, 1916-06-21

I0fe. GENERA IeVlnO hcleu upou 6p0ClAO
instructions from General Cnrrauza.
Paris, June 18tb.-Several attacks by the
Germans on the new French positions in
Dead Mans Hill region northwest Of Yer
dun were repulsed, the French maintain
ing heir recent gains, snys the War Office
announcement this afternoon. The Germans
suffered heavy losses, as they did also IN fa-
tile attacks on French trenches in the Thlau-
mont sector TO the east Of the Meuse.
: Petrograd, June 1~7th.-Russian troops
have occupied the Town of Kadziviloff on
the railway go miles northeast of Lemberg,
according to the Official statement issued
to-day.
Petrograd, June 17th.-The Oficinl state
ment from General Headquarters issued to-
day reads: "The Emperor has received the
following from the Emperor of japan:
"With great pleasure l lave received the
agreeable news of the glorious victory gain
ell by your valiant army in Galicia. [ hast
en- to express to Your Imperial Majesty my
sincerest congratulations on the occnsjon of
the high military feat Of your army. "(Slgned)
Yosh ihito." In order to arrest our advance
on Lemberg, the enemy strengthened by
elements brought from o'her fronts has
made furious cpuntcr-attacks at many points
against the troops Of General Bruhlloff.
West of the town of Kelki on the Styr last
evening the enemy under the violent fire of
our artillery took The offentiye in The region
Of the village of Gadmitche. His attacks
were repulsed, and our troops, pressing on
the enemy's heels, broke through his posi-
tons on the north bank of the Styr, taking
13 officers and more than 500 men prisoners.
Northwest of Rojfche on The Stckhod river
in the course of II hot engagement with the
Germans, our troops commanded by General
K:-l- o.I-,o1 L., I,;li;nHf .tt0oI, fho v1
lage of Svufiks, taking four officers and $50
Russia, supported by the fire Of the
horse artillery, brilliantly charged through
three extended lines of the enemy
and also sabred two Austrian companies.
Our cavalry at noon yesterday occupied
Radziviloff after dislodging the enemy whom
it continued to drive back upon Brody (north-
OF st OF Lemberg) The enemy was driven
out of Starry Movyi and Potchaietf as we'll
as from the old convent of Potchaieff and
both places were occupied by our troops yes
terday. An Army Corps Commander, who
was an eye wi ness of yesterdays fighting IN
one of the StripA districts says the enemy
was in flight on the entire battlefield.
Thrown into the utmost confusion by the
salvos of our batteries, Germans and Aus
TRANS intermingled fell in hundreds. Bril-
SNQ0s Oh our b6it6Ii65 III u SuIoP ONNuPl0o
the open positions whence they fred point
blank on the fugitives. The dash of onr
troops was irresistible. Fierce fighting is
proceeding in the region of Gaivoroukn and
KuYdvanovika on the Stripa, where the en-,
envy is furiously attacking the Sniaticar Rail
way. An enemy column was thrown across
the river Tchermiava. In the region OF
Dvinsk our artillery continued to lombard
the enemy positions with visible success.
We repulsed an attempt ty the Turks in
the Caucasus to take the offensive in the
Trebizond sector. Our troops have advanced
in the Plataua sector. Iu the direction of
Mosul a party of ~ of our scouts attacked
an enemy detachment numbering 800. The
ensuing fight lusted uninterruptedly for two
hours. Finally the handful of our brave
scouts by their accurate fire dislodged the
enemy from his position aud forced him to
take flight.
(ContSnued on Supp1ement.)