The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-08-10

etrOgrad, RUSSIA. ID
London. Announcement was
made by the war office that the
Russians have occupied Tvs
mcnietsa. Galicia. on the river
Noronc.
Progress is Steady.
Paris, France North of The som
me. from tho river TO where the
French line joins the British, Cen
lcral Joffre. acting in close relation
Ewith General IIaig, has made syste-
matte progress. For the last three
| DAYS the French have won trench af-
ter trench along line four miles
i'm length and now have pushed for
llward their whole line half a mile.
pcronmc Under Fire.
German General Headquarters
(via Berlin August and London) -
Since yesterday the famous old
French city of Pcronno has been ui-
der French artillery fire. resulting in
"a great contla grafton which threatens
to wipe it out. Already a collection
,of fine paintings by Italian and
Flemish masters has been destroyed
by shells, which landed squarely on
the city hall. where most of the yaln-
fable art objects from the museum
were housed for protection.
French Hold Hem Mood.
Paris, France The Germans
made violent attacks last night ON
positions taken by the French north
Of Hem Wood on the Somme front.
during lhe last two days The official
tacks were frustrated. The fighting
tacks were frustrated. The lighing
continues.
On the Nerdun front he;vy fight
ing continued during the night fol
the possession Thiaumont work The
Germans gained further footing
The French hold tho outskirts of Tive
made some progress.
Lcps Raid England.
Ionden, Eng German airships
raided the cast coast of England anC
the southeast coast OF Scotland early
TODAY, according to the official state
ment of the war office. Three women
and a child were killed. Fourteen
persons We're injured.
Italians Expected Success.
Rome, 1taly.--(via Paris) The
successes by the Italians on the is
onzo front are regarded in Rome as
marking merely tire beginning of a
now campaign Although the news
is received with great satisfaction, i
was long expected and no surprise
was expressed nor were there amy
| unusual public demonstrations. Th'
attack was to have been inaugural
ed earlier i'm the summer. but wa
delayed by the Austrian offensive.
After Red Cross Supplies.
Amsterdam, Netherlands. tvi;
London) Tho Norddcutsche Allge
mcine Zeitung. of Berlin, is the pub
Usher of a memorandum of the Ger
man government stating that OWN!
TO the British treatment of Red Cros!
supplies Germany will not longer al
low the free passage of such supple
German naval forces will receive or
durs To take such articles for thc
own use when they come within
reach.
AlistrianS Admit Loss.
Vienna. Austria. The loss of th
Gorilla bridgehead to the Italian
forces is admitted in an Austrian of
fetal statement A withdrawal t.
the eastern lsonzo, the ssatemen
says, was necessary to avoid sever
losses to the defenders of the bridge
head because OF the desperate at
tacks made by the Italians
Take 100 Square ,iiicS.
Petrograd, Russia The Russian
in their advance against the Ausjrc
Germans in east Galicia have take
territory aggreeating nearly l0
square miles according to the Ru!
sian official communication. In pm
suit of the reutons the Russians haN
$ taken additional villages in TIL
g Dneister region.
a Forecast Lcmbers's Fall.
e London. England A proclamatio
e toreshadowing the surrender OF Len
: berg, capital of Galicia, was issue
| hy the governor of the city ON Au
a g. says an Exchange Telegraph G.
: dispatch from Bucharest. On tt
same date. the dispatch adds, I'll
n evacuation of the city by the civilia
population was ordered. The pr
* clamation declared the Austrian
!, would return shortly to wrest Len
a berg from the Russians.
Claim Notable Gains.
IA Paris. France Notable gail
y, have been made by the French
the Somme battle. according to II
official statement issued by the W;
office last night. In two day th'
'e have carried German trenches alol
= front of more than three and ha
le miles to depth of from 500 TO 81
" meters. In the Nerdun sector th
m have succeeded in gaining a footho
r in the Thiaumont work.
1T London Is Jubilant.
London. England Before
is echoes have died of the mutual co
n gratulations of the Entente Allies
the statesmen and generals of L