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Show Drive in Southern Vol-hynia Vol-hynia Continues Successful, Suc-cessful, the Teutonic Forces Being Pushed Back; General Sakhar-off Sakhar-off Captures More Than 4000 Officers and Men. ARMENIA CLEARED OF THE MOSLEMS Czar Congratulates the Commander of the Victorious Vic-torious Caucasus Army on Taking of Erzingan; Berlin Claims Repulse of Muscovites at All Points. PETROGRAD, July 26, via London, 4:05 p. m. The Russians are continuing their successful drive In southern Volliynla, pressing- back the Teutonic forces near the Slonevak river, a branch of the Styr tt'hich the Russians are crossing, the war Dffice announced today. - Great losses have been inflicted on the retiring hostile forces. Heavy losses in prisoners were sustained, sus-tained, the statement says. General Sak-haroff Sak-haroff capturing more than 4000 officers arid men. The forces of General von Boehm-Er-mollin are being attacked by the Russians In Gallcia, ten miles north of Brody. German forces under Field Marshal von Klndenburg attacked the Russian lines near Kemmern. twenty miles west of Riga, and nearly succeeded in penetrating penetrat-ing the Russian front line, the war office announced today, but finally were compelled com-pelled to retreat by the concentration of the Russian fire. The statement says: In the region of Kemmern, sfter artillery ar-tillery preparation, the Germans made twu attacks and were on the point of forcing back our front line detachments, detach-ments, when, owing to our concentrated concen-trated fire, the enemy was compelled to fall back, leaving many dead and wounded. During these battles , the Ok mans used explosive bullets and , tear-producing? shells. Northwest of Baranovichi a fierce artillery battle was waged on both Bides, together with engagements between be-tween front-line detachments. Dur-Ing Dur-Ing these our detachments made small advances. Six enemy aviators threw thirty- two hombs on the Gamira station. Eleven aeroplanes also threw seventy- one hombs on the station at Pogo-rclcy. Pogo-rclcy. During the night, after fierce fighting fight-ing In the region of the village of Vonskf, southwest of Baranovichi, a company of the enemy crossed the river Shava and approached our wire entanglements, but were repulsed by "r rifle and gunfire. In the region of the river Slonevak, a branch of the Slyr, our troops crossing to the left bank continue to press the retreating enemy, which HurfeiPd great losses. We have taken prisoner sixty-three officers, 4000 men. "v Runs, six machine guns, twelve cases of munitions and many other Mniep. Prisoners are continuing lo arrive. ARMENIA CLEARED OF TURK TROOPS BY THE RUSSIANS nP,!,TI5I?GRAD- J"'y v'a London. 4:01 I. m. 11,0 Turkish fortress of Krzincnn. i ' Arn'enl:i, bus boon csptnrM bv ,, lans- Thls wlls announced oftl-mrnt oftl-mrnt y by ,lle Rllsslan war (Icpart- fiuI'," ofr"'inl slnteinent annoum-lns the "Mure of Err.lnsun says: On Tuesday olr gallant troops, un- comnun.l of General fdenltchin. ok In battle the. town of Krzinean. ,'a rlt. lhe elearlns of lhe Turks roiil Armenia has been accomplish. ln i ' emPtrr yesterdav sent the fol-m fol-m ,lelmniJ the commander .n clUef nt Tints: 'It is with joy lhat I have heard !,,, tailns of Erzl.iKan. From lhe TOUom of my heart 1 concratuUte and the heroic Caucasian urniv "Pon your victory. I am dellehted ,. ,! c tronP so quickly Justllled the tonlldence placed in them. (Signed) "NICHOLAS." th?rCi,nt adv,r,s from Petrosrad said e tl"!Rsslans, after heatlnu off en-enm-.r . rl,sl1 counter attacks, were J'erging onKrz,)Kllii from three sides (Continued on Page Two!) WMSSSTHE SLOWllUffi (Continued from Page One.) and that the IM-ian advan.'- cuard? v. c within ten mil- of the fortllled cit. T i-- Turks were rr;ort.d by Knan aviators avi-ators t. he ili-filt'Oj li'K the stores, iwid ?i;p-ne. ?i;p-ne. Pelitf was expr'-J'H' l bv Kus.ian ubt.rvers that the evaluation of tiie V-iai e alreadv had beRun And that the de-rT.,-' of ti;.' fortr.-s was be!nc ''"l"l".''l"l ot,iv with the purno-e of BlMnc the Tuiks tiuu- to witl.diaw to a new base at Slvas. i;; miles to t':e ve-t T-e i:,iu' ;m ofrb ial eon nni nl.a t Ion or T k l.iv said th.e Turk'i arnden m the l"-7i!,m'n r.'k-on "w.-re r--t re.it i nr In ord.-r b-for- ; - e- l rr -s l ' fies-ure of our !r.p nd were a i b ninn lor. the road rannorl. rides mid munillons. |