The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-12
CENTRAL POWERS
IN MORE TROUBLE
Their Enemies Are Closing in on All Sides
and the Russians in Particular Are
Hurting Great Forces Against
Them,

London, Aug. l2.-Russian, Italian ant
French armies continue successfully then
respective oifenses, and, according TO thu
latest official communications, have taker
more territory from the forces OF the cen
tral powers in France, Galeia and Aus.
| tria.
Stanislau, 81 miles southeast of Lem
berg, the capital OF Galieia and an impor-
tant railway junction, has been occupied
| by Russian troops under Gen. Letchitzky
| In addition the Russians have progressed
on the line of the Sereth river, as well as
along the Zlota Lipa, taking important
positions south OF Brody and capturing
the railway town of Monasterzyska and
several villages.
The taking of Stanislau, which Vienna
says was evacuated without fighting,
opens another gateway through which the
Russians may advance toward Lemberg.
Already, Petrograd says, the Austro.Ger-
mans are being pursued toward Halich,
railway junction north of Stanislau on
the Dniester river. Petrograd reports the
capture of 5000 more Austro. Germans.
The Italian army under the duke OF
Aosta, which took Gerlt2ia, is losing no
time in its advance as result of the cap
ture OF the gateway to Trieste. South of
Goritzia, along the lower lsonzo. the ltal-
ians have occupied The whole of the Do.
berda plateau, the scene of much desper
ate fighting, in addition to driving the
Austrians east of the Nallone line and
several towns in the direction
of Trieste.
East of Goritzia the Italians have not
met with as much success as in the south.
Rome officially reports the Austrians TO
be holding out in trenches on the line Of
Monte San Gabrielle and Monte San Mar
to-
While the British forces have been
inactive north of the
Somme in northern France, the French
have followed up their bombardment OF
the German lines with the capture of ad
iitional German trenches near Maurepas
and fortified quarry north OF the Hem
wood. The French also have established
I new line on the ridge south Of Maure.
pas and have taken two small woods
north of the Hem wood.
On the Balkan front, Anglo French
orces have attacked the Bulgarians and
occupied the Doiran railway station, 40
niles northwest of Salonki, according to
Unofficial advices.
Petrograd admits the alton of
Tamadan Persia, under the pressure of
turkish attacks.
1t is reported that in their perplexity
'ver the situations on the Italian and
'alician fronts, the Austrians again have
rought troops from Galicia to the Isonzo
ront in desperate effort to save the sit
alton there, Turkish troops having been
ent to the Galician front to replace the
Iustrians.
Nothing sensational is happening on
he western front, where the entente al {
es maintain a steady pressure. Al !
lough the British forces have shown lit 9
e activity north of the Somme, the q
rench report the capture of additional
erman trenches near Maurepas and a
'rtified quarry north Of the Hem wood.
Despite the small gains on the western Z
ont, the entente allies have had another :
eek of striking successes with the great
allan and Russian victories and the re-
ulse of the Turkish attack in Egypt. s