The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
Offensive Extends From Ru-
mania Clear to Riga Gulf.
in Full Flight in
South; DOlina Captured.
NETS Sc, 643 PRISONERS
Germany Frantically Rushing
Troops To Halt Slavs.
Kaiser Sends Baltic Fleet and
Transports to Riga.

Washington. July 1s.-The whole
Russian front from the Gulf of Riga
to Rumania is reported in official dis
patches today from Petrograd to the
Russian embassy here to be alive with
battle. The Germans are said to be
rushing up troops from the Italian
and French fronts and to be entirely
re-arranging their positions.
on the northern front near Riga
German reinforcements are rushing
up by sea transport. On the LemberS
! front the troops are being shifted
back and forth by means OF heavy au-
I tomobiles in an attempt to prevent
further advances by General kerni-
loft.
The Russian Baltic fleet is being
prepared for action.
On the southern front in the Car
pathians the Austrians are said to be
in full flight.
Capture 916 in Sunday Battle.
I Petrograd, July 1.-THE Russians
/ yesterday captured 16 officers and 800
! Austro- Germans in the battle in east
ern Galicia, says today's official state
ment. The Russians also took num-
! Der of machine guns
From July 1 to July 3, the state
Inent say, S34 officers and 35,SO9 men
were captured by the Russians Gem
eral Brusioff's forces also captured
/
mortars, 403 machine guns. 43 mine
throwers, As bomb mortals, three fire
| throwers, two airplanes and much
| equipment.
Altho the movement OF the Russian
| infantry engaged in General Korni-
lofts big offensive in eastern Galicia
| is hampered by bad weather, the Cos
sacks apparently have been able 10
keep up their dashing tactics. This
is indicated by report from Petro-
grad thru Rome today that the town
of Dolina has been occupied by the
Russians
Advance 80 Miles.
If this announcement proves az
curate it means an advance of more
than thirty miles for the Russians
since the opening of the drive south
of the Dniester, a week ago.
The official reports have placed
| them nearly two-thirds of this dis
-! lance from their starting point.
At Kalusz the Russians were estab-
| lished on the westerly bank of the
Lombica, whence the Austrians had
not been able to drive them, altho
heavy attacks had been launched in
the attempt. The route thence to
Dolina lies along the -Stryj
| railway line. An advance here means
considerable progress in the move
ment now under way, intended to
throw General Won Boehm- Ermollfs
army back against the Carpathians-
The Rome reports declare this al
ready has been accomplished.
The hard fighting of the last few
| days along the French front in north
ern France still continues. Last night
the Germans made desperate at
! tempt to regain important observa-
ton posts they lost when the French
on Saturday night took a strongls
fortified position near Mont Haul and
the Teton in the Champagne The
attacking forces made no impression
whatever on the Teton positions and
at Mont Haut they recovered only a
narrow foothold on the edge of the
disputed ground.
The French. in local operations.
made some progress south of Allies
strong attacks near st. Quentin and
South of Corbeny.
On THE British front only raiding
operations and artillery and air plano
activities are reported.
Drive on Riga Front.
The German reinforcement of the
Riga front by transport is understood
here to be fer German counter Of
fensive diversion to the severe
Russian attacks farther south. This
has been long threatened and il is
thought now that General Won
Moedre, in command there, has been
given orders to go ahead
Dispatches report that the Russian
Baltic fleet is in splendid condition
and capable of meeting any naval Of
fensive in that quarter. Former
Deputy Onipko of the first duma, the
commander of the fleet. has just
made a long report to Minister of War
Kerensky. saying that the ships are
in fine shape, the men enthusiasts
for action and the land forts well
equipped.
On the Lemberg front. the left