Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11
ITALIANS FOLLOW I:
Up THEIR VICTORY
OVER AUSTR|ANS
Strong Positions East of
Captured City of Go
riZia Taken.
STANISLAU NOW UNDER
RANGE OF RUSSIAN GUNS
Letchitzky Pushes Advance to
Within Six Miles of
Fortress.
BOTHAlER'S PLIGHT DESPERATE
incicmcnt Weather Impedes Opera
tions of Belligerents on
Somme Front.
STANlSLAU NOW UNDER
RANGE OF RUSSIAN GUNS
BoTHNlER's PLIGHT DESPERATE
lnclcmcnt Weather ImDedes Onera.
tions of BelIigerents on
Somme Front.

LONDON, August 1o-Althouch had
weather is hampering the British and
French maneuvers in the west both
the Italians and the Russians are keen
Ing up their strong offensive against
the Teutonic allies. respectively. In
Austria and C;alica-and at last re-
ports both had made additional i'm
portant gains.
On the Isonzo front the Italians have
continued to throw their forces across
the river and have fought their way
to the east OF the captured city OF
Gorilla. In addition, southwest of
Gorilla they have taken strong Aus
trian intrenchments near Monte San
Michele and Monte San Martino, and
also occupied the town of Boschini.
giving them freer hand for their
operations In the region of the Doberdo
plateau and southwark toward the
Monfalcone sector. Large numbers of
prisoners were taken in the fighting.
HOW AUSTRIA EXPLAINS
Loss or GORIZIA
Vienna. in admitting the loss OF
Gorizia. says the evacuation followed
the repulsc of new Italian attacks on
the Doberdo plateau, and that the
Strengthening of the Austrian lines
''aNo hSSeSSdiS ny tie OIcTdtlOn was
carried out without molestation from
the Italians. Vienna also reports that
4lo2 Italians have been taken prisoner
In the recent fighting in this region.
In Galicia, in the sectors, of Stanls-
lau and Ialcz, the Russians have
driven their forces farther westward
in their endcavor TO capture the central
portion of the railroad running from
EOlpmeo tO I.emhprr pas
the Monasterzyska Niznieon railway,
they have forded the Zlota Lipa River
southeast OF Halicz. and south of
Stanislau have captured the town OF
Kryplin. on the Stanislau Nadvorni
railroad.
The Berlin official communication
says that along the front of Archduke
Charles Francis. in Calicia. southwest
OF Welesnios and south or the Dnies-
ter. new positions have been occupied
by the Tcutonic allies. in accordance
with previously arranged plans. Rus
sian attacks along the Strumen and
Stokhod Rivers were repulsed. wi,
sanGuinary losses to the Russian
Another big bnttle has started near
Brody. in Northern Galicia.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
RETAKDS OPERATIONS
Owing to the Indictment weather in
France. military activity has been con-
fined principally to commandments,
which were somewhat heavy north OF
the Somme and in the Thaumont work
sector. near Verdun. An attempted
German advance against the British
line south of Martinpuich was put
down by the fire OF trench mortars and
machine guns. according to London.
Fierce lighting still is going on be-
tween tho Turks and Russians on the
Mush- -Bitlis front. in Turkish Armenia.
4 squadron of twenty-one Austrian
aeroplancs has dropped large num-
ber OF bombs on Venice. causing nu-
merous fires in the historic city.