The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-30
Austrian Reinforcements Compel
Russ 10 Halt In Their Swift
Advance Upon Southern Passes
Of the Carpathian Mountains
GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS
GAIN voLHYNIAN GROUND
Fighting On West Bank of Meuse
Heavy, and French Report Sue
cessfu Assaults Against Crown
Princes Lines At Thiaumont
ASSOCIATED Press by rsdsrH wireless,

Associated Press by Federal wireless.)
r ONDON, June 29-Reinforcemcnts
l. Of the Austrians, are enabling
the Teutons in the Bukowina and
the foothills of the Carpathians to
hold back the Russian left wing. under
General BrusiloG, in spite of the con
tinued terrific assaults the Slavs are
launching daily.
In the Volhynian triangle the fight
ing continues to be desperate, and is
increasing in, intensity as fresh masses
of Germans and Russians come to re.
place the troops lost, and to reinforce
the regiments which have suffered
most in the recent struggle. THE re-
ports continue to indicate that the Ger
mans are successfully withstanding the
ferocious attacks of the Russians, and
have even gained ground from their
enemy.
Germans Counter-Attack
Berlin reports counter. offensive,
launched by thee troops under the
command Of Field Marshal Won Linsin-
gen, and the capture of the little town
of Linewak, and positions formerly
held by the Russians south of that
point.
One of the most sensational develop
ments of the day in the world war was
the report of the receipt of an ultima
tum from Germany by Switzerland.
Paris made public a despatch from
Zurich, declaring that the Berlin gov
eminent has sent curt message giving
the Swiss people until six o'clock to-
night to arrange for an exchange of
commodities with Germany. Military
experts here are wondering what this
demands said to have been made by
Berlin.
A Fight On Greek Border
Still another development was the re-
sumption of the fighting on the Greek
Serbian frontier. There, according to
official reports from Athens and Sa.
lOnika, the heavy artillery of the
rival nations has commenced fierce
artillery duel, and there is talk of
fresh allied advance from the armed
camp at SalOnika.
The Italians are battering away at
the Austrians and are fast making good
the losses sustained by them in the
Teutonic drive on their lines of last
month. In the TrentinO, where the
bulk Of the Italian attacks are being
made the Austrians have been pushed
back for miles, and one after another
strategic points and positions are fall
ing into the hands of the Italians.
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The Austrians have given ground IN.
der the fierce Latin assaults on prRc.
tically the entire Trentino front and
have abandoned the towns of Monte
gismondo and Monte Caviojo.
The battle of Verdun continues. and
is now in it's fifth month, without any
sign that either side is prepared to
quit, and allow the other to claim
victory Yesterday the official reports
said that the Germans have resumed
their artillery attack on the French
positions northwest of the city, turn
ing the attention of their heavy guns
upon the positions of AvOcOurt and
ChattaneOurt.
Farther to the west the Germans ar"
attacking, and Berlin reports that yes.
terday they managed to gain advanced
positions held by the French in the
neighborhood, of. the Butte Tahurc,
which the French took in their great
Champagne drive of last September
The Germans, however, appear to have
been unable to hold on to the ground
they gained, for they were driven out
of the captured positions by French
counter attacks.
BfR Drive Not Yet
T. II is not believed here that the long
hoped for and expected allied drive
has commenced, but that the British
troops are attacking to keep the Tcu
tons from sending endorsements to
other points on their line, particularly
at Verdun.
The British artillery has been active
all along the line from the La Bassee
Canal, near the Belgium border, to the
positions south Of the SOmme, British
aiImen have also been kept hard at
work, and report many engagements
with the enemies aeroplanes.
British headquarters yesterday rej
ported the capture Of prisoners in the
recent raids.
Grecian Situation Critical
The situation in Greece is critical
and uncertain, though the Greeks are
rapidly carrying out the demands Of
the Allies There is, however, much
agitation.
The decree, ordering the army de.
modified has been signed by King
Constantine.