Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

PETROGRAD, August 70. via London,
August Fl:
Strong forces of the German fleet have
penetrated the Gulf of Riga, and
fighting with our ships continues
On land, on the whole front from the
west of Riga to the lower Biliya
there has been no essential change.
After the occupation Of the kovno
fortifications by the Germans the re-
mainder of the garrison rejoined our
forces occupying positions west Of
the railway from Janow to koche-
dairy. South of Kovno our troops
still are on the left bank of the Me,
men. From Ossowetz southwark ana
still farther along the whole front
of the upper Narew and the Bug, in
the course of the 18th and 10Th, the
Germans made strong attacks On
the right bank of the Narew, in the
region of Strenkova and Goura, in
the Strablia- Bielsk sector, and near
Lipnitza. twenty versts (thirteen
miles) northwest Of Brest-Litovsk,
in the sectors attacked, our troops
n continue to withstand the enemy.
Our cavarly assisted in REFUSING a
German offensive near Lipnitza. at
lacking the German infantry IN
strong force.
On the Bug east of Vladova the enemy:
having occupied the right bank OF
the ElVST SliiCC Tie HUI hiho
F., 10th. directed his Interior efforts
along the road leading to Pushcka.
Near Novo Georgievsk, after occupy
ing the left bank of the Wkra, the
Germans concentrated al their e. e.
forts northwest of the Wkra as lar
as the vistula. By an incessant
bombardment with hurricane Of
projectiles they almost completely
destroyed our fortif1cations. In this
section. the evening OF the 18TH. tne
Cd
region of Wymslow. and afterWard,
despite enormous losses. directed
their columns on the rear OF the
Zakroczyin sector. This compelled
our troops. the night OF the lotn, 70
retire on the line of the former forts
forming the central defense. In the
course Of the following day, having
destroyed by their fire two OF these
forts, the Germans. by series or
sanguinary assaults, occupied the
ruins, from which they directed
their fire against the central defense
We blew up the bridge over the Ma
rev and the forts we abandoned in
the northern section.
A powerful German feet has been at
tempting since August g. to force an
entrance into the Gulf of Riga, which
would permit them to give assist lance
ern coast Of the quit The Russian
official statement indicates that they
have accomplished their purpose.
ITALIAN STATEMENT.
ROME, August 70. via Paris, August Fl :
In Val Sugana our troops advanced as
far as the line of the Maso brook.
their left resting on Monte Civaron
and their right on Mounts Gina and
Cimone::. Enemy artillery on Mount
Panarotta tried to dislodge US from
our newly conquered positions, but
unsuccessfully
In the upper Cardevole valley fire
caused by the Smelling Of the enc
my,s artillery almost entirely de-
stroyed the township of. Piave di
Livinallongo. as we'll as a church,
without doing any damage to those
of our troops which previously had
occupied the ground.
In the upper Rienze and Bodenbach
zone our occupying force reached the
slopes Of Innichriedel and Knutten.
In the Tofmino sector operations con-
tinue to develop favorably On the
Carso plateau there is nothing of
Importance to report.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA. August 70. via London, Au-
gust FL,
war theater: The advance of