The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-23
s,Avs oVERRUN AUsTRo-HUN'
cARIANs IN SWEEP AGAINST
ENEMY IN BUKoWINA'
10000 AUSTRIANS TAKEN
On Other Fronts in the Fighting zones
In Europe Artillery oueIs Continue
Near Verdun Germans Keep
Up Bombardment.
latest From War Fronts.

hynia to BukoWlna SHOWS uo" h0A
any signs of slackening. All along the
front fresh gains for the Russian
troops and the capture Of thousands OF
additional prisoners and OF guns, ma
chine guns and war supplies are claim.
ed by the Russians. The number OF
prisoners exceeds 100000.
While semi-official advices from Pe'
trograd give q report that the Aus
TRANS have evacuated Czernowitz'
capital of Bukowina, the latest official
communication from Austrian head
quarters says the troops Of Emperor
Francis Joseph are making a stand
north and east of the city.
The Russians have advanced about
eighty miles, having previously cross
ed the Dnlester river and taken Horo-
donka and Zale Szczyky, and are now
driving their enemy to the left BANK
OF the River Pruth and captured the
town Of Sniatyn, which lies only TWEEN
" miles northwest of the BukoWina
capital Czernowitz.
Nowhere on the front, from the Prt'
pet river in Russia and through Gallcia
10 Bukowina, has there been any ces'
satlon In the great Russian offensive
Along the entire fine, according to the
Russian war office, the Austro-Hun'
garians and Germans are being driven
back and the Russians are still taking
thousands Of prisoners and capturing
guns, machine guns and war supplies
On the lower end Of the German
line In Russia, north of Baronivichi,
the Russians evidently have antict
Dated the proposed German offensive
and taken the initiative into their own
hands. Here, after violent artillery
preparation, they seven times essayed
10 storm the German lines. Berlin
Gays, however, that all their efforts
failed and that they were repulsed
with heavy losses.
In Volhynia and Gallcia the Rus
SLAMS are continuing their strong OF
Rensive against the Austro-HungarianE
and Germans, and on various sectors
In both regions they have made frest
advances and captured additional pris
Oners and war stores
Farther north violent fighting Is tax
ing place around Tarnopol, where tht
AustroHungarians, reinforced by Ger
mans, are holding back the attempts
of the Russians to advance in the dl
rection of Lemberg, capital of Galicia
Northeast of Tarnopol, near Vero
bievka, positions have changed hand
repeatedly in the heavy fighting, Will
east of Kozloe, which lies southwes
of Tarnopol, the capture of RUSSIA
advanced post Is reported by Vienna
Heavy fighting is in progress owe
virtually all the entire eastern from
from the Gulf Of Riga to Buwokina,
distance of between 900 and 700 mile
From Riga to the Jasiolda river, nortl
west OF the Pripet marsh regiQn, tn
Germans have taken the otfensiv
against the Russians, probably in a
effort TO divert the attention OF ii
Russians, who are in the second wee
of their drive against the Austro-Hu
garians and Germans from the Prip'
marshes to Bukowina.
On all sectors of the northern III
the Russians have successfully wit
stood the German onslaught al
driven the attacking forces bac
They have even gained ground again
them north of the Tirul marsh, sout
west Of Riga, says Petrograd.
The fighting around Verdun b
dwindled to intermittent bombal
ments. there having been no infant
attack anywhere on this front sin
Tuesday, when French positions We
and south OF Thiaumont farm We
captured by the Germans and Z
French made prisoners. The Cans
fans around Zillebeke. in Belgium, q
holding to the 1900 yards of grou
recaptured from the Germans TIL
day, although the Germans are heav
Smelling them. No infantry attaC
have been carried out by the Teuto
South and southeast Of Trent
Italians are continuing to drive bt
the Austrians, according to Rol
Gains have been made by the tails
In the Arsa Valley and the Pasu
sector along the Posina-Astico line ;
southwest Of Asiago. Further no
IN the Sugana Valley fresh progr
toward the Maso torrent Is recorl
for King Victor Emmsniel's men, '
repealed two counter-attacks near
relle. IN the Legirna Valley the A
TRANS are heavily bombarding the
ians on Conni zugna.
A Russian cavalry force Of /,
men operating between Caucasus
MesopOtamia fronts has been ann
lated by the Turks, who also captu
q large amount Of war material,
eording to Constantinople. On the
mainder Of the front in Aslatic
key there Is no change In the si
ton,
The British troops In German
Africa have captured the town