The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-08-11
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.


acknowledges reverses on the Verdun
front. The war Office statements an
nounce French successes west of the
Cote du-Poivre, southwest of Fleury
and in fLaufee Forest where trench
section previously lost was recaptured
France claims 1850 prisoners taken.
Losses on the Somme front also are
admitted
Repulses of German gas attacks in
the region of Smorgon with heavy
loss to the enemy is officially report
ed at Petrograd.
An air raid over England resulted
in killing nine horses, London reports.
Rome reports Austrians Smelling
several italian points from land and
sea- Nine Italian planes bombarded
Durazzo.
Friday, Aug. 4.-For a second time
within twenty-four yours the French
recaptured the Thiaumont work and
the greater part of the village of
Fleury.
Austro-German troops regained all
the territory which they had lost in
the region of Kove1. The Teutons also
gained ground in the Carpathian
Mountains in the regio nof Kopilas.
In the Adige valley, in the Trentino,
the Austrian artillery bombardment
continued, especially against Italian
positions south of the River Camera
Germany apparently has resumed
her diver warfare, eighteen vessels
being sunk in a day The u. S. gov
eminent has notified Ambassador
Page at Rome to inquire into the tor
pedoing Of the italian mail steamer
Letimbro in which 100 lives were
lost.
Saturday, Aug. 5.-The British drove
the Germans back on a two mile
front near Pozieres. The French gain
ed at Verdun.
The Russians report having crossed
the Sereth river in their advance on
Lemberg, capturing two towns. Berlin
reports all attacks repulsed.
Turkish forces attempted to reach
the Suez canal, but were repulsed by
the British and are retreating.
Sunday, Aug. GA further gain of
ground by the French in local opera
tions northeast of the Thiaumont
work on the Verdun front was an
nounced by the war office. Progress
for the French southwest Of Estrees,
on the Somme front, as result Of
small engagements, also was an
nounced.
Berlin claims a German gain in the
Verdun sector in Chapitre woods.
British defeated the Turks advanc-
ing at Romani toward the Suez canal
and took $500 prisoners
Russian attacks along the Sereth
and Graberka rivers, south of Brody,
In northern Galicia, broke the Teuton-
ic resistance and resulted in the cap
ture by the Russians of six villages
and the entire ridge along which they
are located, according to war office
announcement. More than 5000 prison
ers were taken
Monday, Aug. 1.-THE capture OF
5000 Austrian prisoners and several
lines of trenches in the Monfalcone
region. announced by the italian war
office. marks the greatest single day
advance by the Italians since they
turned back the Austrian drive and
recaptured most of their lost territory
more than a month ago.
Five counter attacks by the Germans
were beaten back by the British in the
Pozieres sector, while on both the
Somme and Meuse the French contin-
ued to make gains
An entire line of German defenses
on half mile front from the wood
| north of Hem to the Somme was cap
| tured in spectacular assault by Gen
| eral Foch's troops. The French also
I, gained at Fieury near Verdun.
| The number of unwounded Turks
captured bv the British at the battle
at Romani was 3,145, according to an
official announcement issued by the
war office.