Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-24
SLAvS BREAK k0VEL LINE:
BRITISH MAKE BIG GAINS:
FLEURY TAKEN BY FRENCH

Check Austrian Thrust.
BIG ADVANCE ON SOMME
French Clear Long Fought For
Village Near Verdun, While
Britons Gain 200 to 600
Yards In Picardy.
P~etrograd. Aug. 81, (via London).-
The Russians have broken through the
Austro-German lines on the Stokhod
river in Nolhynia and have made a con-
siderable advance, it was announced
today.
The break in the Au~stro-German
front was made in the region OF tho
village of Czerwiszcze, 40 miles north
east of Kovel.
LONG BATTLE FOR FLEURY
ENDS IN FRENCH VICTORY
Paris. Aug. 21.-The remainder of
the ruins of the village of Fleury ON
the Nerdun front was captured last
night by the French. the war office an
nounced today. The battle continued
all night long and the French won their
way forward foot by foot.
BRITISH MAKE NEW GAIN
ALONG TWO MILE FRONT
London. Aug. 21.-The British line on
the Somme front has been advanced
over a section two miles long n 200
to 600 yards deep from the High wood
to the junction point with the French
forces, the wal office announced today.
BATTLE IN STORM.
With the British Army on the somms
Front. Aug. 81, (via London).-The
thunders Of the heaviest rainstorm OF
the season Joined those of the artillery
this morning as q finale to- yesterdays
A~nglo-French attack from Pozieres to
the Somme. The chilly. heavy down
continues.
The British main advance was
an important position on either side OF
the town. besides ground on the right
of Highwood.
SHORTENED LINE, CLAIM.
Berlin. (via London), Aug. 21.-The
war office report Of today says the Ger
mans VIGOROUSLY resisted the stu
AHb'O-I IellCl ulldCh Ol 1l0
Somme front, which was made yester-
day, but that between Guillemont and
Maurepas the Germans shortened their
line somewhat.
RAID GERMAN DEPICTS.
London, Aug. 21.-British naval aero
planes .raided German ammunition sta
tons at Lichtervelde in Belgium yes
terday and dropped 4S bombs, causing
n,1A ftrn. tho ,tn nffinn onnnIJnrnd
today.
RAID ON TRIESTE.
Berlin. Aug. 21.-Cby wireless to Say
ville.)-NaVal aeroplanes, mostly
French, with the aid of torpedo craft
and motor boats attacked Trieste,
August IA, says an Austrian admiralty
statement today.
Several of the raiding craft We're
brought down ard their occupants
killed, 1t is declared. The statement
adds:
The hostile airlnen dropped several
bombs without causing damage worth
mentioning. As far as known two per
sons were killed and one person badly,
and another slightly wounded"
lombard AVLoNA.
Berlin. Aug. 81. (by wireless to Say
ville).-'On the night of August 14-i5.
an Austro- Hungarian aeroplane squad
ron attacked Avlona," says an admiral
ty statement today. Definite hits were
obtained. Numerous fires broke out.
All aeroplanes returned undamaged."
CHECK AUSTRIANs.
Rome. via London), Aug. 21.--The
Austrians launched an attack last night
on the left wing of the Italian positions
of Carso plateau. 1t was announced
officially today hat the assault was
checked by the fire Of the Italian bat
terieS.
GAINS FOR BELGIANS.
Havrc. Aug. 21.-A Belgian official
East Africa and in the vicinity of Lake
Tanganyika, issued today, says that
the first two weeks in August were
marked by further progress Of the
Belgian troops in Africa and
that Colonel Molitor's brigade oc-
cupied Saint Michael August -.
Kigoma and Ujiji were captured July
30. Some prisoners were taken as well
as booty.
RENEW TURKISH CAMPAIGN.
London. Aug. 21.-Renewal OF fight
ing in Mesopotamia in which the Brit
ish were engaged with Turkish irrcs-
ul2rs is reported in an official state
meht given out here today. The state
ment says 60 of the Turkish irregu-
lars We're killed ard that a large num-
Der Were wounded by the British.
DANGER OF TROLLEY
STRIKE is AvERTED.
New York. Aug. 19.-Danger of an
other strike of the surface car lines OF
view Iofn vas n~,tnini.aa when it was
announced that the board Of directors
OF the New York Railways company
had decided to arbitrate the question
OF relnstatlng employees dismissed be,
cause they had been convicted of dis,
orderly conduct during the recent
strike.