The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-17
AUSTRIA ADMITS
STAN|SLAU Loss
RUSSIANS CAPTURE IMPORTANT
RAILWAY CENTER.
THE SLAVS TAKE 14,268 TEUTONS
Austro-Hungarian Base in GaIicia TAX
en- After Defenses Are Swept
Away-Petrograd Reports
Other Gains.

PetrOgrad, Aug. 12.-Stanislau, the
Austro- Hungarian base in Galicla, was
captured by the Russians Thursday, 1t
was officially announced by the war Of
fee.
The main defenses of the city had
been under heavy bombardment by the
Russians, but despite strong Teutonic
resistance the Russians swept on and
took the town.
1929 Prisoners Taken.
Two hundred and siXty-eight Aus
tro-German officers and 1900 I'M
wounded men We're captured by the
Russians in battle on the Sereth river
fGalicia) between August A and Au-
: gust 10, the war Office announced. In
addition 1000 wounded AustrO-German
prisoners were taken.
Sereth Success Told.
The official statement says:
"As q result of our success on the
Sereth the enemy evacuated the forti-
fed positions of Gladka and Voro-
blevSk. uysvoT asit.a o9isa s.,s.
1--WE resumed. The offensive north
: of Monesterzyska. & After assaulting
and capturing the position we reached
| the middle Koropiec and, driving out
the enemy from his fortified works.
definitely occupied Monasterzyska.
"Our mounted machine gun detach-
ment repaired the bridge at Monas-
| terzyska and pursued the retreating
third German reserve regiment; which,
resisting, was annihilated.
Cavalry Occupies Villages.
"At the confluence of the ZlOta Lipa
and the Dniester our cavalry occupied
the villages of Usciezielone and Min.
digorie.
! General Letchisky's troops, contin'
ulng their stubborn fight in the region
of, .StanisIau,t captured the town and
pursued the enemy in the direction OF
Halicz. Explosions were heard prior tc
the towns evacuation. -..,,-.,xr. ....;,.,-
1.-THE enemy evacuated the left bank
of the Zlota Bystritza. We crossed
the river and poured rifle and machine
gun fire into the fretreating enemy
"In the Caucasus, owing to Turkish
pressure, We withdrew from Hama
dan" ..a
T., Austria Admits Loss.
Vienna, via OndOn, Aug. 12.-'W'
have evacuated Stanislau withOu
fighting" says the official Statement
issued from general headquarters
The statement also admits the with
drawal of Austrian troops to new pc
sitions in Stanislau and Monster
zyska regions owing to the Russian
pressure.
Russian RepuIses Told.
Berlin, Aug. 1.-THE official state
ment says:
East frOnt-Army of Field Mar
shall Won Northumberland Lake
Wisnlew and SmoOrgOn, as well az il
the region northeast of KrewO, Rus
sian attacks were repulsed.
ION The StokhOd front, the enem.
after reyerses of the past days. Onl!
engaged in a. lively artillery activity
"Fightifig south of Zalocze has as
sumed extensive proportions. Russian
attacks, which gained ground between
Bialoglowy and HorodyszOze, wer
checked by a German counter-attack.
Enemy attacks in the Tr0scianie
region were repulsed. Enemy attempt
to gain an advantage on the Seretl
south and east of HorodyszoZe failed
Germans Claim Deadlock.
"Army Group of Archduke Karl
Southeast of MOnasterzuska, as well a
In the angle formed by the junction o
the Dniester and Bystrzyca rivers
strong Russian forces attacked us
The numerical superiority of the enc
my compelled the defenders to Civ
way at some points. Our counter-at
tacks brought the battle to dead
lock. A regrOuping of the Teutou al
lies was ordered, taking into accoun
the altered positions of the Russians
and 1t is now going on.
Balkan frOnt-SOuth of Lake Dol
ran the enemy made feint attack
which were repulsed without seriou
fighting" ..'