New-York tribune., 1917-07-26

London, July 25.-The Russian re-
treat has become a great sweep east
ward over an arc swinging from the
upper Sereth River, near the Galician
border to south of Tartar Pass, in the
Carpathian Mountains, a distance OF
approximately 100 miles. Nowhere on
This line Of withdrawal have the Rus
sian leaders been able to check the pur-
suing enemy, though at points the kus-
sian rear guard troops are hghtlng
bravely.
Even women are finging themselves
into the battle line to stem the tide OF
defeat in Russia's darkest hour. vera
Rutchkareff's Command of Death, a
battalion which from the twice-wound-
cd commander down. is composed
wholly Of women, was recently in ac-
,ion on the Krevo front and inflicted a
defeat on the Germans. Correspond
ants at the front declare that the de-
voted women advanced across No Mans
Land and into the enemy trenches with
an utter disregard of casualties and
death.
Tarnopol, according to the official ad-
mission from Petrograd. was gwen up
bv the Russian Guards without a hgn''
staIislsu and Nadvorna are both IN
Teuton hands, and in the middle OF the
linz the Austro- Germans are closing IN
on Buczacz. Practically all Of General
prus;loT's Galician gains of last year
have been or are rapidly nelhe SAUL
feed.
The Russian withdrawal is not yet
rout Emperor William, stationed on
hill near the Sereth to watch the slavic
A;ob, was enabled TO see iirst class
battle Here the Russians turned on
their pursuers and attacked with
ferocity which for while lett the issue
in doubt. They were unsupported
however and finally were driven DacK,
abandoning a height on the east oank
of the stream.
Rumanians Win Success
brilliant success of the reorganlzed
Pumanian army. cooperating with Rus
sian units in the Southern Carpathlahs'
broke the enemy line on consldeIsole
front in the Suchitzs valley, and' on
the admission Of Vienna, partlaliy re-
lieved the pressure on the retrestihe
Russians 10 the north. Berlin aannlts
the Teutons were forced out OF tne,r
highly organized forward defence oeii
and compelled to take up their stand
in protecting positions well 10 tne
west. The Rumanlans and russians
under the Rumanian commander, zen,
eral Averescu, fought with devoted
courage and took several hundred pris-
onars' as we'll as nineteen guns, sew
eral of them heavy pieces.
One of the Rumanian batteries served
their guns until only seven men were
Iett alive. These continued the action
until the enemy artillery was sllenced.
After the battle the Russian General
stcherbatcheff pinned the Cross OF 81.
George ON the breast Of each survivor.
Teuton Forces Drawn on
Vienna confesses that near the bor-
dor vhere Bukowina. Moldavia and
Hungary meet the Russo Rumanlan
armies are thrusting with great STUB
bornness. These attacks, located IN
the Toelgyges region, between the Ca
sina and the Putna. and in the Putna
Valley. were severe enough TO draw
of Teuton forces from other fronts
while further south on Rumanian terri
tory strong assaults were also mace
against Won Mackensen's forces.
In the far north, however. the Kus-
s;sn counter offensive on the Flina
front apparently has died away. Berlin
declares the Russians. impressed oy
their failure and sacrifices, have not
again attacked" Petrograd indicated
ves,erday that the trouble in this area
was the same shaken morale that
caused the disaster in Galicia:
In the Carpathisns the Russians yes
terday were still clinglng to Tartar
Pass, as pivot on which TO swing
their line of retreat. To-nights Berlin
statement says they have even given
I'm this and are now withdrawing to
the southwark. There is hint here
mat the Russian armies south OF the
Carpathians aud those TO the north may
be wholly separated if the German pur-
suit is not stemmed in the near future.
where the Teutor wedge has been
thrust in deepest. the Russian with
L. ANA