Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Austro- Germans Fail in Tre-
mendous Assault near
Zarcov, in GaIicia.
Won MACKENSEN KEEPS
UP BLOWS IN MOLDAVIA
Highly Important Railway Lines
Endangered by Invaders-Ru-
manians Forced to Retire.

Russias armies are continuing to ex-
hibit increased resisting power in the
area of the Austro German offensive on
the eastern front.
An example of what seems to be the
improved morale of the Russians the
Galician front is provided by Petrograd's
report on the Teutonic attack near Ia.
GOV. southeast of Brody, in Galicia
which obviously had been in preparation
for several days. The assault was
started Thursday, resulting in heavy
fighting as the dense waves of Teutons
swept forward, but ending in what the
Russian official statement characterizes
as complete failure. The Russian
forces still hold here a strip of Galician
soil.
The Teutonic attack on the part of Ru-
mania still remaining in entente possess
ion now is being pressed from three
sides, and advances for the offensive
forces in some sectors are admitted
There appears to be no question of any
lack of determination in the Russo
Rumsnian offensive. however. and at
some points the joint entente armies are
on the aggressive
Wives GuLculc SOuCGIu.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's Of
fensive in southern Moldavia seems to
be giving the entente command the
greatest concern at present, as a highly
important line of railway communica-
tions along the western Moldavian front
is threatened by it
Apparently the drive is aimed at the
railway junction of Pantzin, possession
of which would cut of the branch rail-
way which connects the two lateral
lines of communication along this
front. The battle is being waged along
the Suchitza river. across which Won
Mackensen has forced his way to the
west of the Fokshani-Ovna railway
line. To the east of the railways in the
more crucial sector, however. his at
tacks apparently have been less sue
cessful.
Russian Story Of Battles.
BY the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. August 1.-THE off,
cial statement reads:
Western CRussian) front: There
have been fusillades. These attained
rection of Ida The partial offensive
undertaken by the enemy on Thursday
in the direction of Brody, in the Zarkov
region. ended in complete failure for
him. The enemy was repused every
where and his losses were great.
Situation in Rumania.
"Rumanian front: Enemy attacks in
the valleys of the Rivers Sereth and
Suchawa. in the region of the upper
reaches of the River Bobra. the enemy
succeeded in driving our troops back
slightly. To the southwest of Ocna,
during the course of Thursday. stub
born battles took place. The enemy
made series of energetic attacks and
toward evening forced the Rumanian
rat hon tHa
east on the WyschtOcna- -Grozesni line.
During the course of Friday the
enemy continued to develop his often
sive to the west of the Fokshani- Mara
forced our troops to retire across the
River Suchitza- To the east of the rail-
way We repulsed all attacks. capturing
about 300 prisoners. The battle is still
in progress. Late in the evening our
troops made counter attacks and in
places recIosSed to the southern
bank of the SuchitZa.
Aviation: Enemy airplanes dropped
bombs on the railway station at Lo-
detchno.
Stronger Discipline for Army.
today announced that the government had
decided in connection with the re-estab-
lishment of iron discipline in the army to
appoint government commissioners with
the troops to replace the present com
missioners. who were elected The new
commissioners will exercise their authority
in the domain of administration Of
the army and control its political life but
their exclusive power in field operations
As check on the infiiction of capital
punishment, the government commission
crs will review all such sentences NJ
Savinkoff also announced that II was the
government intention to fll the lists of
the high command with young officers.