Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-12
GEARS FORCES
CONTINUE DRIVE
AGAINST ENEMY
In Saturdays Fighting, 400
Officers and $4,000 Men
Are Taken.
GREAT QUANTITY OF BOOTY
FALLS INTO THEIR HANDS
Austro-Hungarian Army Barring
Way to Czernowitz Is
Overwhelmed.
vERDUN CLAIMS CONFLICTING
Paris Declares That Further Assaults
OF Germans Have Been
Repulsed.
GREAT QUANTITY OF BOOTY
FALLS INTO THEIR HANDS
vERDUN CLAIMS CONFLICTING
Paris Declares That Further Assaults
Of Germans Have Been
Repulsed.

From the wooded region OF South
west Russia to the Roumanian frontier,
the Russians are keeping up their tre-
mendous offensive against the Austro-
Hunsarians, who have been re-en-
forced on several sectors by Germans
Tho advance OF the Russians is not
able for the large number OF pris-
oners taken and the enormous captures
Of guns. machine guns. ammunition and
other war stores. In the week that has
elapsed since they first threw their
attacks against tho Austrians, the Rus
SLAMS report that they have captured ap-
proximately 10000 officers and men,
and forced back tho organized lines
of their antagonists from the region
OF the FolhynIan fortress triangle to
Roumania.
Having previously captured Lutsk,
the Russians now have retaken Dub
no. the second Of the fortresses in the
Volhynian triangle held by the Aus.
trians. and are pressing the retreat
ing Austrians westward.
PROGRESS ALSO MADE
IN GALICIA AND BUKowINA
In Galicia and Bukowina progress
also has been made by the Russians
The Austrians admit the withdrawal of
their forces In Northeastern Bukowina.
The Austrians all along the battle
front are putting up a stubborn re-
sistance, especially east of Kolki, ly-
ing to the north of Lutsk, where they
have forced back Russian advanced
elements across the Styr River and In
the region OF Torgovitsky, on the Styr
south OF Lutsk. where sangulnary
battle is in progress.
Since Saturday night, when three
German infantry attacks against the
French trenches on hill 304 and other
points in this sector were put down by
the French fire. bombardments alone,
have been in progress in the fight.
ing zone about verdun. No changes
in position have taken place here OF
an any point along the line in France
and Belgium held by the French. Brit
ish and Belgian troops.
The British around Ypres have again
heen heavily shelled by the Germans.
ITALIANS CLAIM PROGRESS
AGAINST AUSTRIANS
The Italians claim progress for their
troops against the Austrians in tho
region between the Adige and BrentA
Rivers southeast Of Trent, and an
nounce the repulse. with heavy losses
to tho alta ckers of Austrians endeayor-
Ing TO capture Monte Lemerene, south
west OF Asiago.
The Italian Cabinet has resigned as
result OF the refusal OF the Chamber Of
Deputies to give a vote OF confidence
to the government after it had failed
to pass the budget OF the Ministry of
the Interior.
The British troops in German East
Africa have captured the town of
Mombo. in the Usambara district, and
the town Of Blsmarckburg, on Lake
Tanganyika.
An official British tabulation OF Ger
man losses UP to the end OF Nav gives
aggregate casualties Of 2,o24,5s6. of
which 734.412 represents men killed.
These losses are declared to be excIu
sive Of those sustained In naval en-
gagements and the fighting In the
colonies.