The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-15
AUSTRIA Appeals to Germany
For More Help to Stem the
Tide Of Slavic Advance
IERMANS STRIKE HARD
BLOWS IN PICARDY
'ieorou. Counter Offensive
Nets Teutons Small Amount
foi 7 -rsitory Rheims Again
Uncer Destructive Fire

A<VHtol3, -AcG. i9--laptuTIHS tHe
wn OF Zborov. on the Strypa, GEN
Eal sakharoff, commanding tie right
Ping of the Russian armies In Galicia,
pday pushed his liiles within forty
ne miles of I.emberg. the Austrian
uwnland,s capital.
At the same time the Russian left
2ng. commanded, by General Letch-
Ky closing In on the fortifled rail-
~ s.de OF Haiicx, took TustJbaby.
~ than thirteen miles northeast uf
objective. Tustobahy, which lies
the west bank of the Zlota IApa,
IS stubborniy defended to the last
the Austro-Gerinan forces who are
ying with might and main to retard
- Russian advance in order TO save
ro bulk of the Austrian throne heir $
fmy from development. The town
~ taken in spite of terrific machine
An : IRE. ~ tpntGnt.s official .IeupgTad
atement says.
The capture OF Zborov was preceded
counter-attacks by the forces UNI
br General Boehm Ermoiii. which
n defending the fcuton Sereth
trypa front Tonights official Aus
han statement says the Russians
ERE repulsed at Zborov (Iberovs and
tv prisoners we're made. This state
len, was issued, prior, however. to
ksfograds announcement of the
wns capture.
Austria's Resistance Sttncns.
Along the whole l0e-mile front on
Eassal The Cars troops are p,lshin.
II Teatons back toward Lemberg. the
kss.cpn mt OF the last twenty-four
Las showed a considerable stiffen-
Of the Austrian archdukes re-
s..A4icc. On the upper Screth. accord
II To official Russian adnissso In
Is afternoons report from Patrograd
AnstrG-German forces retired TO
fartif1ed position behind which at
ms point they are checking our adj
kacs by fierce artillery flre.r Berlin
ported officially this afternoon the
pulse in violent fighting' of two
1xsian divisions west OF Stanisiau.
hc fighting here continued day and
Iyht the statement says.
In il further asserted that on the
= sss,s ss,s 9.ry r..:sy.t sx,s.
klorex, General isoehm- Ermoih once
ore repulsed Russian masssat.acks.
In the CarpAthians. where Arch
Ike Karl Franz Joseph's extreme
ght wing lis desperately endeavoring
retain it's cohesion with tina rest
the Teuton frant. vigorous counter
Hacks were launched against the
ussians. Petrograd AYERS they were
Everywhere repulsed."
Fiare-Up In Volhynin.
Meanwhile there has been a new
Are-up of fighting in voIhynia. where
dications accumulate. pointing 10
.ntempiated general counter Offensive
Won Llnsingen's army TO offset the
usxian successes In GAlicia. The
tsssan war office admits in ss.day's
|xcrnoon statement that yesterday a
luton attack near Stobychwa, TWEEN
.four miles to the northeast Of
ovei. netted the attackers som. gain
territory. but adds they were driven
lex TO their original positions. The
oYman official report says the en-
kxements In volhynia have ended
{mporarily" and adds that during
= last fruitlsss Russian attacks all
krts Of the Russian guard were used
Ia that ''ths guard suffered heavter
D than any other formation.
w Rome dispatch reports q renewed
|Sstrfan appeal Tor more German
'1ops 70 defend the 0alaciAn fronts.
~ IL said to have been one OF the
lb3ects discussed NJ last weeks con.
rsncss between the German Chan-
k11OF DR.. Won EethmaAn.Hoilwax and
nDeror Francis Joseph In Vienna.
|TdOROUS GERMAN COUNTER
OFFEN0IvE IN PIOARDY
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