New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-04
Bru.ilof's Armies Cross
Stripa and Take
$500 Prisoners
Soldiers Swear
To Win or Die
Kerensky, Still Leading,
Inspires Men to Reck-
less Courage

rondon. July 3.-The Russian often
,;ys in Galicia is developing into
weeping victory along twenty-mile
t.,nt east and southeast Of Lemberg.
An the power Of BrusilofT's armies is
t.;nv concentrated against this line
vi,b the purpose Of smashing through
70 the Galician capital.
Units representing four Russian ar
Mrs drove forward yesterday to sue
,s..es even more important than those
.,bieved the day before. The fortified
,owr Of Brzezany, commanding the up
,,rZlota Lipa line fifty miles southeast
a. Lemberc. was invested from three
directions and is now being evacuated
~ the enemy forces. according to Reu-
,sr,s correspondent at Petrograd.
Further north the Russians swept the
arstro.German forces across the Little
s,r;na River and. continuing their swift
.lyarce along the TarnopOl-Krasne
railroad toward Zlochoff, stormed the
villages Of Zborof, Presovci and kor-
shiduv. All the important heights ad-
mining these positions we're occupied
and progrcss was made west OF the
Uzefuvka River.
The second days total in prisoners
snd war material taken by the Kus-
SLAMS is hardly less suggestive of the
extent and power of their advance. 10
the 10000 captives swept in during the
first davis operations $500 more were
added to-day. and Petrograd announces
that prisoners continue TO arrive.
This figure probably will be greatly
augmented BY captures in Brzezany'
unapnouneed as yet. In addition, the
-. bst+Is resulted in the capture OF
,xeptv-one guns and sixteen machine
vuus Many of the captured guns were
,urusd against the enemy. Petrograo
says. ,;roa
The rank and file of the Russian
armies. under the magnetic innuence
IF the Youthful Kerensky, nave DecoiiS
irsn;red and scenes are being enacted
siong the battle lines strongly sugges-
,;ys Of the French Revolution. kegl-
rents battalions. companies, batteries
snd sirg1e souadrons have named theih-
se,ves Yrits Of death" and nave re-
solved according to dispatches from
the front 70 do or die in the supreme
test Of RusSia's manhood. ., 49,.
IN the cuffs OF their uniforms theS
are wearing black and red stripes, EN-,
b,zoned with deaths head on crossed
swords Their almost reckless bravery
and bardihood in the face OF death nave
swent the whole army with the leVer
q battle. and the enemy forces are pc
ing overwhelmed by the savageness OF
their attack. -.
While the complete success OF the
Russian attack in Galicia is not adm.
ted By either Berlin or Vienna, the ON
cal communicates from those capitals
are astounding in their frankness. ber-
lin confirms the Petrograd reports OF
success almost 70 the last detail. admit
tr, that the Russians have succeeded
ir extending nortnward the gap made
IN the Northern Galc,an front and de-
caring that only the hurting OF strong
reserve units into the breach was able
70 stem the onrUsh.
Against the unofficial assertion from
Pe,rograd that Brzezany has virtually
fallen into Russian hands, the Berlin
statement saws that "the enemy up 10
the present time has not found strength
TO repeat his attacks against the height
positions at Brzezany."
Offensive to Spread
There are Increasing signs that the
Russian offensive Is soon 70 spread TO
me Nolhyniar front, where Koyel stands
a. the objective in much the same posi-
ton does Lcmberg IN Galicia. Ber-
In reports to-day heavy artillery fight
ing on the middle Stokhod and local
attacks by the Russians on the kovel-
Lgisk railway, which are declared 10
rave broken down without gain. An
increase IN activity at Riga and Smor-
zen, on the northern front, is also re-
ported and may indicate the approach
Russian drive there.
brzezany. around which a fierce
bat'le ragged for weeks last year, is on
ne vest bank Of the Zlota Lipa,
about FIVE miles north Of the ter
minus Of the railroad running from
- To p-ALDfs- LDDToU Is OF
we Iarnapol- pol-KrasneLemberg railway,
we've miles southeast Of the important
.o"n Of Zlochof. The main drive Of
Ae Russians in Northern Galicia is
proceeding up the latter railroad sys-
ZEN toward Krasne, the fall Of which
you'd greatly imperil Lemberg from
the east.
Two important factors are with the
h"sisns In their present offensive, Civ
g tnem an advantage they did not
p''sezs last year. Brusilof no longer
handicapped by court intrigue and
constant fear Of treachery in his ranks,
she ne is able 20 make use OF an ade-
y-sis supply Of munitions, all reports
o.eating that the Russian army is
sslfr equipped az this time than IL
az been a. any other time during the
I. EveTything now depends on the
@Hsie Of the troops. The drive has
phs much % solidify sentiment in
--1sia ior the war, and for that reason
>'he - vastly important.