The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-17
RUSSIANS ARE NEAR
GAL|C|AN CAPITAL
SIavs Under Gen. Sakharoff With
in 49 Miles of Lemberg.
MORE TOWNS ARE CAPTURED
Zborov Taken After Fierce Fighting
Austrians Retire to Fortified Po- :
ston--GeneraI letchitsky
Closing in on Halicz.

closing IN on fallcz.
London, Aug. 15.-Capturing the
town of Zborov, on the Strypa, General
Sakharoff, commanding the right wing
of the Russian armies in Galicia,
pushed his lines within 40 miles of
Lemberg, the Austrian crownland's
capital.
Closing in on Halicz.
At the same time the Russian left
wing, commanded by General Letchit-
sky closing in on the fortified railway
city of Halicz, took Tustobaby, less
than 10 miles northeast of its objec-
tive. Tustobaby, which lies on the
west bank of the Zlota Lipa, was stub
bornly defended to the last by the
Austro-German forces who are try
ing with might and main to retard the
Russian advance in order to save the
bulk of the Austrian throne heirs army
from development. The town was
taken lin spite of terrific machine gun
fire." the official Petrograd statement
says.
The capture of Zborov was preceded
by counter-attack by the forces I'M
der General Boehm- Ermolli, which are
defending the Teuton Serath- Strypa
front. The official Austrian statement
says the Russians fere repulsed at
Zborov Uberov) and 300 prisoners
We're made. This statement was is
sued, however prior to Petrograd's an
nouncement of the towns capture.
Russ Drive Towards Lemberg.
Along the whole lOO-mile front on
which the cars troops are pushing
the Teutons back toward Lemberg the
developments of the last "A hours
showed a considerable stiffening of the
Austrian archduke's resistance. On
the upper Sereth, according TO Official
Russian admission in the afternoons
report from Petrograd, the Austro-
German forces retired to fortified
position behind which at some points
they are checking our advance by
fierce artillery fire" Berlin reported
officially the repulse, "in violent fight
ing" of two Russian divisions west of
Stanislau. The fighting here con-
tinued day and night the statement
says. 1t is further asserted that on
the Sereth river sector, northwest Of
Zalocze, General Boehm- Ermolli once
more repuSed Russian mass attacks"
Fighting in VoIhyna.
In the CarpathanS, where Archduke
Karl Franz JoSef's extreme right wing
is desperately endeavoring to retain its
cohesion with the rest of the Teuton
front, vigorous counter-attacks were
launched against the Russians. Petro-
grad AYERS they were everywhere re-
pulsed"
Meanwhile there has been new
hareup of fighting in Volhynia, where
indications accumulate pointing to a
contemplated general cOunter-otlensive
by Won Linsingen's army to offset the
russian successes in GaliCia.
Russ Admit Attack.
The Russian war office admits That n
Teuton attack near Stobychwa, -
miles to the northeast of Koyel, netted
the attackers some gain in territory,
but adds that counter-attack drove
them back to their original positions.
The German official report says the en-
gagements in Volhynia have ended
temporarily" and adds that during the
last fruitless Russian attacks all parts
of the Russian guard were used and
that "the guard suffered heavier loss
than any other formation"
SIavs RepuIsed, Is Claim.
Berlin (via London), Aug. 15.-Mili-
tary operations on the eastern front
are reported as follows in an official
statement given out here.
Front of Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg: In the region of Skrobiowa
and on the OginSky canal south of
Lake Wygonowskoie Russian advances
were repulSed. German detachments
dispersed Russian advanced guards
east of the canal with considerable
losses for the enemy. Near Zarecze,
on the Stokhod the battle against Rus
sian troops which had advanced was
decided in our favor.
Strong Russian attacks were direct
ed against Lub and the Graberka sec
tor south of Brody. They were re-
pulsed with sanguinary losses. New
attacks are now taking place.
"Front of Archduke CHARLES Fran
els: Russian attacks against Zboroff-
Koniucay sector failed. Such units OF
the enemy as had penetrated our lines
were driven back by counter,attack,
and more than 800 prisoners were TAX
en-. West of MonasterZysk the enemy