The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
CRUCIAL POINT IS
REACHED N EAST
Capture Of Czeraewitz Gives
Russians Powerful Key to
Austrian Positions.
ARE CloSlne n on LENDERS
Petrograd Believes Teuton Armies
Must Retreat or Surreader@Ger-
man Positions are in Danger.

VsSss SOsAsOssS Gig vs. 00ss8Vss
Petrograd, June s0l-With an aver
age Austrian retirement OF twenty
five miles over the entire Volhyniar
and Galician fronts, except i'm the i'm
mediate region of Tarnopol. with the
. Russian seizure OF C1ernowiu and
the fight of the southern Austrian
army toward the Carpathians and with
the Russians closing in ON Lembcrs
from two directions, the operations on
the southwestern front have reached
the crucial point. 1t is believed here
the Austrian armies must either make
{. final stand or by their further re-
treat automatically compel 4 general
retirement of the German army from
positions which it has held against
the Russians for nearly u year.
Unable to Make Stand.
Such stand, in the unanimous
opinion of military officials here, will
be an impossibility. as the separated
Austrian armies are unable to COM
municate with each other and, all
available troops and reserves having
been called up, rehabilitation of the
crippled armies Of the Austrians is
manifestly unlikely. The prevailing
confidence in the speedy consumma-
ton of Russian triumph over Austria
is reflected in all the comments of
the newspapers.
The Petrograd Gazette SAYS:
"The thought we have all lived with
since the beginning of the war-a final
-pietefy ever Atstrfs-uuw is at hand.
Soon the last notes of the swan song
of the dual monarchy will be heard"
Close In On Iemherg.
The Austrians are concentrating
their forces in an attempt to ward OF
Russian advance on Lemberg, but,
according to the latest dispatches, the
Russian troops pressing along the
Dubno-Lemberg Railway with Rad
ziviloff well in their rear, are close
upon the Galician frontier town of
Brody, which is nearly half way to
Lemberg.
The other advance on Lemberg is
being directed from point north of
Buczaz toward Malicz. from which
latter town the road to Lemberg is
an easy one and almost unfortified.
The effect of the advance Of these two
lines is to place the Austrian center
near the Tarnopol extended position
in great danger and an Austrian col |
apse here is considered inevitable by |
military observers.
Admit Fall of czernowitz.
Petrograd, June 19.-The capture BY 4
he Russians Of Cxernowitz, capital of
he Austro- Hungarian erownland of
3ukowina. was officially announced to-
lay by the Russian war office.
The official statement follows:
1.-THE emperor has received a con-
telegram from the king of
'eryia on the overwhelming success Il
4 the brilliant Russian trpops, with
7arm wishes for continued success. A
imilar telegram was received from
he Russian crown prince. stating that :
he Servian troops were filled with ,
7arm admiration and JOY over the
russian victories.
ION the front of General Rrnssiloff's
rmy the enemy maintains his resist
nee, making repeated counter efforts,
'hich our troops repulsed successful
7, pressing the enemy more closely
various directions and taking pris-
ners and booty.
Pursue the Austrians.
Yesterday. at 4 O'Clock in the after.
Don. General Lechnitzky's troops
aptured by assault the hridgehead at
on the left hank Of the
ruth. After desperate fighting for
le passage of the river. where the
aemy had destroyed the bridges, We
coupled Czernowitz. Our troops are
lrsuing the enemy. who is retreating
the direction Of the Carpathian
lsses.. In the course Of the capture
the bridgehead we took more than
200 prisoners and also seized guns
Czernowitz.
Capture 10000 Aaen,
According to the latest particulars
the lighting from the sth to the
tn. General Kaledines has taken "A A.
isoners 1909 officers. one surgeon. J,
900 men. eighty-three yuma ne
achine guns and an enormops uuan. Y
y Of material. IL
Vienna Admits Dsssa& Is
Vienna, June 1.-THE evaenatfoa a
by the AnstriaAs. aftsr Tie =
lssians had forced the passaxp a
. Pruth and penetrated tAe city. v,s
n0unced By the war oenee to1av.
A Second easte = Ansassa.
WnGh1ngt0m. Ina A.