The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-30
RUSSIANS WIN
GREAT BATTLE
NEAR KOLOMEA
Storm Austrian Trenches
and Take 1896
Prisoners.
STILL FIGHTING.
VIENNA REPORTS
>p.c,ai Cable Despatch TO Tns Srs.

loSpoN. June 29.-Gel Lechitsky.
commander of Brusl!ofrs centre. began
q mighty onrush to-dsy against the
hungarian lines in Galicia and
the northwestern Bukowina, between the
pncster and the region around kuty.
IN an effort to push his opponents be-
youd the important railway city of
kcluuca. strdtegically the most valu-
able point IN southern Galicia.
pc'fograd announced tonight that
lecA!tsky inflicted crushing defeat
upon the Austro- Hungarians taking
three Ines OF trenches and 1896 PRISON.
,rs This success was achieved in the
northern part of the area of attack. he
tween tho priester and the Pruth. The
fa.l Il kolOmel Is expected if teh new
advance continues. Its capture will mean
,he collapse of the whole defence scheme
n southern Galcia and seal the doom
Of the Austro- Hungarian army now re-
treating toward the Transylvanian
passes, as ten latter would then be de-
pri,ed Of all hope of reJoining the north
'rn Austrian wing. Moreover. the Rus
sian success. II followed up by a further
odyHuce. Will straighten out Gen. Brusi-
'uii = Inc 50 as to consolidate his centre
aud ~ eht wing. automatically forcing the
Germans to fall back in Nolhynia and
abandon kovel
Fighting Is Desperate.
Vienna admits tonight that east OF
kolom,a" the Russians made "massed
attacks on q front of twenty-five miles
and that at numerous points the at
tlcAcrs succeeded in advancing. In the
evening. however. IL is asserted. the Rus
slams were forced to evacVate "a por-
tou' OF the Austro- Hungarian front
near kolomea and southwark. The state
ment refers to hand to hand conflicts
and says desperate lighting" is in
progress.
The Austrian War Once declares Rus
sian attacks on the Dniester line were
repulsed north OF Obertyn, which is
thirteen miles northeast of kolomea. In
No!hynia the situation is asserted to be
quiet.
Russian cavalry was dispersed neal
lsvor. Vienna says. lswor lies on q
small river OF the same name in the foot
hills of the Carpathians.
The Austrian Statement.
The Austrian official statement fo
lows:
Near lswor, in the Bukowina. We
dispersed Russian cavalry.
East Of kolomea the enemy re-
neNed his massed attacks ON a front
II forty kilometers twenty-five
miles,. Desperate lighting Is in
progress.
" numerous points the enemy at
great sacrifice. hurrying his re-
scrves against our lines, succeeded in
advancing in hand to hand fighting,
uut during. the evening he was forced
to cVacuate "A portion Of our front
near kolomea and TO the south.
ru the Dniester line We repulsed
superior Russian forces north of
Obertyn.
Al enemy attempts to dislodge US
vest Of Novo Peczajew failed
The situation In Nolhyn.a j. quiet
The Russian War Office statement 70
lows:
zen Letcnitsky heavily defeated the
,.ymy between the Dniester and the
truth, capturing thre lines of trenches
and many prisoners
ON the line from the River Tcherto
l,t2 10 kuty there is heavy fighting
III" cnemy's losses are serious.
Russian troops fighting in Nolhynia
AID ,ialicia yesterday captured 22l
of'i,ers and l0,2s5 men.
The German statement said:
Russian attacks made by some COM
pduios between Dubatowska and Smor-
gou tailed under our curtain Of fire.
Scar Guessitschi. southeast of I.jubt'
srha a German division (detachment?l
s,"rmed an enemy point OF support
east Of the Nemen. taking two officers
aud ffty-six prisoners and capturing
iNp machine guns and two mine
thtuvers.