The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-08-25
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Tuesday, Aug. 15.-Emperor Will
liam has gone to the eastern front to
superintend in person the Austro-
German operations. The Cars army
is continuing to force crossings of the
Zlota Lipa river in Galicia, while in
the. Carpathians the Russians occu-
pied Jablonica.
Italians southeast of Goritz adj
vanced to within thirteen miles of
Trieste. The Italian army operating
east of Goritz has entered the suburbs
of Tolmino, the next greatest fortress
to Goritz along the IsOnEo.
Wednesday, Aug. 16.-The entente
allies captured a line of German
trenches on a front of 1900 meters
0,640 ards) to the north ofy Maure-
pas in the Somme region, ans the
French troops occupied all the Ger
man positions east of the Maurepas-
Clery road, and in addition German
trenches 1000 meters 0,312 yards)
long, to the south of Belloyen-Santer-
re, were captured. The total gain
claimed by Paris is about three miles
long and 500 yards deep.
The announce is made by the
Petrograd war office that 35S,6O2 leu
tonic prisoners have been taken in a
little more than two months. This
statement indicates that the total Aus
troGerman losses since General Brus-
siloff's offensive YVES launched amounts
to almost 100000 men. General Brus-
siloff's advance continues.
Thursday, Aug. 17.-FOr the first
time in over week Petrograd reports
no gains in the Russian offensive.
British and French made further
gains on the Somme, which Berlin adj
mits.
The Italians are within eleven miles
of Trieste
The allies have captured town and
fortified position known as the 'Tur-
tie Back" in Bulgaria
Friday, Aug. 18.-The French maGa
further progress in the village OF
Maurepas and also along the road
from Maurepas to Clery. At Fleurv,
east of the Mouse, the French O.
PEELED the Germans from part of the
town which had been captured.
The Russian advance, checked 1T
other points, continues into Hungary.
The Portuguese minister of war an.
nounces that Portuguese troops are t..
join the allies in France.
The Teutonic allies have taken the
offensive on the Balkan front and cap
tured the Greek town of Florina from
Serbian troops, the German war office
announces.
Saturday, Aug. 19.-British forces on
the Somme gained trenches on a front
aggregating over eleven, miles and
took many prisoners. French forces
advanced with the British, but not to
so great an extent
Verdun again was the scene of
French victory, when German forces
were driven from their last foothold
in Fleury.
Russian forces again smashe.
through Austro-German resistance and
made Roadway both in the Carpath-
ians and toward Kovel.
Sunday, Aug. 20.-A strongly forti-
fed wood between Guillemont and
Maurepas was captured with great
amount of war material by the French.
After breaking through the Stol-
hod line in Volhynia the Russians
made further advance and captured
several positions. Spirited fighting is
in progress in the Carpath;ans near
the Hungarian Bukowina frontier.
Two British light cruisers, the Not
tingham and Falmouth, were sunk Sat
turday in the North Sea by German
submarines. One German submarine
was destroyed by the British, while
another was rammed and possibly
sunk.