The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-16
TEUTONS CAPTURE
DUBNO FORTRESS
Russian Left Relieved by Victory
at TarnOpol. 4.a'a
5000 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Petroprad Statement Says That Large
Amount Of War Booty Was Also
captured--czar Expresses
Thanks for Victory.

Vienna, Sept. 10.-Continuing their
terrific attacks to cut the railroads
from Lemberg to- Kiev, the Austrians
have crowned one phase of their gen
eral action with success, apturing the
great Russian stronghold of Dubno. ~
In, the capture OF this fortress the
Teutonst have obtained command OF
the railroad lines from Lemberg
through Dubno to Rovno and thence
to Kiev and Odessa. Dubno is one
of the triangle of foTtresses protect
ing the approach to KieV and lis the
second to fall. Lutslr having been cap
tured several days ago This leaves
only the third fortress, RoVno. In the
way OF a rapid advance toward Kiey
and the outfankihg OF the great Russ
army, which has fallen back from
Brest -Litovsk. St"a f.f~+ h"rh !, f''"
The Austrian landwehr and cavalry
entered Dubno on Wednesday. They
are already advancing to the north.
east, and IL they take Rovno, only
about forty-ivet miles away, it Is be-
heved that they can drive rapidly
northward to the aid of Mackensen's
army, which is advancing toward
Pinsk on the road to Moscow. 81"
Military authorities here attach
great Importance to the capture OF
Dubno and assert 1t may mean the cut!
ting of OF large Russian forces in the
marsh district far to the north OF the
fortress triangle and southeast OF
Brest-Litovsk.. "a o : g. .Se %w1 } &C.
Big Victory for Russ.
Petrograd, Sept. l0.--A Russian vic
tory in eastern Galicia resulting In the
capture Of 5000 German troops and
80 guns is announced in an official
statement issued by the war ONCE
here. Enormous losses were also SUI
fered by the enemy in killed and
wounded, the Official statement says.
1t charaeterizes the result OF the con-
fiict as complete German defeat"
The official statement follows:
in GaIicia.> near Tarnopol. Tuesday,
we achieved a great success against
the Germans, The German Third
guard division and the Forty-eighth re-
serve division, reinforced by an Aus
trian brigade, with great Quantities Of
heavy and light artillery, according to
statements made by prisoners. had
been preparing for several days for
a decisive attack. This was fixed for
the night OF Tuesday-Wednesday.
Forestalling the enemy. our troops
took the offensive and after a stub
born fight on the Reljonka, the Ger
mans were completely defeated ON
Tuesday evening. ~,
Heavy Artillery Fire.
AT the end of the engagement the
enemy developed an artillery fire Of
most extraordinary intensity. Only
the impossibility of replying with the
same weight of metal prevented US
from further developing the success
we had obtained. The Germans. be-
sides suffering enormous losses In
killed and wounded. left as prisoners
in our hands more than 400 officers
and 5000 men. We captured 30 guns,
IA of which we're of heavy caliber:
many macnlne guns, gun hmDers ana
other booty, &c.,. .-..- .,.,
After a brief pursuit our troops
occupied their former position on the
river Sereth. .,. #. p. g
The Emperor, having received re-
port Of the defeat inflicted upon the
enemy, sent an order to express to his
valorous troops his Joy and thankful,
ness for their success and the heavy
losses inflicted on the enemy.
Between the Dniester's left bank
and the lower Sereth the Austrians
assumed the offensive in the region Of
Woniatytse. Their offensive was held.
Eleven officers, more than 100 men,
and a number of maxims were cap
tured." w@ b.