The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-08-11
Rome Reports the Capture Of
Additional Positions and Fort
ificationS From Retreaung
lAustrians On Banks Of Isonzo
RUSSIANS NOW WITHIN
GUN RANGE OF STANISLAU
SIav Hosts Force Passage Across
Ziota Lipa River, and Drive
Teutonic FoemeD Back; Big
Guns Busy At the Somme Front

(Associated Press by Federal WIeless)
~ ARIS, August 11.-Vienna has ad-
mitted the loss Of Gorilla to the
Italians, and the Russians have at
last succeeded in crossing the Zlota
I.ipa river, and their guns are now
within range of Stanislau, railroad
center and one Of the keys to Lem
berg and the Austrian positions in Ga
licia. -, !,
Such, in brief, Ia the summing up of
the results of yesterdays fighting in
the eastern and western theaters of
the great war. q, sAtS the. western front
the struggle has died down TO an ex.
change Of minor infantry attacks and
the Z constant bombardment of tho
heavy guns on both sides of the long
trench line.
Make Minor Gains Only
Only in the neighborhood Of tho
bloody angle at Hem Wood have the
French to report gains. The fighting
in this neighborhood is reported in the
official communique last night as hav-
ing been extremely heavy and bloody.
Just across the Somme, to the south,
the Germans attacked during the day,
making use of the liquid fire gas.
They followed this assault with a
series of infantry attacks, which, ac-
ccrding to the French accounts Of the
struggle, failed to effect their object,
and the Teutons were finally compelled
to fall back to their own trenches,
leaving the field strewn with their dead
end wounded.
AS heretofore, the French machine
guns and superior artillery won the
day. The charging masses of the Ger.
man troops were unable to come near
to the first line of French trenches,
owing to the perfect hail of shells from
the seventy fves, and the bullets from
the embrasured machine guns.
Attackers Suffer Heavily
In the official Berlin accounts Of this
fighting and the struggle on the SOmme
in other sectors, the German general
staff declares that all of the allied at,
tacks were repulsed with heavy loss
to the attackers.
But the real sensation of the day 3
warfare came from the IsonZo front
There for months the italians and
Austrians have been deadlocked.
TDllON lug IHtlT NlGlOTy II lut cap
ture Of all the defenses of Gorilla and
the occupation of the city, the Ital,
ians are now threatening Trieste, the
main objective of all the campaign on
this front and the principal city of
Austria = Adriatic Gttoral.
Cavalry Chases Austrians
The army of the Duke of Aosta
which has done signal work in prepar'
ing the way for the present victory, is
now pursuing the fleeing Austrians on
the left bank of the Isonzo river. Cav,
airy is being thrown out to drive in
the Austrian advance posts and heavy
masses of italian infantry are follow.
ing at rapid rate.
This advance down the Isonzo
threatens Trieste, which is reported te
be preparing for an offensive near the
city.
Gorilla, is virtually undamaged by
the bombardment to which it was sub
jected. The Italians did not use their
heavy artillery to batter down de.
fenses but employed strategy to take
the city.
Military Stores Taken
Before leaving the Austrians made
an attempt to destroy their large mill
tary stores and many buildings, setting
fire to the storehouses, but the Italians
made such quick work of occupying tn,
city that the fires were put out aut
most of the stores saved.
1t is also reported from this front
that the Italians have pierced tn,
Austrian entertainments northeast OF
Monte San Michele and have occupied
Roschini.
A total Of $1,000 Austrian prisoncrr
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