Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13
GERMANS HURLED
|. FROM THIRD LINE
BY FRENCH SMASH
They Are Forced From
Trenches Over Front
of 3s4 Miles.
VILLAGE OF MAUREPAs
Is PARTLY OCCUPIED
Joffre's Men Take 1000 Pris.
oners and Thirty Ma
chine Guns.
ANOTHER SUCCESS IN EAST
Russian Forces Drive Austro.Ger.
mans From Whole Stripa
Line.
ANOTHER SUCCESS IN EA
Russian Forces Drive Austro-Ger.
mans From Whole Stripa
Line.

LONDON. August 12.-French and
Russian forces have gained additional
important successes over the armies OF
the central powers in Northern France
and Galicia. respectively.
sustained attack over a front Of
three and three-quarters miles by the
French against the third German line
north of the Somme resulted in the
capture of all the trenches to a depth
of from a third to two-thirds OF
mile. The line of the victorious French
advance extends from Hardecourt to
the Somme River. at Buscourt.
The village of Maurepas. which ha.
been the center of much severe fighting
during the last few weeks, was partly
occupied by the French in the same
assault. German prisoners to the mum.
ber of 1000 and thirty machine guns
were captured
COMPELLED TO GIVE UP
ENTIRE STRIPA LINE
On the eastern front the Austro-Ger-
man forces have been compelled to
give up the entire Stripa line from
Tarnopol to Buczacz. which they had
held since last winter. The capture of
the Stripa line by the Russians fol-
lowed the taking of several towns In
the region of Tarnopol.
The Russian success comes closely on
their turning of the flanks Of the Stripai
position north by the capture of Brody
and In the south by the taking Of
Stanislau. The advance of General Let;
| chitzky continues south of Stanislau, 4
In Galicia. Petrograd says, the RUS
SLAMS are making progress along the
| middle Sereth. having crossed the
Koropice River and occupied two towns
Further south, in the Monasterzyska,
region, the Russians have gained
ground, while the advance from Stanis-.
lau toward Halicz and Lemberg con-.
tinues.
AUSTRO-GERMAN FORCES
ARE BEING REGRoUPED
Berlin says the regrouping of the
Austro-German forces In the Stanis-
lau region is being carried out in ac-;
cordance with our plans" The Rus
slams have been checked in the zabief
region. in the Carpathians. with the
loss OF 700 prisoners. according to
Berlin. German troops now are aiding
the Austrians In the defense of, the
Carpathan passes, while, unofticially. 1t
Is reported. large bodies OF Turks are
being thrown into the same district.
The Duke of Aosta continues to ad-
vance south of Gorilla. in the direc-
ton of Trieste, and his troops have
occupied Oppacchiazella, six miles
southwest Of Gorizia. The Austrians
are putting UP strong defense against
the attempted Italian advance east OF
Gorilla.
Heavy attacks have been delivered
by the Germans in the Somme
region French artillery stopped at
tacks against French positions north
and south of the river, while the attack
against the British near Pozieres re-!
suited in a repulse.
NUMEROUS ATTACKS
ALONG sO,IME FRONT
The French and British. according
TO Berlin also have been active. and
have delivered numerous attacks north
and south of the Somme
Fighting continues around the Thiau-
mont work. in the Verdun region.
French attacks there being checked by
the Germans. Paris claims the repuIse
OF German attacks near Fleury
Russian forces in the Mush- Ritlis
district of Turkish Armenia have been
driven back farther by the Turks. and
the Turkish advance into Persia also
is making progress. Constartinople
asserts. PetroErad says that obstinate
fighting continues north of Bitlis and
the Turks are retreating in the region
of iokana, Persia. -s
Two German aeroplanes have made
n raid on Dover. The War Office says
four bombs were dropped. injuring
seven men. but doing little material
damage.