New-York tribune., 1916-06-24
Seize Three More Towns
and Overrun All
BukOWina.
GERMANS GAINING
SOUTH OF LUTSK
Petrograd Says Foe Is Using
Troops from French and
Italian Fronts.

London. June 2S.-To-night's Rus
sisn official communication confirms
what already had been learned from
Austrian admissions. that the Rus
slams are overrunning Bukowins and
arc making a dash for the passes to
The Carpathian Mountains, as they did
eighteen months ago, when they
reached Kirlibaba Pass, overlooking
Austrian Pennsylvania. A report from
Bucharest states that the Russians
Rave taken possession Of two railways
leading from Rumania into Bukowins.
The information that the Germans
and Austrians are bringing up rein
forcements from the French and ltal-
an fronts is also given in the com
nuricauon from Petrogrsd. Accord
Irr 10 speculations in Paris, the tor
rado Of artillery FIRE on the Verdun
sector and the attacks in Champagne
are supposed to mask the transfer OF
troops from this front 70 the Rus
sian front. in view Of the necessity of
s,emm;ng the Russian advance toward
Kovel.
Threaten Raids on Hungary.
By means Of forced marches along
.hc Rumanian frontier. the Russians
have reached the extreme south of
Bukowina. and at Kuty. on the north,
and Gura Humora. on the south, have
approached the thickly forested spurs
of the Carpathian Mountains. A good
road. roughly about 100 miles long,
runs through narrow valleys and
-orges from Gura Humora by way Of
Kimpolung and Dorna Watra to
Rstritz. Hungary, offering the Rus
sian Cuerillas an excellent opening
into their enemy's country.
The Russians in their pursuit Of the
Austrians thus far have crossed four
rivers the Dniester, Pruth, Sereth and
Suczava. Two days sufhcied TO cover
the fifteen miles between the Sereth
and the Suczava. The objective Of the
Russians was Radautz, where the Aus
TRANS were expected 10 offer stubborn
resistance, owing TO the fact that the
river forms a natural defensive line TO
the north and northeast of the town.
But it appears that the Austrians falled
% make any serious stand here, inas-
much as no fighting is described in the
official communications.
Russians Hold Railways.
Radautz is only five miles southwest
Of the important railway junction OF
n g oil n
frontier. which also is IN Russian
hands. Virtually the entire railway
system of Bukowina is now IN the
possession Of the Russians.
The Russian War Office to-day an
rounced the capture of three villages
west of Radautz, thirty miles south OF
Czernowitz, the occupation of which
was reported yesterday. Eight hun
drcd prisoners were taken.
The villages are Gurahumora'
S.raizia and Sarasch. The Russians
also have taken Vienitz, near kuty.
Thus the Russians have traversed al
most the entire length Of Bukowins.
The town Of Gurahumora Is ten miles
from the Rumanian border Nlsnitz
is on the border, between Gallcla and
Bukowina, thirty-fve miles southwest
Of Czernowitz.
Berlin claims that Won Linsingen's
troops are continuing their progress
southeast Of Lutsk, where violent Rus
sian counter attacks have been re
pulsed.
The Russian report is as follows:
"In several sectors south Of Dvinsk
the Germans. after artillery prepars-
ton. endeavored 10 assume the often
sive. They were unsuccessful every
where.
cover all the front occupied by the
army of General Brussilof, and espe-
cially at Radzivolov. the enemy con
tinucs 70 receive reinforcements from
the French and Italian fronts.
"Our offensive in Bukowina con-
tInucd. We occupied the villages OF
Gurahmora, Strsizia and Ssraech,
west OF Radautz, and Viznitz, near
Kuty. Eight hundred prisoners were
taken.
at II o'clock on Wednesday night
an engagement began along the line
in the Oginskiv Canal region at Lo-
gischin. The fighting was still in
progress on Thursday evening. Many
attempts 10 cross the canal by locks
and fords failed In the course Of the
dghting the gallant General Stegel-
mann was wounded and Colonel