Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
FRENCH CHECKED
GERMAN ADVANCE
Hand Grenades Used Effect
lively Near Arras to Stop
Infantry Attack.
GERMANS DEFEATED IN AFRICA
London Official Statement Says Both
French and British Were Sue
cessfuI in the kamerun-

London, Feb. Except for Ger
man infantry attack northeast of Ar
ras, which was checked by hand gre
nades thrown by the French artillery,
duels and bombardments have FREEDOM
mated on the western front
A single infantry attack near Monte
Bomdon, where the Italians repulsed
the Austrians, is the most important
operation reported from the Austro-
Italian front.
From Riga to the Stripa river there
have been several infantry engage
ments in which the Austro-Germans
were worsted by the Russians, accord
ing to Petrograd, but the fighting on
this front also has been mostly by the
big guns
Allies Win in the kamerun-
Success for both the British and
French forces campaigning in the
Kamerun, the German colony in West
ern equatorial Africa, are announced
in an official statement given out to-
day as follows:
Further information from West At
RIGA states that the French column I'M
der Lieutenant Colonel Faucon occu-
pied Ebciowa Southwestern Kane
rum on January IS, after meeting very
slight resistance, while the British
column under Major Coles engaged
the enemy at Elab, twenty miles to the
northeast, driving back the enemy
and taking thirteen German prisoners.
No British European casualties were
reported.
Lieutenant Colonel Haywood, ar
irving at Ebolowa on January "a, i'm
mediately took up the pursuit of the
enemy, capturing Mafub, seventeen
miles to the south. He reports that
he had twenty-five casualties and is
now advancing on Akan. On the
same day the enemy was driven from
Ngat by the French, who had fourteen
casualties.
General Dobell, telegrapking on
January rs, stated that he had re-
ceived information that the Kamerun
coast line itself was clear of the
enem.
Captured Much War Material.
London, Feb. AFTER having driv
en- the Turks from a region about forty
miles in length in Asiatic Turkey, tc
the west of Lake Van, and put them to
retreat down the Mush Valley, the
Russians seemingly have ceased theil
operations in this particular vicinity
for the winter.
1t is announced by Petrograd tina
the Russians here will be able to leav'
the regions of the mountains and de
scend into the plains, (which are fav
orable for the encampment of ou
! troops for the period of the winter"
Large number of prisoners wer'
taken by the Russians in their drive o
the Turks, in addition to heavy guns
machine guns and other war material
The Russian official communicate
confirms previous statements that tn
Turks to the northwest of this regiol
| have been driven into the fortified
lions of ErZerum-
Germans Hold Captured Ground.
| German positions at Steenstraete, t
the south of Roye, and to the north c
ST. Michel, have come under the gun
of the Entente Allies on the WeSter
line, and considerable damage ha
been done.
The last French communication doe
not mention fighting in the vicinity c
Melville or south of the Sommt
where positions recently were cal
tured by the Germans. The Berlin II
port, however, says these position
have been held against repeate
French attacks.
From northwest of Riga to the mic
die Stripa there has been consider
able bombardment by the Germans {
various Russian towns and positions
Petrograd reports the surrounding b
the Russians of an Austrian detacl
ment in the middle Stripa and the al
inhalation of most of the Austrian!
the remainder being captured
More Italians Into Avlona, Albania.
The Italians and the Austrians hav
opened another fierce artillery du'
along the Isonzo front of the Austr
Italian line. No reports have been r
ceived from the Balkans, except
semi-official statement from Berli
that the Italians have thrown anothe
infantry division and several batterie
of artillery into Avlona, Albania. the
intention being to hold this importaI
port against the advance of the Au
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