Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-12
Revolutionary Armies Are Push
ing Forward From Captured
Town With GaIiCian Capt.
tai as Their Goal.
AUSTRO-G GERMANS FORCED
TO CONTINUE RETREAT
Germans Destroy Bridges Be-
hind British Lines in Belgium
and Occupy Isolated Sec
ton; Take 1900 British.

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Having broken the strong Austro-
German line in the vicinity of HalicZ,
the Russians are pushing forward
from Halicz toward Lemberg, the
capital of Galicia, and from Stanisiau.
south of Halicz, westward toward the
line of the Dneister.
After the capture of Halicz, on the
front from Halicz to Zolotvin, about
thirty miles to the south, General
Korniloff forced the Austro-Germans
to continue their retreat. In their
advance from HalicZ the Russians
forced the fleeing enemy across the
Lomnica and occupied two towns on
the western bank of the river. The
next natural barrier Is the river
Stoka, about six miles west of the
Lomnica.
South and west of Stanislau the
Russians have reached the Posiecz-
Lesiuvka, Karmacz line, the central
point of which, LesluvKa, is four miles
west of the river Bystritza. This line
is about seven miles east of Kaiusz.
the nearest large town west of stan
islau and which Is situated on tho
Stoka river. The extension of the
, RuEs:icla fighting line 10 Zototvin
brings the battle-ground into the foot
hills of the Carpathians.
Russ Captures Total 10000.
On Tuesday the Russians captured
1000 more prisoners and thirty guns.
bringing their total captured from
July s to 10 to more than 10000 Of
ficers and men and eighty guns. A
large number of machine guns and
much war material also was taken.
Berlin gives no details of Tuesdays
fighting in Galicia, merely saying:
Movements south of the Dniester
have been executed until now -yas
planned"
On the Belgian coast, east of Dun
kirk, the British and Germans are
fighting again along the User, the
scene of many hard fought battles. BY
destroying the bridges across the User.
between Nieuport and the North sea
coast the Germans were able to ad-
vance and occupy the isolated section.
Berlin claims the capture of 1900
prisoners In the penetration of 900
yards along front of 1,400 yards.
May BE Attempt at Dunkirk.
Further inland near Lombaertzyde,
the Germans did not have as much
success. After gaining some ad-
vanced positions. the British threw
the attackers back to their own lines
by counter-attack. Whether the
German effort Is another attempt 20
reach Dunkirk or Calais or Is merely
a stroke to offset q probable British
offensive has not developed.
The latest British official statement
does not mention additional infantry
fighting on this sector and says the
German artillery fire has diminished.
German attempts southeast of Arras
and in the vicinity of Lens on
Wednesday were without success.
Violent artillery fighting marked
Wednesday on the Aisne and Cham
payne fronts in France and east Of
the Meuse in the Verdun region.
Northwest of Selo, on the Carso, the
Italians have occupied the Austrian
town of Dolina.
U-boat Average Falls.
A slight decrease in the effective
ness of the submarine campaign
against British shipping is noted in
the weekly report of British losses.
Fourteen merchant vssels of over
1900 tons were sunk the last week,
In comparison with fifteen the pre-
vious week. Under 1900 tons three
were lost, a decrease Of two. With
one exception. the loss is the lowest
of any week since Great Britain began
issuing weekly reports Of shipping
losses four months ago.