The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
RUSSIANSTAKE
14,10OTEUT0NS
In DAYS DRIVE
Fighting Is In Progress on
Whole Line South From
VOlhynia.
GERMANS MAKING
STAND FOR KOVEL

ofnCe announced to-day the auhItlonal
capture OF 100 officers and doctors and
$4,000 men This brings the total num-
Der Of prisoners taken in Gen. Brusiloff's
offensive. as officially reported. up TO
l52.s5s.
To-niehts official Russian War once
Statement, says fighting continue on the
whole front extending from northern
Nolhynia TO the Rumanian border.
Vienna officially asserted tonight that
Russian cavalry south OF the Dniester
Gin the Bukowina) was repulsed and that
fighting is in progress on the whole front
in Nolhynia. a particularly violent bat
tie appears TO he raging in the region
halfway between the fortress OF Rovno
and kovel Here the Russians are try
Ing to cross the River Stokhod, which Is
traversed BY the Rovno-kovel railway
line at point twenty-five miles SOUTH
east OF kovel. The Austrian war once
declares these attempts were frustrated
II Is in this area that the bulk or
The German reenforceTcnts have Joined
the Aus,r,ans. evidently determined 10
save Kovel. Possession Of that impor-
tant railway intersection would place
Gen. BruslofY in complete control OF
the southern railway system and at the
same time endanger the German righ,
flank.
The OniciaI Reports.
The Russian War Office statement fol.
lows.
On the from; Of the armies south
OF Pole~ie the fighting continues.
The enemy has suffered heavy losses
IN encounters with our troops The fol-
lowing details Of the operations in
many sectors have been received
In the course OF powerful but
fruitless counter attack by the enemy
in the region OF Sokul. north OF Ro-
jitche. We took prisoner twenty officers
and 1850 men.
In the region west and southwest
OF Lutzk in the pursuit OF the enemy
our cavalry fought several successful
actions. Northwest OF EreUonez oa:
bold soldiers Of Gen. SakharofT's force,
after a desperate fight. dislodSed the
enemy from his fortified positions on
the River Bluichevka. between kozin
and Tarnovka, BY a vigorous assault.
whole Company Lost.
one Of our young regiments led BY
Col Tatarnoff after fierce fight
forded the deep river, which was up
| to their chins. one company was en-
the valor OF their comrades and their
officers resulted In the dsorderly Night
OF the enemy. Seventy officers and
5000 men were taken prisoners. and
two guns. a great many machine guns,
1000 rifles, cartridges and enormous
reserves OF barbed wire were captured
in thls action.
BY an equally impetuous coup our
| infantry, with powerful support from
/
south of the lower Potchaieff. taking
prisoners. machine suns and bomb
throwers.
BY heroic effort the troops OF
! Gen. Stcherbatchofr army yesterday
overthrew the Austrians in the region
| OF Gouvoronka and Guilovody, on the
west bank of the Strypa.
Northwest OF Bueczacz the engage
ment with the Austrians and the Ger
| mans continues increasingly. So far
We have cantured 5000 prisoners. guns
| and machine guns.
An enemy aeroplane has dropped
bombs on Tarnopol
Our brave Don Cossacks have
| taken prisoner seven officers ana 500
men. The approximate total of yes
terday's captures is 100 officers, $4,000
men and a large quantity of war ma
| teral.
on the Dwina front and further
south in the region of Polessie there
has been an exchange OF artillery and
rifle fre. our artillery made IA vio-
lent attack yesterday in the region
OF Dwinsk Enemy attempts TO take
the offensive In many sectors were
everywhere repulsed by our tire.
The German War Office made this re
port
The Russians continued their efforts
| yesterday against Gen. Won Bothmcrs
front. north of Przewloka. During the
repulse OF the enemy more than 400
men were taken prisoners BY the de-
tenders.
Eject Of New Shell.
4 new kind OF shell. said by SOM
correspondents to be Japanese inven
ton, while others assert 1t Is the prod
uct OF Russian scientists. Is given tn
chief credit for the success of the new
Russian offensive In dispatches fron
Petrograd, Incredible quantities of thi
new weapon are used by Gen. Brusilof
and its effect is said to surpass every
thing witnessed in the war thus far
"Of course, nothing can be said abou
the nature of this she'll" says the Morn
inD Posts correspondent at Petrograd
who asserts II Is the product of tn
cooperative research Of the Russian uni
versities. "ln fighting hitherto the re
duction Of firing lines and the captur
of positions have been gradual processes
but on the present occasion II Is rapi
beyond belief. the destruction and cap
ture OF men coming like a lghtnin
stroke, leaving the stan officers. who's
station Is from five to fifteen miles be
hind the firing line. with no means q