The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-13
Five thousand, Five Hundred Ad-
ditional Austrians Join the Co.
600 Already Taken BY General
BrussiIoff's Great Drive in East
RIVERS PROVING NO BAR
TO RUSSIAN ADVANCE
Struggle At verdun Continues To
Give Results TO Fierce Teuto-
mic Thrusts Against French
Paris Reports No Losses
tAssocia,eu, rrss, c. Federal Wireless,


7 ONION, June 11.--Although re-
l. ports from the eastern battle field
continue to tell of fresh Russian
successes against the Austrian forces
operating under the Arch Duke, they
reported also last night, that the Aus.
trian defense is stiffening as the arm.
les of the Teutonic power fall back
upon their more important bases, and
reinforcements from Germany are
thrown into the gaps left in the Aus
trian line.
A look at the map Of the region
through which General Brussiloff is op-
Grating, shows that the battle line of
the Russians lies across the face of the
country like q great wriggling snake,
curved in the shape Of letter s, with
flying streamers in different directions,
but mostly north and south.
Snakes Head At Kovel
The top Of the 8 or the head of the
snake lies in the vicinity of the i'm
portant strategic city Of Kovel, one of
the big railroad centers in that dis,
triet, and the upper loop curves south.
river. In that section the streamers
fare TO the south in the direction of
the towns of Kiselin and Tortchin.
From this front. the line curves east.
ward once more, passing to the north
and east Of the city of Rovno, then alb
ruptly westward toward Dubno. There
Sbopts i sups s9gthwaTd TO the bloody
fields north Of TarnopOl.
Austrian Line stinens .',.
Here, say last nights reports from
Vienna and Berlin the Austrian forces
have stiffened their defense, and are
retreating more slowly. but still they
are retreating before the thrust of the
Russian infantry, backed as it is by
the tremendous power Of the Slav ar.
tillery.
West of Lutsk, taken several days
ago, General Brussiloff is hammering
his way forward, overwhelming the Aus.
trian defensive and capturing fresh
thousands of prisoners. Yesterday he
reported that he had taken an addition
al $500 men, and ninety seven commits.
stoned officers, most of them unwound-
ed. Besides the prisoners large quaint
ties of booty of various sorts has also
fallen into his hands.
Russians Cross the Styr
His main body has now crossed the
Styr, and is fighting the Austrian rear
guards, hacking a way through when
the Austrians attempt to make a stand
in force, brushing them aside when in
smaller bodies.
Farther south, at the base of the big
8, the Russians are nearing the Zlota
Lipa river positions, from which the
Austrians advanced in their big drive |
Of last September. Here also the Slavs
are moving steadily forward.
North where the Russians confront |
the German hosts, there has been of |
late, but little serious fighting, and the
claims of the two sides are as conflict. |
ing as their artillery. The Germans
tell of engagements south of Smorgon,
where they claim to have taken a num- |
Der of prisoners. This despatch evi. |
IDENTIFY refers to the fighting mentioned
by the Petrograd reports of several |
days ego, in which PetrOgrad asserted |
that the Russians had repulsed a Ger.
man attack at Kunawa, inf1icting heavy
losses upon the attackers,
vaux Hero Honored
One of the pretty little stories that
come out of the great war is being told !
in connection with the fall Of the
French position at Fort de Vaux, on the
Verdun front, into the hands of the
Germans last week. The French com!
mander was Major Raynal, and &C.
cOrding to the report from Amsterdam
last night, he has just reached the
German prison camp at Maihs-still |
wearing his sword.
As mark of recognition for the
heroic defense of Fort de Vaux, the
Crown Prince issued orders as soon as
he heard that Major Raynal had been
captured. that he was to receive all the |
honors of war and was to be permitted
to retain the sword he wore as com.
mander of Vaux. !
On the Verdun front the fighting con. !
tinues violent, according to the reports |
from Berlin, although the dispatches |
from the French lines fail to mention !
any serious actions. save the never end. |
ing artillery fire. The Teutonic re.
ports declare that the Crown Prince |
has gained more ground northeast of |
Verdvn p"rti'uIarly IN TIE sector |
southwest of Douaumont, and west of |
Vaux. South "f Vnux also, tho leu |
tons claim to have made advances, and |
captured additional prisoners and ma. |
chine guns. The total of the prisoners !
given by Berlin is 500, while the same