Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-03
RUSSIANS GAIN
GROUND IN new
drive IN GAL|CIA
Austrian Official Report Ad-
mits Success of Cars Ar
mics in the Vicinity
of Lemberg.
COUNTER ATTACKS FAIL
Teutons Lose Sixteen Hundred
Prisoners in Attempt to Re-
cover Lost Territory.
BULGARS LOSE A VILLAGE

Vienna, Oct. 2.-(Via London.) y
Gains for the Russians in their new
drive toward Lemberg are admitted
by the war office today. The state
ment follows:
Front of Archduke Charles Fran
cis--Fighting in the Carpathians is
slackening southwest and south OF
Brzezany the enemy attacked with
strong forces the Turkish forces
operating between the Zlota Lipa and
the Potuory railway station. The
Russians gained some meters OF
ground.
Front OF Prince Leopold-Oppo-
site General Boehm-Ermolli's army
the enemy attacked our positions
north of the road from Brody to
Zlochoff, but were repulsed, At one
spot three and in another seven at
tacks were shattered. South of the
road the enemy penetrated the sec
tor of one regiment. A counter at
tack began early today is progressing
favorably and has regained the greater
part of the lost trenches.
Italian theater-The Italian artil-
lery is again directing very heavy
fire against our positions on the Car
so plateau, which has extended to
our lines IN the Vippaco valley. In
the southeastern theater there is moth
ing to report"
Counter Attacks Beaten Back.
Petrograd, Oct. 2.-(Via London.)
The Austrians made heavy counter
attacks yesterday in an attempt to
regain the ground lost in the new
Russian drive on Lemberg. The war
Office announced today the attacks
were repulsed and that 1000 more
prisoners were taken.
Paris, Oct. 2.-Following up the
advantage gained over the Bulgar-
ians at Kaimakcalan height, on the
western end of the Macedonian front,
the Serbians advanced QUE and one
quarter miles north OF the height and
occupied the village OF Kotchovie, the
war Office announced today. .......
Bulgarians Lose Village.
London, Oct. 2,-"The portions of
the Bulgarian line on tire Strutna
front which we captured September
so include the villages of Kara Ia
koibala and Kara Zakoizir," says to-
days official report of operations on
the Macedonian front. Repeated
enemy counter attacks against these
places were entirely unsuccessful and
were beaten off with heavy loss. All
the ground won has now been coa-
solidated. There is no sign of the
enemy for some distance in front of
our trenches.
I'm addition to the heavy casualties
inflicted on the enemy the number
Of prisoners taken has been increased
to $50. Our casualties were compar-
atively small. Three machine guns
were captured"
This fighting occurred on the front
southeast of Lemberg, where heavy
engagements are still in progress.
The announcement follows:
"On the western front, in the re-
gion of the river Narayuvka and OH
the heights on the right bank of the
river Zlota Lipa, stubborn fighting is
continuing. The enemy initiated
counter attacks, which we're repelled.
He left in our hands 1000 of the rank
and file. With the Austrian prison.
ers were also Turks and Germans.
"On the river Bytsritza, in the re-
gion Of Bogorodchan, our patrols re-
moved two field sentries and defeated
the enemy advance guards, taking
also number of prisoners. The to-
tai number of prisoners taken by this
section of General Letchitzky's army
during the battle from September l9
to 20, inclusive, in the Carpathians,
on the front extending to the Rou-
mainian frontier, is thirteen officers
and 1886 of the rank and file. The
war booty captured during the same
period amounts to four cannon, thir-
teen machine guns, two mine throw
ers, one trench mortar, seventy-fve
shells and hand grenades, 100 cases
OF machine gun belts and several
thousand rifles"