, 1916-08-02

To the sou@h Of the Dneister the enemy
was pursued by our troops in the direc-
ton of StauisIau and fed to positions
previously prepared by him. Details
regarding the booty captured are still so
incomplete that it. is only possible to give
them in q very approximate mannsr. 1t
however has been ascertained 80 far that
the troops under General Brusiloff, during
July 28th. and 29tb. captured two
Generals, over 651 Officers and $4,000 men,
including a considerable number of
Germans, about 100 guns, including
20 heavy howitzers have been captured.
This includes Fl guns taken by General
Letchitsky's troops. Eighty-fve machine
guns were also taken by his troops. The
total number of captures made by General
Sakharoff's men from July 10th. to 28th.
are $40 officers, 1882 men, SO guns of
which II are howitzers, 100 machine-guns
80 mine and bomb throwers, 30 limbers and
rs cartridge Wagons, "a machine-guns
mounted on wheels and 6 artillery and
9 engineering depols.
Berlin, July 30th-Reports of great con-
H. grafton at Petrograd in which q bridge
across the river Neva, twelve large steamers
including several large trnns-Atlautic liners
and the Putiloff gun works and other estab-
lishments were destroyed are printed in the
Lokal Auzeiger.
Vienna, July 29th-Th0 Official state
ment issued tonight reads: Between
the Turia and the Rovno Kovel Railway after
the repulse OF several Russian storming
attacks the defenders of the positions before
the Stokhod were withdrawn behind the
river.
Paris, July 3Oth.-The Belgian Official
Communication issued tonigh: reads tn the
region of Dixmude the Artillery duel became
more intense during the course of the day.
East of Dixmude a German aeroplone was
brought down after a fight by a Belgian
%Reroplane in charge of Captain Jacquet
and Lieut.. Robin.
New York. July 29th.-Federal Judge
Waddell today decided the Libel Proceed
ings for possession Of the captured British
liner Appam in favour of the English owners
and against the German prize crew which
brought her here.
Petroglad, July 3Otb.-The text Of the
Russian Official statement reads as fol-
lows: Western front:More than IL German
aeroplanes effected a raid on Dvinsk and
threw some seventy bombs on the place,
II of our own machines, not withstanding
the enemy's bombardment engaged the raid
es and put them to flight. An aviator on
the cavalry staff, Captain Kosakoff, overlook
one German machine and after a fierce fight
brought himto earth. Our flying squadron
bombarded the station at Elovka, To the
east of Baronoyichi an enemy aeroplane was
brought Town by us and two ~aviators of the
25th. German Aviation Detachment were
taken prisoners. The machine was destroyed
by fire.
Rome, July 3Otb.-The Italian official
statement is as follows In the Lagarina
Valley there was considerable artillery acti-
witty on both sides and we shelled railway
stations with good results. On the ToneEza
plateau our infantry after artillery prepare
ton attacked the enemy's line north of
Monte Cimone. The fighting was very fierce
in this rough thickly wooded country, but
our troops succeeded in gaining some ground.
In the region of Tofana our Alpine troops
carried Porcella Wood and began an advance
in the Travenanze's Valley. In the ReinE
Valley an enemy attack against our positions
on Monte Pipa was easily defeated. Our
heavy artillery shelled the railway station Of
SLIP in the brave Valley. On the rest of
the front there has been nothing Of import
Ance.