The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-18

feseneo the point OF greatest pressure.
Kalusx is on the left bank OF the
River Sivka, fifteen miles west of Ha-
licz. 1t is five miles beyond the Lom-
MICA stream Berlin says the Russians
were driven back across the Lomnica,
while the Russian announcement claims
that the crossings of this important
barrier are held in force by General
korniloifs corps. Whether the Rus
sian, are on the left or right bank Of
the Lomnica is OF some moment, be-
cause she Lomnica is the last stream
OF barrier size on which the troops OF
the central powers can hope to hold to
pick up the loose ends of the line be-
tween Halicz and the Carpathian,,
which has been badly demorallzed by
the continued success Of the Slavs.
Reports of the occupation of Dolina,
south OF Styr, are proven premature by
the withdrawal OF the Russians from
kalusz, which can be considered as the
point of extreme gain south of the
Dnelstcr.
Checked in their advance on Styr, VIC
may expect to see the Russians turn
south to flattcn the hustrians out in
the Carpathians and cause some con-
cern 10 the Austrans in Rumania. who
are on the tiptoe OF expectancy for a
Rumanan offensive.
Petrograd thinks Germany intends to
take the sting out OF Brusiloif's sur
prise by great attack on the Riga
front, on the northern end Of the long
line, closest to Pctrogtad. 1t has been
carried from Petrograd within the
week that German reserves have been
moved up to the Riga line in trans
ports through the Baltic sea. The Rus
SLAMS have announced that the Baltic
fleet and the armies in this sector are
ready Tor the shock If kcrensky's Of
ienslve has failed to awaken any por-
tion OF the Russian armies to a fight
ing sense, German drive on petro-
grad would do it, so the Russian gov
ernment has little to fear. If Germany
could get TO Petrograd by Christmas
she would find empty palaces like Ma
polcon did, she would have a battle
front stretched a few hundred miles
further and ultimately find herself in
the arms OF General Winter. Revou-
tionary Russia has nothing to fear from
German arms.
The Ukranian question with its de-
mand for independent government can
not be settled once for all until the
general peace comes. Until then. some
sort of compromise must satisfy as in
the case Of Finland. The provisional
government cannot let Finland or the
Ukraine have its way now.
The resignation of the four members
OF Lvoffs cabinet contain no menace to
the stability of the duma government,
and the uprising in the streets of Pc
trograd was more OF a brawl than a
counter-revolution
As few facts concerning Berlin
| politics come across. il develops more
and more that Michaeis, the new
chancellor is a war-to- the-hil man. a
junker Of the junkers. An indemnte,
and annexation leader set up by Hin
denburg, Ludendorff and the crown
prince. The military cheitains have
promised the kaiser that they will see
him through to victory and now they
must produce by the strength of their
armies or by the submarines.
An indication OF the temper of Aus
tria is sensed in the decision of the
slayer of Count Stucrgkh, former prem
The change is the difference between
Count Stuergkh was considered the
Austria. Doctor Adler thought he wa,
mountain OF protest again Doctor Adj
many threats of revolution unless the g.
crnment around. Unless the old grip
shaken loose, the government would n
shoot Adler to death, The government,
of the people.