Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-26
Cars Southern Army Captures
JabIonitZa in the Carpa-
THAN Mountains.
ITALIANS ARE STILL ADVANCING
Gen. cadorna Reported Within Thir-
teen Miles of Trieste-Brittsh
Gain Admitted by Germany.


Aave captured Jablonitza. one of the
principal gateways from Galicia to
the Hungarian plains. and Petrograd
reports that their offensive in this
direction is continuing This is the
first news of an advance by the Rus
sian southern army since the conquest
OF the Austrian crownland of Buko-
zxina was completed.
Farther to the north, the Russians
are continuing their driving opera
tions against the Austrians with ap-
.earently uninterrupted successes.
Their troops are pouring across the
ZIota Lipa at several points in spite
OF desperate resistance on the part of
the Teutonic- forces. Fierce fighting
as being waged along the entire line
south of Brody. and General Brussi-
doff apparently is making a supreme
effort to cut off the army of GeneI al
Won Bothmer and force its surrender.
It1iian Drive Unchecked.
AS far as the other theaters of war
are concerned main interest centerS
An the Italian operations. no important
action being reported on either the
British or. French fronts. The Italians
are vigorously pressing their advance
on the Carso Plateau. and Rome re-
ports the capture of several sections
of the Austrian trenches and the TAX
ing of more than L 500 prisoners IN
official dispatches from Italian
ssearces claim General Cadorna now
rs within thirteen miles of Triest.
The Austrian official statement re-
ports the repulse of Italian attacks on
the Vipacco Valley. about eighteen
miles east of Goritz. but the official
statements from both sides are very
zneager and leave. the general situa-
ton vague.
Berlin Admits British Gain.
The Germans admit that the Brit
ash have obtained a foothold in their
trenches on the Thiepval-Pozieres
front, but report the repulse of vio-
dent attacks by the British and French
IN other sectors of the Somme line.
According to Paris and London. the
day passed without any event of sig
nificance.
StaV Attacks Beaten off.
London, Aug. 15.-The Austrians
and Germans in Gaiicia are still fall
ang back before the advance of the
Russians. who, according to Petrograd,
have made additional gains along the
Sereth and Zlota Lipa rivers and have
captured the strongly fortified town
of Tustobaby, northwest of the Dnies-
ter
On the upper Se-eth. however, the
Teutonic Allies at some points on
their newly chosen line are holding
back the Russians with vigorous ar
diiiery fire.
haf Of
the Lub and Graberka sectors. Rus
sian attacks were put down with
heavy losses and that Russians who
had penetrated Teutonic positions on
the Zboroff-Kinjucay line northwest
of Tarnopol. were driven off and
800 of them taken prisoner.
According to Vienna, a Russian at
tack southwest of Podkamien. near
-Brody. ended with the field before the
Austro-German positions covered with
Russian dead.
No change took place Monday along
either the British or French lines in
France. bad weather hindering the OBJ
creations, which were confined almost
exclusively to artillery duels. Accord
ing to Berlin the British have been
expelled from trenches over a front
of 700 yards southwest of the Thiep-
vai-Pozieres sector. which they occu-
pied Sunday.
italians Still Gaining.
On the Isonzo front. according to
Rome. the Italians have made still fur
Their advances against the Austrians
along the Carso~ plateau and east OF
Hill 212. In the latter sector another
line of trenches was penetrated and
more men taken prisoner In the
Goritz sector. Rome says the Austrian
guns are being busily employed
against the Italians. Here. according
20 Vienna, seven charges by the Ital-
dams were put down by the Austrians.
Petrograd reports a continuation of
Ehe Turkish offensive on the Persian
1rontier, but asserts that a retreat of
Turks has been forced on the south
west bank of Lake Van, Turkish Ar
Tnenia. through the fire of the Rus
sian fotiIla on the lake.
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