New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
raoture Buczacz and
Move on Gnita
Lipa River.
CROSS STYR ABOVE
AND BELOW LUTSK
srusiloff's Troops Take $500
More Prisoners in Great
Offensive.

Petrorrad. June 10 Unchecked in
,,eir mighty rush against the Austri-
ans the Russians are sweeping for
va-d IN Nolhynia and Gslicia. In the
later sector. after capturing Buczscz
ard smashing the enemy lines along
,.e Stripa and Dniester. General Bru-
,;lo4's troops are moving on the Gni,a
f,ps. twelve miles west Of the Zlota
lima Al Potok. and are seriously threat
rine Lemborg. At several points the
aps,rians' defence has crumpled com
,le,ely snd their retreat has become
almost rout
IN Volhynia the Russians have
crossed the Styr above and below
Lutsk and are swiftly pushing west
,,rd. fighting with the enemy reh--
,uards. Northeast Of Tarnopol the
Austrisns are offering sitter resist
,ree. and the Russians. lighting under
Great difficulties on account Of the
topography Of the country and the na,-
ursl defenees Of the enemy. are Icing
forced 70 slow down their progress.
During yesterdays lighting the Rus
sian forces captured 81 officers and
$500 men. making the total in the six
s,vs OF the offensive 1910 officers and
about Il 900 men.
Germans Taken Prisoner.
Many German prisoners were among
those taken IN the last two days fight
inr From these Il was learned that
the Germans had sent several divisions
from further north.
The Germans are continuing their
activity in the Smorgon region with
added vigor, evidently for the purpose
Of masking the movement Of these
troops The German troops which al
ready have been rushed to the support
Of the Austrians are from the Wilma
and Ida sectors.
Russian military authorities are quot
ed ss giving expression 70 the feeling
that they have little apprehension that
the Germans will be able 10 spare suff1-
eient troops materially to assist the
lustrians, as General Kuropatkin s
armies on the Dvinsk-Riga front are IN
TOO great strength to warrant any weak
ening Of that line.
With the arrival Of the Russians at
the ZlOts Lips, Lemburg is becoming
more seriously threatened II Is only
8 step from the Zlota Lips 10 HshcZ,
which in the campaigns OF last year
vas always regarded as the key 20 the
defence Of Lemburg.
Cross Styr River.
"On the western 'front.'" says the Rus
sian Official statement, troops under
General Brosiloff continued the often
sive and their pursuit of the enemy.
Fighting with enemy resrguards, our
,roops have crossed the River Styr
above and below Lutsk.
The forces which crossed the river
are pursuing the enemy, who is en-
oeavoring to hold his position in the
rear
Elm Galcia. northeast of Tarnopol,
IN the regions of Gliadki and Tsebrof,
heavy fighting is proceeding for the
possession Of heights which have
changed hands several times.
Belgian armored motor cars are
lending most useful assistance 70 our
troops.
Stripa Front Pierced.
"The piercing of the enemy's front
in the region of the Stripa has resulted
in our occupation OF fortified posi-
ton or the east bank of the river. Al
dawn to-day our troops entered Buezacz
and. developing the offensive along the
Dreister River, carried the village OF
Scianka. In the village Of Potok Zlotaa
We seized a large artillery park and
large quantities of shells. The often
sive continues.
During yesterdays lighting we capt
ured 81 officers, $500 men and IL guns,
making the total up TO the present
1910 offaers. about II 900 men, "a guns,
ls7 machine guns. SO bomb mortars and
large quantity of other war material.
AT many points on the Dvina front
there were artillery duels. During the
night Of the eighth German bomb
throwing artillery was very active
against different sectors of the Dvlnsk
positions In the region Of the village
OF krevo, south Of Smorgon, the enemy
attempted several times to approach
our trenches. lie was driven back each
tine BY our troops"