Evening star., 1916-08-16
RUSSIAN VICTORIES
OPEN THE PASSES
REACHING HUNGARY
Capture JabIonitza and Other
important Points in the
Carpathians.
IMMENSE BOOTY OF WAR
FALLS TO CZAR'S ARMIES
Taking of More Than 35s,0 900 Pris-
oners Since June 4 Officially
Reported.
TEuToN RESISTANCE STRONG
Petrorrad Admits That on the Zlata
Lima Counter Attacks Have
Checked the Russian
Advance.

PETROGRAD, August 10, VIA
London, 3 p.m,-The Russians
have captured series of heights
to the west of Vorokhta and
Ardzemoy, in the Carpathians.
I'm the Vorokhta and Delatyn
regions the Austrians are retiring
TO the west.
The wal Office announced last
night that the Russians had cap
tured Jablonitza. one of the most
important gateways through the
Carpathians to the Hungarian
plains, and had taken nearly 1900
additional prisoners.
More Than a5s, 900 Prisoners.
Between June 4, when the Russian
offensive was inaugurated, and August
u, Gen. Brussiloff's forces captured
more than 35s,000 men, the war Office
announced today.
Great numbers of guns also were
captured, says the report. which gives
the following figures; Officers captured.
',157; men. 35o.s45; cannon, 4o5; machine
guns. 1926; mine and bomb throwers,
52s; powder carts. 2s2.
omcial Russian Report.
The official statement says:
On the River Zlota Lipa, in the region
south of Erzezany, our troops occupied
at some places the western bank of the
river. The enemy, having resumed
his counter attacks, Is checking our
iurther advance.
In the region between the Zlota
l.ipa and the Dniester our troops are
IShting their way forward. The enemy
ere is also making a desperate resis-
lance.
"on the River Bystritza we have oc-
cupied the little town of Solotvina and
The village OF Griava, to the south
west of Solotvina.
In the regions of Delatyn and vor-
ckhta the enemy, owing to our pres
sure. Is retiring to the west. Our
troops have captured a series of heights
to the west of Vorokhta and Ardzemoy.
In the direction Of the Kirlibaba region,
at Capul mountain, attempts by the
enemy to resume the offensive were
frustrated by our fire."
Telling Blow Delivered.
LONDON. August ia dispatch
from Petrograd says the Russians have
delivered another telling blow against
the right flank of Gen. Won Bothmers
nhat
miles west of the Zlota LIMA and north
west of Monasterzysiia.
The Austrians crossed the river at
Korjoba under the shellffre of the Rus
sian batteries. suffering heavy losses
They attempted to make stand on
where they had previously prepared
strong intrenchments and wire de-
lenses While shells raked the Aus
frians from across the river, the Rus
sans moved up from the south. where
they had been expanding their posi-
tons during the last few days in the
neck formed by the Zlota Lipa and the
Dniester. They poured a grilling fire
from machine guns on the Austrians
who wftnstood the Russian attacks for
hve hours and then fell back upon the
Gorojana river, four miles to the west.
Intense Battles Raging.
Northward. battles are raging with
terrific intensity along the Zlota Lima
the Russians having succeeded at sew
eral other points in gaining footboId
on the west bank
Gen. Sakharoff has made a consider
able advance in the last thirty hours
against the left flank of Gen. Won Roth
mer's new positions. He has cut fbe
Tarnopol- Lemberg railway at a new
point, Iborow. where the road crosses
the Stripa river. driving further home
the wedge between the armies OF Gen,
Won Bothmer and Cen Won Boebrn-
Ermolli. before Brody.
The advance on Haiicz has slowed
down while the Russians are CONSOLE
dating their positions won north OF
the -Bysiritza and Dniester rivers and
possibly TO await the nearer approach
OF Cen Scherbatchcd from the West Tor
closer cooperation.
Superior Russian Forces.
VIENNA. August Is. via London. Au-
gust 1s.-The Austrian official issued
today:
south of Tartaroff near yorokhta
our battaiions were attacked by su-
perior Russian forces. who reoccupied
their positions.
AT the Tartar pass. near Stanislau
and south of Jezupoi between Halicz
and Stanislau). Gen. Koevess repulsed
an advance. West Of Monasterzysk dur
ing the Who;e DAY the enemy stOrmed
our 'front.', at some points six successive
times in mass formation but me was
everywhere repulsed with heavy losses -
German Success Claimed.
BERLIN. August 1s, via London
German troops have won success in
the Carpathian region. according to tn.
war Office announcement today, cap.
turing Starawipozyna height, north OF
CapuI.
To the north of the Dniester, in Cali
cia, says the statement. the Russians
only attacked weakly and were re-
pulsed.