New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-30
Trenches StOrmed on
25-Mile Front
in GaliCia.
AUSTRIANS RUSH
RESERVE IN VAIN
Russians Capture 10000
More Prisoners in
New Offensive.
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again are hammering their way toward
Kolomea. With slow but sure strokes,
before which the Austrian lines, weak
without the support of German troops,
are crumbling. the Cars forces are
closing upon the Galician stronghold.
the key 70 LemberS.
Yesterday General Letchitzky, after
artillery preparation" says Petrograd's
official statement. inflicted upon the
enemy. despite his desperate resist
ance. a great defeat in the region be-
tween the rivers Dniester and Pruth
and took possession Of three lines Of
trenches"
over a front Of twenty-five miles the
Russian masses we're hurled to-day at
the opposing lires. Fierce battling
followed. in which artillery combat
cave way TO hand-to-hand fighting
Austrian reserves were hastily rushed
20 the threatened sector.
With these new forces the Russian
onslaught was halted for few hours
hut in the evening the Cars troops
renewed the assault with fresh vigor
and drove their wedge through the
Austrian line. Vienna admits that the
Teuton forces we're compelled TO TO-
tire from part Of their front at
Kolomea and southwark
oO5.OOO Teuton Captives.
In the renewal Of the attacks in
Volhynia and Galicia, the Russians
have added 10000 men TO the already
large bag Of prisoners won in the
nresent offensive. The total Of the
Cars captives is now estimated at not
fewer than 2O5.OOO men. an army which
would stand the Teutonic Allies IN
GOOD stead at this time, when Allied
oTensives on three fronts are promised
Of far greater significance, however
is the new dent forced into the defend
ers' lines. in Galicia. Kovel and Lem
berg are the two objectives Of the Rus
sian drive. Their capture means the
retreat Of the Germans TO the line Of
the Bug in Poland and the loss of
large part Of Galicia TO the Cars
armies.
On the Kovel front the Russians are
not advancing. Berlin claims that the
Germans are slowly forcing the enemy
back around Sokul But in this sector
salient has been driven into. the Teu-
ton trenches. Russian strategy is, of
course. not 70 force an advance until
such an attempt is free from danger of
an enyelopng counter movement.
Must Straighten Line.
Before General BrussilofF begins
new drive % clear the ten miles to
Koyel, he must straighten his line to
The south-in Gahcia. It is here that
the Russians must again break through
Austrian lines-lines which have al
ways crumpled before Russian attacks.
In Volhynia Germans block the way
and German lines have always stood
firm against their Eastern enemy.
Thus the Cars generals are ham
merHg az the Austrian lines and forg-
ing through them Lemberg will be
won rot by an attack from the north,
but by fanking movement from the
south, through Kolomea When Kolo-
mes falls control OF the railway TO
Lemberg will be laid open 10 the in
Naders. With this road wrested from
the Austrians the latter would be com
PEELED TO fall back 10 the Styr-Lemberg
line, and the fall Of the Galician capi-
tai would be assured. Then the path
would be open for a new sweep over
;he Carpathians.
In Bukowina. too. the Russians are
advancing. The occupation Of Kimpo-
lung. on the border railroad, opens all
routes into Hungary. Thus the Ru-
manian frontier Of BukOwina is COM
pletely in control Of the invader
Bucharest cannot look with indifer-
euce on these important successes, and
the long expected advent of Rumania
INTO the war on the side Of the Entente
Allies may soon be brought to pass.
Volhynian Fight in Progress.
In Volhynia the battle is still in
progress. with the Germans claiming
the upper hand. The Teutons may force
back the Cars troops a short way
without upsetting the Russian plan ma
terally. IL is in Galieia that the Rus
SLAMS are putting forth their greatest
effort. Success there means the shat
tering Of the foes line far northward.
Persistent lighting" says to-day's
Petrograd official, took place on the
line Of the River Tohartovitz, d. tribu-
tsry Of the Pruth, and also in the re-
glon Of the town of Konty (Kuty p.
The enemy again suffered heavy losses
al these points. owing to our valiant
combined actions.
Up TO p. m. yesterday POI officers
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