Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-06-30
RUSSIANS GETTING
CLOSE TO LEMBERG
ONLY 90 MILES NORTHEAST OF
THE GALICIAN CAPITAL AT
LAST REPORT.
TEUTONS ARE DEVIDED NOW
Petrograd Asserts Foe Now Divided
Into Three Main Army Groups
Germans Shell verdun-Airmen
Busy on Several Fronts.

London, June 1S.-The drive of the
Russian offensive in Volhynia, Cali
cia and Bukowina shows little slack
ening in power, although the forward
progress of General Brusiloff's ar
mics apparently is much less rapid
than in the early stages of the cam
paign.
From the Volhynian triangle fort
resses the Russians have thrust sharp
ly to the west and southwest. In
the former direction they are batter
ing on the Austrian defense line
along the Styr and the Stokhod, not
more than 80 miles from Kovel, the
important railway junction essential
to close connection between the south
ern Teutonic armies and those to the
| north.
Close to GaIcian Border.
In the latter direction they have
scored new progress, and now are
close to the Galician border, pushing
down the railway from Dubno. The
current Russian official statement re-
ports the occupation of Radzilowo,
less than 10 miles from Brody, across
the frontier line, and approximately
60 miles northeast of Lemberg, the
Galician capital, the Russian object
i've in this drive.
Berlin records the participation Of
German troops in the fighting against
the Russians, reporting General Won
Linsingen's forces engaged in the
Stockhod-Styr sector, and others un-
der General Count Won Bothmer TAX
ing part in the battles north of Prz-
wolka.
Only Artillery at Verdun.
On the western front the fighting
at Verdun has again been left to the
artillery for the most part. The Ger
mans are violently shelling French
positions in the Deadman hill sec.
ton and, incidentally. have made hand
! grenade attacks in this vicinity, that
Paris declares were futile.
Rome announces an important sue
cess northeast of Asiago, in the Tren
| tino, where several positions at the
| head of the Frenzela valley were cap
| tured.
, Vienna reports the failure of Ital
, ian attacks in the Dolomites, and like
: wise of assaults upon the Austrian
lines on the Doberdo plateau.
An Austrian Capital Falls.
London, June 19.-Czernowitz, cap
, ital of the Austrian crownland oi
Bukowina, is in the hands of the
Russians, and the Austrians who hao
held it are in retreat toward the Car
pathian mountains.
( Hard fighting took place in the
] capture of the Czernowitz bridge
! head and in the passage of the river
2 Pruth, but when finally the Russians
: gained the right bank of the river
4 the Austrians evacuated the capital
: leaving 1000 prisoners and some guns
in the hands of the Russians.
Desperate Resistance.
: To the north in Galicia and Vol
: hynia, the Russians are meeting will
desperate resistance on the part o
: the Austro-Hungarians and Germans
t seme of the latter of whom are de
/ clared by Petrograd to have beer
5 brought from the French front in al
D endeavor to aid in stemming the Rus
+ sian advance.
S While Petrograd asserts that tn,
S Russians are repulsing the counte
y attack, pressing the Teutonic allies
g farther back and taking from then
: large numbers of prisoners and guam
r titles of war materials, both vienn;
S and Berlin report victories for thei
armies in Galicia and Volhynia.
Russians Push On.
London, June 21.-The Russians
: continuing their advance against th'
= Austrians through Bukowina, hav,
crossed the river Sereth, southwes
: of Czernowitz, and Occupied the town
y of Zadova, Streginetz and Gliboka
. The Austrians in this region, thei
q army cut in two, are declared in Pc
:, trograd to be in disorderly retreat
with the Russians energetically pur
suing them toward the Carpathians.