New-York tribune., 1917-07-28
Diverse Political Elements
Urged to Stand Firmly
Behind Government
New Troops at Front
Optimistic View Taken of
Movement to Halt Ger
man Advance
lFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington, July 27.-The military
disaster Russia has suffered on the
Galician front has had a most beneficial
Eject in Petrograd in composing differ
ences between the Provisional Govern
ment and the Council of Workmen's
and Soldiers Delegates, according TO a
report received to-day by the State De-
partment from Ambassador Francis.
Moreover, it is stated, the military re-
verses have brought home to the Pro-
visional Government as nothing else
could the absolute necessity Of imme-
diate steps to stamp out mutiny, in
subordination and disorder at the Rus
sian capital.
Dispatches received at the Russian
Embassy from Petrograd to-day state
that the Provisional Government has
considered the advisability of consult
ing all the political parties and ele-
ments for the purpose of creating a
unity Of effort in behalf of the rcvolu-
tionary government. The dispatches
add that the situation In Petrograd is
not changed, the Provisional Govern
ment still being in complete control.
Appeal to Save Nation.
The embassy was advised that the
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates has made several direct ap-
peals TO the different elements of the
Russian population asking them to
make supreme efforts to save the coun-
try by supporting the Provisional Gov
ernment and discouraging hostile
manifestations.
The embassy asserted that the situa-
tion in Petrograd was better than ap-
peared in the press reports, as the Rus
sian authorities have permitted the
widest publicity and correspondents
have taken the gloomy rather than the
promising view of the situation.
Other dispatches received by the en-
bassy to-day explained the causes of
the defeats inflicted upon the Russian
army on the Galician front, and re-
ferred to victorious Russian military
operations further south. On July %,
the dispatches said, there was strong
German pressure on one part of the
Galician front, occupied BY the Grens-
diers' Division, or heavy infantry,
which did not resist but gave way be-
fore the enemy, who penetrated twenty
five miles into the Russian lines.
The first thing done to correct the
disaster, the dispatches stated, was TO
send two divisions TO arrest the ad-
vance of the Germans, but the two
divisions were insufficient to stop the
avalanche of veteran German troops.
By the heroic efforts Of few Russian
regiments, however, several hours were
obtained for the evacuation of Tarna-
pol, which gave the Russians oppor-
tunity to remove the great stores OF
supplies, to destroy what it was found
impracticable to transport and to raze
bridges and other structures. The Ger
mans upon entering the town found it
an empty she'll.
Two Armies Saved
All later German attacks were said
in the dispatches to have been directed
to the south, and they threatened for
a time to envelop the Seventh and
Eighth Russian armies. Facing this
situation the Russian higher command
ordered the withdrawal Of the entire
Galician front, and the two armies were
saved
A movement was said TO be in prog
ress to dispatch fresh troops to tho
Russian front for the purpose Of or
ganizing a new defence. Optimistic
views were taken of its possibilities,