Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-03
TentOns Are Eyacuating KoveI
and Lemberg.
ARMY ALSO NEAR CAPTURE
Stores Are Removed from VoIhynian
Rail Center and GaIician Capital.
Berlin Says Russ Offensive Is Ex-
haustne tseIf-Results Indicate 1t
Is Under Full HeadWay.

London, Aug. 2.-Russian progress
on a twenty-eight- front on the
west bank Of The Stokhoj river, men
acing the German base of KOvel, and
similar progress southwest of Brody
where the Slavs are now within forty
miles of Lemberg is SO seriously menac-
ing beth these vital Teutonic bases
that their evacuation has already be-
gun. This information is contained
in dispatches received by way of
Rome and in unofficial reports from
Petrograd
According to these reports the Ger
mans are hastily moving vast quanti-
ties of war supplies, heavy guns and
munitions from Kovel while the Aus
trians are working desperately to save
their vast stores in the Galician cap
ital. The same dispatches declare that
the smaller base of Vladimir Volyn-
ski, one Of the most important adj
vance strongholds of the German line
in this region, has already been clear
ed in preparation for it's final evacua-
ton
Austrians Capture $4,000.
While Vienna claims the capture Of
$4,000 prisoners in the month of July
and insists the Russian drive has been
checked Petrograd announces contin-
ued advances. Berlin, on the other
hand, reports the defeat of the Cars
troops at practically all points and
declares the Russians are exhausting
themselves in fruitless attacks. The
continued successes Of the Russians
for two months past, however, casts
doubt upon these reports.
Military ey- ITS, Analysing the sit
uation from the latest official reports,
point out that the Austro-German
forces defending the Kovel-Lemberg
fronts are in grave danger Of being
caught in a trap from which they will
be unable to extricate themselves. The
Austrians, they assert, have waited
too long to carry out an effective re-
treat and whenfheir withdrawal from
the points now being defended be-
gins the Russians will be able to turn
the retreat movement into a rout
Trap Is Closing.
This will leave, according to these
experts, the right flank of General
Won Linsingen almost unprotected and
his entire army may be bottled up.
The general opinion in Russian Of
fcialdom is that Lemberg and Kovel
will be evacuated though desperate
fighting is expected before both these
important points.
With Lem berg and Kovel in their
hands the Russians believe that Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg will be com
PEELED to abandon the Riga front and
that Prince Leopold of Bavaria, who
is north of the Pripet marshes, will
have to quit his advanced lines.
Claims Allies Losses $4,000.
Berlin, Aug. 2.-"According to
cautious valuation" says a statement
issued by the German army headquar-
tiers, "the total Anglo-French losses
in the Somme offensive will reach
100000 officers and men,"
"On a twenty eight-kilometer (sev~
enteen miles, 'front.'" the statement
adds, "the enemy advanced four ki1o.
meters 1.-TWO and one-lalf milcs) on
the average, but after his experiences
of July 20, p, "a and &c he will not
affirm that the enemy line has even
been shaken at any place.
"This success cost the British at
least 100000 men, according to very
cautious valuation For the French
losses there are no accurate founda-
tons, but since the French had to do
the biggest part of the job, and even
taking into considering their superior
fighting skill, the total enemy losses
will reach $4,000. The German losses
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