The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-06-16
by Slavs in Vol
hynia and Galicia Results
in Capture of Thirty-five
Thousand Soldiers and
Four Hundred Officers.

fOur Hundred Officers. !
Petrograd, June II (via London).-
Continuing their offensive movement
in Nolhynia and Galicia, Russian
troops yesterday took prisoner 400
officers and $4,000 men, says the of
flclal statement issued here today. The
Russians also captured 80 guns and
an enormous quantity of booty.
The army of Gen. Techitskyn alone.
operating in the direction of Czerno-
WITT, Bukowina, the statement adds.
overwhelmed the tro-Hungarians
and took $4,000 prisoners.
Since the present offensive was
started week ago today, the Rus
slams have taken about 100000 pris-
oners.
The text of the statement follows:
"Our offensive in Volhynia, Galicia
and Bukowina obtained fresh sue
cesses yesterday. The enemy armies
continued to suffer enormous losses
in prisoners alone.
The first attacks of our troops
are throwing into our hands thousands
upon thousands of prisoners and booty
of all kinds, the exact estimation of
which is as yet impossible.
"For instance, in single sector
on the enemy front we captured 21
searchlights, two conveys, % field
kitchens, Al trains of machine guns,
10000 pools of barbed wire Ca pool
is equivalent to SO pounds), 1000 con-
crete planks, 100000 cubes of con-
crete, 10000 pools of coal, enormous
depots of ammunition and quantities
of arms and other material.
"In another sector we captured 3d.
600 rifle cartridges, 800 boxes of ma
chine gun cartridges, 200 boxes Of
hand grenades, 1000 rifles, tor. ma
chine guns, two range finders FsfnS ~
Norton portable pump for the extrac-
tion of drinking water.
"The capture of such enormous war
materials prepared by the enemy for
various operations affords proof of
how opportune was our coup.
During yesterdays fighting we
took as prisoners one general, 400 of
ticers and 35,1O0 soldiers We also
captured thirty guns, 13 machine
guns and five bomb throwers. This
makes the total trophies in the recent
operations one general, 1,649 officers
and more than 100000 soldiers and
ia guns, 1880 machine guns and 5S
bomb throwers"
4 Plucky Struggle.
Among the war features may be
noted the plucky struggle of our
young formation near ROitche on the
Styr near Lutsk. Here the Germans
attempted to render assistance to the
Austrians, but by our infantry attack.
delivered under cover of heavy artil-
lery, they were diSlodged from the
town, losing more than 2,0OO prison
ers, two guns and some machine gums.
Our troops pursued the retrcating
Germans.
"Our forces operating in the region
of Dubno Zone of the fortreSses COM
priSing the Nolhynian triangle) cap
tured the town and fort and are on the
enemy'S heels Some Russian detach-
mentS, crossing the Ikwa river, have
developed their offensive. A part of
the Russians occupied the region Of
the village of Damidovka, on the
Myinof- f-Berestetchno road, forcing
the enemy at his myinoff point of sup
port to surrender. Besides dislodging
the enemy from his principal position
north of Routchatche, we took many
prisoners there, including the staff of
an Austrian battalion and alHo -
tured great quantity of arms.
eve overthrow the enemy on Tie
Stripa. Near OsSevitzie, north of
Boutchatche, one of our regiments
captured a complete battery of four
1O-centimeter mortars.
"Despite the enemy's desperate re-
sistance, his violent flank and curtain
fire, together with the explosion of
mines, Gen. Techitskyn's troops cap
tured an enemy position south of
DobronovitZe, 20 versts northeast of
CZernowitZ (Bukowina). In this re-
gion alone we took as prisoners one
general, BAT officers and $4,000 men
and captured 10 guns and at the time
this report is dispatched prisoners are
still coming in.
Retreat Made Riot.
/ Southeast of Zale Szczyky by an
energetic coup we overthrew the
enemy, who retreated The enemy
blew up the Yourkoutz railway sta
ton. Turkoman cavalry charged the
retreating enemy and turned his re-
treat into disorderly rout.
'In attempts to save the situation
the enemy at many places made fu-
rious counterattacks. Among others,
at Eawn Saturday in the region of
Semki, east of Kolki, numerically su-
perior enemy forces attacks our ad-