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Show FURTHER ADVANCE IY THE GERMANS Outer Positions of Fortress Near Rakitno Has Been Penetrated. Berlin, Aug. 19, via London, 3:42 p. m. A further advance on the part of the German army, which is attempting at-tempting to capture the important Russian fortress of Brest-Litovsk, was announced here officially here today. The statement says that outer positions posi-tions of the fortress near Rokltno, before Brest-Litovsk, were penetrated. pene-trated. Announcement also was made of the capture of two forts north of Novogeorglevsk, which has been invested in-vested by the Germans for several days. In taking these forts 1000 prisoners pris-oners and 125 cannon were captured. |