The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-09
RUSSIANS CLOSING
GRIP ON sTASIsLAU

Lordon. Aug. s-The Russians re-
surned their drive In Southeastern GAL
icia today and struck a powerful blow
At the defense OF Stants!au, converg-
fnr point OF I'VE Ftrategical railway
lines Rushing forward in dense
masses from two directions northeast
and southeast, they battered down a.
series of strongly defended barriers
and pushed their lines within less than
thirteen miles OF the city. Three
towns and 1--WE villages fell 20 them.
Their advance brought them within
The gates Of the town Of TiEmienlca,
on the river Verona, one OF the four
streams which Etill separate them from
Stanislau.
The total gain OF territory made on
the Stantslau front amounts to 100
square kilometers. the FetroRrad war
office announced toni ght. The battle
on the vorono. which the next forty
eight hours is expected TO usher IN,
will decide the fate Of Stanislau, ut
II probable" touiRhts Russian official
statement says, that the enemy has
exploded bridges and stores before
retreAting.
Teutons Gain in Carpathlans,
Meanwhile the Austro-German
forces In the Carpathian foothills
made further Roadway in their ad-
Vance TO LGS DprtH west anu Lbph EiiFi y
than 1000 Russian prisoners. II this
Teuton army follows up its steady sue
cesses Of the last few DAYS crosses tho
Pruth. drives the Russian left flank
back into the Bukowina military ex-
Derts believe Stsnislau can still be saw
Cd. But II is the only chance and all
depends on how long the citTs de-
tenders can STAY of the Russian
crossing OF the Verona.
Uynpn. rtrt a the yOEerRA
the Etanisau line ToniFht's Austrian
ofYlcial statements conceded that one
column Of the dense misses % Mus
covites attackers penetrated tho de-
tenders frs Ire. adding. however
"but was completely r"pulsed II is
even asserted That the TeutonE took
more than ! 90 prisoners on this front
Petrograd MAKES no uertion % the
situation on the other fronts Vienna
reports SUCCESS on the Screth south
az Brody. where more than 100 Rus
slams were captured end asserts thai
the Cars forces were REFUSED on
10th tanks Of The Koyei front. whore
tn Russians tried va,nly 70 cross the
e4okhod.
n The towns ane villages taken nv
I the Russians south ~ the Dneister are
situated in q sens-c.rcIe west OF
gtanislau. The captured places are
8 rg1jiuv and Otynis, and the villages
0ratychuv. PB'akh'che Eadorovna,
) &harnolozce and Kriyotulanovo.
The resumption OF the drive on
Il Okanialau comes on the heels OF the
4 aDpointment ~ the Austrian heir APP
4 parent Archduke Karl. as command
4 ~ OF the front In that theater. Count
Won Bothmsr. the Bsyartsn general,
II having probably been placed IN charge
I ~ an adjoining army The Russian
ankaon 10 believed, therefore. TO be
q ajmed at moral ss well as military eff
fAct, to dampen the re-inspirited con-
u Adence of the Austrian population
These successes are reported in The
\ Russian ofhcial night report. The
" potrograd war Offices afternoon state
u nent foreshadowed a general advance
80 the 6tanislau front by the report
q ~ the capture Of Tfumech. thirteen
mflag 20 the southeast OF Etanislau
ION August 5 and s the Cars war Of
Al 1Ic6 Asserts, 156 officers aud R4IE
man, four cannon and nineteen ma
SsGh1n1 guns and great quantities q,
NaF munitions were captured in the
VI ottlea on this front.