Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-16
TEUTONS FLEE BEFORE
SLAVS IN BUKOWINA

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HindenburR are being pounded night and
day by tho Russian guns.
North of Przewloka the Russians are de-
livering hard blows against the army of
General Won Bothmer. Won Bothmer's
forces took a prominent part in the drive
again the Russians led by the German
field marshal, Won MacKensen, last year.
The Russians continue to advance steadily
in the indentaton they have made In the
line at Lutsk. The most decided gains are
along the line of the Rovno, Lutsk, Kovel
Railroad, with Kovel the goal It's capture
would be a more decisive blow than the
taking of Czernowitz.
The fate of the right wing of the Aus
trian army. which was defending Czerno-
witz, Is not yet known. Yesterdays dis
patches, however said that It was then in
imminent danger of being cut off, over
whelmed or driven to retreat to the Car
pathan Mountains.
Heavy forces of Cossacks were reported
on Tuesday to have penetrated 90 miles
west of Czernowitz, and the impression
prevails here that these riders of the Gear
are already in pursuit Of the broken AUS
trlans
The Russian advance along the whole
southwestern front continues to develop
with n degree OF swiftness which has as
tonished the country. The success of the
movement thus far Ia looked upon as the
more remarkable in view of the strong de-
fenses which had been erected by the
Austrians during the long period of prepa-
ration and their supposed readiness for re-
sistance to any manner of assault.
AUsTRIANs UNABLE TO RESIST
Except in the centre of the front which
runs from Volhynia to the Rumanian bor-
der the Austrians have been wholly unable
to resist the Russian drive. In the vicinity
OF Tarnopol the opposing forces are still in
deadlock, but on both fanks, in the Lutsk
region and in the Dniester sector, the
breach made in the Austrian lines is wild
ening constantly.
In the Lutsk region the Russian forces,
after piercing the Austrian lines by captur-
ing the fortress have progressed in two
diverging directions toward Kovel and
Vladimir -Volynskl and have attained the
points only 20 miles from both these OBJ
jectives.
A similar wedge has been driven into the
Austrian lines from Dubno toward SokaL
This wedge has penetrated 80 miles into
the Austrian lines, and the breadth of the
breach made has been increased to so
miles. Another important breach extends
for 80 miles between the Dnlester and the
Pruth.
The Russian occupation of Snlatyn means
an advance OF 16 miles beyond Czernowitz.
Confidence prevails among Russian OBJ
servers that the catalogue OF the successes
won by Generals Brusiloff and Letchitsky
is by no means complete. II is estimated
that the Teuton losses now total 100000,
or nearly half the original effectives.
Great satisfaction is felt with the re-
establishment of contact with the Teutons
along the whole southwestern front, but
attention is chiefly centred upon the opera
tions for Kovel, Vladimir-V -VoIynski and
Bukowna. Colonel Shumsky summarizing
the results of the fighting. makes the de-
duction from the latest Russian official
statement that the entire line of the Strlpa
Is now occupied by the Russians.
Northwest of Buczacz number of good
roads run westward to the Podhajc Rail-
way, which Is regarded as accounting for
the vigar of the resistance in this sector
to the Russian advance, The village of
Fozin, 15 miles southwest OF Dubno. cap
tured by the Russians. Is on the road TO
Brody. which leads thence to Lemberg
The precipitancy of the retreat OF the
Austrians in many sectors Is shown by the
fact that the Russians found several tele-
graphic and telephone installations intact
and are now using them. The cartridges
captured In the Stripa trenches would have
sufriced for the use of the Au5trians in the
most intensive sort of firing for several
weeks.