POPULATION RETURNING TO CZERNOWITZ

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2805, 24 June 1916, Page 9

POPULATION RETURNING TO CZERNOWITZ

TOWN LITTLE DAMAGED WELL-FURNISHED DUG-OUTS OP AUSTRIAN OFFICERS (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright), ("Times"' and Sydney "Sun" Services.) , ~ • • " . London, Juno 21. iorty thousand of the population of Czeraowitz have returned. The'RusElans are distributing plenty of provisions. The town was little'damaged. ■ Tne "Daily Mail's" correspondent at. Petrograd reports that prisoners state that Austrian colonels lived far in. the rear, giving their instructions by telephone. • • . The Russians found officers' dug-outs near Dubno containing: baths, nigs, pictures, and mirrors, and with flower and vegetable gardens. PRECARIOUS OUTLOOK FOR AUSTRIAN RIGHT WING. „ . , Paris, June 22. _ The TJcho de Paris says that General LotcMtsky's vigorous advance con-, tinues... Cossacks liave. reached Radanltz. - • The outlook for General Pnanzer's right wing 19 precarious. SWIFT MOVEMENT OF GENERAL LETCHITSKY'S FORCES. ("Times" , and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. June 23, 5.5. p.m.) • _ ' London, June 22. I. vj.® 'Daily.News" Petrograd correspondent reports that General Letchitsky is oruimntly pursuing the enemy. _ part of the Austrians has retired south along . the Rumanian frontier, otnerg towards the Carpathians, hoping to Hold the fortified line of Nikrohda on tue Sereth River. Despite the delay at Czernowitz the Russians reached the line simultaneously with the enemy, biselTiSg General PSHzefs"forces between ivuty :and Sereth. . FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE RUSSIAN FORCES.. (Eec. June 23, 8.10 p.m.) . '/ •' Petrograd, June 22. . A Russian communique says:—After artillery preparation, the onemy. tool; the offensive last night o nthe Divjisk front along tho Ponevesh-Warsaws railways, but was everywhere repulsed. • The Germans occupied part of our trenches at' Dubatovka, southward of Lake Vishrevskoye, but our reinforcements drove tho enemy out, and crossed the Krevlianiau south of Krevo, whore our fire compelled him to withdrawto the west bank. • We repulsed a German offensive west of Sokul, on the Styr, capturing six hundred. There was violent fighting west of Svidniki, on the Stochod, and 214 wero taken prisoners. The smallness of the number was due to our men not givinz quarter, owing to the enemy's use of explosive bullets. We carried furthdr enemy trenches on the Strypa, and occupied the town, of Radaslz. . PORTION OF THE ARMY COMPLETELY SURROUNDED. (Rec. Juno 23, 10.40 p.m.) ! ' Rome, June 23. A portion of General Pflanzer's army lias been completely surrounded near Sereth. . PANIC-STRICKEN AUSTRIAN'S DROWNED IN THE STRYPA. (Rec. June 23, 8.10 p.m.) Petrograd, June 22. Hundreds of'Austrians wore drowned in the Strypa after the Russian success north of Buczacz. The Russians enveloped their trenches on three sides, and the Austrians; : panic-stricken,, rushed into the river.; Few reached .the west bank.;.'. >■ ■ RUSSIAN' DESTROYERS SINK VESSELS IN THE BLACK SEA (Rec. June 23, 8.10 p.m.) Petrograd, June 22. A Russian communique says:—Our torpedoers sank five large sailing.vessels and soriie smaller ones in the Black Sea.