Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-08-22 | Page 17 | Germans Occupy Town of Bilesk

GERMANS OCCUpy TOWN iOWN OF BIELSK Russians Driven Across Biala River According to Official Announcement at Berlin Berlin Borlin Aug 21 The l. The Germans have havo captured the time Russian town of t twenty five miles south of oC tok ant and havo driven n tho Russians over the Blala 13 la la river according to an official announcement announcement an an- given out today b by tho the German army headquarters staff start A special dispatch to tho the An- An i under date data of or August 20 gives i the following details of or the capture by v the Germans of the Russian fortress ot- ot of sk Tho The chief r attack was waB carried out from tho the northeast After a bombardment bombardment bombardment bombard bombard- ment of at ninety minutes word was re received re- re that the Important fort Cort No 3 was still Intact and nd therefore the tho time had not come for COl the advance nt The bombardment was continued until 1 1 o'clock when n a reconnoitering party was attacked At tt 1 3 J oclo o'clock k Saxon reserves cs began be an anto to storm the Russian positions The Tho Russians ceased shooting and surrendered surrendered surrendered dered when the Saxons entered Simultaneously fort No 2 was at attached attacked at- at tacked from Crom trIO north Artillery firIng firing fir fir- IrIng Ing was continued until 45 o'clock at which time German cheers could bo ho heard Abandoned cannon were everywhere and near cemetery were numerous batteries There were huge huso s supplies of ammunition In the forts At 4 o'clock German shouts houts of oC victory victory vic vic- tOl tory were heard from Crom fort No 1 to the southward and nd at 5 L o'clock from Crom the northwestern portion of or the citadel tremendous fires tires broke out consuming and tho the officers officers' quarters haystacks the supply depot and causing explosions explosions of ammunition 0 Thousands gave themselves up as prisoners