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Show ISSIANS CAPTURE BUKOiViNACAPiTAl AUSTRIANS IN PR ECI PITATE FLIGHT THROUGH PASSES OF THE CARPATHIANS. Control of Several Important Railway Lines Falls Into Russian Hands Liquid Fire Attack on Dead Man's Hill. Petrograd. The anticipated cap ture of Czernowitz, capital of Buko wlna, by the advancing Russian army under General Letchit.sky Is an flounced by the war office. The city withstood the fierce Russian Rus-sian attack until Sunday, despite unofficial un-official reports during the past week of ils evacuation by the Austrians. The forces which held It are in flight through the passes of the Carpathians, Car-pathians, pursued by the swiftly-moving Russians. The capture is most notable, Involving, Involv-ing, as It does, the passing of control of several Important railway lines into the hands of the czar's forces. Reports reaching here are to the effect ef-fect that both sides suffered heavily In the final battle. On other sectors of the long battle front, especially on the Styr, the Russian Rus-sian advance is beginning to encounter encoun-ter the most stubborn resistance. At Gadomitschi, north of Lutsk, the war office reports a violent battle. In the course of which more than 2,000 prisoners pris-oners have been taken. The interesting point is brought out that among the Germans fighting with the Austrians at this point are men from the front in France." This is taken as an indication that prophecies prophe-cies of the results of the Russian pressure pres-sure have already been realized. Austria is also trying to break up the Russian offensive north of Bur-naraz, Bur-naraz, on the road to Lemberg. Here the Austrians have attempted counter-attacks, but are reported to have been driven back. The king and crown prince of Serbia Ser-bia have sent messages of congratulation congratu-lation to the czar on the Russian victories. vic-tories. German attacks made ' with liquid fire on the French positions on Dead Man's hill, occupied during the past week, were repulsed Sunday night with serious losses to the assailing forces, the French war office reports. The Berlin official statement, referring re-ferring to the same action, speaks of It as patrol fighting. |