Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
RUSSIANS ADD
$4,000 TO LIST
Offensive Along Southern Front
Yields More Prisoners.
NEW GUNS HELP RUSSIANS
Russians Continue Their Big Hauls OF
Prisoners and Booty-one Hun
dred officers and IA 900 Men
the Latest Capture.

Petrograd (via London).-The cap
ture of an additional 100 officers ana
14,OOO men was announced by the War
Office. The Russian successes in the
offensive along the southern front are
continuing, the statement declares.
Much of the effectiveness of the Rus
sian artillery in their great Galician
drive is due to the use of big Japanese
guns. These guns are said to be more
powerful than any that the Russians
have had heretofore and are charged
with shells filed with new explosive,
the destructive power of which is ter
rife
The latest Russian War Office says:
The supreme commander, the Car,
has received the following telegram
from the King of Italy:
81 am in harmony with the whole
Italian people in expressing the senti-
ment of profound admiration for the
victorious development of the power
full offensive of Your Majesty's armies
and in sending to you the warmest and
most friendly congratulations. Being
convinced that the efforts thus happily
commenced will lead to definite sue
cess, l pray you to accept the assur-
ance of my unchanging friendship"
Futile Counter Attacks.
"On the front of the armies south
of Polessie the fighting is heavy. The
enemy has suffered heavy losses IN en-
counters with our troops. The follow
ing details of the operations in many
sectors have been received:
"In the course Of a powerful but
in the regions of Sokul, north OF
Rojitche, we took as prisoners 20 Off
GERS and 1,750 men.
In the region west and southwest
of Lutsk during the pursuit of the
enemy our cavalry fought several sue
cessful actions Northwest of Krem-
enez our bold soldiers of General
Sakharoff's force, after a desperate
fight, dislodged the enemy from his
fortified positions on the River Bluich-
hevka, between Kozin and Tarnovka,
by a vigorous assault. One of our
young regiments, led by Colonel Tatar-
noff, after a fierce fight, forded the
deep river which was up to their chins.
One company was engulfed and died
heroic DEATH. but the valor of their
comrades and their officers resulted in
the disorderly fight Of the enemy. Sew
enty officers and 5000 men were taken
prisoners, and 2 guns, a great many
machine guns and 1000 rifles, car
tridges and enormous reserves %
barbed wire were captured in this
action.
Rostok Wood Occupied.
by an equally impetuous coup our
infantry, with powerful support from
the artillery, captured Rostok Wood,
south of the Lower Potchaieoff, taking
prisoners, machine guns and bomb
throwers.
by heroic effort the troops of Gen
eral Stoherbatchoff's army overthrow
the Austrians in the region of Gou-
and GuiIovdy, on the west
bank of the Stripa.
Northwest of Buczacz the engage
ment with the Austrians and the Ger
mans continues increasingly So far
we have captured 5000 prisoners, guns
and machine guns.
Our brave cossacks have taken
prisoner seven officers and GOO men.
The approximate total Of yesterdays
captures is 100 officers, 14,00O men and
a quantity of war material
On the Dvina front and further
south in the region Of Pope, there has
been an exchange OF artillery and rife
FIRE. Our artillery made a violent at
tack in the region Of Dvinsk. Enemy
attempts to take the offensive in many
sectors were everywhere repulsed by
our fire.