New Britain herald., 1917-07-28
PART OF RUSSIAN
ARMY IN DANGER
Eighth and Remnants Of Seventh
Cut OF by Teutons

Berlin. July 26, Via London. July
2S.-The Tageblatt correspondent
with the Hungarian armies In
southern Galicia reports that vital rail-
road communication from Kolomea to
Czernowitz is now seriously menaced
ana threatens to cut off the Russian
elshth army and remnants of the
seventh which escaped across the
Dnelster. German advance troops are
said to- be only days march from
the rivers loops. The evacuation of
the forests of the Carpathians also is
taking on the character Of a panicky
flight.
The capture of the important
brdgehead at Halicz, north Of Stansi-
lau, forced the Russian army corps to
retreat before the seventh army was
given an opportunity to seek safety
across the Dneister
Large stores of military supplies and
foodstuffs were scattered along the
path of retreat. The civilian popula-
ton. which had taken refuge in the
forests, is now returning. home.
Since the fall of Tarnopol 16 towns
north and south of the Dneister and
more than hundred villages have
been cleared of Russians.
Vienna, via London, July 27.-The
official communication issued by Aus
tro- Hungarian headquarters tonight
reads:
Fighting occurred in the upper
Suchitza region. The villages of So
veia and Neteretei remain in the
hands of the enemy.
"On the Russian from Tartar Pass
to Kirlibaba the enemy showed signs
of weakening. The Honveds drove
the adversary over the Cabal river.
The Austro- Hungarians and German
forces under General koevess are
pressing forward along the upper
course of the mountain stream in a
northeasterly direction. The attack
ing movement of Gen. Won Boehmn-
Ermolli's forces continues success
fully. Detachments of the army and
Bavarian troops took possession OF
kolomea after bitter engagements
with the Russian rear guards.
ION the northern bank of the Dnet-
ster the allied troops are approaching
the confluence of the Stripa. Czortkov
and Trembowla are in German hands.
North Of Trembowla the Russians
assembled their forces for a rapid
mass attack which broke down com
pletely with heavy losses. East of
Tarnopol the enemy has again been
driven further back
Paris, July 2S.--After violent
bonn bardment the Germans last night
returned to the offensive of the Aisne
front, delivering series Of attacks.
The war office announces that the
Germans were repulsed with heavy
losses.
London. July 2s.-"We raided the
enemy's trenches last night south of
Armentieres" said todays official re-
port on the F'ranco-Belgan front oD-
Grafton. "A hostile attack upon our
positions east Of Osttavorne was SUE
cessfully repulsed.
Berlin. July %, via London.-On
the front commanded by Archduke
Joseph the Austro- Germans are near
ing the Ptuth plateau below kolo-
mea, in Galicia. says the statement is
sued today by the German war office.
In the wooded Carpathians the Teu-
tons have taken some high positions
from the still resisting Russians
Petrograd, July 2S.-On the battle
front in Galicia where the Teutons
have been on the offensive nothing of,
material Importance occurred yes
terday, according to today's official
announcement by the war depart
ment. Tn the Carpathians the Teu-
tons attacked the rest of the Kirlaba
and pressed back the Russian detach-
ment.