New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-14
Push On to Pruth as
Important Strong
hold Is Evacuated.
SWEEP FORWARD
WEST OF LUTSK
Cars Troops Are Driven
Back North of
BuCZacZ.

Petrograd, June 19.-The great
struggle in Bukowina and Gallcia
has reached a critical point for the
Austrians. Important Russian VIC
tories to-day on the outskirts OF
Czernowitz and along the Dniester,
soutbeast Of Buczacz, have added
greatly to the menace against Lem
berg have virtually assured the fall
~ the fortress capital of Bukowina,
and threaten to open the rich Cali
cisn plains TO the swiftly moving
forces Of the Gar.
General Brusiloff's troops have
s,ven+ across the Dniester and have
eaptured practically every fornhed
position in their path, including lale
szczyky. one of the most important
nositions on that line OF tortifica-
tions. In this region and TO the
north the disorganized Austrian
forces are retreating as swiftly as
the Russians are advancing.
The result is that fewer prisoners
are falling into the hands OF the
Russians than in the first days OF
the offensive, though the amount OF
bootv left behind by the fleeing Aus
trians appears to be increasing
~o+ber than diminishing. The addi-
+ion If 600 Austrian prisoners TO-
dav brought the total of the great
drive up TO 115,7OO.
Austrians Resist Furiously'
A. several points in Galicia, notably
,or,bwest Of Buczacz and OF Iarnopoi'
"a along the Stripa between these Two
oo;r,s furious Austrian counter at
.a.Es have temporarily checked the Rus
.;o, advance. Russian forces moving
.o~+bwost from Buczacz were driVeh
hack bv German-reinforced Aus'ii""
a;..o,,s 1900 Russians being taken
captive. D.,oLo
n, the Stripa, west Of PrzeWiohS'
General Won Bothmer brought ms Ger
man troops into action and repuiSeu a
strong Russian attack. In another pai '
~ this same district, however the VII
lage Of Zarvanitza fell before the Rus
sian onslaught, despite defences nSs'HS
erected by the Teutons.
West and northwest of LutsK the
Russians are advancing slowly toward
Kovsl and are now within twenty-five
miles of the stronghold. West OF holKi
and south Of Lutsk violent struggles
are continuing for the possession Oh
important points in the Volhynian line
Of defence.
Lemberg's Fate in Balance.
On the outcome Of the hghting
around Tarnopol and Czernowitz' wnlch
has been more sustained and more furi-
GUS than that at any point along the
whole eastern battle line. hinges the
safety. not only Of Lemberg and Pre-
mvsl but of the rich Galician prov
inces Of 10000 square miles, which lie
lust outside the Carpathian barrier.
Here. as at other points along the Eu-
ropean fronts. history is constantly
repeating itself.
At the outbreak Of the war the Kus-
sian armies swept down into Galicia'
captured Czernowitz, Lemberg and
Przemvsl. and pressed forward over
the plajns TO the 7,0OO-foot spiked wall
that protects Hungary from the north.
With their backs to the Carpathian
wall the Austrians called on their al
lies 20 save their armies and their
lands. The Kaiser's response was the
complete repulse of the invading
forces. the recapture Of the Galician
strongholds and the great campaign on
Russian territory that resulted in the
conquest OF Poland and Courland.
Russian Chances of Success.
General Brusilof is now repeating
the Russian drive Of the early months
OF the war, with this dlherence-he
has several chances Of success where
before he and his fellow commanders
had but one. The Austrian army Is
worn out and depleted and without re-
serves to fall back upon. 1t is unable
to resist any great offensive by itself.
Nor can Austria now turn to Ger,
many for help with any prospect OF
success, as Germany's FORCES are so
situated that any weakening OF thelr
lines would open the way for serious
offensive movement by the opposing ar
mics. The German lines at Verdun
and to the west must be kept intact
Report Torgovitza Taken.
Rumors are current that the most
important Austrian position on the
lkwa front, the Torgovitza fortihcauon'
has been evacuated. The reports say