Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-02
Especial Cable to Tho Times-pispa,cb.'

Especial Cable to Tho Times Dispatch,
LONDON. October 1.-The two
pronsed advance of the Russians on
l."mberg is again gathering full he,n-
way, and the Austro-German arp,.,s
OF Prince Leopold Of Bavaria and
.\rchdukc Karl have been pushed back
i'oth northeast and southeast OF tho
iatician capital the Russians have
registered advances. capturing. accord.
ing to the official report issued. IRON,
Petrograd. more than 1000 prisoners.
RUSSIAN gains are admitted by ,Eerliu.,
The two main actions are Being
waged in tho region ofn-t the Brods-
iNrasne railway, about thirty miles
northeast or Lomberg, and in the
brczezany sector. on tho Zlota Lipa
lsiFcr, hfty miles southeast Of the city
In the former district the Russians
| nave pressed forward against heavy
resistance, taking about 1000 prison.
ers' y Teuton position on the right
bank OF tho Zlota Lpa WAS carried
OH the southeastern sector OF the adj.
vance.
This new stroke OF General Brus.
siloT is reported to have been mad.
TO forestall the offensive contemplated
by Field Marshal Won Hindenburc. It
puts the Teutons upon a strict do
fensire In the eastern theater, follow.
ing close upon the heels of tcntatiys
ATTACKS by them. which are believed
10 nave been tho first movements OF
the contemplated push"
RUSSIAN. TROOPS FORCING
THEIR WAY FORWARD
The Russian official saws:
I'm tho 81 hor rbo bond ~ ~
hrasnc railway, and to the southwnrd
our troops, by heavy fighting. a.e fore
Ing their way forward. the enemv
stuobornly resisting the advance. We
have captured here tifty-nine officers
and l.s2s men OF the rank and flo.
THE lighting is turning to our f.-
vor to the south of the Brczezany. on
the River Tseniuvka. and In the region
or the heights on the right bank OF
tho Hlota Lipa. Here we cnptnrcd
part of the enemy position by assault.
taking 114 officers and 2,26S OF the
rank and file. as we'll as some machine
guns. Enemy counterattacks during
tho night were frustrated by our fire"
berlin's report on the operations
follows:
Thc Russians at various places hoys
resumed their attack
on the front occupied by the troops
'of Prince Leopold OF Bavaria. west OF
LutSK, the hostile fire has been increas-
ing since morning. On both sides OF
the irody-LemberG railway. and to the
aohthward as far as Graborna, near
Harkov. the Russians attacks were
partially checked by our curtain of
hre' whiic as many as seven repeated
charges were completely broken up.
On the southern wing of this front
the isussian* have obtained a footing
In our first line Of dcfcnse
on the front of Archduke Karl on
both sides of the Hlota Lipa violent
hand-to-hand fighting has been in
progress. In the angle between tho
Ccniovka and the Zlota Lpa the Rus
e'ans have advanced. Further TO the
west the Turkish troops elected .by
countcrattacks the Russian detach-
ments which had forced their way into
their lines. Two hundred and tbirtv
prisoners were brought in.
on the Carpathian front tho sit
na'ion was generally calm. The mum.
her OF prisoners made at Kiauzura
were more than COO mon"
sriidL FURTHER GAINS
nN TiIE ALLIED FORCES
sun further gains by tho British ana
French troops north OF the Somme
River IN Franco are chronicled in
the latest official communications,
The Germans have been cleared out
OF positions near the Stuff redoubt.
which they had held since the heavy
lighting OF last week. and also have
been forced to give up all except 4
small 80
rcdoubt in this region. In addition. 4
TO the cast, between lie sars and Ficr..
the troops OF General Sir Douglas HaiI