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Show i Ml FORCES POESl'E TEUTONS i Petrograd, Aug. 8. G p. in., via London, Lon-don, 11:RS p. m. General Letchitsky, who a week ago, In spite of flooded rivers and heavy roads, began anew his hammering of the right flank of General Count von Bothmer's army, and by a cavalry attack took Ezerz-any, Ezerz-any, has scored a new victory bv the I capture of Tlumach, ton miles farther to the northwest. There has been little news from that rtection, but it is apparent that General Lctchltzky has been following up his success along a front of ten miles south oi the Dniester in the face of German reinforcements sent to stiffen von Bothmer's right wing. The taking of Tlumach cuts the railway between Stanislau, Tvsmienit-sa Tvsmienit-sa and Buezacz, which has been utilized util-ized by the Austrians for supplying the southern end of von Bothmer'-front, Bothmer'-front, and gives the Russians another an-other direct avenue of attack on Stanislau. The Austrians tried to offset the force of Lotchitzky' assault by fierce attacks along the Koropice river northward, north-ward, but without avail. They were repulsed with severe losses. At the game time a Russian offensive Is being be-ing pushed against von Bothmer's le't flank, south of Brody, A group of villages centering about Zalocze. on the headwaters of the Screth have best captured and each dav' devel-jpments devel-jpments show a farther advance westward, west-ward, the evident intention being to :ap the railway between Tarnopol and Lemberg, which offers an easier line ! j advance, with few rivers and nat- iral barriers, to tho Galician capital. J More Positions Occupied. London, Aug. 8, 1 p. m. The Italian )ffensive along the Isonzo and on tho ' :arso plateau Is being continued and ' iccording to a wireless dispatch -from lome, a nunllier of additional posl- i Ions have boen occupied. The Aus- 1 rians hold little ground on the right iank of the Isonzo. The dispatch reports the number of irisoners taken by the Italians has 1 cen increased considerably and that h i ihe Austrians are now destroying villages vil-lages in the vicinity of Gorizia. Bavaria Seec Early Peace. London, xUig. S. Newspapers published pub-lished In Basle, Switzerland, copies of which were received here tocay, state Mint the king of Bavaria has m-;ormed m-;ormed a deputation of Bavarians that an "honorable peace" is certain before be-fore winter. Prisoners Arriving. London, Aug. S, S:0S p. m. Prisoners Prison-ers are still surrendering oy the thousands as a result of the Italian operations, says a Central News dispatch dis-patch from Rome. More than 10,000 prisoners have been captured in two days, the dispatch adds. ! oo |