, 1916-08-16

Letchitzky is advancing far in the rear of
General Won Bothmer's right flank, while
General Scherbatchoff is closing in Oh his
left. The Austrian commander is apparently
making an attempt to escape the Russian
trap by taking up q position Oh a line rum
ming through Zlochoff, Poorzany, Brzt zanu
to Halicz, roughly 20 miles to the west of
his old lines before Tarnopol and Buczacz.
Paris, Aug. 14th-The French troops cap
tured some trenches on the left of the Fay
Deniecourt road in the Somme sector last
night, says the War Office announcement to-
day. There was brisk cannonuding in the
region of Maurepas. German attacks in the
vicinity of Hill 304 and at Fleury in the Yer
dun sector were repulsed.
London, Aug. 14lh-Attacking British
positions near Pozieres on the Somme front
the Germans last night gained a foothold
temporarily in q portion of the trenches taken
from them yesterday.
London, Aug. 14th-Emperor William on
his return to The western front reviewed
portions of the field army in Flanders, says
an official telegram received in Amsterdam
from Berlin and transmitted by Reuters
correspondent. The Emperor then visited
the Somme district, expressed to the men
and leaders fighting there his erati6ed APP
probation and welcomed troops just return
ing from battle.
Rome, Aug. 14th-Italian troops c%ontin-
ued yesterday pressing the Austrians back
on the Carso plateau and east of Hill 212
pierced another strong line of hostile Ell
trenchments, about 800 prisoners were cap
tured by the Italians, says to-day's official
statement.
London, Aug. 14th-A despatch to the
DAILY Telegraph" from Rome says: The
Italian offensive is becoming more marked
on the whole front from Tolmino to the sea.
Everywhere the Austrian line has been bro
ken and thrust back. The Austrians now hold
no point on the Isonzo, and the Goritz rail
way is cut to the SaVa river. Thus Monte
Santo, the most important Austrian position
north of GoritZ, can no longer receive sup
port and must fall. With the taking Of
Opachiosella, the Italians have broken into
the second line of the Austrian rear guards,
doing some brilliant work. The Italians
made q big haul of booty at Opach osela.
Furious attacks on Monte Sun Gabrielle and
Monte San Marco continue and possibly
these heights are already taken. Prisoners
confirm that the Austrian army is democrat
lied and that direction is wholly lacking.
Detachmeuts are left to their own devices.
Food has been lacking for several days and
men die of Thirst because of the break down
of the Commissariat. The Austrians have
Withdrawn reserves from Pola and sent them
to the italian front. The Austrian losses
were heavy again yesterday. The casualties
are reported particularly great arouUd Toll
mino which the Austrians are trying despe-
rately to save, since it will make much cas- er
d possible drive towards Vienna.
Rome, August 14!h.-Although public
attention is centred on fighting along the
lower Isopzo, importau, encounters are in
progress elsewher along the front. The
Italians are meeting with fierce resistance
and in several sections the Austrians are
launching heavy attacks presumably in an
attempt to divert the efforts of the Italians
from the Monfalcone and Gorilla positions.
In the vicinity of Tolmino, north of Gorizia,
the fighting is particularly severe. According
TO renorts raaching Rome the numhar of AUS