The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-09
Taken BY Surprise BY Unexpect-
ed Russian Attack On GaIician
Front Austrians and Ger
mans Lose 25,OOO Prisoners
CAN MAKE NO EFFORT TO
CHECK SUDDEN THRUST
Effects Of MuscoVite Offensive In
Eastern Theater Of War A.
ready Making Itself Felt On
the French and italian Fields
ASSOCIATED Prsss BY Federal w,r.,.., =,

'Associatsd Press BY Federal wireless.)t.
oNDoN, June Though the at.
tention of the public and pre,s
is largely concentrated ON the
Heath Of Earl Kitchener. in the sinkin,,
OF the cruiser Hampshire of the ork.
ney Islands, the people Of Great Bri-
tain have not lost sight of the tremen-
dous Russian drive in the eastern thea
ter OF the war, and the military ex-
Perts Of the various London morning
papers are declaring today, that II Il
oeglnning of the great Allied offensive
20 long looked for. 49, .
With hammer like blows Iieutenant
General Brussiloff, who commanded the
Russian columns that forced their wav
% the top of the Carparthians a year
ma more ago, is again thrusting aside
he enemy that is impeding his ad.
vance, breaking their armies, captur.
ing thousands of their men, and NOV
ing to his goal over q front more than
than two hundred and fifty miles wide,
extending from the Pripet marshes 10
the boundary of Rumania.
Petrograd Optimistic @@E.
Petrograd also believes that the great
offensive has started, and dispatches
from the Russian capital last night
told Of the delight with which the news
from the front has BEEN received In
hat city and throughout Russia. III
Everything Is in readiness, II il said.
The roads are in perfect shape for the
movement Of large bodies Of troops.
ammunition is plentiful, thanks to the
arge quantities that have been shipped
q from the stores Of the Allies, added
70 that which Russia has been able to
manufacture for herself. The SIay
armies are reorgnniEed, much If the
lead wood has been eliminated. Graft
has, been checked, and the advance Ia
expected to be swift. B..
Russian Booty Huge -
Already General Brussiloff reports
that he has taber prisDners more than
$1,000 Teutons, q vast quantity Of
munitions of war and other supplies.
including IL large cannon and fifteen
machine guns, with number of bomb
'hrowers and large quantities of hand
yrenades for trench fighting. ~
Russia is confident in spite Of the
fact that it 10 admitted that an army
Of SOC, 900 men lies directly In the
path OF General Brussiloff So far the
reutonic forces have been unable TO
move retarding move. Taken by sur
rise, and driven from their positions
" the sudden attack Of the Muscovite
masses they have been herded back like
attic, without even q counter attack to
freak the force Of the Russian drive.
Western Fight slackens
In the western theater of the con.
1ict the effect of the Russian assault IL
'lready being felt. The fighting in the
vicinity of Verdun has died down To n
ew minor trench attacks and counter.
'ttacks such as are to be seen any.
where along the French line, and the
visionary artillery bombardments of
the positions held by the nemy. Even
his for the most part, is confined to the
sector between Damloup and Vaux
Without material gains reported BY
either side.
Italy also is feeling the relief. The
Austrian pressure which drove back
the Roman legions last week and the
week before, has ceased, or nearly SO,
and the Italians have beaten back futile
attacks against their positions in the
Naldarsa and Pasubio sectors.
In Asia Minor Russian reports tell
of desperate, but vain efforts on the
part of the Turkish leaders to launch
Il successful offensive in the vicinity
of Erzingan and Baiburt.. The attacks
were conducted with fury, and repulsed
with tremendous loss to the assailants,
the Slavs continuing their steady ad,
vance. ..-,-.L.-,--.,. p .