Evening star., 1916-06-13
HALTtS TEMPORARY ONLY,
ACCORDING TO PETRoGRAD
Rapid and Steady Progress OF the
Cars Armies Surprises
Military Experts.
DEADLY WORK BY BIG GUNS
Much of Credit for Success of Of
fensive Is Reported Due to
Effective Fire of Russian
Artillery.

| BERLIN, June 13, by wireless
to Sayville, N. Y.-German and
Austro-Hungarian troops deliv-
cred a heavy counter attack on
Russian forces advancing in
northeastern Bukowina and drove
them back, the official Austrian
statement of June II says.
The Austrians captured 1900
Russians.
Drove Back Russian Force.
The statement follows:
I'm northeastern Bukowina Austro-
Hungarian troops disengaged them
selves from the enemy under heavy
rear guard fighting. German and Aus
tro- Hungarian regiments by counter
attack drove back hostile force ad-
vancing northwest from Buczacz. Thir-
teen hundred Russians were captured.
.,On the height east of Wisniowezk a
Russian attack was delivered this
morning, but it broke down under our
artillery fire. East Of Kozlov. Austro-
Hungarian scout detachments captured
Russian advanced post. Violent
lighting continues northwest of Tarno-
poI. The positions near Vorobievka
northwest Of TarnopoD. which have
been mentioned repeatedly, changed
hands several times.
"Along the Ikwa and in Volhynia 1t
was comparatively quiet. Yesterday
west of Kolki we repulsed a Russian
attempt to cross the river. In that
region, as everywhere. the losses Of
the Russians corresponded to their
r.ck,ess use of masses Of troops"
Berlin ofhcial Report.
Rerarding nghting on the eastern
front. the statement issued today by
the war Office says:
Eastern front: On the Dvina. south
east of Dubena (seventeen miles south
east of Jacobstadt). the fire of our bat
teriss disposed of Russian cavalry
brigade. Northwest of Baranovichi the
artillery fire Of the enemy was more
lively.
The army of Gen. Won Bothmer re-
pulsed completely an attack made by the
enemy on the Stripa. west of Przewloka.
Near Podhaijze Russian aeroplane was
oyerpowered by a German aviator in
an aerial battle. The pilot and the OBJ
server. the latter a French officer. were
CAPTURED. The aeroplane was saved"
! :. Czernowitz Reported Taken.
PETROGRAD, June IL. via London
June IA rumor is in circulation here
nowitz, capital of the Austrian crown
land of Bukowina.
The rumor lacks official confirmation.
but 1t has been given color by the cap
ture of Dobronovtze. a commanding
point ten miles to the northeast. The
Russian line extends to Okna- From
both these points good roads lead direct
to Czernowitz. and. according to mill
tary authorities. they are the only
points In this direction capable of de-
fense.
A telegram received from Bucharest,
Rumania, says the Austrian army had
evacuated Czernowitz and moved to a
line four miles to the west
The continued successes of the Rus
SLAMS recorded in todays official COM
munication are the more surprising. as
the Austrians, after the first shock Of
the Russian advance. appeared to have
rallied their forces and offered extreme
| ly stubborn resistance. This is indi-
Gated by the fact that they were able
| to mass sufficient forces in the vicinity
of Kolki. north of Lutsk. to cause the
Russians to retire across the Styr river
Check Only Momentary.
Not only here. but at other points on
the volhynian front. furious counter
| attacks characterized the last forty
hours of fighting. but without being
able to check, except momentarily. the
force Of the Russian advance.
| 1t is not believed here that the Ger
mans are sending many troops to aid
! the Austrians. It is pointed out that
only in one misunderstanding Russia s
spectacular Carpathian campaign-did
Germany send any large number of
men TO the relief Of the Austrians. In
stead, it has always been their practice
TO undertake an offensive on some other
line in an endeavor to draw off the
Russians 1t is the opinion OF observers
| here that IL is not improbable the Ger
mans are more likely to attempt an Of
| fensiye on the northern section OF the
| Russian front than to risk weakening
| their lines by detaching any number OF
| men for the purpose of stiffening the
| Austrian defense.
| The number of Austrians captured by
the Russians in the new offensive move-
ment has been increased to more than
| ll4,000. In many sectors of the front,
| an official statement says, the Russians
| still are pursuing defeated Austrians.
| owing to storms In south Russia and
consequent temporary rupture of tele.
graphic communication. reports are de.
iayed and news from the armies Is re-
stricted. Nevertheless. 1t is confirmed
that Gen. Brussilof's offensive con.
tinued yesterday.