Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-09
TEUT0NS LOSE.
MORE VILLAGES
rtEp4sasa .
Russians Have Taken Near
ly 100 Square Miles
in Galicia
ADVANCED Is MILES
Cars Troops Take Neznion, Fifteen
Miles Northwest of City of stanis-
lau

,Petrograd, Aug. 9-The Russian
in their advance against the Austrc
Germans in East Galicia have takel
territory aggregating nearly 1O
square miles, according to the Rus
sian official communication issue'
last night. In pursuit of the Teuton
the Russians have taken additiona
villages in the Dniester region.
South of the Dniester river, in th'
direction of Tyszienca, the Russian:
have driven the Austro-German forces
back along the whole line for &
breadth of Is miles, it was officially
announced in an earlier communica'
ton yesterday.
The announcement added that the
Russians had captured the town OF
Tlumach as well as the region of the
east of the Dniester river and the
ridge of heights there.
Russian cavalry, it was stated, was
pursuing the Austro-Gsrmans south
west of the Kolomea and Stanislau
railway, in Galicia.
The total number of prisoners taken
by the Russians in the battles on the
Sereth river August and 6, the Of
fetal statement stated, was 166 OF.
ficers and 8,4l5 men. The Russians
in this region are advancing, .
Berlin. Aug. 9-Strong Russian
forces Monday advanced against the
Austro-G German positions on the Thu
mach Ottynia line, to the south OF
the Dniester river, in Galicia, it is
announced by the German army head.
quarters staff yesterday, and the
forces of the Central Powers with
drew to previously prepared positions
London, Aug. "a proclamation
foreshadowing the surrender Of Lem
berg, capital of Galicia, was ISSUED
by the Governor of the city on Aug
ust 4, says dispatch from Bucharest
On the same date, the dispatch. adds
the evacuation IF the city by th'
civilian population was ordered.
The proclamation :declaIed the Aus
trians would return shortly to wres
Lemberg from the Russians.
London, Aug. "a mighty triple
offensive, with several million mel
and thousands of guns engaged, i
slowly squeezing in the armies o
the central empires on every front
Fighting stubbornly and in man!
in1tsncesG with rare bravery, the
Austro- German-Turkish forces ar
giving ground in every theater o
war save the Balkans, where recen
skirmishes may herald the beginnin,
of another great allied push. Z
In the east the Cars troops, lex
tending the advantage reported in al
early bulletin yesterday, have throw
back the Austro- Germans on a from
of thirty miles, extending from Mad
worna to Nieniof.
Nadworna, railway city Of 10000
has been captured.
The Russian center is now within
few hours march OF the importan
city of Stanislau, whose capture vii
materially increase the danger i
which Gen. Won Bothmer's army nov
finds itself.
The most striking victory won b
the Italians since the war ,begar
has partly opened the way to Triest.
the great objective on the Italia
Isonzo campaign. The Austrian
may offer desperate resistance a
Goritz, but the apparent ease wit
which the Italians took the fortife
Goritz bridgehead convinces mil
tary men that the Austrians hay
been forced to strip their lines to tt
danger point to meet the Russia
menace in Galicia.
On the western front the, ALI,
have won another slice of the Ge
man second-line, advancing on
front of nearly four miles north
the Somme.
German counter-attacks caused t
French to yield ground only slight
in this region last night.
Only on the Verdun front, whe