, 1916-06-17

revolt in Bohemia on June 9th. According
to the report there was street hShtlng III
Pragne. No details are given.
Washington, June 18th. -Led by Presl-
dent Wilson nearly $4,000 men. women and
chitdren of Washington marched up Pep
nsylvania Avenue to-day in a Preparedness
Parade, arranged to emphasize the national
Capitals demand for an adequate army and
navy. The parade was a strictly non-partlsan
affair.
Rome, June 14th.-It was officially an
bounced to-day that Austrian aeroplanes
raided Venice on Monday night. The state
ment says that one woman was killed and
that the property damaged was slight. An
offoial statement from Vienna yesterday said
that au Austrian air squadron had success
fully b0mbalded the Venetian arsenal and
the railways approaching lbe city.
London, June IA ;h.-A Reuter- despatch
from Teherau says that General Sykes with
a British column on Monday entered Ker-
man. the principal town of southeastern
Persia. The purpose of this movement is
not known publicly here but presumably it is
intended 10 maintain order in the British
sphere Of Persia. Minor disturbances there
have been attributed to German and Turkish
emi5saries.
Petroprad, June 14tb.-The text Of the
Official statement, issued to-day, IS as follows;
Western front: Along the whole fIont from
the southwark of Polesla to The Roumaulan
frontier our troops continue to drive back
the enemy. Duting yesterday 70 officers
and about 5000 men were taken prisoners.
We have taken 6 cannon, 10 machlne-gGns
and many artillery and ammunition wa
CONS. The total OF prisoners and trophies
captured during the operations amount
to nearly 10000 men, 1,78O officers, 1870
cannon and 204 machine guns. Reports
which have been received state that the
enemy abandoned at certain points guam.
titles OF various war materials OF such
bulk as to make it Impossible to give an eH-
act description at such short notice. AS an
Instance we found abandoned sufficient rails
for field railways to cover 30 versts (about
20 mics Many Of the enemy uu!ts are
completely djsorgani2ed judging by the TACT
that in The fighting from June Chill. General
Stcherbntchott, IN Il comparatively 1n@l8ulh-
cant sector, captured 14l officers, 1900 sol
diers, % guns, "a machine-guns, SIS calssons
and other booty. On the vladimir Volynski
road. the enemy displays stubborn resistance.
The battles continue west of the village of Va
lul ore. halfway between Lutsk aud Vladimir
Volynski. In the region of Zalurge, the
Cossacks made a brilliant charge putting to
the sabre an enemy squadron. West OF Dub
no our troops pushed the enemy before them
end reached beyond the village of Demidov-
ka. and southwest of Dubno captured the
village of Kozin north of Buczacz, in the
region of the right bank of the Stripa the
enemy tried powerful counter-attacks, In
the fighting yesterday our troops crowded
the euemy back and occupied the heights on
the west bank of the Stripe. South Of the
DDiester we occupied the town Of Snlatyn
northwest Of Czelnowitz(, fighting for the
possession of the CzernoWltZ brd9ehead
continues. On the Dvina front the Germans
violently bombarded the Ikskull brid9ehead.
South of Smorgon we repulsed ar enemy
attempt to approach cur positions. In the
region of Barunovitche and southwark to the
Polessie region there were severe engage
ments Yesterday with considerable enemy
forces: Caucasus front. In the direction OF
Bagnd,d we stopped an offensive 10y import
ant enemy forces.
Berlin, June 14th.-Ihe Russian offensive
which has been directed aginst the southern
norton of the Eastern front broke out yester-
day against Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's
forces at o point about rs miles north of
Pinsk. The Russians made seven successive
attacks with masses of infantry. The War
Office announcement of to day says they
were repuised. Concerning the Western
front, the statement says: On the heights
southeast Of Zillebeke, a portion of our
positions was lost during the course of yes
terday's fighting. On the night bank OF the
Mouse (Verdun 'front.' positions OF the enemy
west and south of Thiaumont were captured
during the battles of June 18th. and 18th.
During these operations we captured 1913
Freuchmen including u officers and 10 ma
chine-guns.
Paris, June l4th.-The following Official
statement was issued tonight by the War
Office: "Aiong the whole front Of Vertun