RUSSIANS STILL SWEEPING WEST

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2796, 14 June 1916, Page 5

RUSSIANS STILL SWEEPING WEST

PURSUIT OF THE AUSTRIANS CLOSELY PRESSED GERMAN MOVE IN THE NORTH , (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright). Petrograd, Juno 12. A Russian official communique states:—Reports from the southern front are I limited, storms; interrupting communication. They show that General Brusiloff's offensive continues. Wo continue to pursue a defeated enemy in many sectors, although at some points the enemy is desperately counter-attacking. Tho total, prisoners are: 1700 officers, 113,000 mon. One recently fromed nnit icaptured, yesterday included 1203 Germans and 768 Austrians. The enemy on tho Ikwa front, south of Lusk, is retreating. Wo are pressing closely. The Austrians near Gliadki and Vorosievka, north of Tarnopol, attacked furiously sis time's, but were finally repulsed. -. f)ur especially gallant, countering the enemy's murderous • fire with, fire equally violent. GERMANS ATTEMPT DIVERSION IN THE NORTH ■ v■ ■ . Petrograd, June 12. A Russian official communique states:—The'Germans on tho right flank in the Riga sector assumed the offensive north of T'irul Marsh, but were repulsed. Tho Germans on the entire Jacobstadt fijorit attempted to advance after a" violent artillery fire. They were everywhere repelled. Important German forces assumed the offensive south of Lake Drisviaty, also south of the .village of Koohany, but were compelled to -retreat. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT, , London, June 12,10.5 p.m. "Tho Russians to-day captured GOOO prisoners and are fighting in the suburbs of V Czernowitz." STRUGGLE FOR CZERNOWITZ BEGINS ' (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright). Petrograd, June 12 The Russians on Sunday attacked the bridgehead at Zaleshchyki, on the Dniester, and approached the-suburbs of Czernowitz, where the Austrians caused many explosions. ,It is believed that they were blowing up bridges. •' Near Bobulikze, north of Buczacz, tho Austrians were assisted by fresh German forces, and made desperate counter-attacks. Our troops replied with further 'attacks, but were finally forced to give ground slightly. The fighting continues with ever-increasing desperation. Fighting for the suburbs of Czernowitz has begun.. The enemy blew up a bridge e?st of Czernowitz. General Letch tzky's troops have now taken 21 000 pri■soners, all Hungarian: infantry and cavalry. ' 1 RUSSIANS THREATEN ENTIRE FRONT TO VILNA , , . ■ ~ , „ _ Amsterdam, June 12. Advices from Vienna state that the Russians have captured RozishtcM north' of Lusk. They are now fifty kilometres (31 miles) from Itovel and .Vladimir Volinski. • Military circles estimate the Austrian losses at 400,000. It is feared that the Russians in. the Lublin province will soon, threaten the ,entire front to Vilna. ■ GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. London, Juno 12. A German communique states:—General von Bothmer's troops, comprising Austrians and Germans,, repulsed Russian detachments which were advancing north-west of Buczacz, taking prisoner 1300. Otherwise the situation of the Germans on the East front is unchanged. TOTAL CAPTURES TO DATE-114,700 New York, June 12. A lMuter message from Petrograd states that tho total prisoners from the offensive against Austria is now 114,700. ' "OFFENSIVE CONTINUES STEADILY" "" SPLENDID SUCCESS OF THE CAVALRY. i , (Rcc. June 13, 11 p.m.) . nn ,■ n P etro ßrad, Judo 13. Prisoners continue to arrive at Kieft. Ihcy are chiefly Austrians, Germans, land Magyars-no Slavs. The great offensive continues steadily. The Russians are building bridges to enable the transport qf big guns ou a large scale. The (cavalry operations among the Austrian communications continue to onable the '/Russians in the rear to reorganise their troops and prepare for a fresh push. Lusk was surrounded by nineteen miles of entanglements, but the Russian .turning movement led to a hurried Austrian retreat, the enemy abandoning his guns. STORIES BY WOUNDED RUSSIANS London, June 12. The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent'at Petrograd says that wounded Russians state that an Austrian division was surrounded and almost wiped out, the smrvivors surrendering en masse. The Russians in capturing a railway station surprised the Austrian officials at thelir posts. A quarteT of an hour later a train full of troops and munitions steamed in and was captured. A telegraphist was surprised in tho act of summoning mooe shells, lie was allowed to complete tho message, and the shells wero sent up and captured. Tihe Russians have captured the village of Demidovka, and are now. twentyBeven miles south of Lust and tire.Bty miles west of Duhno !

I . Dispatchos describe the Austrians' dugouts ns being luxuriously equipped with furniture, pianos, gramaphones, pictures, and, in some cases, with domestic kitch-,< ens. Also, the ground surrounding thom has boon laid out in vegetable and' flower gardens. An Austrian Bed Cross nurse was taken prisoner for shooting Russians with i revolver. HOW RUSSIA'S ARMIES WERE BETRAYED SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS OF EX-WAR MINISTER'S INEPTITUDE. ' (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright). (Rec. June 13, 11.15 p.m.) Petrograd, June 13. The "Russkoe Slovo" publishes revelations concerning General Sulthomlinoff's responsibility as War Minister for Russia's previous difficulties. It states that he got into the hands of a gang of eleven adventurers, habitues of his family circlo, including. Bogjoflf, the murderer of M. Stolypin (late Premier of Russia), Colonel Myasoedolf, who was hanged in 1915 for betraying tho Russian plans to Germany, aJid Ivuliabko, who gave Bogro/f access to the theatre on the night ■ of Stolypin's murder. General Sukhom linofE was probably unaware of the character of hie associates. He reposed the greatest confidence in Myasoedoff, to whom he communicated many secrets of tho War Office. The conspirators made use of Madame Sukbomlinoff, a young and attractive woman, who gladly accepted the obeisances of the frequenters of her salon. Sukhomlinoff also was largely responsible for Russia's unpreparedness for war. Without consulting his official no leagues, he formulated a faulty scheme ofdefence, involving the abandonment of tho Polish fortresses. Directly the war commenced, Sukhomlinoff was deluged with appeals for a more liberal supply of munitions, but he obstinately refused to consider offers of war material, adopting the standpoint that the manufacture of munitions was only possible in the Government arsenals. He told tho Gonerals to try to economise, as the military works could not make more.