New-York tribune., 1917-07-25
Official Statements

TO their original trenches. number OF
these units refused TO carry out military
commands during the battle,
Detachments Of the 2ith Division, the
Tuskc Lovtsky and Saraosky regiments
and the Battalion OF Death" acted heroi-
cally, and, as at other points, the gallantry OF
the officers was noteworthy. Their losses
were large. The chief of the division, Cen
eral Dojennov, is suffering from gas poison
ing.
In the direction of Wilma and in the re-
gion north of krevo the enemy, delivering
number of counter attacks, succeeded in oc-
cupying one of the heights north OF Bogusn,
which we captured July 22 Heroic exertion
by the officers was required 70 restrain the
men from Withdrawing TO the rear in great
numbers.
There have been fusilades on the Sereth as
far as Tarnopol. In the region Of Zagorbel
"a suburb OF Tarnopol-the enemy is deliv-
ering intense concentrated artillery hre. In
the region of Mokuice, on the Sereth, the
enemy crossed TO the eastern bank of the
river, defeating our detachments and occupy
ing the village of Volya Masoveckaya.
Between the Sereth and the Stripa the
enemy continues his offensive. and toward
the evening OF July % he occupied Berna-
duvku. Dorehuv and Burkanuv. Northwest
of BuczacZ our troops are holding the
Gaivoronka- Monas terzyska line.
South of the Dniester our troops are re-
tiring in an eastern direction. Stanslau is
being evacuated.
GERMAN
Berlin. July "a (DAY).-on the whole of
the Eastern front between the Baltic and the
Eleck Sea bitter fighting is in progress, and
great successes for the Germans and their
allied arms are occurring.
Front Of Prince Leopold. Following an at
tick in the morning on wide front, which
was frustrated at the outset by our destruc-
tive fire, the Russians in the evening again
vainly attacked the army group OF General
won Eichhorn near Jacobstadt.
Southeast Of Dvin5k, after strong artillery
firing the Russians launched six divisions in
deer columns five times against our line
The attacks were completely mastered. After
hard hand-to-hand encounters the enemy was
compelled TO withdraw, with terrible losses
During the morning the Russians also again
stoImed our lines near Krevo on width OF
five kilometres, but were repulsed. The VII
lage OF Kreyo Is again in our hands.
South of Smorgon the enemy attacked with
regiments belonging to eight divisions, a
fact which was ascertained from prisoners
and dead left on the field. Only remnants OF
the regiments returned.
Army Group of General Won Boehm- Pr
mclli.-The strategic effect of our operation
il, Fast Galicia is continually becoming more
nowerful The enemy is retreating from the
northern Carpathian front From the Seretn
10 the wooded Carpathians we are pressing
forward over front $50 kilometres VIDE;
Our victorious army corps have forced thelr
way over the Sereth. crossing 10 the south
rear Tarnopol. Near Trembowla desperate
Russian mass attacks were repulsed.
We have advanced beyond Podhaytse
Halicz and the Bystritsa-Solotvina River. Inc
booty cannot yet be hscertaned. Several di'
visions report 3 900 prisoners each.
(NIGHTl-This morning we vigorously
counter attacked the German troops who hac
occupied since the hard fighting OF the day
before yesterday elements Of our first line or
the Classmates and California plateaus Car
ried out with extraordinary spirit. the attack
gave brilliant results. Notwithstanding th'
stubborn defence offered BY the Germans
our troops recaptured all of the ground los
on the California Plateau, with the exception
OF a small work. which was completely de
stroyed, in the salient TO the northwest. anC
abandoned by both sides.
On the Classmates Plateau we drove ou
the enemy from all the elements he haC
, held; we even advanced our line at severa
/ points. German counter attacks delivered
| against the reconquered trenches resulted II
| no gain.
| The artillery fighting was very active II
| the Champagne and on the left bank OF tn
Meusc.