The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-11
ITALIANS win
GREAT VICTORY
BoMBARD GoRIZlA AND CAPTURE
10000 TEUToNs IN TWC.DAY
BATTLE ON IsONZO.
FALL is NEAR
RUSSIANS CAPTURE HUNDRED
SQUARE MILES OF TERRI
ToRYNiN GALlclA.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London-Before the echoes have
died of the mutual congratulations OF
the entente allieS' sovereigns, states
men and generals on the auspicious
opening of the third year OF the war
comes news of further Russian sue
cesses and of n notable victory for the
Italian armies on the Isonzo front.
The surprising success of the Ital-
ians who, in two days captured 10000
prisoners, suggests that in addition
to transferring Gen. Koevecs, an able
Austrian general, from the Trentino
front to Galicia, the Austrians also
ventured to transfer troops from the
Isonzo to the Russian front, in an en-
deavor to stem the Russian advance.
Gen. Cadorna's victory has caused
great rejoicing in London as one OF
the most promising successes in the
new allied operations and demon
stration of the constantly-growing
power of the allied offensive on all
fronts
New Russian victories south of the
Dniester and southwest of the Stanis-
lau-Kolomes railway afford equal sat
isfaction, and the prompt admission
in the Berlin official statement of the
retirement of the Austro-Germans
south of the Dniester is taken here to
indicate that the Russian victory in
this quarter is weightier than yet an
nounced by the Russian official dis
patches. According to an unofficial
report Tuesday the evacuation of Lem
berg, the Galician capital, has already
been ordered
Paris.-Notable gains have been
made by the French in the Somme
battle, according to the official state
ment issued by the war office at
Paris. In two days they have carried
German trenches along a front of
more than three and half miles to a
depth of from 300 to 500 meters. In
the Verdun sector they have succeed
ell in regaining foothold in the Thi-
aumont work.
Paris.-Monday the French troops
captured line of German trenches
between Hem wood and the Somme.
/ They also made some progress south
of the Thiaumont work. "One hundred
and twenty prisoners and about ten
machine guns remained in our hands,"
says the French statement
London.-Determine attacks on the
British lines north and northeast of
Pozieres were repulsed, according to
the British official statement. The
Germans succeeded in entering the
British lines at one or two places but
were driven out.
Russians pushed TO within a few
miles OF Tarnopol-Lemberg railway in
northern Galicia.
Turks forced back Slavs in region
east of Kermanshah, Persia.
British inflicted severe reverse to
Turks in vicinity of Suez canal
Violent fighting continues between
Austrians and Italians.
London.-1n a successful effort to
straighten out their line between Po-
zieres and Thiepval north of the
Somnie, British forces Saturday cap
tured the main German second line
system of defenses on front of 1000
yards north and west Of Pozieres.
Russian attacks along the Sereth
and Graberka rivers south of Brody
in northern Galicia broke the Teuton-
fc resistance and resulted in the cap
ture by the Russians OF six villages
and the entire ridge along which they
are located. according to a war office
announcement at Petrograd. More
than 5000 prisoners were taken.
Rome reports slight progress on the
Trentino front against the Austrians.
An Italian attack east of Monfalcone.
on the Carso plateau, resulted in the
capture of some prisoners.
| Wilson Accepts Jurist's RESIGNATION.
MISUNDERSTANDING Wilson ac-
cepted the resignation of Thomas d.
Stuart of Denver, judge of the First
Circuit of Hawaii, who resigned after
criticising the Presidents Hawaiian
appointments.
Child Labor Bill is Passed.
Washington.-The Senate passed
the bill to prevent interstate com
tt