.

Jablonica is about thirty-three miles west of Kuty and fifteen miles
south of Delatyn. It is on the right of the sixty-mile front occupied
by the advancing army of General Lechitsky.

No let-up was noticeable in the battle along the Stokhod, where the
combined forces of the Central Powers seemed to be able to withstand
all Russian attacks. Along the Lipa increased artillery fire was the
order of the day. In Galicia the floods in the Dniester Valley
continued to hamper military operations. Many minor engagements were
fought both in the northern and central sectors of the front.

CHAPTER XXVIII

INCREASED STRENGTH OF THE RUSSIAN DRIVE

As the month of July approached its end the Russian assaults became
more and more violent. Along the entire front the most bitter and
sanguinary fighting took place day after day and night after night.
Artillery bombardments such as never had been heard before raged at
hundreds of places at the same time. Troops in masses that passed all
former experience were employed by the Russians to break the
resistance of the Teutonic allies.

The latter, however, seemed to have their affairs well in hand. At
many points they lost local engagements. At other points advanced
positions had to be given up, and at still other points occasional
withdrawals of a few miles became inevitable. But, all in all, the
Austro-German lines held considerably well.

During the last two or three days of July, 1916, however, the
German-Austrian forces suffered some serious reverses. On July 21,
1916, General Sakharoff had succeeded in crossing the Lipa River and
in establishing himself firmly on its south bank. This brought him
within striking distance of the important railway point of Brody on
the Dubno-Lemberg railway, very close to the Russo-Galician border,
and only fifty miles northeast of Lemberg.

In spite of the most determined resistance on the part of the Austrian
troops, the Russian general was able to push his advantage during the
next few days, and on July 27, 1916, Brody fell into his hands.

Less successful was the continued attack on the Stokhod line with the
object of reaching Kovel. There the German-Austrian forces repulsed
all Russian advances.

In the Bukowina, however, the Russians gradually pushed on. Slowly but
surely they approached once more the Carpathian Mountain passes.

The same was true in eastern Galicia. After the fall of Kolomea in the
early part of the month, th