cerning the battles in Bessaral apparently, in accordance with the policy followed in the great offensive carlier in the war, waiting till they make @ decisive score, but the Aus trian communiques indicate clearly that the Russian attacks in Galicia are becoming more violent and more important and are not confined to the Bessarbian front but are extending east of the river Strypa. They have succeeded in smashing the Austrian lines at several points.
The Austrians only claim that their artillery stopped the Russian advance, which indicates that the advance was only partially stopped.
Though they assert that the Russian losses wore excessive they only mention that 480 Russian dead were found at two points.
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