The Washington herald., 1917-07-05
germans fight
FOR LOST HOLD
Mass Forces to Check Rus
slams Who Still
Drive On.
CBy International News ServIeeD


London, July 4-Eightccn thousand
Teuton soldiers and SDO officers con-
stitu;e Gen. BTusilofT's captures sun
day and Monday, the two frst days
Of his new big drive on Lemberg.
capital Of Galcia. To these of1cial
figures Of prisoners were added today
those Of the great booty in guns
Twenty-nine big cannon and thirty
three machine guns were taken on
the two days, the war Office states.
Beyond these figures Official news
from PetroCrad was mCagre up TO late
this evening. The big battle is still in
fun swing. The belief Prevails here
that War Minister KerensSi is with
holding details until one or more OF
the larger objectives are attained.
Berlin asserted today that the Rus
slams renewed their attacks in the
region OF Brzezsny. the railway point
fcrty-siN miles southwest Of the out
skirts Of Lemberg.
The Teutons there hold defense posi-
tions Of tremendous strength. en-
hanced by the natural ADVANTAGES q
the Terrain "as barring position"
A large lake and the deep defiles OF
the Zlota I.ipa protect the approaches
to the town. and scattered to the east
and south lie hills OF an altitude rang
ing from 500 10 100 feet.
situntIou Obseured.
The Russians appear to have easier
sailing 10 the north. where in their
advance toward Zlochotr. they took
honiuchi on the first day Of their
offensive. Altogether the military
situation tonight seemed somewhat
obscure.
In the west the last twenty-four
hours saw a repetition Of the crown
princes furious onslaughts west OF
The Mouse. before Nerdun and north
OF the Aisnc. on the latter front mar
ncularly. the Germans launched de-
eimined local drives, using Especial
assaulting troops" California Plateau
and Cerny.. south Of Laon, were the
storm centcrs.
Their initial onrush carried the Ten
tons at some points into the French
nrst-iine trenches. But the Poilus
came back with staggering vigor and
the invaders were not able TO gain
a single meter Of our positions The
Farls communidue says the German
I heaVy artillery was extremely active
around Hin 2O4 all day.
From the British front there was no
exciting news today. Sir Douglas
Haig reported only Considerable ar
tillery activity on both sides al nu-
merous points of the front"
Germans Hard Pressed.
PetrOgrad. July 4-Fresh progress in
the Russian encircling movement
against Lemberg. the capital OF Ca
licia. was reported today. South OF
the coveted city. along the zlota Strfpa
River, the Germans and Austro-hun-
garians were reported 10 be evaeuat-
ing the Brzezany Heights -
Directly east Of Lembere the Rus
slams are driving toward ZloczOw,
while farther north. in Volhynia, ar
tillery activity and raids indicste In
fsntry movements east OF kovei.
| Italian FROST UneertaIn-
Rome, July 4-Violent artillery duels
and minor infantry attacks were re-
ported from the Itaflan-Austro-a Hun
garisn front today. Along the Tren-
tino the Agstro- o-Hungarians have be-
gun a vigorous cannonade. but
whether this Is the prelude 90 a new
thrust cannot yet be told. On the
Carso plateau the Italians have been
busily engaged during the last fort
night reorgsniEing their forces and
moving up the heavy srtilery for q
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