The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19
CAPTURE Of
CzERNOW|Tz
CONFIRMED
TAKE
BUKOWINA CAPITAL
After Hard and Sensational
Fight, Ending With Bril-
liant Assault.
AUSTRIA ADMITS FALL

PETRoGRAD. June Is (via London,
p. m.)-The capture by the Russians
OF Czernowitz. capital of the Austro-
hungarian crownland OF Bukowina,
pas onlclaIIy announced today by the
The official statement follows:
Ihe emperor has received a con-
gratulatory telegram from the king OF
SERBIA on the overwhelming success.
a similar telegram was received from
the Serbian crown prince, stating that
lne serbian troops were filled with
warm admiration and JOY over the
Russian victories.
"On the front of General BrusiIon's
army, the enemy maintains his resist
ance, making repeated counter attacks.
which our troops repulsed successfully.
pressing the enemy more closely in
various directions and taking prisoners
Yesterday at 4 O'Clock in the after
noon; General Lechnitzky's troops cap
tured by assault the bridgehead az
Szernowitz. on the left bank OF the
truth. After desperate fighting for
tne passage OF the river. where the
occupied Czernowitz.
our troops are pursuing the enemy
VINO rs retreatng in the direction OF
cn cnG the Carpathian passes: In the
SouIse OF the capture OF the bridge
head we took more than 1000 prison
ers and also seized guns in Czernowitz.
Details Of Fight.
me following details have been
received OF the lighting on the re-
malnder of the front:
The troops, OF General KaIedines
nave repulsed desperate enemy counter
attacks In which German troops from
the fTench front were engaged In
the region OF the village OF Cadomitche
on the Styr. hot engagemeut oc-
CURED. Thus far tie German and
AnEtTlan
hcers and 1000 men and we also have
taken eight machine guns. The Ger
mans turiously attacked the Village
OF Syidniks on the north bank of the
Stokhod We repulsed the attack
Notwithstanding the FIRE OF the enemv's
Srmored train Our Cossacks, headed
hy their Colonel SmirnoG, charged
twice on the flank against the enemy
FORCES which had assumed the Of
fensiye. The Cossacks captured five
machines. put great number OF Ger
disorder fight and took as prisoDers
diers.
According 10 the latest particulars
or the hghting from the 9TH to 18th.
General kaledines has taken as prison
er l,SOy officers, 10 surg suns and 20 coo
men and So guns. 236 machine gune
and an enormous quantity Of material.
IN the region OF the Stripa River
north OF BucZacz the enemy took the
offensive but being received by our
concentrated fire he retreated 10 his
trenches
-On the northern front. IN tho forest
region and IN DvinA front there has
been violent artillery FIRE on various
sectors Our artillery seriously dam
AGED the eneny'E trenches and works
fronting our Ifvinsk positions and
southwest OF Lake Narocz
Vienna Admits Fall.
VIENNA. June IS via London June
II 1;45 p. IN. - The evacuation OF
CIernovitz by the Austrians after the
Russians had forced the passage of
the Pruth and penetrated the city. was
announced BY the war Office today.
1estsrdny." saw the official state
u1ent, The garrison - th. hrid9-l,ssd
80 Cgsrnowitr Withdrew before ssIp~rior
enemy hr~. During the n Eht ths s.rp.r,v
nt several points furccd n passaEe cf
tho Fruth. and penetrated C,r-rrrywftz
which We svaruatei
The staf enr~nt claims th~ rVrszt-s o.
Russian counter attacks I'm EoIhvrf..
and ths gaining of rround north ~
tcrochutf north Of tfe L.fua. with the
capture ~ 900 Russian Or zoner- and
three machine guns II reports the
Germans SUCCESSFUL 20 the north rf
Toryu. where eleven Russian officer
stf6 men. one gun and ten machine
Euns were taken
Russian attacks between Schuf and
holkim ar declared 70 have ban re
pulsed