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TWO MILLION IN COMBAT
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fall. Military critics expect it's sur
render within the next few hours.
Secure Key to Trieste.
London, Aug. 9.-Austria's armies
were rocked by two blows and while
the Galician front crumpled before a
renewed attack by the Russians, Italy
forged into the forefront with crush.
ing victory at the Gorilla bridgehead
Trieste, Austrias port on the Adria-
tic, which is the object of Italy's of.
fensive. is gravely endangered by the
Italian success.
The Gorilla bridgehead is the key
to the advance toward the port to the
south and Gorilla is being heavily
shelled by Italian cannon.
The taking of the bridgehead, whose
loss the Austrian official statement
admitted, came with the capture of
Monte Sabotine and Monte San Mi
chele. Many battles previously had
been fought over this strategic post.
The extent of the Italian victory
is indicated by the report that the
Italians took more than 5000 prison
ers and a vast amount of cannon,
machine guns and other war material.
From this it is presumed the aban-
dOnment by the Austrians must have
been sudden and it's necessity a sur
prise. The battle was still raging
when the last official reports were
sent
Austria refuses to admit complete
defeat, announces her troops were
withdrawn in order to prevent serious
losses under desperate attack and
that the struggle is continuing in the
Gorilla region. Several Italian at.
tacks have been repulsed, Vienna
says.
No less significant is the latest
smash at the Austro-German forces
defending iLemberg.
This forces the Russian wedge still
farther westward into Galicia and in
creases the threat of enveloping the
Austrian force in the Tarnopol sector.
Austrians Rapidly Retiring.
/ A half dozen more towns and vii
lagos near Stanislau fell to the Slavs
and the Austrians are reported to be
retiring rapidly.
A proclamation foreshadowing the
surrender of Lemberg, capital of Ca
licia, was issued by the governor of
the city on Aug. 4, says an Exchange
Telegraph company dispatch from
Bucharest. On the same date, the dis
patch adds, the evacuation of the
city by the civilian population was
ordered. The proclamation declared
the Austrians would return shortly to
wrest Lemberg from the Russians.
Territory amounting to sixty-one
and one-half square miles has been
captured, Petrograd reported.
Austria's version is that her troops
have been withdrawn to the region
west of Tlumach in the face of SUI
perior forces.
In the western theater General
Joffre's men have taken German
trenches three and three-quarters
miles in length and from 300 to 500
meters in depth in the last two days.
Again they have won a foothold in
the Thiaumont work near Verdun and
captured two lines of German trenches
on the Vaux-Chapitre. Chenois front.
The British in the Somme region
NEAR Guillemont have advanced about
400 Yards.
Since the Italian offensive move
ment along the IsOnzo commenced,
the Italians have captured $4,000
IsAustrians.
The people of Rome are displaying
lunbounded enthusiasm as the news
of the Italian victories arrives. The
capture of the bridge head at Goritz