Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
Germans in Increasing Numbers En-
ter Fight on North End
of Line.
HARD FIGHTING PROGRESSES
But Little Ground Permanently
Gained by Either Side Despite
Tremendous Attacks and
Counter Attacks.

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sian offensive still is in full swing
in Bukowina, where the advance
OF Gen. BrussiloffS forces ap-
parently is being little impeded
by the Austrians. The town of
kuty. across the Galician bor-
der at the foot of the Carpathi-
ans, has been occupied and vir-
tually all the important towns in
the crownland now are in Rus
sian possession. Vienna tonight
reports custer of the Russians
from Kuty.
To the north German troops in
increasing numbers are reported
to be coming to the aid of the
Austrians. and the Russians are
being forced to fight to hold the
ground they have already won.
Heavy fighting is in progress all
along the line from northern
Galicia we'll to the northwest of
Lutsk, but neither side is claim
ing material progress. The Ger
man army headquarters state
ment asserts that some ground
has been gained by Gen. Won Lin
singen's forces, but Petrograd
does not admit that permanent
advantage has been won by the
Austro-German armies at any
point Berlin also saws German
troops yesterday repulsed at
tempts of the Russians to advance
south of 1lloukst and north of
Wildly, in the Dtinsk sector.
Dispute Ground Foot by Foot.
In volhynia. according to official Aus
trian advices. the Austro-German
forces are disputing the ground foot by
foot north of the Lipa river, northeast
of Gorochow and west and northwe est
of Torchyn. where all the Russian
counter attacks have been frustrated.
The only alternative apparently left
to the remnant of Gen. Pfanzer's
forces which still clings to Bukowina
is to follow their comrades into the
Carpathian foothills. The Russians. fol-
Czernowitz, have considerably deepened
the breach made in the Austrian line
at that point. and from Kuty are
bringing pressure from a third direc-
threatened from Gorodenko and Snia-
tyn.
Thus. while the Austrians are still
maintaining their positions in the
cessfully defended the approaches to
Lemberg. the encircling movement in
eastern Galicia and Bukowina mill
tary observers point out. Is daily as
sumins greater dimensions This, how
ever. cannot be developed indefinitely
without reference to the operations at
Lutsk. According to all reports the
Germans are bringing up at this point
o continuous stream of reinforcements
and the issue in the struggle in this
sector still is in doubt
Russian oficial Report.
The text Of the Russian statemen,
says:
.In Bukowina, west of Sniatyn, our
troops are lighting their way and ad-
vancing. Last evening they occupied
the heights on the banks of the Ryb-
nitza-
The town Of Kuty has been captured
by us. The Don Cossacks made 15t
men prisoners. and captured four ma
chine guns near there.
"West Of BadziviloE tnear the Cali
k.ArHH dvl nj
our regiments. after artillery prepara
tion, got a footing in enemy trenches anc
captured five officers and 303 men. TIL,
enemy then concentrated his fire ane
Obliged us to retire from the captured
trenches to our own positions. We re
fainsd the prisoners and succeeded II
repuising all subsequent counter attacks
IAN enemy aerial squadron threw
bonbs on Roudnia and Potchaievska
Effect Coup de Main.
"ln the region of Iiioukst we effected
coup de main against German
trenches The, enemy attempted coun
ter attack, but repulsed by our rln
and machine gun fire. After this defea
,he Germans intermittent!y bombarded a
long range with many batteries.
..Or Thursday evening the enem,
o,ened violent artillery fire in tn,
sector of the Beresina farm. lombard
ing the village OF kilby, on the Bere
sina river to the east OF Boydanon
toward night the enemy infsntr,
In considerable force opened an often
siye against the Beresina farm. but
met by our bayonet counter attacks
were put to flight toward their owl
trenches, leaving large numbers o
dead before our barbed wire entangie
,reuts. To the west Of Torchyn (du
vest of Lutsk) desperate fighting con
tinues
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