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Show SLAV TROOPS ARE 'PRESSING UPON HALICZ Hallcz, tho key to Lemborg, capital capi-tal of Galacla, Is threatened by tho success of the second thrust within ton days In eastern Gallcia by tho HuBsInn armies. Changing suddenly their point of attack to west and north ot Stanls-lau, Stanls-lau, about eighteen miles south of Hallcz on the I.emberg-Czornowltz railway, tho Hussions havo taken Jozupol, eight miles south of Hallcz, and four village botween the railway rail-way lino and tho Lomnlca river. Clozov, ono of tho villages taken, Is sovoral miles southwest of Jozupol and on tho Lemberg-Stnnlslnu railway. rail-way. Important captures of prisoners and guns were mado by General Drusolloff's men. Over 7000 men, 131 officers, 18 guns and many ma-, chlno guns were- taken from the Au'stro-Germuns. Tho Russian attacks at-tacks northwest of Stanlslau continue con-tinue Tho ItuRslan cavalry has Bwept on to tho west and has reached tho Luv-ka Luv-ka river. Berlin and Vienna admit tho pucces3 of the Russia thrusts, but both capitals claim that tho advance ad-vance was checked by German reserves, re-serves, thrown ,ln apparently to savo tho Austrian positions. A further advance of tho Russians toward tho Slwka river, thirty miloi west of Hallcz, would mako most perilous per-ilous the retention by tho Austro-Gormnns Austro-Gormnns of their present line from Zlochoff to Hallcz and would compel at least tho evacuation of Hallcz. Tho Russians have been nttacklng tho Austrians nlong tho Ilystrltsa-Solotvlna, Ilystrltsa-Solotvlna, southeast ot Stanlslau, but with no Important gain of ground as yet. Again tho French havo thrown back German efforts to reach the lino of tho Chomln-des-Dames. The German Ger-man crown prlnco has been reckless In his expenditure ot men, 'but all to no avail, as tho French still hold tight to tho Important positions south ot Loan. Along tho British front In France, on tho Austro-Itallan front and In Macedonia only raids and reconnolt-erlng reconnolt-erlng engagements are reported. Along the Mesopotamlan-Perslan frontier tho Russian troops havo evacuated several towns In tho mountains, moun-tains, Including Khanlkln, on tho Dl-ala Dl-ala river west of Kernmnshah. |