The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-03
HAMMER TEUTONS
Russians Now Only Twelve
Miles From Kovel.
Advance Wedge Between Aus
tr0-German Armies.
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE LAGS
British and French Entrench-
ing in New Positions.
In Two Days French Capture
100 South of Fleury.


PetrOgrad, Aug. S.-The battering OF
Teuton defenses along the Kovel-Lem-
berg line showed no signs of abate-
ment today. Unofficial dispatches
from the front said the Russian forces
were mixing infantry attacks with
heavy artillery bombardment in
series of battles at various points.
German counter-attacks in heaviest
form are being launched against the
Muscovite columns. so far without sue
cess. except temporarily hating the
forward movement of the Russians.
Press dispatches today said General
Kaledine was less than a dozen miles
from kovel and continuing his adj
vance. He is threatening momentnrily
to take the Kovel-Lemberg railroad,
spreading still wider the Russian
wedge between the German and AUS
TRAN forces. This same wedge threat
ems a turning of the TANKS of the two
Teutonic armies.
Marshy terrain is hampering the
Russian attack slightly but the cars
forces are SO confident of early vic
tory and SO encouraged by the success
which has SO far attended their drive
that they are disdainful of natural OBJ
structions.
Germans Counter Attack FTercely.
Paris, Aug. 3.-North of the River
Somme several German attempts last
night against the French position on
Monacu farm were repulsed. 1t was Of
ficiaily announced by the French war
department this afternoon. The
French troops organized their new
positions between Monacu farm and
Hem wood
South of the Somme German
counter attack south of Estrees failed.
Several violent German counter at
lacks in trenches taken by the French
yaefo 6oxr f-l1 I,A
Mouse, the statement adds, were
everywhere stopped by the screen of
infantry fire. In this region, which is
not of the fortress of of Verdun, the
French made substantial progress to
the south of Fleury.
Since the first of August the French
have captured LOO Germans On this
bank. On the left bank of the Mouse,
an intense artillery duel continues but
there has been no infantry action.
Aviator Gets Eighth German Plane.
In the Somme sector. Sergeant
Chainat of the French aviation corps,
brought down two German machines,
which makes a total of eight brought
down by this aviator.
Consolidate Gained Ground.
London. Aug. s.ABrttish. forces
last night continued consolidation of
ground gained during their thrust at
the German lines, according to the re-
port of General Sir Douglas Haig to-
day. He said there had been almost
constant artillery firing from both
sides.
At dawn the enemy's fire slack
ened and a small mine was exploded
near Souchez without inf1icting any
casualties on the British troops and
with but little damage to the terrain
The Days Battles.
The statement by the war office fol
lows:
North of the River Somme, we
repulsed last night several German
assaults on the Monacu farm and We
| organized our new positions between
this farm and the Hem wood
| TT has been confirmed that the Ger
man units engaged in the region of tn,
Monacu farm had to be relieved a
a result of the heavy losses they hav'
| sustained since July 80.
South of the River Somme,
counter attack upon our positions 10
Gated to the south of Estrees failet
under our fire.
ION the right bank of the Rive
Mouse, the Germans delivered severa
violent counter attacks upon tn
trenches which we captured yesterday
Everywhere our curtains of fire ant
| the fire of our infantry checked tn
efforts of our adversary, who suffered
heavy losses.
LAS for our troops, following u
| their advantages. they have made no
table progress to the south of Fleury
They have reached the immediate sur
roundings of this village and hav
even gone beyond the railroad station
The number of prisoners made by u
yesterday in the region of Fleur
alone is in excess of 700. This raise
to LOO the total number of able
| bodied prisoners who have fallen int
our hands since the first of Angus
on the right bank of the Mouse.
Brings Down Eighth Filler.
.In the region of Vaux LIE Chapitr
and Chenois, there has been continue
intense artillery fighting but withou
infantry participation. The nigh
passed quietly on the remainder o
the front except in the forst of Apre
mont, where we dispersed with riff
fire certain German patrols.
"On the front along the Somme
Sergeant Chainat yesterday had tw
aerial encounters with German ma
chimes and in each case vanquishe
his adversary. These two new vic
tories make total of eight German
machines which have been brough
down by this aviator. Another Ger
man aeroplane. attacked at close quar-
tiers by one of our machines, fell t
the ground and was wrecked nea