Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-13
Cars Forces Have Captured
$4,000 Men During Pres
emf 0ffenSivei Gain All
Along 700-miIe Front
GERMANS REPULSED
AROUND VERDUN
Italians Drive Back FoeSi
Turks AnnihiIate Cavalry
Force Of l,000i Bulgarian
Troops in Masked Movement

Heavy fighting is In progress virtu-
ally over the entire eastern front from
the Gulf Of Riga to Bukowlna dis
lance of between 500 and 700 miles.
From Rgn to the Jasiolda river,
northwest Of the Pripet marsh region,
the Germans have taken the offensive
against the Russians, probably in an
effort to divert the attention Of the
Russians, who are In the second week
of their drive against the AustrianH
and Germans from the Pripet marsh
es southwark to Bukowina
On all sectors OF the northern line
the Russians have successfully with
stood the German onslaughts and
driven back the attacking forces.
They have even gained ground against
them north of the Tirul marsh, south
west of Riga, says Petrograd.
Austrians StiII Retreat.
In southwest Russia In the region
Of Lutsk, fresh advances against the
Austrians are reported by the Russian
war office as likewise Is the case
across the border through east Cali
Ella. In the southern part Of this re-
gion the Russians are nearing Ger
nowitz, the capital Of the Austrian
crownland OF Bukowina
Although the Austiians at numerous
points are vigorously counter attack
ing, the only place the Russians have
been forced to give ground was near
Bobulintze, north Of Buc2aez in Cali
Ella, where the Austrians were REIN
forced by German troops. The Rus
slams captured here by the Teutons
exceeded 1900 The total of men
taken prisoners by the Russians since
their offensive began has grown to
more than $4,000,
Northwest of Nerdun the Germans
have thrown successive attacks
against the French positions north Of
Thiaumont, but all the assaults We're
repulsed with serious losses, The
heavy hombardment by the Germans
in this region extended from Thiau-
mont eastward to the west and south
of Fort Vaux and TO the French sec
ond line positions Of Fort Souvlle and
Fort Tavannes, about three miles
northeast of Verdun.
ON the remainder Of the front in
France and Belgium there have been
only artillery duels and sapping OPP
erations, except In Champagne. where
Berlin reports the penetration Of
French positions and the capture Of
more chan 100 men and four machine
guns
Italians Advance.
South and southeast Of Trent the
Italians are continuing to drive back
the Austrans, according to Rome.
Gains have been made by the Italians
In the Arsa valley and the pasubio
sector along the posina- Astico line
ana southwest Of Asiago Farther
north in the Sugana valley fresh
progress toward the Maso torrent is
recorded for King Victor Emmanuers
men. who repealed two counter-attacks
near Scurevillc In the Lagarian val
ley the Austriaus are heavily bonn
harding the Italians on conf Zugna.
A Russian cavalry force OF 1000
men operating between the Caucasus
and Mesopotamian fronts has been an
initiated by the Turks, who also cap
tured a large amount of war material,
according TO Constantlnople.
On the remainder Of the front IN
Asiatic Turkey there is no change in
the situation
The masking Of important Bulga-
ran troop movements Is believed to
he connected with the closing of the
Bulgar Rumanian frontier TO passen-
ger aud merchandise traffic says an
unofficial dispatch from Bucharest