| Show j s-a s Russ Wedge Threatens Capital I AUSTRIANS AUSTRIANS' LOSSES REACH PETROGRAD SAYS Russian Drive Means That Thai Must Fall Back Along Entire Front WHOLE LINES QUIT Trial of Strength Between and Yet to Come PETROGRAD June 1 12 Via London London London Lon Lon- don p. p m. m The m.-The The Russian troops troop yesterday approached the outskirts of ol the capital of the thc war office announced today The statement also says that Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian troops attacked the thc bridge at BERLIN Ju June 12 Via London 4 1 p. p m. m m. Russian troops attempted to advance of Buczacz Galicia and were repulsed the office anI announced announced an an- today More ore than 1300 Russians Rus were captured I The statement says Eastern front German and Austro Austro- i Austro-i Hungarian troops belonging to the army of General von Bothmer repulsed repulsed re re- pulsed Russian detachments which I were advancing northeast of Buczacz on on the Stripa More than 1300 Russians Rus RUB remained In our hands Otherwise Otherwise Other Other- wise the situation of the German I troops Is s uncha unchanged DJ J June ne 1 12 t- t Th There Thre re ar are Ts T's Il n T r reports ports of the Aus Austrian ri 1 1 losses but the estimates estimate which h are are consider considered consid consid- er ered d conservative place th them m at The similarity between General Brusiloff's advance in the past week and the drive against the Austrians AustrIans Aus- Aus at at atthe the beginning of the war is generally commented upon here One difference how however howver Yer is poin pointed ed out out out- that General Biu initial blow has been considerably more more effective and the retreat of lof the Austrians before it more more precipitate than during the lr initial l events of 1914 The net result of the weeks week's operation operation operation opera opera- tion has surpassed the expectations ot of the z most ardent believers in the southern southern south south- em ern leaders leader's ability With upwards of prisoners the latest official statements now place the number at about and immense booty and with the communications between the Austrian armies around and and those in the neighborhood neighborhood neighborhood neigh neigh- of Czel seriously threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened there ther Is immense rejoicing among the military and civilian population Big Battle to Come The Te military auth authorities regard the piercing of the Austrian line along along- the Stripa river as as' perhaps of greater im importance importance importance im- im than the breaking through at Lutsk Lutsic Assuming that the Austrians even even with the aid of the Germans are arc unable to push th the Russians back here heie here hereit It will mean that the Austrians themselves themselves themselves them them- selves must fall faU back along the whole line northward and quickly In order to maintain a formidable front It is pointed out that an orderly retreat with such gigantic armies is an extremely ex- ex ex extremely ox- ox difficult task Once they are arc arcon on the move and with the he Russians pounding at their r rear ar it it itis is contended the great drive of 1914 through Poland and Galicia is likely to be repeated At the same time he the the military critics crit crit- lea ics warn warl the people that the great trial of ot strength between General Brusiloff Brusiloff- i anti and d General von is yet to come and that it remains to be SEen Been if it the latter is able really to strike back effectively effectively- ly- ly They add that if the Russians succeed succeed suc suc- ce d In holding what they have haye already gained the Austrian plans plan fo fox for the summer summer sum sum- mer campaign have doubtless been ef effectively mashed smashed Relentless Pursuit General Brusiloff's promptness in seizing advantages and following up the enemy forces is regarded JS s the highest evidence of the completeness of oC the Russian preparations The pursuit pursuit pursuit pur pur- suit has been heen kept up day after da day re relentlessly relentlessly re- re with no signs of ot diminish diminish- ing Details of the fight are still lacking tacking except for meager accounts filtering in from from wounded o officers who have haver ir- ir r rived at Kiev and Odessa Scenes of ot excitement in the trenches and villages where the reserves were stationed when wIlen the word of the proposed advance advance ad ad- vance came on Saturday June 3 arc are told by a captain of a Siberian regi ment Where Where- possible religious ser ser- services services vices were held Next day he continued after tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre bombard bombardment ent the first second second sec see ond and even the third lines of ot Austrian Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- trian trenches were easily taken Our losses were vere light But In the strongest strong strong- est eat positions in the rear sWear the enemy made a desperate stand with machine chine guns bombs and previously prepared mines minE Here we wo suffered more n fly ily It was necessary to storm the po- po Continued on page 2 AUSTRIANS' AUSTRIANS LOSES LOOSES Continued from page 1 This our men did with splendid did courage and determination ii Austrians Surrender I As soon as we came within reach with the bayonet the Austrians gave up whole companies throwing down their arms They appeared to have no heart for bayonet work On we went leaving laving heaps of dead behind Sometimes we had to take defensive positions against counter at at- at tacks My corps withstood eight in succession repulsing them and then charging again Through the breaches In their front our OUI cavalry poured In I some Instances s riding into the demor demor- rear slashing spearing and yelling yellIng yelling yell- yell Ing like demons as they rode Entire regiments of Austri Austrians ns were cut off and surrendered Thene These was waR a continuous stream of prisoners day and night toward the Russian rear Among the prisoners were many German German Ger Ger- man speaking officers and a thousand German 8 soldiers diers who had been incorporated incorporated I po rated in the Austrian regI regiments i |
