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Show PROLONGS WAR. The delay in the Russian campaign against Halicz, one of tho keys to Lem-berg, Lem-berg, and the defeat of the Russians and Rumanians in Dobrudja are two decisive elements which, it would seem, will extend ex-tend the war into next year. Had General Gen-eral Brussiloff taken Halicz three weeks ago and pushed on to Lemberg, and had the Russians and Rumanians invaded Bulgaria by way of Dobrudja, the chances against the continuance of the conflict into 1918 would have been predominant. pre-dominant. In the fighting at Halicz German generalship, gen-eralship, fighting against odds, appears to have mastered Slav numbers for the present. A week ago the Russians had almost come into possession of Halicz. The Austro-German forces fled from some of tho outlying forts, which they blew ii). The Russians thought they wore fleeing in disorder and anticipated an early entry into the city, which even then was under bombardment and in flames. But General' von Bothmer did not retreat from the city and its strongest fortified positions. He merely withdrew his men from the . outlying l positions as a ruse and then turned on i tho Russians. After wailing for a week General Stcherbatchey, the Russian com-'mander, com-'mander, tried again to take the town. 'By attacking along a wide front while i other generals created diversions all i along the line from the Pripet marshes to Rumania, he broke through the Teuton Teu-ton lines at two places, one to the north and the other to the south of Halicz, but the Germans did not retire far. Instead, In-stead, they organized a counter-off en- sive and retook much of the lost ground, j Numbers, however, are telling against j the Teutons. The Russians apparently , have enough artillery and shells to pave j the way for repeated infantry attacks 'and undoubtedly they have all the in I fantry they need. |