Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-21
Advance Made on 11-Mile
Front Far Into Enemy
Territory; Prisoners in
Large Numbers Taken.
ITALIANS SCORE HARD
Artillery Bombardment Is
Driving Austrians Back,
Yielding Captives and
Guns.

with the British troops buslly en-
gagged in the successful parrying OF
German counterattacks against the
newly won ground in Flanders. the
French and the Italians have started
monster offensives - the French
against the Germans near Verdun and
the Italians against the Austrians
from the region Of PLAYA to near the
headwaters of the Adriatic sea.
Sharp, decisive blows have gained
for the French positions held by the
Germans on a front of more than
eleven miles extending from the Avo-
court wood eastward across the river
Meuse and into the Bois de Chaume.
while the Italians after a bombard-
ment of an intensity never before ex-
perlenced in that theater have lew
elled Austrian defenses crossed the
ruins and also the IsonZo river and
now are at deadly grips with the en-
emy along "A front of about thirty
seven miles.
Hosts OF Prisoners Taken.
Nearly 1900 prisoners already
have been counted by the French and
Italians and doubtless this number
will be materially augmented when
fun details of the fighting are at
hand In addition the Germans and
Austrians lost heavily in men killed
or wounded and in guns and ma
chine guns captured.
The new territory taken by the
French embraces positions that have
/ literally weltered in French and Ger
man blood in battles that have waged
to and fro since the German crown
prince started his most costly enter
prise. the attempt to take Verdun,
which resulted in utter failure.
Important Positions Taken.
Notable among the captured positions
are the Ayoucourt wood two sum-
mits OF lie Mort Homme. the Corbeaux
wood and Champneuville, all of which
were held Notwithstanding vicious
counterattacks by the Germans, which
were broken up by the French fire
with heavy casualties to the enemy
| French airmen materially aided the
| infantry in the press forward. swoop-
| ing low over the German forces and
emptying their machine guns into the
ranks and in fights in the air with
! German protecting machines. eleven
of which were sent hurtlng to the
ground.
Likewise the italian flyers are CIV
ing their infantry valuable support,
more than two hundred of them being
engaged in attacking with bombs and
machine gunfre Austrian troop for
nations behind the lines At last ac-
counts the Italian guns were ener-
getically proceeding with the work OF
! destruction of the new positions taken
! up by the AustrianS cndeavoring to
/ blast road thru the defenses in order
to make more easy the march of the
Italian troops toward Triest. Austria's
principal seaport, lying at the head of
the Adriatic sea.
Flanders Activity Lcsscncd.
The situation in Flanders and In
northern France is virtually calm as
compared with last week. but both the
British and French continue TO make
sallies at various points and to
strengthen the positions won in the
recent fighting. The Canadians around
Lens daily are biting further into the
German line and now have the coal
center virtually surrounded except on
the east Even on :his sector the
| Canadian guns have the range and
are making almost impossible any
movements of the enemy from or into
the town. The entente allied airmen
still are carrying out raids on German
positions In Belgium, many tons OF
bombs again having been dropped by
them. In Rumania the Austro- Ger
mans have forced back the Ruman-
ians on both sides of the Oituz and
Trotus valleys, according to the Berlin
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