, 1916-06-24
TELEGRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION.
Continual from 4th page.

EllGSll6tA uu0 NIAbOho VII tAO
was announced by the War Office to-day.
The King Of England, the first to learn
of our victories, hue telesraphed the Gear
CONGRATULATIONS couched III exceptionally
warm and cordinl terms. The text OF the
statement is as Western front: On
several sectors Of the front occupied 10y the
armies under general Brusilotf the enemy
continued to make desperate counter
attacks. The enemy offensive, which began
in the vicinity of the vllInge of Voronchine
north east Of Diselsin, Z versts north OF the
I4utsk- Vladimir Volynski road, supported by
German troops recently transported thither,
has broken down under our fire. Accord
ing to reports just received, our troops after
n counter attack in the region from the
village of Rogevicthito, south east of the
vlilnge of Lokatchi, repuised the enemy anal
captured Ii off c aud $4,000 men and =
machine-guns On the extreme left OF our
front the enemy is retreating III disorder.
We are energetlcally pursuing him. lhls
decisive action and the clever hand
ling of q Russian rifle battalion which
took the enemy by both flank and front
are particularly mentioned. This batta-
lion forming part of a crack rifle regl'
ment not only put the enemy to flight but
Iecaptured the three guns whose loss was
announced in Yesterday communication.
Moreover the battalion took 300 prisoners
and three machihe-suns. Further reports
of the fighting in the region north OF
Gulomitchi OH The Siyr and west Of the
village OF KoIki show that we on the
17,h captured 81 officers, 3.l37 men and
II machiue-guns. In the region of Ok
hotnikovo, east Of Sarny, we captured q
German aeroplane with pilot and observer.
In the region of Gtivoronka and Vlkenru-
vitchiki north of Buczacz on the Strlpa the
enemy is offering stubborn resistance. On
our extreme left wing the enemy Is retreat
ing in disorder. We are pursuing them ard
have occupied the towns OF ZtdoVa, Slrege.
nitz and Gliboka on the Soreth line. On
the Dvina front we bombarded euemy posi-
tions. On the night of the 10 h III the
region north OF Spiagla and east of lake
Vl<chnevskoie the enemy attempted to APP
proach our trenches but was REFUSED by our
fire. Caucasus front: Iu the direction of
Baghdad in the region of Serpoul we re-
pulsed infantry and cavalry attacks with
great losses to the enemy. A supplementary
Headquarters report describes an action
which followed an engagement on the 10th
when the enemy, driven from organized posi-
tlons near Okna, southeast OF Zaleszczyky,
began q precipltate retreat III the direction
Zastavaua. Our infantry, encouraged by the
success obtained and without Il moments rest,
continued the pursuit of the AusIrians pre-
venting them from securing Intermediary pos
itious previously prepared. Under the circum-
stances one Of Our regiments advanced to
z tstavna with a battery Of horse artillery.
The commander of this vision, pefcelving
parties of M enemy passing III disorder
through Zas'avna while IN enemy battery
also was fleeing by the min road, aud that
this battery would inevitably escape rs no
cavalry was available, decided to send his
gun-teams in pursuit. Sixty mounted men,
led by their officers and the commander of
the battery, Colonel Shirinkine, dashed into
the town and 40 horsemen were despatched
~ pursuit of the enemy infantry, while Cap.
tain Nussonotf with other mon chased the
retreating battery. The first party, having
sabred a Dumber of the fugitives, captured
$50 men, while the second swooped down
upon the Austrian battery, whose gunners,
whist hastily retreating, defended them
selves with revolvers and carbines. 1t vas
only after the Commander of the enemy bat
terv was killed and the horses and riders of
the gnn-teams were wiped out that tue
battery surrendered. In this attack, Captain
Nassouotf captured 2 officers, 70 men, 80
horses, 4 guns in working order and an
ammunition wagon. The enemy infantry,