The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-08-27
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Thursday, Aug. 19.-The fall OF KOV-
no throws open the right flank Of the
fortified front for which it was the
northern pivot. 1t exposes Grodno and
makes a dangerous salient OF Belly
stock. The Kovno garrison, like that
of Warsaw, seems to have eluded its
assailants. Brest-Litovsk is already
partly invested, the German guns bat
tering it's western dsfenses and clos
ing in to the south of it on both banks
of the Bug.
On the Isonzo front the heavy fight
ing has shifted to the upper reaches
of the river where the Latins claim
successes in attacks upon the Toll
mino positions of the Austrians.t
On the western front the Paris re-
port notes heavy cannonading along
the whole line from the Artois sector
to the Bots lie Pretre Enemy attempts
to advance in the Argonne are said to
have been repulsed. In the Vosges.
near Sondernach, Berlin claims that
the French were driven back after
penetrating the German lines, and that
only a small section of completely de-
molished trenches remains in their
hands.
Friday, Aug. 20.-The Teuton sweep
in the East continues with unbroken
success. Novo Georgievsk has fallen.
With the surrender of the garrison
Berlin reports only 10000 prisoners
taken But the fall of Novo Georgievsk
is less important than the news that
the outer defenses of Brest Litovsk
have been penetrated and that the
Germans are advancing on Wilma and
Bielystock.
A Petrograd dispatch indicates that
there has been another naval encoun-
ter near the Gulf of Riga.
Italy is now reported on the verge
of war with Turkey. An ultimatum is
said to have been sent to CONSTANT
nople protesting the detention of Ital
ian subjects who are seeking to leave
the country.
There is no news of significance
from either the western or the italian
fronts.
Saturday, Aug. 21.-In the zone of
warfare the naval battle in the Gulf
of Riga stands out as the most spec
tacular feature today. A German
squadron has forced its way into the
gulf, disregarding mines, and driving
the Russian battle ships back toward
has been an encounter between the
ships.
The capture of Novo Georgievsl1
means the fall of Ossowiec, which has
thus far he'll out, but will have to be
abandoned; Wilma, Grodno, Belystocll
and Brest seem doomed to like fate.
On the western front Berlin claims
and Paris admits the retaking of a
trench in the Artois sector, near Sou
chez, that was occupied by the
French on Aug. 1S.
Sunday, Aug. 22.-Italy has declared
war against Turkey and the Italian
ambassador has left Constantinople.
| The reasons given in the note were
the support given by Turkey to the
revolt in Libya and the prevention Of
the departure of Italian residents
| from Syria
Three Russian warships and one
German warship. all small vessels,
! have been sunk in the battle in the
/ Gulf of Riga, Berlin announces.
General Won Gallwitz's forces have
! captured the city of Bielsk, the left
/ wing of his army is now threatening
to surround a Russian force at Bialy
stok. The Germans who invested Novo
Georgievsk are moving eastward to
! join the forces of Prince Leopold of
Bavaria, who is striking 1T the Rus
slams northwest of Brest Litovsk
The British have destroyed the
main line of communication between
Constantinople and the forces defend
ing the Gallipoli Peninsula, thus en-
tirely cutting off the ammunition and
food supply which had moved down
the peninsula from the base to the
army in the field
On the western and Italian fronts
there is no news of significant activi
ties.