The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-15
GREAT BATTLE RAGING
FOR BUKOWINA CAPITAL
Russians Take Town Twenty Miles Northwest of Ger
nowitz and Threaten to Cut Off Garrison
of That Place.

SPECIAL tobie Despuch TO TRs SIS.
LoNpoS. June lt.-On the whole $50
mile from, from the northern line OF
Nolhyna to the Runanian frontier the
armies Of Gen. B-usloff have made
marked progress during the paet twenty
four hours. despite the fact that ac-
cordIns TO Petrogbds admission. the
Austro-German resistance has become
extremely stubborn
A furious battle . raging for the pos
session OF the brdgehead AT Czerno-
witz. the RukowinA capital The Rus
sian War Office announced tonight the
capture of the city OF Sniatyn. twenty
miles northwest Of Czernowiiz. Vienna
admitted last niga; the appearance OF
Russian cavalry there. The occupa-
ton of the city by infantry forces makes
the defence OF Cze nowitZ extremely
perlous. as lhe Russians are now in
a position to- sweep southwark and cut
of the defenders OF the Bukow!na capi-
tai should ,hey hold ont to the last
The eftir, Austro- Hungarian army in
the Bukow.na Is In the same peril.
importan; progress was also made 10y
the Russians In Nclh.nia.
5000 More Prisoners.
SIX thousand men and twenty officers
were added yesterday TO the number OF
urisuneis taken since the offensive began.
The total number IS now l2l.120. includ-
ing 1870 officers.
The FIRST massed attack against Won
Hinden5ures lines since the offensive in
the south began was delivered to-day.
when after systematic artillery
preparation by heaviest guns at the Rus
slams disposal troops in dense formation
launched a furious assault against the
-Austro-G,rman positions north OF
BaronoN ,tChi. The attack was repeated
SIX times but according to both the
German and Austrian reports. each broke
down under the Teuton Are with serious
losses 70 The attackers. whO in their re-
treat Were placed under the fire OF their
own artillery.
These attacks marked the initiation,
II is believed. Of a general Russ an
o!fensiye in the north aimed at crushir';
/, the Teuton front TO remove the dan
ler OF a fiankine movement against Gen.
BrNsiloffs army
Barunovitchi u an important railway
intersection OF great strategical value
and saw some Of the tiercest fght!ng
during the Russian retreat last autumn
II Is the cOfNsTElfR pplUt OF the ftst-
Litoysk- Moscow and wilma -Rovno rail.
ways. Sixty-one miles to the west lies
Ida. one OF the commandins points o.
:5c entire railway systems ~ western
Russia.
The Russian state ement.
The Russian War Oriee report fol
lows:
On the whole front south OF the
Polesina ti1l.sJep TO the Rumanian
frontier We continue TO drive back the
enemy.
Yesterday twenty officers and 5000
men, six cannon. ten machine guns
and many ammunition wagons were
captured.
The total number o! prisoners and
booty taken during the operations
amounts TO nearly 10000 men and
LEO officers. 1870 cannon and 200
machine guns.
The enemy abandoned immense
quantities OF material. including rails
for thirty yersts ,twerty miles, OF.
railway
The enemy is stuobornly resisting
west OF Zaturzi. half way between
Lutzk and Wladimir-W Wolynski Cos
sacks destroyed an enemy squadron