Evening star., 1916-06-29
Russians and Germans Lock-
ed in Titanic Struggle in
Lutsk Regions.
KAISER NOW At K0vEL,
where MEN ARE MASSED
Possible Teutonic Advance Will
Cost Incalculable Losses,
It Is Declared.

LONDON, Juno ga fierce and
ceaseless struggle is proceeding be-
tween Russian and German armies over
the northern section Of the eastern
front Both sides are reporting sue
cessfuL attacks and counter attacks. but
the issue has not by any means ap-
preached decisions
A Lutsk dispatch to the Times de-
scribes the terrible fighting on the Rus
sian front.
This town." says the correspondent.
rs a veritable maelstrom of war. From
not many miles away by night and day
comes the almost uninterrupted roar Of
heavy gunfire. and all day long the
main street is filled with the clatter of
caissons, guns and transports going for
ward on one hide, while on the oppo-
site side is an unending line of empty
caissons returning. mingled with
wounded in every conceivable form of
vehicle. And among these at breakneck
speed dart motor cycles carrying dis
patches.
along the entire front the contend
ing armies are locked in a fierce and
ceaseless struggle. No hour passes
when there is not somewhere an attack
or counter attack going forward with
bitterness and ferocity. The troops
coming from Germany are rendering
the Russian advance difficult. and the
general nature of the fighting is de-
tense by vigorous counter attacks.
Kaiser Reported at Kovel.
1.-The results on this front probably
depend purely upon the German capac-
ity to concentrate overpowering masses
of troops against the Russians. But
1t seems safe to assume that whatever
happens, any possible Austro-German
advance will cost the enemy forces in
calculable losses. The first INSTALL
ment of the Prussian guard is arriving
at Kovel. and the German emperor
himself is at that point. where the Ger
cumulate troops and bring UP heavy
guns for one of their characteristic
drives.
THE Inhabitants of Lutsk report
that the enemy forces stated they ex-
pected to return within a few weeks"
Russian ofhcial Report.
The following is the latest Russian
official communication:
Southeast of Riga the enemy Tues
day night opened an offensive on the
Pulkarn sector with considerable
forces, having previously directed sal
vos Of gun fire and clouds of gas
against our positions Thanks to the
opportune arrival of reinforcements
and the concentration Of our artillery,
we threw back the Germans with
heavy losses.
"On the Dvina and in the region of
Jacobstadt there has been artillery and
infantry FIRE. Enemy aeroplanes make
frequent raids over our lines. dropping
Dvinsk Tuesday the Germans dropped
sixty-eight bombs, with insignificant
effect. Two tanks of petrol were set
on fire.
I'VE repulsed by gunf1re an attack
south of Krevo. On the remainder of
the front as far as the Rakitno marshes
there have been artillery duels.
Monday evening the enemy attacked
US near Linewka. on the stokhod. but
enemy continues to maintain violent
artillery fire.
I'm an attempt to halt our advance
in Bukowina the enemy is using every
structing bridges. and is destroying
bridges already built. but our engineers
are surmounting all obstacles and sue
cessfully accomplishing their task"
German Statement.
The German Official statement of to-
day says:
Russian attacks made by some COM
panies between Dubatowka and Smor-
gon failed under our curtain of fire.
Near Guessitschi, southeast of
Ljubtscha, a German division (detach-
mento stormed an enemy point of sup
port east of the Niemen, taking two
officers and f1fty-six men prisoners and
capturing two machine guns and two
mine throwers"