The state herald., 1916-06-16
RUSSIANS ALSO TAKE ENORMOUS
QUANTITY OF WAR SUPPLIES
IN DAYS FIGHTING.
TAKE DUBNO FORTRESS
BRITISH CAPTURE TWO TOWNS
FROM GERMANS IN EAST
AFRICA.
Western Newspaper Union New. service.


London, June I3.-From the wood.
ed region Of southwest Russia to the
Rumanian frontier the Russians are
keeping up tLeir tremendous offens
I've against the AustroHungarians
who have been reinforced on several
sectors by Germans. The advance of
the Russians is notable for the large
number OF prisoners taken and the
enormous captures of guns. machine
guns, ammunition and other war
stores.
In the week that has elapsed since
they first threw their attacks against
the Austrians. the Russians report
that they have captured approximate.
ly 100000 officers and men and
forced back the organized lines of
their antagonists from the region OF
the Volhynian fortress triangle to Ru.
mania. Having previously captured
Lutsk, the Russians now have retaken
Dubno. the second OF the fortresses In
the Volhynian triangle held by the
Austrians. and are pressing the re.
treating Austrians westward. In Ga.
licta and Bukowina progress also has
been made by the Russians The
Austrians admit the withdrawal of
their forces in northeastern Buko
wilma. The Austrians all along the bat.
tie front are putting up a stubborn
resistance. especially east OF Kolki.
lying to the north of Lutsk, where
they have forced back Russian ad.
vanced elements across the Styr river
and In the region of Torgovitsky, at
Styr. south of Lutsk.
Three German infantry attacks on
Hin 304 at verdun were repulsed Sat.
urday night. Since then. fighting in
this region has been confined to bonn.
bardments.
Italians claim gains southeast Of
Trent and repulse OF Austrians south.
west OF Asiago.
British capture two towns from Ger.
mans In East Africa.
Petrograd. June 10.-Five days of
furious offensive by the forces Of
Gen. Brussiloff has crumpled their
opponents lines from the Kovel-Sar-
ny railway line to Bukowina, driving
them back an average of fifteen
miles. In the Lutsk sector the Rus
slams appear to have completely
broken through. turning the left
flank OF the Austrian armies and the
right flank Of the German forces.
and capturing Lutsk. the center of
number of radiating roads and
railways. At several points the at
tacking Russians have crossed the
ikwa and Styr rivers, and farther
south they are approaching the
Stripa river.
The victories are attributed large
ly to the avalanche of gunfire which
swept away dozens OF lines of en-.
tangiements and opened the way for
the troops who swept through In ir-
resistible numbers. In some places
the Russian barrier fire cut off
large Austrian units. which surren-
dered. This accounts for the large
number of prisoners officially re-
ported captured.
Attack by German infantry against
Hill No. 304 at verdun. repulsed.
King OF Greece demobilizes part
of army. numbering 10000 men.
London, June Sort Vaux, lying
some five miles northeast OF verdun.
which for weeks past the French
have been stubbornly defending
against terrific onslaughts by the
Germans. has at last fallen Into tho
hands of the Teutons, according to
Berlin.
Russians in big offensive on $50.
mile front have driven Tcutons from
fortified positions and brought the to-
tai OF prisoners to 10000.