OCR Text |
Show AUSTRIANS STILL IN PURSUIT OF THE RUSSIANS VIENNA, Aug. 10, via London, 10:45 P. m. A statement issued today was as follows: The pursuit of the enemy retreating retreat-ing from the Vistula district is proceeding. pro-ceeding. Troops under General Koey-ese Koey-ese have reached the district southeast south-east of Zelechow (north of Ivangorod, about midway between the ratlwav lines connecting Ivangorod with Warsaw and Lukow) closely followed by portions of tiie army of Archduke Joseph Ferdinand advancing across the Lower Vieprz. The bend of the river Vieprz near Kook (between Lubartow and Lukow) has been crossed at several polnte by our troops. Further east on the front of the Bug river our allies have captured the line of enemy rear guard positions. posi-tions. On the Bug and Zlota Lipa the situation Is unchanged. Near Czernelira. on the south bank of the Dniester (northeast of Buko-wina), Buko-wina), Austrian troops and troops from the coastal district, together with landwehr regiments, have captured cap-tured the bridgehead position which until now has been stubbornly defended de-fended by the Russians, leaving In our hands twenty-two officers, 2800 men, six machine guna, many cars and much war material. In the Italian war theater: Daily artillery combats on the southwest front continue. In the district of Gorizia, near Plava. the bombardment bombard-ment at times Is very violent. Three Italian attacks against our western eallent on the Doberdo plateau and an attack near Zagora, southwest of Plava. were repulsed. Elsewhere there have been no im-pfcrtant im-pfcrtant developments. |