The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-29
ITALIANS PUR-
Sue ENEMY
$4,000 Men, 800 Officers and Great Wax
Stores Are Captured-French
Take More Ground From
the Crown Prince.

! New York, Aug. 26.-With the
dominating height of Monte Santo in
their possession, the Italians are CON
tinuing to drive the Austrians cast
ward over the Bainsizza plateau in
spite of the violent resistance the
enemy is offering with infantry, ma
chine guns and light artillery. Also on
the Carso front near the sea, where
the battle again has assumed terrific
proportions after Saturdays slight
lull, the Italian airmen still are lend
ing wonderful aid to General Cador-
mas forces, dropping bombs or using
their machine guns with telling eff
feet on troops concentrated behind
the lines.
Daily the number of prisoners TAX
en- by the Italians is increasing. The
latest report shows that 600 officers
and $4,000 men have been taken pris-
ener In addition the capture OF
war stores by the Italians has been
enormous, including the guns of all
calibers and arms, ammunition, horses
and motor tractors. From the supply
depots abandoned by the enemy in
his fight, the Italians have replenish-
ed their troops fighting in the difficult
country.
Verdun Offensive Continues.
On both sides of the River Mouse
in the Verdun sector, the French
troops continue their gains against
the forces of the German crown
prince. On the right bank they have
captured positions over front Of
two and half miles to a depth OF
two-thirds of a mile, taking the Fos-
ses and Beaumont wood and reaching
the envirOns of the village of Beau
mont. On the left bank they have
driven their advanced posts to the
outskirts of Bethincourt along the
banks of the FORCES rivulet.
The Germans, in two counter-at-
tacks endeavored to regain the lost
ground on the heights of the Meuse
but each time met with repulse and
heavy losses.
Aside from artillery duels, which
have been especially severe east OF
Ypres and In the neighborhood o.
Lombaertzyde, there has been little
activity on that part of the line in
France and Belgium held by the Brit
ish,
Advance Toward Riga Ceases.
Evidently the German advance to-
ward Riga. Russia's big port and ma
val base on the Baltic, has ceased, for
cial communication mention the OPP
erations in this region. To the south
however, the Russian and Russo Ru-
manian armies around Vladimir-Vol
nski and in the Rumanian theater are
keeping up with strong resistance
against the Germans and Austrians
Near Northumberland, German at
lacks have been repulsed, while on
the Russian front attempts by the
Teutonic allies to advance again have
been frustrated.
Italian Official Statement.
Following is the report of the Rome
War Office:
''The battle is beginning to reveal
itself in it's vastness, the action north
of Gorilla, from Angus. 10 onward
may be epitomizod as follows:
"The gallant troops of the Second
army, after having thrown IA bridges
across the Isonzo under the fire OF
the enemy, passed over the river on
the night of August 1919 and pro-
ceeded to attack the Bainsizza
plateau. Directing themselves decis-
lively toward the Jelenik-Vrh front
they went around three enemy de-
fensive lines, of Sommer, Kobelik and
Madoni, which crossed there. Con-
temporaneously they attacked the
same lines from the front and broke
through in spite of the enemy's most
stubborn defense. The consequence
of this bold maneuver was the cap
ture of Monte Santo.
Our troops now are continuing
their advance toward the eastern Dor
der of Bainsdzza plateau, holly pur-
suing the enemy, who is making the
most violent resistance with large par.
ties of machine gunners and with
light artillery
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