The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-27
RUSSIAN CAVALRY
and RUMANIANS
DEFEAT TEUTONS
Throw Back AuStrO-German
Infantry in E. Galicia.
Rumanians Take Many Prison
ers and Six CannOns.
TRAITOR RETREAT CONTINUES
Germans Advancing Rapidly
on Both Sides of Dniester.
Fresh Russian Troops Being
Rushed To Halt Kaiser Army.

Petrograd, July 27.-Russian cav
airy threw back the pressing Austro-
German infantry on "Wednesday in
the region southwest of Monaster-
syka, in eastern Galicia, says the Of
fetal statement issued today by the
war department.
The Russian announcement says
the Rumanians have advanced to-
wards the upper reaches of the
Suchitza river and are consolidating
their gains. The Rumanians took
many prisoners and captured six
guns.
Between the Dneister river and the
Carpathians, the statement says that
the Russians continue to retire in an
easterly direction.
Southeast of Trembowla in Go
licia, near the Russian border. the
Russians retired a short distance to
new positions. The Austro-
have occupied the Galician towns of
P1otycy and Czystylor on the Sereth
river.
Germans in Retreat Here.
Berlin. July 27.-Troops under
command of Archduke Joseph have
resreated on the Rumanian front. The
statement given out today by the Ger
man war department says that the
Teutons left to the Russo RumanianS
the territory in the Suchitza valley as
far as the upper course of the Putna
river.
The German statement says that the
German troops are rapidly advancing
on both sides of the Dniester river.
The Galician town of Kolomea, on the
railroad between Stanislau and Ger
nowitz has been captured by the Teu-
tons.
Kaiser at Front.
Berlin July 27-Near Tarnorol. in
eastern Galicia yesterday, Emperor
William watched the German troops
extend their gains at the Sereth
bridge head, says the official state
ment issued today by the German war
office.
The Austro-German forces are pur-
suing the Russians who are retreating
thru the wooded Carpathians in the
direction of the River Prtuh.
Grenadiers Started Retreat.
Washington, July 27.-Fresh Rus
sian troops are being rushed to the
Galician front to stem the tide oe the
German advance past Tarnopol said
cables to the Russian embassy today.
These loyal regiments are making
atonement for the traitorous action of
the grenadier division, which was the
first to mutiny July % and was the
direct cause of the Tarnopol fall, it is
said.
The grenadierS-men of gigantic
stature stationed at Moscow in peace
! times-refused to bear the brunt of
the German charge. Their retreat
opened a twenty mile gap for the
kaiser's troops.
Two cavalry regiments won dis
emotion at the fall of Tarnopol I'm
assisted by other troops, the cavalry
men delayed the German advance
guard two hours, inflicting terrible
losses and suffering even greater
slaughter while the Russian stores
and munitions at Tarnopol were be-
ing destroyed to prevent their falling
into German hands.
Annihilate Three German Regiments
Russian arms are still victorious in
the Smorgon-Krevo sector, the three
German regiments sent from Wilma to
! reinforce the kaiser's army have been
, literally cut to pieces, cables say
/ Deep f~rests in this theater of war
are filled with corpses of Russians
and Germans.