Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
Claim 10000 Prisoners and
IS Guns on Western
Russia Front.
LETCHITZKY VICTORY
German Detachments Re.
pulsed Along Somme-
Checked at Verdun.

Petrograd, July %, (via London).-
The capture by Russian troops in the
fighting yesterday on the western front
included 400 officers and 20 900 men, it
was officially announced today. Fifty
five Teuton guns were taken. The Aus
tro-Germans were driven back along
the whole front from the Kovel-Ro-
jitcha railway to Brody.
General LetchitZky. the statement
adds, won an important victory to the
south of the Dniester in the direction
of Stanislau-
Previous German Success.
Berlin. July 29. Thy wireless to Say
ville) The capture of 1000 Russians
during the fighting north of Brody is
reported in the -AustTo-Hungarian
headquarters statement of July 27,
which also records Russian repulses
in this district A success for the Aus
TRANS in the Prislop region. where
heights were captured from the Rus
SLAMS, is announced.
RepulSe Two Detachments-
Paris, July 29.-Two strong German
attachments. which attempted to reach
the French lines at a point west OF Yer
nandOyilIers on the SOmme front yes
terday, were repulsed, it was officially
announced by the French war DEPART
ment today.
IN the region Of the French fortress
Of Verdun two German attacks on a re-
doubt in the ravine south Of F1eury
were checked The French, the state
ment SAYS, made some progress in the
region of ThiaumOnt-
In the sector of the F>umin and
Chenois woods an artillery duel con-
tinues.
Progress by British.
London. July 29.-British troops
yesterday made progress tC the north
2 and northeast OF POzIeres and near
High wood, il was off csial-y announced
today General Sir Douglas Haig also
reported that two desperate German
counter attacks against Delville wood
were repulsed-
Submarine Attack
Rome, Friday, July % delayed in
transmission The Re D1talia, a g.
337 ton vessel of the Italian Lloyd
Sabaudo line, was attacked by leu
tonic submarine at 8 O'Clock in the
morning of July %, while the steamer
was on voyage from Genoa to New
York The defensive guns, with which
the vessel is equipped, were brought
into play and the subnerslble was
driven away. The liner then proceeded
on her way to America
AeropIane Engagement
Rome. July Equestrian aero
planes Yesterday attacked Bari, MOla
di Bari, Molfetta and OtrantO, seaports
on the Adriatic Two persons were
wounded at Bari, and five killed and
20 wounded at Molfetta. Buildings
were slightly damaged at Mola d.
Bari
Official reports say some of the aero
planes were struck by Italian artillery
fire.
Berlin. July 20, Cby wireless to Say
Vile THE Austro-Hungar1an admir-
atty in a statement today reports
raid by Austrian aircraft on various
Italian towns as follows:
An Austro-Hungarian naval aero
plane squadron on July q bombarded
very successfully railway stations,
military objects, and factories at
Oceano, Mola, Bari, Gievinazzo and
h0lnetta with heavy, light and in
cendiary bombs. Especially at Barr
destructive bombs were used and ser
ious fires were caused in railroad
buildings, factories and other places
Inc squadron returned u4uaTueu-
@Desertion or Insanity
London. July 29.-Telegraphing from
The Hague, the correspondent or the
Exchange Telegraph company says be
has received the following message
from Maestricht, Dutch town, 30
miles east of Brussels:
Fifteen German deserteTs, IncIud-
ing a non commissioned officer, ar
rived here (MaestrichD yesterday
They all came from the Somme region
They said it was impossible TO live
through the Anglo-FTench artillery
IRE without going mad and they pre-
ferred desertion TO insanity.
Serbian Losses Light
Paris, July 29-Intermittent can
nonading is reported along the Mace
DOMAIN front, where the Serbians are
Operating against the Bulgarians, says
SaIonlki dispatch to the HaVas News
agency. Serbian losses were comp&r-
ahyely light, the correspondent says
but the Bulgarians were taken by sur
prise and suffered considerable losses,
as was shown by the large NUMBER
OF dead left on the field
Austrians Repulsed-
Rome, via London, July Z9--AustFo-
hungarian attempts TO surprise the
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