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Show RUSSIANS CAPTURE BUK0W1GAPIIAL AU8TRIAN3 IN PRECIPITATE FLIGHT THROUGH PASSES OF THE CARPATHIANS. Control of Several Important Railway Lines Falls Into Russian Hands Liquid Fire Attack on Dead Man's Hill. Potrograd. Tho anticipated capture cap-ture of Czernowltz, capital of Buko-wlna, Buko-wlna, by the advancing Russian army, under General Lctchltsky is announced an-nounced by tho wnr office. Tho city withstood tho flerco Russian Rus-sian attack until Sunday, desplto unofficial un-official reports during tho paBt week of Its evacuation by tho Austrlans. Tho forcev which hold it aro In flight through tho passes of tho Carpathians, Car-pathians, pursued by tho swiftly-moving Russians. The capture Is most notable, involving, involv-ing, as it does, tho passing of control of several important railway lines Into tho hands of tho czar's forces, ReportB reaching hero nro to tho effect ef-fect that both sides suffered heavily in tho final battle. On other sectors ot tho long battle front, especially on the Styr, tho Russian Rus-sian advanco Is beginning to encounter encoun-ter tho most stubborn resistance At Gadomltschl, north of Lutsk, tho war offlco reports a violent battlo, in tho course of which moro than 2,000 prisoners, pris-oners, have been taken. Tho interesting point Is brought out that among tho Germans fighting with tho Austrlans at this point aro men from tho front In France. This Is taken as an indication that prophecies prophe-cies of tho results of tho Russian pressure pres-sure havo already been realized. Austria is also trying to break up the Russian offcnBlvo north of Bur-zaraz, Bur-zaraz, on tho road to Lemborg. Hero tho Austrlans havo attempted counter-attacks, but aro reported to havo been driven back. Tho king and crown prince of Serbia Ser-bia havo sent messnges ot congratulation congratu-lation to tho czar on the Russian victories. vic-tories. German attacks mado with liquid fire on the French positions on Dead Man's hill, occupied during tho past week, woro repulsed Sunday night with serious lossos to tho assailing forces, tho French war offlco reports. Tho Berlin official statement, referring re-ferring to tho samo action, speaks of It as patrol fighting. |