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Show AUSTRIANS ADMIT TAKING OF BRODY BY THE RUSSIANS VIENNA, July 2S. via London, July 29, 12:"H a. m. An official statement i given out by the Austro-Hungarian war office today says: Russian war theater: On the upper pnrt of the Czarny Czeremosz river several Russian attacks failed. In the region north of Brody the enemy continued yesterday during the whole day till late in the afternoon his assaults, but he was again repulsed re-pulsed and gained no ground. A fresh attack was undertaken in masses during dur-ing the evening and the Russians succeeded in penetrating our positions posi-tions along the Brody-Leszniow road, j Our troops continue the battle on the southern border of Brody. Near Pustomyty, in Volhynia. Aus-tro-Ilungarians chased back the enemy en-emy who advanced to their intrench-ment. intrench-ment. Northeast of Sviniuchy the local lo-cal invasion of the Russians was replied re-plied to by a counter-attack. Tn the middle of July the enemy resumed the offensive in Volhvnia after a pause of four weeks. The ' total result has been that our front on a length of eighty kilometers (fifty miles) was pushed in to a depth of not more than fifteen kilometers (nine and .one-half miles). The en- emy paid for this small gain of ! ground, owing to uninterrupted strong attacks, with enormous sacrifices. |