The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-17
RUSSIANS PRESS
BACK AUSTRIANS
TeutOns Driven Across Rivers
at IkWa and Styr by the
SIaV Advance.
ARE WINNING IN GALlCIA, TOO
French Admit Loss of Fort Vaux,
Near Verdun to Germans-itaI-
ians Stop Austrians.

London, June 9-Having recap
Russian forts in VoIknia, from the
the Russians are
pressing their adversaries westward.
In numerous places not only have the
Russians gained the banks OF the TX
wa and Styr rivers, but have crossed
the streams and continued their often
sive against their foes.
In the region of KoveI, midway be-
tween Lutsk and Brest-Litovsk and in
the vicinity of Rovno, southeast of the
fortress, the Russians have begun &C
tions against the AustrO-Hungarian
Russ Capture Many Guns
Likewise IN Galicia there has been
no Iet-up in the Russian attacks
against the soldiers of the dual mon
archy, from which they have captured
along the lower reaches of the StriPa
river heavily fortified positions. In
the fighting the Russians have mate
rally added to their prisoners and
their stores of captured guns, ma
chine guns and war materials.
Considerable activity has been
shown against the Russians on the
northern sections of the Russian front
where the German guns have heavily
bombarded The line along the Dvina to
the lake region south of Dvinsk and
thrown infantry attacks against the
Russian positions south of Smorgon
In this latter region the Germans re-
port the capture Of the village of Kun
ava but PetTOgrad asserts that all
their attacks were repulsed.
Germans Active Near Verdon.
With the capture OF Fort Vaux,
northeast of Verdun, the Germans
have attempted to advance their lines
against the French east and west of
the ThiaumOnt farm, south of Douau-
mont. The French barrier fire, how
ever, held them back Northeast of
Verdun around Hill 3O4 and in the re-
gion of Chattancourt the artillery
due1s are still intense.
Intermittent artillery dueIs have
given way TO vicious infantry attacks
and counter-attacks by the Germans
and British around HODGE. Sapping
operations between the Vimy Ridge
and La Basse canal, and near the Ho-
henzollern redoubt were to the ad-
vantage of the British, according to
London.
The Italians to the south and south
east of Trent continue to keep the
Austrians from further advances
Germans Capture Vaux.
Berlin, June Sort Vaux, one Of
the Verdun defenses, mas been cap
tured by the German troops, accord
ing to me official statement issued
from headquarters today What re-
manned of the French garrison finally
surrendered and an attempt to relieve
the fort on Tuesday resulted in the
capture by the Germans of zoo IN
wounded prisoners.
London, June 8.-British trenches
running through HODGE have been cap
tured by the Germans, according to
the British official statement issued
at midnight, which reads:
Last night and today heavy artiI-
lery bombardments took place on both
sides east of Ypres. In the fighting
yesterday the enemy succeeded in
capturing our front line trenches run
ming through the ruins Of the village
of Hooge. Attacks made against 9TH
er portions of our line failed. A fur
ther small infantry attack delivered
early this morning against our
trenches west of HODGE was repulsed
Australians Take Prisoners.
During the night our Australian
troops entered German trenches east
Of the Bots Grenier, inf1icting loss and
bringing back prisoners. Our troops
also carried out a successful raid east
of Cuincny.
Hostile artillery and trench NOR
tars were active today against our
trenches around Ovillers, Hamel, Sou
chez. LOOs and Neuve Chapelle Our
artillery shelled enemy batteries about
Levin, east of Souchez and about
Loos. There has been some mining
activity BIZ the enemy northeast Of
Neuville-St- Vast and Givenchy.
Paris, June S.-The official commu-
nication issued tonight by the war Of
fee says:
1.-The Germans announce today that
Fort Vaux fell into their power on the
evening Of June 6. On June at $50
o'clock in the morning Fort vaux was
still in our hands. Since that hour, by
reason of the violence of the lombard
ment, it has not been possible to eff
feet any communication with the fort