New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Retake Town of Kuty from
Russians in Counter
Attacks.
GERMANS FIGHTING
TO HOLD LEMBERG
Claim Advances Near Lutsk, but
petrOgrad Denies
Losses.

London. June "a The Austrians,
pressed back 70 the foothills OF the
Carpsthians. apparently are making a
stand against the Russians. Vienna
announces to-day that the town Of
Kuty. on the Galician border, which
The Cars forces had occupied, has
been recapturcd. The Austrians are
also disputing the advance further to
the north.
Virtually all the important towns IN
the crownland. however. arc now m
Russian possession.
To the north German troops IN IN
orcasinc numbers are reported TO be
coming TO the aid Of the Austrians, and
the Russians are being forced to fight
20 hold the ground they have already
won.
Heavy lighting is in progress all
along the line from Northern Galicia
well TO the northwest Of Lutsk. but
neither side is claiming material prog
ress. The German army headquarters
statement asserts that some ground
has been gained by General Won Lin
sincen's forces. but Petrograd does not
admit that a permanent advantage has
been won by the Austro-German armies
at any point.
The southern wing Of General Brus-
slof's army has now pursued the re-
treating troops Of General Phanzer
two-thirds Of the way across the Aus
tr.an crownland Of Bukowina, and has
occupied all the important towns Of
this province except Kimpolung and
Dorna Watra. In the direction Of these
towns the Russians have taken Gura-
humora and are now proceeding along
the railway line running through
Southern Bukovina into Hungary.
Russians Deepen Breach.
The only alternative apparently left
10 the remnant Of General Planners
forces which still clings TO Bukowina
is TO follow their comrades into the
Carpathian foothills. The Russians,
following up their successes west OF
Czernowitz. have considerably deepened
the breach made ln the Austrian line
at that point. and from Kuty are bring
ing pressure from third direction
upon kolomea. which already is threat
ened from GOr0denko and Sniatyn.
Thus while the Austrians are still
maintaining their positions in the
Iutsk region and till now have sue
cesSfuliy defended the approaches TO
enb berg. the cucirclnC movement IN
Eastern Gaicia and Bukowina, mill
tary observers point out, is daily as
suming greater dimensions. This, how
ever. cannot be developed indefinitely
without reference 10 the operations at
Iutsk. According to all reports, the
Germans are bringing up at TINS point
continuous stream Of relntorcements
and the issue in the struggle IN tins
sector still is IN doubt.
Fewer Prisoners Captured.
"Ir Bukowina. west of Sniatyn. our
troops are lighting their way and ad
vancinc." says to-day's official state
rert. Last evening they occupied the
heights on the banks of the Rybnitza.
"The town OF Kuty has been captured
by us. The Don Cossacks made $50
men prisoners and captured four ma
chino guns near there.
ENEMY artillery effected a concen-
tratcd bombardment of the lkskul
biidgehead ODvina 'front.'. In the re
cicn of Illoukst We effected coup de
main against German trenches The
orcmv attempted a counter attack. but
was repulsed by our rife and machine
Gun fire. After this defeat the Ger
kor ft4 rdal Of lcu
range with many batteries.
con Thursday evening the enemy
opened a violent artillery fire in the
sector of the Beresina farm, lombard
inC the village Of kilby, on the Bere-
sina River. to the east of BOgdanOf.
Toward night the enemy infantry, IN
considerable force. opened an offensive
against the Bcresina farm, but. met
bv our bayonct counter attacks, were
put 10 flight toward their own
trenches, leaving large numbers OF
dead before our barbed-wire entan-
clements To the west Of Torchyn
due west OF Lutsk) desperate fighting
continues.
German Assaults Repused.
Thanks 10 the united and effective
efforts of our infantry and artillery
al the enemys attacks in the region
Of the village of Zubilno were re-
pulsed
"To the southeast Of Syiniusky the
enemy opened "a heavy fire on the re-
rion of the village of Pustonyty. lie
then took the offensive. but was re-
pulsed by our fire. with heavy losses
West Of Radzivilof near the Ga.
lician border, northeast of Brody) one
Of oar regiments. after artillery prcpa.
ration. got footing In enemy trenche.
aud cantured five officers and 3O3 men
The enemy then concentrated his fire