The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10
Unsuccessful German Attempts
to Recapture Gains Made
by the French
Recently.
FIVE ASSAULTS FAIL
British Tighten Their Hold on POSI-
tions While Italians Continue
Smash at Austro-
Hungary.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
PARIS, Sept. 10.-violent fighting
in the Verdun sector, featured by
unsuccessful German attempts to re-
capture gains recently made by the
French and by heavy artillery duels.
was reported in today's official state
ment.
ION both banks of the Meuse.
artillery fire was violent all night"
the statement said. "In the sectors
of Fosi and Cauriers woods, we were
successful in the fighting. taking
prisoners. The enemy failed to con-
tinue his attacks after we had re-
pulsed Sundays important and vio-
J lent counter thrust with violent
losses to him.
"At several points the enemy made
Eve successive assaults. all Of which
were repulsed in our fire.
"In the Champagne and Argonne,
we carried out successful raids, TAX
ing material and prisoners"
Advance Along Whole Line.
ROME, Sept 1o.-"In spite Of ter
rible bombardment from enemy artil-
lery," said today's Italian statement,
"our infantry has continued to ad-
vance along the whole line from the
Hermada to Castagnizza.
"Seven successive Austrian attacks
were made in the vicinity Of Hill
146, but did not prevent our troops
moving forward toward the hill
Tunnels of the Duino railway in
this sector have been captured by
Italians.
Continuous counter attacks by
Austrians failed"
AirpIanes Bomb PoIa.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-Italian
airplanes bombed Pola Sunday, sink.
ing one Austrian submarine and one
cargo boat loaded with food and
munitions, according to official Rome
cables today. Fierce fighting is TAX
ing place east of Gorilla The cables
estimated Austrian losses from Aug
ust IS to September 1 at $4,000, in
Guiding many Germans and Turks.
German Official Report.
BERLIN, Sept. 10. (Via London.)-I
Between Riga bay and the Dvina
there were successful engagem ents
in the forest and marsh districts be-
tween our reserves and Russian raid
ers," today's official statement as
serted.
Capture Of War Material.
ROME, Sept. 10.-Captures Of war
material In the Italian advance since
August 10, according to an official
statement today, have totalled:
Guns 145, including eighty of med
ium caliber; ninety-four trench NOR
tars and bomb throwers; 322 machine
guns; II ,196 rifles.
British Tighten Grip.
LONDON, Sept. 10.-British troops
succeeded in consolidating and tight
ening their hold on positions south
east of Hargicourt last night, Field
Marshal Haig reported today. The
positions had been wrested from the
Germans Saturday night. They were
subjected to violent bombing attacks
Sunday night.
In fighting east of Loos, the Brit
ish commander in chief said an en-
emy raiding party was driven off and
three other similar excursions from
the enemy side around Armentieres
were similarly rendered fruitless. !
Northeast Of Monchy LIE Preur and
north of angemarck, the British took
a few prisoners in night patrol en-
counters.
Shock Troops Victory.
BERLIN, (via London) Sept 10
Special German "shock troops" in
flicted, heavy losses on the French
on both sides of Hill S45, today's |
official statement declared. More |
than hundred French were cap
tured and in addition the German
attacking forces liberated train of
German rif1emen which the French
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