The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-04
Dust Germans From Positions
In Neiuhborhood Of Thiaumont,
d, and Repulse Attacks BY Crown
Prince iNest Of Riyern Mouse
PETR0GRAD CLAIMS TO i
HAVE 217,ooo PRISONERS
Russians Continue Driving Aus,
TRAN Armies Back In GaIicia
and the BukoMina But Are
Held IN yolhynian Triangle
tAssoei.s.d rTss. y Federal wireless,

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tAssocisssd Press ~ Federal wnsIsu.i
r oNDoN, July 2.--while the pub.
II lie il jubilsnt over the bulletins
annogRsing the gains made by
the British in their drive on the Somme
sector Yesterday, the fighting on other
fronts Is not being forgotten. In the
neighborheod Of verdup yesterday the
French. launched a,,number of counter.
attacks and succeeded in recapturing
the important positions around Thiau-
mont. - }.rs "a r - A., Ia
Russia Also continues TO report steady
advances In her own field of operations,
aud the italians are driving back the
Anstrians with increasing momentum.
The proportions of the Russian as.
sault in the BukOwina and Galicia are
constantly growing. In official des.
patches from ,Petrograd last night il
was announced that since the begin.
ming Of the drive less than three weeks
ago the Russians have cleared the Blu.
kowina Of the Austrians and have cap.
tured $4,000 prisoners from the Ger.
Il
Amount Of Booty Huge
The amount of booty taken can
not be estimated, say the dispatches.
The figures change from day to day
as fresh reports come in from the
front to headquarters, but it is said
to be huge The last reports set the
number Of heavy cannon taken since
the beginning, 4, of the drive at more
than 1000, and vast stores Of shells
and munitions Of war have been taken
as well. ''II"' 10
South Of the Dniester river, where
the Germans are aiding the Austrian
armies, the Russians yesterday an.
nounced that they had been still more
Successflls driving hack the Teutons,
and Forcing them to eyacuate one i'm.
Portait position after another. In Ga.
Ecia, say the official announcements,
the Slav advance continues unchecked
by the efforts of the Austrians who are
said TO be making desperate and
heroic resistance to the sweeping mas.
ses Of the Muscovites.
Reach Carpathians
In the Bokuwina the Russians have
swept all before them, and have now
finally reached the Carpathians. Yes.
terday they cleared out the Austrians
from lumber of small villages in the
vicinity of the important city of Kolo,
mea, and advancing, captured a mum.
her Of strong positions in the noun.
tains.
On the Lipa river front, where the
Germans are attacking with great force
m Nar. - If..I
rOn' Linsingen, the official statements
from PetrOgrad report that they have
repulsed the attacks of the Teutons
and are holding them safely.
Northwest Of Lutsk, in what remains
Of the VoIhynian triangle still in Teu.
tonic hands, the Austrian and German
comma nders last night reported that
they have forced back the Slav ad
vance, and have captured some import.
ant field works Of the enemy in the vi.
entity of Sokul.
Italians Fighting Hard
On the Italian front the fighting con.
tinues desperate, according to reports
from Vienna and Rome last night. In
the ,TrentinO the Italians keep up their
advance, driving the Austrians back
despite their tremendous efforts Il
hold their Zines intact. On the other
italian fronts the artillery lombard
ments of the last few days have grown
in herceness, and Rome mentions minor
attaeks, which Vienna claims to have
repulsed.
Ia &the ~veTdun' sector the fighting
yesterday was again terrific, ARTILLERY
preparation 'was followed by infantry
attacks by both sides. Paris reports
that the Germans launched a number
Of unsuccessful assaults, and adds that
the French, after a careful artillery at
tack, succeeded in driving out the Ger
mans who were holding the position
in the neighborhood Of Thiaumont fort
northeast Of Verdun and east of Fort
de Vaux,
In. the Vicinity of Hill 364, lie Mort
Homme, and ,Ayocourt, west of the
Mouse thsfe was some desperate fight
ing, but without notable resulta
Turks Launch Attacks
Despntche from Berlin say that the
Turks have attacked the Russian arm.
les under the Grand Duke Nicholas in
Asia Minor. The assault is being made
by tn" second Turkish army, and GOV
ers front from Kermanshav, in Persia
to the vicinity of Lake Urumiah. The
fighting is said to be desperate, but no
results are given.
The Berlin official statement in deal.
,ng with the fighting on the eastern
'front.' says that Field Marshal Won Lin.
singen has reported the capture Of
$3.50 Russians since June Is.