New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Germans Take
1000 Prisoners
Near Czernowitz
Attack on Russians May
Preface New Attempt to
Occupy Jassy
Retirement in North
Raiding Party Destroys Turk
ish Shipping in Black
Sea Port
Retirement in North

LONDON, Aug. 27.-East Of the
CzernowitE, Austro German armies to-
day gained a new success in the three
land area, where the frontiers Of Rus
STA, Rumania and Austria meet. The
Russian positions which were con.
quered were evidently attacked in con-
siderable force, as Berlin reports to-
night that thus far more than thou
sand prisoners and six guns have been
taken.
If the operation is an isolated one, it
counterbalance recent defeats in the
west by comparatively easy victories
in the east. II it links up with Won
Mackensen's recently halted campaign
in Southwestern Moldsvis, it is a re-
newal Of the converging movement
from the north and south, which has
as its first objective the occupation OF
the temporary Rumanian capital at
Jassy.
retreat on riga FROM
The Russian armies of the north also
yielded additional ground to the enemy
in the Riga sector yesterday, this time
evacuating positions on the south bank
of the Dvina River, near Jacobstadt,
about siXty-tive miles southeast of
the Livonian capital. 1t is difficult to
understand from the brief official
references just what is going on in
this region, but thus far it appears to
be a readjustment Of the Russian line
for defensive purposes, undertaken
without any overwhelming pressure
from the Germans.
The Dvina Is a serious natural OBJ
stacle TO an enemy advance, and so
long as the armies of Prince Leopold
are held on the southwestern bank Of
the stream the advantage is all with
the Russians, as the main line of rail
supply runs down the northeastern
bank from Riga TO Dvinsk. The Rus
sian withdrawal to the River IA, near
the coast Of the Gulf of Riga, was pre-
cipitateG by an intense hostile bonn
bardment, but there appears to have
been little infantry fighting during the
brief retreat.
The present withdrawal in the Jacob
stadt area, judging from the Berlin of
fetal statement. which says that the
Germans occupied the evacuated posi-
tions, seems to have taken place under
orders from General Letchitsky, and
TO have followed no fighting whatever.
Petrograd does not mention II, dis
missing the entire Western Russian
front with "there were fusillades and
scouting" Berlin refers to a revival
of artillery activity in Volhynia, near
Bsranovichi and southwest of Lutsk, as
well as "Reminiscences which were
successful for the German troops.
Teutons Win Height
In Southwestern Moldavia on Sunday
Austrian attacks near Ocna we're re-
pulsed, but near Soveia the Teutons
won a height which Petrograd declares
was reconquered in a counter attack.
Berlin insists that the counter thrust
collapsed.
A picturesque expedition by COM
bined naval and military forces has
been carried out by the Russians on
the southern shores of the Black Sea,
about hundred miles west of Trebi-
zond. A landing in force was made
at the town of Ordu. The landing
party, which was fired on from houses
used rs hospitals, destroyed practically
all the official buildings, and before
putting to sea again, blew up eleven
power boats and six sailing craft.