Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
ITALIANS REPORT
A GREAT VICTORY
Ausfrians Driven from Gorilla
Bridgehead on isonzo
8 River i'm Trieste.
RUSSIAN DRIVE IS UNHALTED
Cars Forces Have Occupied Nearly
100 Square Miles in Eastern Ga
iicia-French Gain, Too.

London, Aug. s.-On every front
yesterday the Entente Allies made i'm
portant gains. according to the re-
port. received here. The greatest of
these was accomplished by the Ital-
ians. when they captured the Gori-
zia Bridgehead, on the Isonzo river,
placing them in position to take the
city OF Gorilla and dominate Trieste.
The Russian offensive in Eastern
Galicia is undated Since the ad-
vance started. the cars forces have
occupied nearly one hundred square
miles of territory in the vicinity of
Brody.
Notable gains were made by the
French ON the Somme front. German
trenches on front of three and one
half miles to a depth of from three
hundred to five hundred meters were
captured.
The British advanced on a front OF
four hundred yards, southwest of
GuiiIemont.
Pressing Into Gorilla
In the capture of the Gorilla bridge
head on the Isonzo front, which was
announced today. the Italians have
won their most notable victory of the
bridgehead had stood in the way of
an advance on Trieste and success
for the irridenta cause. 1t has cost
the Italians a huge amount in human
life and money. but it's capture is
worth the price to General CadOrna's
military plans.
Tonight the Italians are pressing
their way into the city of Gorilla,
To
house in the outskirts as they adj
vance. Possession of the city will
place the Italians in a position to
dominate Trieste and the entire Is
trian Peninsula.
Russian Successes Grow.
Petrograd, Aug. 9.-The Russians
in their advance against the Austro-
Germans in East Galicia have taken
territory aggregating nearly one hun
dred square miles, according to the
Russian official communication is
sued tonight. In pursuit of the Teu-
tons the Russians have taken addi-
tional villages in the Dneister region.
French Push Ahead Again.
Paris, Aug. 9.-NotabIe gains have
been made by the French in the
Somme battle, according to the Off
flee tonight. In two days they have
carried German trenches along a
front of more than three and a half
miles to a depth of from three hun
dred to five hundred meters.
In the Verdun sector they have sue
ceeded in regaining a foothold in the
Thiaumont work.
Russians May Reach kovel.
Ann in hni n
vance on Kovel by the increased Aus
tro-German resistance to the east of
that city. the Russians may accom-
plish their object-the further retire
ment of the Teuton forces at the
south of Brody. 1t already is reported
unofficially that the Austrians as a re-
suit of the Russians penetration of
their lines. are retiring westward
from the direction of Tarnopol Brus-
siloff's army is only fourteen miles
from the Tarnopol-Lemberg Railway
and delay in retirement may find the
Austrian line of retreat cut out.
General Brussiloff,s strategy is a
matter of much pleasant surprise to
the military observers here. His latest
advance was over ground In a flooded
and marshy condition as result of
other streams in Eastern Galicia. The
total number of prisoners taken by
the Russians in the last three days
on this part of the front nearly has
reached ten thousand
1t is evident that the Russians are
keeping up vigorous pressure on the
Teutonic lines before Kovel, making
it difficult for Won Hindenburg, to re-
enforce the weaker part of his line,
where the new Russian gains have
been made. Today's Petrograd state
ment announces the capture of Ger
man trench position near Zarecze, on
the Stokhod. together with about two
hundred prisoners.
After very heavy bombardment
of the British positions. the Germans
launched violent infantry attacks
north and northeast of Pozieres and
at two places succeed in entering
British trenches. Their success was
not long lived. for the British soon
drove them out. inflicting heavy cas-.
ualties on them