The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-07
CZAR'S MEN NOW HAVE RAILWAY
LINE RUNNING TO LEMBERG,
THE GALICIAN CAPITAL.
ITALIANS GAIN LOST GROUND
British in France and Belgium Bonn,
bard German Trenches-Teutons
She'll French Positions
With Heavy Guns.
Latest News From War Fronts,

trians have been compelled to retire
on a part of the front in the region of
Kolomea and southwark. The Aus
TRANS valiantly attempted to hold
back the oncomdng Russians, but, &C
cording to Vienna, Emperor Francis
Josephs warriors finally were COM
PEELED to give way before superior
forces.
In this fighting and also In battles
near Kuty in Bukowina the Austrians
suffered heavy casualties. In addition
221 officers and 1925 men were
taken prisoners and heavy guns, ma
chine guns and stores were lost.
The Russian successes in this re-
gion seemingly give them almost free
access to the Carpathian passes and
the railway line running northwest
from Kolomea to Lemberg, the capital
of Galicia.
On the central part Of the Russian
front in Volhynia the violent battles
around Linewka and in the region Of
Sokul continue undated. Further
north the Germans have followed
heavy commandments Of various posi-
tons with infantry attacks which Pc
trograd says were all repulsed.
The British along their part of the
front in France and Belgium are keep
, ing up their heavy bombardment of
German trenches and sending out raid
ing parties, who are reported to be do
ing effective work, inflicting more or
less Nserious casualties on the Ger
mans \and bringing back prisoners.
The guns of the British have done
much dan mage to German trenches at
many poi pts, according to London.
In the AustroItalian region the
Italians in the Trentino region are
still driving back the Austrians and
recapturing important positions taken
from them in the recent Austrian Of
fensive. The Italians, also, have open
ed big offensive against the Aus
TRANS on the EASTERN front around
Monte San Michele, NSan MARITIME and
Vermegliano. Here, however, accord
ing to Vienna, the alians are being
partly repulsed. by Austrian counter
attacks.
The Austrians in the \region south
east of Trent are still failing back be-
fore the advance of the Il alians, who
have recaptured numerouA points OF
vantage. The towns of Rosina and
Arsiere again have fallen | into the
hands of Victor EmmanueQ's men,
while in the district of Adtge and
Brenta rivers numerous peaks and
mountain positions have been rStaken.
The Austrians. according to thu Ital
ian war office, vainly attempted to
hold back the Italians by conkcen
trated artillery and machine gun fire
but the Italians would not be denied
The Germans also essayed an attack
against the British southeast of YDress
but this also was without result. InA
patrol engagements the British at h
many points entered German trenches
inflicting casualties on the defenders
and taking some prisoners.
Four German aircraft have been
brought down by British airmen in
aerial fights The British lost one ma
chine.
On the front in Northern Russia the
Germans have bombarded Russian DO
sitions and followed them I'D with in.
tantry attacks. Petrograd says that
all the attacks were put down by the
Russian fire.
the official statement issued by the
Russian war office places the numbe,
OF prisoners captured between June 4
and June % at 1892 officers and
men. The number of heavy guns. ma
chine guns and bomb throwers reach
ed more than one thousand.
In Galicia the Russians in the re-
gion of Buczacz have at last broken
the deadlock and thrown the Don Cos
sacks across the Dniester occupying
the villages Of Siekergh!ne and Pc
truve
Apparently the British, who hold the
northern portion of the line in France
and Belgium, are threatening, if they
are not already making a diversion in
aid OF the French at Verdun. The Der.
lin war office reports important mill.
tary activity along the British lines
and the front held by the northern
wing OF the French army. This activ.
lty has been in progress for the last
two days.
In Asiatic Turke. in the region of
Ireoizond, on the right bank of the
Euphrates, near Mosul, and in the vi.
Unity of Bagdad, the Turks attempted
Niensive movements against the Rus.
slams. These maneuvers were every.
Where repulSed except IN H. n.