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Show oo 8Y THE ITALIANS Rome, Aug. 9, G p. m. About 20,000 prisoners were captured by the Italians Ital-ians at Gorizia, according to an official of-ficial announcement by the war office. The statement says an" accurate estimate esti-mate is impossible at present, as numbers of prisoners- are being brought in hourly. Paris, Aug. 9. The- vigorous offensive offen-sive of the entente allies on the French, Gallclan and Italian fronts is still being rewarded with important successes. In Austria the Italians have captured the city of Gorizia, 22 miles northwest of Trlest; in Galicia the Russians in quest of Lemberg, have further carried out their endeavors endeav-ors toward the capture of Stanlslau from the Austro-Germans, while In France the French and British forces in the Somme region have attacked and won additional points of vantage from the Germans. The capture of Gorizia by the Italians Ital-ians seemingly Is at Important a gain by the entente allies as has yet been attained in their present synchronous offensive, the city being the door through which the Italians may now pass in an endeavor to carry out their long cherished idea of capturing Trlest, Austria's big seaport at the head of the Adriatic sea. North of the Somme river In France me Australians nave pusuea oacK mo Germans near Pozleres 200 yards 1 over the front of 600 yards, while the French have driven out the Germans j from a trench recently captured from them north of the Hem wood and re-occupied re-occupied it. In the Verdun sector heavy artillery activity is in progress at Thiaumont, Fleury, Vaux-Chapltre and Chenols. Constantinople reports and Petro-grad Petro-grad admits that the Turks have recaptured re-captured the towns of Bitlls and Mush, in Turkish Armenia, but Petro-grad Petro-grad says obstinate fighting is still going on In this region. |