Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-21
Report of Gen. Planners DAN
gerous Position in BukoWina
Confirmed.
CZAR'S MEN TAKE Three
TOWNS ON THE SERETH
Teutonic Reinforcements Moved
From italian, French and Bal
karFronts.

BERLIN, June Fl, via London. 4s46
p.m.-Russian forces. which crossed the
styr river west of Kolki. were driven
back by q counter attack. the omciai
statement of the war ONCE today an
nounces. Northwest OF Lutsk the RUS
SLAMS strongly resisted the German ad-
vances.
LONDON, June 81, 2:22 p.m.-Con-
firmatory reports of the cutting in two
Of Con Planners army in Bukowina
are contained in dispatch to the Star
from Petrograd today. When the Aus
trians retired from Czernowitz, says the
correspondent, part of them retreating due
south along the Rumanian border and
others toward the Carpathians. their hope
was to have time to hold the Russians on
the fortified line running from Kuty
to Sereth, along tho Rivers Mikhodra
and Sereth. But, despite the delay
caused by the prolonged defense of
Czernowitz, Gen. Letchitzky threw his
reserves upon the heels of the retreat
ing Austrians at such speed that he
succeeded in reaching that line simul-
taneously with them.
The result was that Gen. Planners
forces were cut in half midway between
Kuty and Sereth. at Stroginet. This
report seems to be further borne out
by the Russian official statement that
the Russians have occupied three
towns on the Sereth river, and the
ton that Russian troops have crossed
the Sereth.
Send Reinforcements.
It is stated that the Austrians and
Germans have sent reinforcements to
the southwestern front from the Italian,
French and Balkan war zones. as well
as from the Pinsk and Baranovichi
regions. The Germans arrived too late
at the Lutsk front to relieve the Aus
trians, having reached this region three
days after the beginning of Gen. Brus-
siloffs drive.
Gen. Kaledines is pressing westward
to the south of Vladimir-Volynskf with
the intention of cutting his opponents
communications between Kove1 and
Lemberg. His advance, IL maintained,
would enable him to block this line at
a point between acknowledgement and
Sokal. Moreover. the extension south
ward of Gen. Kaledines' eighty-mile
front promises junction with the
army operating in the direction of Lem
berg from the region Of Brody.
Russion Official Report.
The text of the statement follows:
"On several sectors OF the front oc-
cupied by the armies under Gen. Brus-
siloff the enemy continues to make des-
perate counter attacks.
THE enemy offensive. begun in the
vicinity of the village of Voronchine.
northeast of Kiselin, seven versts north
of the Lutsk -Vladimir-Volynski road,
supported by German troops recently
transported thither, has broken down
under our fire.
According to reports just received.
our troops. after a counter attack in the
region from the village Of Rogovitchi to
southeast of the village of Lokatchi, re-
pulsed the enemy and captured sixteen
officers. 1,200 men and eight machine
guns.
I'm this decisive action the clever
handling of a Russian rifle battalion.
which took the enemy by both flank and
front, is particularly mentioned. This
battalion, forming part of a crack rifle
regiment, not only put the enemy to
flight. but recaptured the three guns
whose loss was announced in yester-
days communication. Moreover, the
battalion took 800 prisoners and three
machine guns
Enemy Stubbornly Resisting.
Further reports of the fighting in
the region north of Gadomitchi, on the
Styr, and west of the village of Kolki
show that we, the 18th, captured nine
ty-six officers, 3.137 men and seventeen
machine guns. In the region of Okhot-
nikovo. east of Sarny, we captured a
German aeroplane. with pilot and OBJ
server. In the region of Gaivoronka
and Vienruvitchiki, north of Buczacz,
on the Strfpa, the enemy is Offering
stubborn resistance.
"On our extreme left wing the enemy
is retreating In disorder. We are pur-
suing and have occupied the towns of
Zadova,' Strogfnetz and Gliboka, on the
Sereth line.
"On the Dvina front we bombarded
enemy positions. On the night of the
10th, in the region north of Spiagla
and east of Lake Vischnevskoie, the
enemy attempted to approach our
trenches. but was repulsed by our rifle
fire.
Austrians Are Baked.
"A supplementary headquarters re-
port describes an action which fol-
lowed an engagement on the 10th.
when the enemy. driven from organ
lied positions near Okna, southeast of
Zale Szczyky. began a precipitate re-
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