progress westward along the Montis
terzyska-NizniofT railway. says the of
ficial statement gi\en out by the War
Department this afternoon. The state
ment follows:
' "On the river Seroth, between the
villages of Neterlny? anil Nosovcc, tierce
lighting is going on, the Austrian* ami
Germans making a series of counter
attacks against the woods we occupy
in the foreground of these villages. l"p
to now wc have captured twenty olli
Ceis and 1.300 men.
"On the Monasterzyska-Niznioff rail
way line otir troops haw made some
progress in .< westerly direction, and
have forded the River '/lota I.tpa ;it
some points, as all the bridge? ? ? v?. i"
the stream have been destroyed."
(ih'.it MAM CLAIMS THAT
VI'TA< KS VIIK It 121*I
BliRMN. A ;igust H i via London). -
Attacks by hot it the Hritish and tiie
French ??! the German lines in the
So mi lie rt-g ion yesterday an?l last niulit
were repulsed. according !?? to-da> ^
irmy headquarters stat?. menl Opera
tions on the western front ate recorded
.a tli?? statement a- follows.
"Artillery tigliting between the Anrrc
tut! the Sr nine is continuing with
great intensitj Rritlsh attempts it
l<s 'tea K.t/.-ii. :i-l< Tent were,
suppi < ssei b> our t re lite n n in be r
?>f .in wounded r.ritlsh prisoners that
have fallen into our hands sine Ant
US, ^ has increased t ? t lilt 1ti olliccrs
.Did .".Oil riOli
"p.oiwfi1 li M i repas and tin Somiiie. ,
c!ght >t ; 1.:? oi ?> l*i ??? ?'h attacks during
the afternoon ' nigh* failed
"On the right- hank of the Meuse.
