The Little River news., 1916-06-14
SLAVS CAPTURE
 GREAT HORDES
35,OOO More Prisoners Captured Which Brings Total to 1OS,OO0 Men.
 A General Is Taken.

London, June 1.-The tremendous offensive begun week ago by the Russians continues successful in the capture of Austrian prisoners and in the recapture of positions taken by :he kustrians in their last great drive. Having previously driven the Teutonic forces from Lutsk, the Russians have pressed on and now have retake~ Dubno, the second of the triangle of defenses in Volhynia.
 From the wooded regions of south wes. Russia to the Rumanian frontier .Ee Czars forces are pressing for ward. In Galicia and Bukowina pro- gress has been made. The Austrians admit the retreat of their forces in Bukowina.
 The Austrians are stubbornly resist ing all along the battle front, espec- ially east of Kolbi, to the north of Lutsk. There they forced back the Russians across the Styr river. In the Torgovitsy region a sanguinary bat tie is in progress.
 Take 35.OOO Men.
 In the fighting yesterday on the front of Volhynia and Galicia. says the Petrograd official statement today, the Russians took 409 officers and 35,O00 men. They also captured 30 guns and an enormous quantity of booty. The statement adds that the army of Gen. eral Techitskyn alone, operating in the direction of Czernowitz, Bukowina overwhelmed the Austro-Hungarians and took 10000 prisoners.
 Russian Official Statement
 The Petrograd statement follows:
 Cur offensive in Volhynia, Galicia and Bokowina obtained fresh success es yesterday. The enemy armies con- tinue to suffer enormous losses in prisoners alone.
 'The fierce attacks of our troops are throwing into our hands thousands upon thousands of prisoners and booty of all kinds, the exact estimat- ion of which is as yet impossible.
 For instance, in a single sector on the enemy front, We captured 21 search-lights, two conveys, 29 field kitchens, 47 trains of machine guns, i2,000 poods of barbed wire Ga pood is equivalent to S6 pounds) 1000 con- crete blanks, 7OOO,OOO cubes of con- crete, 10000 poods of coal, enormous depots of ammunition and quantities of arms and other material.
 ''Ir another sector we captured 30.- 0o1 rifle cartridges, 300 boxes of ma chine cartridges, 200 boxes of nand grenades, 1000 rifles, machine guns, 2 range finders and Norton portable pump for the extraction of drinkin. Tater.
 'The capture of such enormous war materials prepared by the enemy for various operations affords proof of how opportune was our coup.
 Take General Prisoner.
 During yesterdays fighting we :oo'l as prisoners one general 409 of- ficers and 35,OOO soldiers. We also captured 30 guns, 13 machine guns and five bomb-throwers. This makes the total trophies in the recent opera tions, one general, 1,649 officers aud more than 100000 soldiers and 124 guns, 1S0 machine guns and 5S bomb throwers."
 Capture DubnO.
 Our forces operating around Du6- no Gone of the fortresses comprising the Volhynian triangle) captured the town and fort and are on the enemy's heels. Some Russian detchments, crossing the Ikwa river, have develop ed their offensive. A part of the Rus sians occupied the region of Damid- ovka, forcing the enemy at his MylnoR point of support to surrender. Be- sides dislodging the enemy from his principal position north of Boutchat- che, We took many prisoners there, in- cluding the staff of an Austrian bat talion. and also captured a great quantity of arms.
 We overthrow the enemy on the Stripa, near Osovitzie
 Despite the enemy's desperate re- sistance. his violent flank and curtain fire, together with the explosion of mines, general Techitskyn's troops captured an enemy position south of Dobdoronovtze, 20 versts northeast of Czernowitz (Bukowina.) In this re- zion alone we took as prisoners one general, S47 officers and 1S,00O men and captured 10 guns and at the time this report is dispatched, prisoners are still coming in"