Dniester river and between the Stripa
and Zlota Lipa where they have oc-
cupied additional villages.
The Germans apparently have ceas-
ed, for the time being at least, their
fierce infantry onslaughts against
the French along the Chemin des
DANES in France, which have cost
them dearly in men killed, wounded
o taken prisoner, when compared with
the extremely small amount of ground
they gained. The French official
communication announces that the
Germans continued their violent bonn
bardments of the French positions
near Hurtebise and Craonne on Mon
day. Near Cerny the French them
selves took the initiative in small
operation and gained ground and cap
.tured men of the army of the Ger
man crown prince.
Canadians Advance.
The Canadians have taken another
hack at the German line protecting
the coal fields south of Lens and
again have appreciably advanced their
line, although the British communal
ication does not give the extent of the
success, merely announcing that the
troops reached their objective with
slight losses. The Associated Press
correspondent with the British forces,
says the Canadians forced their way
to the second line of German de-
fenses along front of 700 yards andi