Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-23
CzAR'S DRIVE HALTED
Farther TO THE NORTH
Germans Undertake to Drive Slavs
Back in Defense of Kovel
Region.


by the war ONCE. Russian attacks in
the direction of Brody were re-
pulsed.
LONDON, June 23-The official an
by the Russian war office Of
the capture Of Radautz. a city Of $1,000
inhabitants. situated thirty miles south
of Czernowitz and ten miles from the
Rumanian frontier. shows how actively
Gen. Letchintzky is pursuing the broken
Austrian forces. According to a special
dispatch from Petrograd. nothing but a
miracle can avert the destruction Of
Gen. Planners army. as Gen. Letchintzky
now holds a stretch of twenty miles on
the Sereth river.
According to a report from Rome an
Austrian army under Gen. Baltin Is shut
up in the angle Of the frontier near the
town of Sereth, completely surrounded by
Russians.
The Austrian official communication re-
ceived here tonight claims that the Aus
TRANS have repuised Russian attacks near
Gura Humora. This town is in the ex-
treme south Of Bukowina on the Moldava
river. f1fty-four miles south of Czerno
WITT. Thus. unless some other town OF
the same name Is meant, the Russian pur-
suit seemingly has extended much farther
than the Russians claim.
Russian Drive Halted.
In the center and along the northern
flank the Russian drive has been halted
by the fierce counter offensive of the
Teutonic allies.
The defense of the Kovel-Lutsk re-
gion has been taken over entirely by
German achievements newly arrived
from the French front and which are
making a determined attempt to regain
days Of the Russian advance. One
group Of German forces is concentrated
at Kovel. where 1t attempted to ad-
vance toward Kol1i. but after a sharp
conflict in the neighborhood of the
Stokhod river was forced to retire by
the Russians.
The second group of German forces.
defending vladimir-Volynski, has
started an advance along the main
road leading from Vladimir-Volynski
to Lutsk. while a third group, with
headquarters at Sokal. Is likewise join
ing in the movement to press back the
extended northern flank of Gen. Brussi-
loff's army.
On the other points of the front
delayed by the necessity for CONSOLE
dating positions already won.
An Austrian official statement re-
ceived here claims the failure of all
attacks by the Russians in Volhynia.
The Austro-German forces, according
to the statement, have made progress
north of Gorochow. near Sokul and in
the vicinity Of Kolki.
Russian Communication.
The latest Russian oficial statement
follows:
The Germans are violently lombard
ing the region of the Ikskal bridge
head.
"wednesday night. following artil-
lery preparation, the Germans took the
offensive on the front Of the Dvinsk
position along the Poniewsch railway.
They were everywhere repulsed.
I'm the region in front of Dubatowka,
twelve versts south of Lake Vischnev-
skoie, the Germans. after intense ar
tillery preparation. launched an Of
fensive and seized portion OF our
trenches We FASTENED achievements
to the scene and drove the enemy back
to his own trenches.
South of Krevo the Germans crossed
the River Krevlianka. Our FIRE pre-
vented their further advance and drove
them back to the west bank of the
river.
Two Aeros Brought Down.
ION the oginski canal and Jasiolda
river there has been artillery and rifle
fire. During the day our fire brought
down two German aeroplanes within
our lines. one two versts south of the
Listopady station, on the Bologos-
sedletz railway: and the other near the
the mouth of the Oginski canal: Both
the machines were completely de-
stroyed and their pilots killed.
I'm the region of Gruziatyn the en-
emy attacked in mass formation, but
was put to fight. leaving on the
ground numbers of killed and wounded
I'm the region west of Sokul. on the
Styr, we repulsed. by a counter attack.
a German offensive and captured about
In the same region the enemy's heavy
artillery launched gusts of fire from
the region of Mylsk.
Violent Fighting Goes On.
I'm the region Of Radmiesto. on the
Stokhod west Of Svidniks and east of
extremely violent fighting
continues. We took no prisoners. This
is explained by the evaporation of our
troops, who refused quarter to the Ger
mans. VINO had been employing ex-
plosive bullets. In these attacks a
brave detachment of territorial reserves
from Yaroslav participated. Their
was wounded, but refused
to quit the ranks.
ION the Stripa west Of Gaivoronka
our troops captured portions Of the
enemy's trenches.
I'VE are continuing our pursuit of
the enemy on the extreme left wing lin
We have occupied Ra-
dautz and taken an additional twenty
two officers and a thousand men and
three machine guns and twenty-seven
packages of machine gun ammunition"
MEXICAN RAID REPORTED