The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-27
Capture important Town In Foot
Hills Of carpathlan Range
Held Fast BY Field Marshal
von-aLinsinsen In the North
BUKoWINA COMPLETELY
'iNsHANDS OF BRUssIoFF
Teutons Under Prince Make Def
mite and Important Gains In
Desperate Fighting Against
French On Front At verdun
tAs.osi.ssd Pres, BY Federal wireless,


7 oNDoN, June 25.--with the troop.
under General Pfanzer falling
back rapidly in their endeavor "a
avoid being cut OF, or fanked by the
Russians under General Brussiloff, and
with the Germans hammering hard al
the Muscoyite lines north of Pripet, Q
map of the Western line bears the No,
semblAnce to great worm, whose tai
is twisting backward, but whose body
remains stationary, or nearly so.
The reinforeements under Field Mar
shall Won Linsingen, sent to the aid OF
the Austrians, appear to be doing the
work for which they were despatched
but unless the Russians in the Buko
wilma can be halted and driven back
the whole of the Teutonic line south OF
the Pripet marshes win become unten
able. II. will, In short, have been
hanked, and at the mercy of the Rus.
sian masses, now pouring in through
the gap between the end Of the worm 3
tail and the frontier of Rumania.
Reach Carpathians
The main body of the Russians in
the Bukowina has now reached and
captured the important town of Kuty,
located in the foot hills of the Car
pathian range, and some fifty or sixty
miles west Of Czernowitz, and south.
west of Radautz.
1t Is now practically assured that the
Slav. attacks have been successful
throughout the Bukowina, for the
crown land has been almost cleared of
the Austrians, despite their desperate
resistance. The entire railroad system
Of the Austrian government, in the
Bukowina Is now under the control of
the invaders. ~. a. ..'a d. p. ~
North Of the marshes, however the
Germans are constantly reinforcing
their lines, and are holding the Rus
slams from making any further ad-
vances in that theater of the fighting.
The reports dealing with that sector,
however, are contradictory, those from
Berlin claiming considerable gains.
while the Russians make the same as
sertions. ~
Russians Meet Defeat
The Russians undoubtedly have met
with reverses in Mesopotamia, Armenia
and on the Persian frontier. The re.
ports from Constantinople to that effect
are not contradicted by Petrograd. In
the Armenian terrain the Slavs have
been forced out Of a mile wide posi-.
tion on the Chorokh river, and they
have been cleared out of the positions
in the Paitiak pass, between Persia and
the TigriS valley
In France there has been more or less
serious lighting on different parts OF
the line, but nothing of major i'm.
portance, save at Verdun, where the
Germans have scored some definite and
important gains
Capture Thiaumont Farm
After, repeated attacks against the
French positions at Thiaumont farm,
reported yesterday morning, the Crown
Prince succeeded yesterday in driving
the French out by the use of massed
assaults and the concentration of huge
of heavy guns. He literally
blasted his way through to the second
line of trenches, and night found him
N possession of the farm house, so hot.
y eontended for.
While the fighting for Thiaumont
vas going on, the Germans also attack
ID in force the lines at Fort de Fleury
iue south of Vaux, and south east Of
Chiaumont. 1t was in reality part Of
he same attack, and for time was
Iuccessful. The French however coun.
er attacked with great violence, and
'usted the invaders from the Fleury |
positions they had taken, leaving them
'ictors there at night fall. Indeed
With the exception of Thiaumont farm
he Germans gained nothing by their
lsy's fighting.
sattle on Both Banks
AS whole the fighting on the Yer.
un front was a resumption of the
ormer violence. On both sides of the
ieuso the artillery engagements were
eaVy and continuous, and there was
lmost constant infantry attack and
ounter" More than six German divi,
ions, or 900 men were engaged
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