The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
BRUSILOFF'S ARMY
ENTERS KIMPOLUNG
occupation Of the BukOwina
Is Now Completed by
Russian Forces.
TAKE 1000 PRISONERS
sr,cio, robie Despatch to TVS srS.

sr.ci1, rob,e Despatch to Tvs SECS.
LoSpoS. June 25.-The occupation by
The Russians Of the whole Of the Austrian
c,ovnland Bukowina, rendered inevitable
hy the capture on Friday Of three vital
railroad centres in the northwest, centre
ard south Of the province. has become
,orne,e with the fall of kimpo,ung. in
he hillv region OF the southwest OF the
rowland.
with the city and railway station the
vietors captured GO officers n 1000
men. the largest number Of prisoners
taken by Gen. BrusiloT for soine days.
Tho entire northwestern frontier of
Dumania Is now lined with Russian
,,oops. The Austro-Hunearian forces
whose positions IN the Bukowina became
untenable with the fall Of Cxernowitz.
under the screen Of stubborn rear guard
Aghtins have gradually ~retreated west
ward and are now we'll into h Car
rathlans. once moro face to face with
Mus~ovtta onslaughts against the noun
tain IA sses that form the doors to Hun
gary.
The Russian drive toward these passes
g already under wav. with the Czerno-
w itz-kolomeR and Czernowitz-kuty lines
A. bases Of operation. West OF Sniatyn.
IN the former railway. the Russians took
to-day two small villages. Kilikhof and
r~oulokhof.
Advance u SlackeninG.
Ger. Rruslof's advance in the south
10 slackening considerably. however.
-.rdIrg the outcome OF the battle In
volhynia and Galicia. In neither the
a,re have his forces been able to resume
,Nelr advance which carried them far
toward Kovel and Brody respectively.
ON tho whole Volhynian and Galtcian
'~o-, tho battle which began with the
au.,ro-Gcrman count attacks a week
aro is still raging without either side
making any substantial gains Nor nave
ne Teutons succeeded in developing TO
any noticeable degree the fankine move
men, heralded by the press OF tho Cen
trail Empires as the doom OF Sen'
Brusilofs southern win
The German War Office this AFTERNOON
, norted the repulse of Russian counter
.'tacks on both sides or Zaturce ana
south Of Plaszowka.
Russian recommending detachments.
perlIn says. came in contact with Field
Ne rshal Won H~iDdenhurg's troops AT
various points Of the northern battle limo
and were defeated. leaving prisoners and
booty in German hands.
In the southeasternmost corner OF the
Buhowina the Russians are approaching
Suczawa. On the Rumanian frontier. v
irg captured the railway station OF
fskany. a few miles to the north. An
enormous amount Of booty. including
$500 tons OF coal. seventeen wagons OF
maize and great quantities Of fodder.
we're left behind by the retreat!ng Aus
TRANS.
The Omcial Reports.
Tie Russian official statement follows
West Of Sniatyn our troops. ngntins
as they advanced. occupied the VII
lagos OF kilikhof and Toulokhon.
On the evening of June % the town
II K!mpolung was taken after intense
lighting. Sixty officers n 1000 men
were made prisoners and seven machine
guns were captured. In the railway
station whole trains were captured.
With the capture OF the towns OF
Kimpolung, Kuty and Winnie We took
possession Of the whole OF the Buko-
wilma. It was found that during a hur-
ried retirement In the region OF L.
kany station. north OF Sufavaz. the
enemy left behind eighty-eight empty
wagons, seventeen wagons OF maize
and about $500 tons of anthracite.
besides structural material, great re-
serves OF fodder n other booty.
German artillery violently bonn
harded numerous sectors of our Riga
positions, A strong party OF Ger
mans attempted TO approach u
trenches near the western extremity
OF Lake Babit, but without result.
on the Dwina. between Jacobstadt
and Dwinsk. the enemy artillery was
also violently active. Enemy aero
planes dropped twenty bombs on the
station at Polotchany. southwest OF
Of Molodechno.
one Of our airmen during a daring
ngnt over the cnemy's lines was hit
iv the enemy artillery. Aviators
Capt. Bsnkeiff and Lieut.. Pavnor. al
though wounded, succeeded. despite the
enemy fire. in descending near our
advanced lines.
N les) south Of SHINY. in the region
~ Czartorysk. we took by IA sudden
attack the redoubt OF r fort whose
garrison after a stubborn resistance
we're all put to the bayonet. We cap
'ured in the redoubt two cannon OF
srest calihre.
North Of the village Of Zatouritzky
~ pushed back by "A counter attack
tce "nemy, VINO suffered severely in
'he hand grenade nghting.
North OF Poustomyty. southeast of
Evinlusky southwest ~ Lutzk). the
enemy attacked our lines yesterday
evening. hut was received by our con-
eentrated Are and penetrated az far
az our trenches at only a few points
where our trenches had been virtually
destroyed by his artillery fire.
In consequence OF heavy losses the
enemy fell hack on all this front. We
captured about 500 unwounded prison.
ers, OF whom half were We
took fifteen machine guns The enemy
trenches were flied with great num-
n"rs 81 dead and wounded from the
oayonet.
North OF Radziwilow. In the region
~ Ricdkow, we attacked the enemy
and broke through his first line
trenches. In the course OF this nght-
trg Col. Svietchite was wounded. The
enemy continues to offer stubborn re-
sistance here. keeping up a concen-
'rated artillery fire OF large and small
callbres.
The German War Office issued tn
following statement tonight:
In the northern section OF the front
there was fighting between recon-
NOTHING attachments at various
points. Prisoners and booty were cap
ture1.
Army Group OF Gen. Won Llnsingen
The Russians unsuccessfully coun-
Ter attacked against our forward at
lacks, especially on both sides OF
Iaturce.