The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-06-15
Berlin Claims Russian
Losses Were Heavy
Near Czernowitz
vERDUN INFANTRY
Was Quiet Last Night, Al
though Artillery Was Ae-
i've At Fort Vaux

are placed by German newspa-
pers at over 100000 according
| to dispatches sent out today by
the Overseas News agency, quot
ing the newspapers estimates.
London, England.-A Reuter-
dispatch from Teheran says Gen.
eral Sykes with British col
umn on Monday entered Ker-
man, the principal town of south
eastern Persia. The purpose of
this movement is not publicly
nown here, but it is presumably
intended to maintain order in
the British sphere of Persia.
Berlin, Germany.-(Via London
THE Russian offensive directed
against the southern portion of the
eastern front, broke out yesterday
against Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg's forces at point about rs
miles north of Pinsk.
The Russians made several sue
cessive attacks with masses of in
fantry. The official announcement
says they were repulsed with heavy
losses.
Slays Near Czelnowitz.
Petrograd, Russia.-It is officially
announced that the Russians, in
their advance upon Czernowitz, capi-
tai of Bukowina, have occupied the
village of Sniatyn, twenty miles
northwest of that city.
Besides previous captures, the Rus
slams have taken twenty officers, six
thousand men, six guns, and ten
machine guns.
Admit Venice Visit.
Rome. Italy.-(Via Paris)-It was
officially announced today that Aus
trian seaplanes raided Venice on
Monday night and the statement de-
clares that one woman was killed,
and four civilians injured. Slight
property damage was done.
Austrians Itepulse Complete.
Rome, Italy.-(Via London)-
Austrian attacks along the line of
Posina in southern Tyrol, made af-
ter an intensive artillery preparation
on Monday night, everywhere We're
repulsed by the Italians, the war Of
fee announced today.
Verdun Infantry Quiet.
Paris, France.-A violent artillery
engagement took place last night in
the vicinity of Vaux on the Verdun
front. There were no infantry ac-
tions before Verdun.
In the action before Verdun, the
official statement says, the French
carried small German post near
Venizel, east of Hoiseons.
,.o;5 h,, Erapo1, froonc at Snn-
germ, in the Vosges, resulted in the
capture of number of Germans.
Canadians Retake Trenches
London, England,-The Canadian
troops, in what the British official
statement describes as gallant and
successful assault" southeast of Zill-
ebeke, recaptured former British
position over front of more than
1900 yards. Notwithstanding a Sc
we're shelling, the Canadians retain
the ground taken, which is being con-
solidated.
Russ Drive Grows
Petrograd, Russia The report OF
the capture of CZernowitz, the CAPT
tai of Bukowina, by the Russians is
still without confirmation, but after
the recent defeat of the Austrian
General Planners army and the sue
cessful Russian operations in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Czernowitz. Off
cial news of the fall of the city is mo-
mentarily expected here.
The zale szezyky point of support
and one of the most important posi-
tions on the Dneister line of fortiti-
cations also comes within the zone
now threatened by the extreme south
ern flank of the Russian forces, and
surrounded as it now is by the adj
vancing Russians, it is in an equally
critical situation.
Take Austrian Posts
London, England,-In the Lagar-
ina valley of the AustroItalian thea
tire the Italians have taken by assault
strong Austrian positions and re pulls
ed heavy counter attacks launched
by the Austrians. On the Posina-As-
tico Molisini, but were later driven
out, and in the Sugana valley they
met with repulses with considerable
losses in an attempt to advance east
of the Mazo torrent.
Torpedo Sunk Hampshire.
London, England,-German news
papers, according to Berne dispatsh
to the Morning Post, state that the
British cruiser Hampshire was sunk
by a German submarine. 1t was the
Hampshire on which Lord Kitchener
and his staff we're voyaging to Rus
sia.
The British admiral, Sir John Jel-
licoe, in his official report of the
sinking of the Hampshire, declared
the ship was mined.