Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-15
Retreat of Austrians From
Stripa Continues With
Slavs After Them.
TEUTON LINE HOLDS
Italians Gain Along Carso
Plateau; British Driven
From Trenches.
DETRoGRAD. Aug. 14.-(via Lon.

DETROGRAD, Aug. 14.-(Via Lon
i don $50 p. m.)-The retreat OF
the Austrians from the Stripa con-
tinucs with the Russians pounding
the Austrian rear guard. Podgiacy
on the Koropice has fallen and Cen
eraI Count Won Bothmer's forces are
taking up positions on the west bank
OF the Zlota Lipa.
The line of the Austrian defense
rs it appears today runs from Ber-
estechk through Shezurovitse and
StanystaveZyk along the headwaters
of the Styr northwest of Brody, and
through Olesk -Zboroff to Brazezany,
forming a z!g-zag to the upper Ilota
Lipa; along that stream to korzoV,
seven miles above its junction with
the Dniester; thence west to Pesupol,
at the north of the BystritZa- MADAM,
ten miles northwest of Stanlslau,
thence south to Solotvina, ten miles
northwest of Nadvorna.
In other words the Austrians CON
tracing the circle about Lemberg, are
withdrawing to a line between the
Carpathians and the Pinsk marshes
the shorter length of which will com
pensate them in some measure for
The tremedous losses they have suf-
fered since the beginning of the Rus
sian advance. Military critics look
for their eventual withdrawal to the
line Of Kamionka, I.emberg, Mikolay
off and Stryj as their logical line OF
defense.
The surrender of Miriampol by the
Austrians has enabled General Lech-
itzy to straighten the front of his ad-
vance toward Halicz. this now form
ing an almost direct east and west
line only seven miles from that town
at the nearest approach.
$4,000 Men Taken.
The Rcch. in its summary of the
prisoners and booty taken by the
Russians during last weeks opera
tions, estimated that $4,000 men and
1850 officers were captured and 6y
guns and 342 machine guns and
borib- -throwers taken by Generals
I.etchitzky, Scherbatchoff and SAX
haroff.
No change took place Monday along
either the British or French lines In
France, bad weather hindering the op-
erations which were confined almost
exclusively to artillery duels. Ac-
cordiug to Berlin the British have
been expelled from trenches over a
front of seven nunureu SuruS South
west Of the Thiepval- Pozieres sector
which they occupied Sunday. On tbs
| Isonzo front, according to Rome, tht
Italians have made still further az
vances against the Austrians alonl
the Carso plateu and east of Hill
| 2le. In the latter sector another lire
of trenches was penetrated and mort
men taken prisoners. In the Gorizis
sector Rome says the Austrian gum
are being busily employed against tht
! valians. Here, according to Vienna
seven charges by the Italians wer'
put down by the Austrians
Pe.rograd reports continuation o.
| the Turkish offensive on the Persian
frontier, but asserts that a retreat o
| the Turks has been forced on tn,
southwest bank of Lake Van. Turkisl
armenia. through the fire of the Rus
sian flotilla on the lake. The Turkisi
war office says the Russians in Per
| sia continue to be driven back by tn
| Ottoman troops and in Armenia nortl
| Of Bitlis the Turks have made .
| further advance.
| The British torpedo boat destroye
Lassoo has been sunk By a German
l Submarine