Evening star., 1916-08-20
Russians Meet Strongest Kind
Of Resistance, However,
in Carpathian Regions.
TEUTONS CARRY HILL
IN REGION OF CAPUL
Reports From Berlin Declare Enemy
Losses Have Been Great on
East Front.

LONDON, August 1s-Although the
Russians report striking successes
northeast OF Kovel along the Stokhod.
their forces in the Carpathians evil
IDENTIFY are meeting the strongest kind
of resistance; in fact, have lost
ground at some points. Austrians ad-
NIT, however. that westward OF Zabia.
thirty-fve miles southwest of Kolomea.
they have withdrawn advance troops.
after fierce fighting. toward the
Chornahora ridge.
According to Berlin, In the Car
pathians north OF Capul further
tro-G German forces. The war Office
announcement says:
"Tagura Hill. north of Capul. has been
carried by. storm by the allied (Teutonic)
troops. Six hundred prisoners were
taken and counter attacks were re-
pulsed
Austrian oMcial Report.
BERLIN. August 10 (by wireless to
Sayville) reverses have been suf-
fered by the Russians recently in their
attacks on the Austro- German army Of
Gen. Boehm- Bromolli that they have de-
sisted from their efforts. the official Aus
trian report of Friday says.
Front of Archduke Charles Francis
Our troops which stormed Starawipczna
heights Gn the Carpathians) brought
| in 200 prisoners and two machine guns.
South of the Horozanka Austro-
Hungarian battalions elected the
enemy from an advanced trench. Turk
ish troops with the army of Gen. Won
! Bothmer repulsed Russian attempts to
| advance.
Front of Field Marshal Won Hinden-
| burg-The enemy suffered such defeats
during the last few days at the hands
| of the army of Gen. Won Boehm-
| Ermolli that he remained completely
quiet yesterday. On the Volhynian
| noitering operations.
Russ Losses Said to Be Heavy.
| Russian losses in the recent engage
ments on the eastern front have been
extremely heavy, says the Overseas
News Agency in a statement today. Tho
news agency instances these losses, ac-
cording to information ii has received.
by the figures for one regiment. the
Russian 2s2d Infantry.
| This regiment" says the statement.
| received for the replenishment OF its
ranks, July z, from the depot OF Pavlo-
grad, 1000 men: July IS. from the depot
| Of Novograd-Volynski, 1000 men. and
July %, from the depot Of Pavlograd.
1000 men, or 1000 men within week
| "Since the complement of the regi-
ment numbered after the engagement
| Of August g" adds the statement. only
| thirty to forty men. the regiment lost
| altogether 1000 men. Russians taken
| prisoner stated that after August
| only 1000 reserves were available Tor
the regiment from the depots."
Raids on oesel Island.
| Raids by German aircraft on the Rus
sian military establishments on Oesel
Island, OF the Gulf of Riga, are being
| continued. Another such raid is an
nounced in a German admiralty state
ment today as having taken place on
| the night of August 1916. The state
| ment says:
! German naval aeroplanes on the
| night of August 1916 extensively bonn
barded the aeroplane stations at Papen-
| holm on Oesel Island, and hostile
| aeroplanes standing on the shore OF
| the Island of Runo dn the Gulf OF
| Riga). All the machines returned un-
| damaged in spite of violent defensive
| fire and an ensuing aerial engagement.
| "On the same night four hostile aero
| planes attacked Angernsee. causing
| only slight damage"