New Britain herald., 1916-08-12
STANISLAU FALLS
 INTO CARS HANDS
Russian Troops Sweep Teutons Aside in Rush to Lemberg

who have passed on and across the Bystritza to the west of the city after the retreating Austrians, who are mak- ing for Haliez. Along the Dniester the Russians are nearing Mariampol, which is only eight miles southwest of Haliez, and may succeed in heading them off.
 North of the Dniester the Russians have also occupied the town of Monas- terzyska and made important src- cesses in the Sereth region where they compelled the Austro- Germans to re- tire from the fortified positions of Gliadka and Voroblevsk. The official statement reads:
 As a result of our success on the River Sereth in the region of Nes- terovce and Yankovce the enemy was compelled to retire from the fortified position of Gliadka and Voroblevsk. In conjunction with the 4 success achieved by us in the vicinity Of the Monasterzyska- -Niznioff Rail way line, our troops resumed the of fensive in the region north of Mon Rsterzyska. After capturing an enemy position by assault. our troops ad- vanced to the Middle Koropiec River, and, after driving the enemy from fortified works definitely occupied the town or MOnaSterZySka,
 Annihilate Regiment
 One of our mounted chine-gun detachments under Lieutenant Plech- kow, after having repaired the de- stroyed bridge at Monasterzyska, pushed along to the rear of the Third German Reserve Regiment, and the latter, still offering resistance, was an initiated by our armored machine guns. In the vicinity of the confluence = of the Zlota Lipa our cavalry detach- ments, continuing the advance, occu- pied the village of Ustiezeloine at the junction of the River KhorovanEa, with the Dniester, and also the vil- lage of Mindigorie north of Ustieze- Hone. Thus the troops of General Letchitsky achieved an important suc- cess.
 The gallant troops of General Let chitsky, continuing the obstinate fight 1 in the region of Stanislau, captured 1 that town at 7:45 o'clock yesterday 1 (Thursday) evening, Thereafter he 1 pursued the enemy, who retreated in 1 the direction of Haliez. Several ex- 1 losions were heard previous to the evacuation of the town by the enemy. On account of the pres sure brought to bear on the enemy, he evacuated the left bank of the River Bystritza, and our detach- ments began to cross to the other bank, meanwhile pouring rifle fire and machine gun fire into the retreating enemy.
 An earlier official report given in t-9 morning read:
 On the River Sereth our troops are advancing as a result of fierce fight inc Tho ic lxinC a 6PS- pelate resistance, alternating between defensive actions and counter attacks. Notwithstanding the enemy's efforts to stem our advance, our gallant troops under General Sakharoff, by 8 series of repeated attacks, pushed the enemy out of villages and woods on the right bank of the river, and having reached the ridge commanding the heights, they are fighting before the village of Troisianecnesgrovce.
 Germans In Disorder
 One of our cavalry regiments at- tackled the enemy's infantry and by second attack on the flank of the dense masses of Germans threw them into complete disorder. In this way their advance was stopped Tn this region the gallant troops of Gen. Ekk took in battles between Aug. 4 and Aug. o a LOLal or ZSO OII1CcrS ana l0,UUU men, In addition, over 1000 wounded Aus trians and Germans were captured l This number includes two staff off, l cers, 104 Lieutenants and 4,872 men ] who were taken in one days battle ] v on Aug. 10. The losses of the enemy in killed or wounded, according to the i statement of prisoners, were enormous. ,
 In the region of the Monasterzyska- 1 Nizinoff railway the successes Of our | troops are developing and they con- ! tinue to advance. One of our infan- l try regiments, having driven out the 1 enemy from the wood northwest of the village of Dubenka, on the River i Koropiec, broke into the southern part of the town of MOnasterzyska | where fighting is continuing. The enemy forces, consisting mostly of Germans, launched counterattacks which everywhere were repelled by our troops. We took here 2,500 men, : and the commander of an Austrian regiment, with the entire regimental staff and chaplain. In a westerly direction, our troops reached the left bank of the Zlota Lipa, capturing during the engage ment the village of Lazaruvka and taking over 1000 Austro- German prisoners. One of our Orenburg Cossack regiments, launched here a cavalry attack taking more than 200 prisoners and capturing three ma chine-guns
 A German regiment, having crossed the River Zlota Lipa near the village or Zadaruv, attempted a counter at tack on the position we occupied, but was repelled with enormous losses. s Our brave cavalry detachments, hav- ing fOrded the mouth of the River Zlota Lipa, attacked the repelled enemy and pursuing him reached the Eleft bank of the Dniester in the bend to the a0uth of tho 1-iIla oa of IIrci ozio-