The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-11
Army
Cut Off From
Supply Base
Delafyn, lwporfsnd RaiIroa at Junction
Isken RY Sudden Assault Of Russians
Mhile Farther North Slav Hosts Are
Forging Forward To Capture Of KoyeI
(Associased Press By Federal wireless)

@. ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal Wireless) ~
ONDON Iny l0R,ssia's attack upon the Ausro German
such bubble iass ST Ss snr .Ss
cnte though heavy battling continues the Franco Belgian
borders. S a&' E sly = ."
The Russian General Letchtzky has coup may
make him the FIRST general in the accomplish the feat of
utterly destroying the army opposed him. for he has separated
General Won Bohme from his supply base and appears be
surrounding Teuton army Of about 100000 men,
Petrogrd the reeatng in disorder and
for entrenchments and General Letchzy by quick forward
movements occupied the railway junction at Deatyn/ This
base and unless the position recaptured by the Auns the big
Austrian army is cut off.
MAY COMPEL CLEARING OF POLAND
News awaited of developments which is believed will de-
heaviest blow given any army began
The Russian army in tremendous force attacking every
along line the dsoganaton of the reeatng Austrian
such that military experts of the Allies hope for decisive
victory They the possibility the complete euinaon of
by quick German withdrawal from Russian and Polish territory
Petrograd reports General Busslo forces advancing both
sides of EoVel The retiring the face of his attacks
fast that the retreat shows dsoganaton AS the region
where General Letchtzky reported have Won Bothmer
communications the Russian advance leaves opportunity for
the enemy entench and the fighting is mainly the
sLAVS ADVANCE DOZEN MILES DAY
The Russians advancing along the railway both
sides thereof and have occupied Huevce twenty
Kovel advance of dozen miles day. They apparently
crossed the Stockhod river Janovka.
The vital points the Kovel and Baronovich 1t
absolutely the retention by the Germans Of
their recently conquered portions of Poland and ana that they
keep their hold on these two points Hence severe sighting expected
forcing With Deatyn the South already taken
Kovel Is captured, Lemberg will become unenahle.
The primary object Of the Russian campaign declared in Pc
ogd the retakng of lost territory and although it quite
Lmberg encng
developing from the flank attacks the chief aim of the Russian advance
is obviously destroy least cripple the Austrian
The tremendous number of taken by the Russians
present roughly estimated 100000 with additional losses
Killed wounded of 100000 ats the of the Russians in
accomplishing this aim,
Military commentators contrast present
with of advance last which yielded
much larger gains territory without however, destroy
ing the integrity of the Russian armies.
The official Petrograd dispatches said last night.
AUSTRIANS ATTEMPT OFFENSIVE
Elm order advance Lve emberg the
brought from other
counter attacks points against the troops of General B
loft"
"West the Kk Styr evening enemy,
under the violent fire of artillery took the offensive His attack
repued and troops pressing the enemy heels broke
through his position the northern bank of the Syr taking fifteen
officers and more than 800 prisoners
MAY DECIDE THE FATE OF VERDUN
1.-THE huars OF White Russia supported by the fire of the horse ar
ey brilliantly charged through three extended lines of the
and also sabered two Austrian companies
II expected in the Russian capital that the fate of Velun will
soon be decided in Voha believed the Germans will be
PEELED shortly the Verdun front
Ito halt the Russian advance
According Bucharest dispatches the hopes of the Russians of
eVing the Italians have already been accomplished the Ausrns
dispatches that 36 troop trains passed through Pburg Hungary
within hours and that the Austrian forces Albania
all hurryina north
[ BERLIN ADMITS LOSS OF HARDEcoURT
On the western frontier the of Hardecou reported
and admitted by Berlin Hardecourt point the
British and French lines join 1t taken by
by both armies Its capture quite important advance
1t accomplished by infantry charges with heavy losses both
lsides T1mttEMw
capture Hardecou only important change reported
the western frontier The past wenour hours has been mark
ed by specially pressed attacks either side other
The Kaiser and the Austrian Emperor jointly invitation
to Roumania to take part in conference which Bulgaria