Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-12

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portable pump for the extraction Of
drinking water.
i PROOF OF oPPoRTUNENEss
OF COUP BY RUSSIANS
Tho capture of such enormous war
materials prepared by the enemy for
various operations affords proof of how
4 opportune was our coup.
During yesterdays lighting we took
Sas prisoners one general, 400 officers
and 35,1oO soldiers. We also captured
thirty guns, thirteen machine guns. and
!, 1--WE bomb throwers. This makes the
total trophies in the recent operations,
one general, 1.s4s officers. and more
than 100000 soldiers and 1874 guns.
Among the various episodes may be
noted the plucky struggle of our young
formation near Rojitche on the Styr
near Lutsk. Here the Germans at
tempted TO render assistance to the
Austrians. but by our infantry attacks,
delivered under cover Of heavy artil-
iery. they were dislodged from ths
town. losing more than 1000 prisoners,
two guns and some machine guns.
Our troops pursued the retreating
Germans.
Our forces operating in the region
of Duhno (one Of the fortresSes COM
prising the Volhynian triansle3 cap
tured the town and fort and are on
the enemys heels. Some Russian de-
tachments. crossing the Ikwa River,
have developed their offensive. A part
of the Russians occupied the region
of the village Of Damidovka. on the
Mylnof -Berestetchne road. forcing the
enemy at his Mylnof point Of support
to surrender. Besides dislodging the
enemy from his principal position
north OF Boutchatcho. we took many
prisoners there. including the staff of
an Austrian battalion. and also cap
tured great quantity of arms.
COMPLETE BATTERY
TAKEN BY REGIMENT
We overthrow the enemy on the
Stripa. Near Ossovitzie north of
Boutchatche, one of our regiments
captured complete battery Of four
ten-centimeter mortars.
Despite the enemy's desperate re-
sistance, his violent flank and curtin
fire. together with the explosion of
mines, General Techitskn's troops cap
tured an enemy position south of
Dobronytze, twenty verSts northeast of
Czernowitz tBukowina). In this region
alone we took as prisoners one gem
eral, 81 officers and $4,000 men. and
captured ten guns, and at the time this
report is dispatched prisoners are still
coming in.
Southeast of Yale Szczyky. by an
energetic coup. we overthrow the
enemy, who rctreated.
The enemy blew up the Yourkoutz
railway station. but our cavalry
charged the retreatinE enemy. and
turned his retreat into a dsordcrly
rout.
in desperate attempt to save the
situation. the enemy made furious
counterattacks. Among others at dawn
Saturday. cas-, Of kolki, numerically
superior enemy forces attacked our adj
ranced elements, and under cover Of a
concentration of their fire, forced them
back over the Styr. but the same day
We arrested all Interior developments
&c this otfense. The enemy is resisting
with especial desperation in the region
e Torgoritsy on tho Styr, south of
iutsk. where he is lighting with san
uinary fury.
The total results of the violent at.
',cks Of our troops, carried from the
ith TO the 10. without giving the
enemy moments respite, place ir
stronc relief the fact that they have
forced the enemy's lines on the vns,
front from the wooded region of South.
west Russia to the Roumaniar
frontier.
TURKS ALSO REPuLSED
WITH HEAVY LOSSES
Caucasus region: The Turks mad.
repeated attacks on our positions II
the Tlattana region, but we're re
pulsed with heavy losses. abandoning
in front Of our trenches hundreds O
dead. In the direction of GumcShal
we have occupied first-line cnem,
trenches in the direction of Diarbek
we are advancing and have taken pris
oners and captured boxes OF ammuni
ton"