The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-21
GERMAN FORCES
IN COUNTER DRIVE
CHECK RUSSIANS
Berlin Reports Resistance Of
Foes Centre Has Been
Broken.
SERETH is CROSSED
BY TROOPS or GAR
Specioi Cobit Despatch IN TYR SCI

LONDON Juc 2o.--Simuitanecusly with
the onicial Austrian admission to-
risht that the left wing of Gen. Brusi.
lofts army has crossed the Sercth, driv.
Ing the Anstro-Hungarians before them
IN the direction of the Carpathians.
came n statement by the German War
Once announcing that the Teutons have
broken the resistance Of the Russian
centre and are fighting their way for
ward"
To-nights Official Russian report be-
gins with the statement, that the enemy
IL furiously counter attacking Gen.
Brusilof's armies"
Gen. von L%insingen. who commands
the Austro-German forces in voihynia,
hi apparently begun a great thanking
movement designed 20 sweep the Rus
sian centre back beyond Lutzk and
Dubno and then en,elop Brusllon's
Bukowina and Galician armies. The
crossing Of the sereth. lengthening as
II does the Russian lines OF communi.
cation still further. is believed 10 add to
the peril in which the Russian right wing
nnds itself.
The next twenty-four hours are
looked for by military critics TO decide
whether the new Russian offensive has
sufficient driving power to beat back
the Teutons In Volhynia beyond Kovel
or whether German strategy and reen-
iorcements have once more saved the
Austrians from a decisive defeat
II the counter movement by Gen. Won
l~AnSingen. which Berlin says Ia 'eoins
IN rNrn I'd - 1T -a 49,
IN the south must automatically be
Drought to a standstill By Gen. Bru-
sllon himself or expose a huge Musco-
vite army, comprising the youngest and
freshest electives Of the Cars soldiery,
to inevitable development.
The battle upon whose outcome de-
bends the success or failure OF Gen.
The triangle formed by the stryps and
the ko,el-polonne and Kovel- Ro.hi.
schtche railway sectors. in. the area be.
tween ok and Sokul. both on the
Strypa. 1t is here that the Russians are
uying 10 break through to kovel, efforts
which received a serious check by to-
+. days German success.
Russians Take I.2i8 Prisoners,
The Russian War Office statement fol.
lows
iH' MIX OF England. the nrSt 10
learn or our victories. has t~elegraphed
he Car congratulations couched In
exceptionally warm and cordial terms.
on several sectors OF the front oc-
cupied ny the armies under Gen.
Frus.iN"N tho enemy continues to
make desperate counter attacks.
The enemy offensive begun in the
vicinity of the village Of Voronchine.
northeast OF Kiselin. seven yersts
(fpnr and tu,n.sbfrAs ,nflos, ,os,l -
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES road,
supported by German troops recently
transported thither. has broken down
under our FIRE.
According to reports just received
our troops. after n counter attack in
the region from the village of
Rogovitchi to southeast OF the village
OF Lokatchi. repulsed the enemy and
captured sixteen officers. i.2OO men
and eight machine guns.
In this decisive action the clever
handling OF a Russian rife ba,,al-
ION. which took the enemy by both
nank and front, Is particularly men
toned. This battalion. forming mar,
OF a crack rife regiment. not only pu,
the enemy to Night but recaptured the
three guns whose loss was announced
IN Yesterdays communicst ion. Tho
battalion took 900 prisoners and three
machine guns.
Further reports OF the fighting in
the region north OF Gadomitchi. on the
StEr, and west OF the village OF Kolki
snow that we on the 18TH captured
ninety-six officers, 3.137 men and
seventeen machine guns. In the region
or Okhotnikovo. east of Sarny. we can.
tured a German aeroplane with pilot
ana observer. In the region OF Gaivo-
ronka and Vienru,itehiki. north OF
Buczacz, on the S,ripa. the enem, is
0nering stubborn resistance.
ON our extreme left wing the enemy
Is retreating in disorder. We are
pursuing. and a occupied the towns
NJ Zadova. S,rog'nctz and Gliboka, on
the Sereth line.
On the night OF the 18th. in the
region north OF Spiagla and east OF
lake Westinghouse. the enemy AT.
tempted to APPROACH our trenches, but
were rrpu!scd BY ouf rife fire.
\ supplementary headquarters re-
port describes an action which fol-
lowed an engagement on the 10th.
when the enemy. driven from organ
lied positions near Okna. southeast OF
Yale Szczyky. began a precipitate re-
treat In the direction OF Zastayna.
Our infantry. encouraged by the sue
cess obtained. and without n moments
rest. continued the pursuit OF the Aus
TRANS. preventing them from securing
intermediary positions previously pre-
pared.
Under these circumstances one OF
our regiments advanced to ZastaVya
with a battery Of horse artillery. The
commander Of this division. perceiving
parties OF enemy infantry passing IN
disorder through Zastavna, while an
enemy battery also was fleeing by tho
main road and that this battery would
inevitably escape, dr. no cavalry Mas
available, decided to send his gun
teams IN pursuit. Sixty mounted men,
led by their officers and the com.
mander OF the battery. Col. Shirinkine,
dashed into the town and forty horse
mon were inmcdi fte'y despatched in
pursuit of the enemy infantry. while
capt NHsSonor, with other men
chased NJ" retrodtine battery.
Via" ilrsi party. having ia bred 4
hummer OF ilgiiiNCS, captured 100 men.
Nhle the second swropod down upon
H' Nu~'I'' % ut terry, whose eunners,
WhH' hastily rrtrcttlug. defended
ihrmS"lN"S with roNolyprs aud car
hl1'' u was uuiS alt,r tho com
nHhh"r "' VI" enemy battery was
Killed ana th' horses 'ul riders OF
INC gun teams were wiped ont thai the
battery surrendered IT, this t,trrk
ftp'. \dssonof captured two officers
te'enty-nin" men, thirty horses. rnui
guns in working order ana an am.
mun.tlon wagon. The enemy tuCantr,
observing the loss Of the battery,
opened = rapid fire without success
Inc losses Of tho Russian battery were
mi hrI IN1tA.1