THE FALL OF AFTER

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2802, 21 June 1916, Page 5

THE FALL OF AFTER

v ON TO THE CARPATHIANS ; 'AUSTRIANS' LINE OF 'RETREAT IN DANGER (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright). ' Petrograd, June 19. The Russians up to Sunday had taken prisoner 3000 at Czernowitz. A portion of tho Austrians at Czernowitz retired towards Kolomea and Kuty, and the Teniainder to Dornavatra. General Pflanzer's army is isolated and dependent on its own resources. A sidelight is thrown on the unexpectedness of tho • Austrian defeat by the fact that only ten days ago the Czernowitz University conferred degrees on several Austro-Hungarian. generals.. ■ A'regiment of Tartar cavalry, frorh tho Bortcbalin district, especially distinguished itself on an unnamed frpnt, by charging the Austrian trenches and annihilating a battalion.. ■.:'■". DASHING AND ENERGETIC ATTACKS CONTINUE . . ' • .RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rcc. Juno 20, 6 p.m.) Petrograd, June 19. A Russian official communique states: "The enemy attempted to make coun-ter-attacks in order to stop General Brusiloff's progress towards Leraberg. The Austrians at Lokatchi, southward of the Lusk-Vladimir Volhynski road, attacked us in mass formation, piercing one sector and capturing three guns. After the last shell fell, our reinforcements routed the advancing enemy. The guns were retaken, and three hundred prisoners were captured. A Russian regiment southeast of Lokatchi, counter-attacking, put their assailants to flight. A section of our light artillery advanced to the edge of a wood, and fired point-blank at tho retreating enemy. Four machine-guns were captured, after a desperate fight. "At Bojeff, in the 6ame district, we took one thousand prisoners, capturing four machine-guns. -. . " "The enemy during his attacks southward of Radziviloff used liquid fire. We took 1800 prisoners in this district. ' . "The Russians crossed the Pruth in many places, and, advancing rapidly towards the River Serbta, captured, ten guns near Czernowitz. We captured, during the pursuit, four hundred prisoners, two heavy guns, one thousand iragons, and provisions and forage." GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. London, June 19. A German official communique states: "The battle north-west of Lusk is proceeding in our favour. Tho number of prisoners and quantity of booty have increased. Tho Russians south-west of Lusk are attacking in the direction of Horochoff. General von Bothmer's position is unohanged." (Rec. June 20, 7 p.m.), A German official communique states: "General von Linsingen partly repulsed Russian attacks on the Styr, west of Kolki, and at Stockhod, near tho Kovcl-Rovno railway. "Tho Russians are attacking south-west of Lusk, in the direction of Brockoff."DEPRESSION IN BERLIN. Amsterdam, June 19. The fall of Czernowitz and General von Moltke's death have had a depressing effect in Berlin. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rcc. June 20, 8.45 p.m.) Amsterdam, June 20. An Austrian official communique states: "Tho enemy sustained heavy losses in their 'attacks south-east of Lopuzno." "We have gained ground on the Upper Stockhod." GENERAL BRUSILOFP REVIEWS THE SITUATION j '.'THE LESSONS OF TWO YEARS OF BITTER WARFARE." \ !■■''. (Kec. June 20,7.25 p.m.) London, June 20. General Brusiloff, interviewed, said: "Our sweeping successes are not the products either of chance or Austria's weakness, but tho application of the lessons learnt in two years of bitter warfare At the beginning of the war we lacked the preparations which the Germans had been making for fifty years. I am convinced that, given munitions, wo will do esactly what has been done during the past fortnight. , - "Tho niain element of success is due to co-ordination. All tho armies involved in the attack on tho entire front began at the same hour,' and pressed equally at all points. It has been impossible for the enemy to shift his troops from one quarter to another. The most important fighting lias been that at Rovno, where we made the greatest advances, striking a serious blow at the strategy of the whole enemy's front. If we are able to take Kovel, I believe the whole of the enemy's Eastern front will be obliged to fall back, as K-ovel affects the GermanAustrian inter-communications. The Germans realise this menaoe, and are rushing up all their available hoops—some "from tho west, and some from tho northern points.. The Russian infantry has proved itself superior in morale, and superior to their morale of 1914." General Brusiloff explained that thegreat captures of prisoners were due to the Russian tactics of taking deep trenches in rear or flank, rendering escape impossible from the elaborate system of networks, and also to the fact that there was sufficient ammunition for the use of tho curtain of tiro to prevent the enemy's retirement. General Brusiloff thinks that it will bo impossible for Germany to send huge forces, as she has previously done, to support tho Austrians. He hopes to press the war against them with increasing vigour. The general situation also had been greatly improved by the action of the British Fleet.

A NEW TERROR FOR THE TEUTONS DEADLY NEW RUSSIAN GAS. (Rec. Juno 20, 8.45 p.m.) _ ,„'.,«., , , ~,. Patrograd, June 20. General Brusiloff's push opened with a gas attack over thirty miles of sector. A now kind of Russian gas was projected, followed by a hurricane of artillery fire. The composition of the now gas is a. secret, and there is no antidote for it. It can be launched in. a definite direction, and will carry for miles "under a propellent, which is employed when used over a distance of three miles. It can also bo combined-with the explosive charges for the big shells. THE RUSSIAN MARCH TO HUNGARY . r .,. L ~. .', , ~ > Amsterdam, June 19. Military critics point out that Russia s possession of Czernowitz is a necessary preliminary to using tho Kirbaba Pass, ono of tho least difficult routes over the Carpathians, THE RETREAT TO THE CARPATHIANS. mi in 113 ■ . ...,„■.,. Paris, June 19. «.■ TL U ?', n , -Points out that the.Austnans are retreating to the Carpathians. It will be extremely difficult, for a defeated army to re-form'in narrow gorges without running a terrible risk of being wiped out. A NOTE OF WARNING-DON'T BE IN A HURRY. „ w „ „£■ • • • , London, June 19. Ihe newspapers are giving prominence to reports that the fall of Lemberg will probably be the next Russian sensation. They issue" notes of warning that it is undesirable for the Russians to advance too fast. _ The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Rome says that, according to Aus-' tnan prisoners, the bringing up of military supplies is difficult owing to the lack of motor-cars, many of which have been sent to Galicia. The Austrians are obsessed by tho fear of their inability to retreat. BRITISH NAVAL ARMOURED-CAR DETACHMENT ARRIVES. (Rec. June 20, 7.25 p.m.) . a , Br i. tis n' "aval armoured-car' detachment, which is proceeding 'to the Rus-« sian front, was welcomed at Archangel and Moscow. As they passed alone tlie streets, people showered flowers upon them. Archangel was en fete. REJOICINGS IN THE RUMANIAN CAPITAL. _ Fifty thousand peopleparaded the streets and sang war hymMm favour'of intervention on behalf of the Entante.