New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-16
Allies Lose Guns
And 5000 Men on
Rumanian Front
Won Mackensen Captures
Strategic Points After
Vigorous Attacks
Fighting in Galicia
Russians May Start Counter
Movement on Field of
Recent Retreat
Fighting in Galicia
DAYS DEVELOPMENTS

Canadians storm Hill 20, north Of Lens
and take positions a mile in depth over two
mile 'front.' including northern suburbs OF
Lens.
French gain ground in Flanders. Aril-
l.rv battles over whole Western front reach
new intensity.
T,u,on, take 5000 prisoners in Lower
Nloldayia, where Russo-Rumanisn' are re-
treating. Russians start counter movement
in Calicia. southeast Of Tarnopol.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-Field Marshal
Won Mackensen's persistent attacks
against the Russo Rumsnian Allies IN
lower Moldavia have finally forced
definite retreat of the Second Ruman-
ian and Fourth Russian armies, &C
cordine 10 the official statement issued
from Berlin to-day.
In the mountains on both sides OF
The River Putna, near the Transyl-
vanian frontier. 5000 prisoners and
several guns of large ealibre have been
taken. while the Teutons have pushed
forward into Stracani, northwest of the
rnlroad junction Of Pantziu, and
stormed a bridgehesd near Batlaretu,
on the west bank of the Sereth River.
Petrograd admits that, despite the
the Trotus Valley, in which the town
of Slanic was reconquered. the Austro-
Germans have continued TO press for
ward upon Ocns and have occupied q
height about Eve miles west OF TINS
strategically important centre. Berlin
covering offensive started Sunday IN
asserts that the troops OF the central
Powers have pressed beyond Sovela.
Evidently hard necessity is compeU-
ing General Tcherbatcheff and his Ru-
manian allies to relinquish all the wide
angle between the Sereth and Trotus
rivers, though the retreating troops,
in vigorous counter attacks, are selling
the ground dearly.
Meanwhile there are signs that the
Russians are about to start counter
movement in Galicia, upon the held
where their recent disastrous night
took place. Both Berlin and Petrograd
report heavier firing in the region
southeast of Tarnopoi and the German
War once adds that there were strong
Russian infantry attacks supported
by srmored motor cars. All or these
assaults are said to have broken down
before the Austro-German positions
Petrograd fails to mention any open
6ghting in this area. However, sue
cessful Russian offensive at this point
would strike the Teutonie salient
created by the Russian withdrawal, on
its left flank and have tendency TO
reduce the entire angle OF advance
east Of the northern Sereth. Though
il may be inconceivable that Korniloh
would be able to strike so soon after
the demoralized fight Of his armies
success would mean the clearing OF the
Russian frontier and the transfer OF
the heavy fighting to Galieian soil once
more.
Petrograd rather minimizes the fight
ing in lower Moldavia, and gives no
hint of an Allied retreat. The Russian
War Office says that although the leu
tons made some progress in the Trotus
Valley, the hghting there has been less
intense. and that there were no at
taeks by the enemy in the region north
Of Fokshani, where Msckensen's great
est pressure has been exerted. An Aus
tro-German assault upon the Russian
positions near Krsdcheni forced a
breach in the defending lines, which
however, were restored in the course
of counter-attack.
It is semi-oficially stated from Jassy
that King Ferdinand and the Ru-
manian government are still at the tenn
porsry capital.