Evening star., 1916-08-27
French and British Have Kept
Up Steady Advance in
Western Arena.
RUSSIANS GO SLOWER
IN EASTERN REGIONS
Slavs Have Inaugurated Successful
Offensive Over Whole Asiatic
Battle Line.

severe counter attacks against the
French at Fleu-
Germans Beaten in ry on the Yer
Fleury Attacks. the French have
been enabled to slightly extend their
positions between Fleury and Thiau-
mont
On the front where Austro-German
and Russian forces have been battling
for mastery, the chief operations have
been in the region northeast of Kovel
and in the region of Baranovitch. where
the Teutons have delivered several ter
rife attacks. Although Berlin admits
some gains Petrograd insists that these
offensive efforts have proved fruitless.
While the Teutons and Russians are
struggling for mastery on the central
and more northerly sections of the
eastern front. grave battles also have
been fought in the Carpathian regions,
where the greatest show of resistance
is being offered to Russian armies
which are striving for passes through
the Carpathians in the general vicinity
of Jablonitsa. Germany reports the
Russians have been held and even Of
fetal dispatches from Petrograd. which
recently have been marked by their ex-
treme brevity. would indicate this to be
a fact. No striking successes have been
scored by the Russians in the direc-
ton of Lemberg, and in fact the battle
line along the whole eastern front has
remained practically stationary for the
past seven days. no material advances
being made by either of the belligerent
armies.
In the AuStro-Italian arena the chief
operations of the week were in the
Do1omiteS. where the Italians claim to
have wrested positions from the en-
emy. The Austrians claim check for
the Italians in this section. as also on
the Carso and in the Trentino battle
regions greater portion of the ac-
tions have been between artillery
forces. 1t is noticeable fact that the
Austrians have checked the speed of the
italian advance and although Il week
ago the Italians We're reported to be
within thirteen miles of Trieste. their
present objective. they have not moved
farther.
Aroused by recent Turkish successes
in the Armenian regions, which men
aced their
Russians Again flank h e
Advance in Near East. nave heen
stirred to greater activity and now are
assuming the offensive over practically
the whole of the Asiatic front. The
Slavs, according to Petrograd. have
been enabled to regain both Bitiis and
Mush. around which much of the hard
est fighting of recent weeks has pro-
gressed. The Turks were decidedly in
the ascendancy in this section ten days
and even week ago, but the Russian
power TO advance against the Turks
almost at will, when determined efforts
are made, is indicated by the sharp
successes scored in the past three or
four days. They have in this period
counter attacked and wrested from the foe
honors and ground, which took the
Turks four to five weeks 20 gain.
The Russian armies along the Black
sea coast have been engaged in severe
contests and with the assistance of the
Russian fleet have been able to turn
back Turkish offensive movement in
this section. This movement is believed
to have been more of diversion with
the hope of lessening the tension of
Slavic armies now pushing in the gen.
eral direction of Sivas-