The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-24
GERMAN BATTLE
LINES YIELDING
Tremendous Drives Of the Can
adams, French and italians
are Getting Results.
ALL MAKE STEADY PROGRESS
Good Gains Reported at Lens, North
Of Verdun and on lsonzo
Front.

Washington, Aug. 22.-The Teu-
tonic battle lines are yielding grad
lally at three points before the con
tinuous hammering Of the Allies. The
anadians at Lens, the French at Yer
lul and the "Italians,on the Isonzo front
re making steady progress and hold
ING all their gains against counter at
lacks.
The Canadians have wrested an adj
ditional two thousand yards of strong
positions from the Germans west and
northwest of Lens.
French Drive Deeper.
The French are driving still deeper
into the enemy's lines before Verdun,
taking strong positions on both sides
of the Meuse, including Samogneux,
Altogether the Allies have taken in
the neighborhood of twenty thousand
A%ustrians and Germans in the last two
days. The number in the hands of
The Italians 0 exceeds ten thousand,
more than five thousand surrendered
to the French, while the Canadians
probably have added several hundred
acre.
Austrian Line Cracking.
Dispatches received here today
show that in the Austro-Italian the
alter the terrific drive of the Italians
is causing the Austrian line to crack
at numerou points. The Austrians
are resisting vigorously. Although
the battle is proceeding without in,
corruption, little is available in the
official communication to limit geo.
graphically the advances the Italians
thus far have made.
Austrian d~efenses between Corite
and Selo and neal the strongly forti
lied Starilovka position are among the
places captured. Up to Monday night
more than 10000 prisoners have beer
taken, not counting 24S officers.
The Russians in Galacia and Buko
yina are apparently holding their owr
against the Austrians and Germans
but in Rumania the Russians and Ru
manians have been compelled to cedt
further ground.
Keeping Germans Busy.
Washington, Aug. 21.-With the
British troops busily engaged in tbs
successful parrying of German coun
ter thrusts against the newly woI
ground in Flanders the French ant
Italians have started monster often
siyes-the French against the GEL
mans near Verdun and the Italian
against the Austrians from the regiol
of PLAYA to near the head waters o
the Adriatic sea.
Sharp, decisive blows have game
for the French positions held by tn
Germans on a front of more tina
eleven miles, extending from the AyC
court wood eastward across the Rive
Meuse and into the Bots de Chaum'
while the Italians, after a bombarC
ment of an intensity never before e,
perienced in that theater, have le'
eled Austrian defenses, crossed tn
ruins and also the Isonzo river an
now are at deadly grips with the eI
envy along a front of about thirt,
seven miles.
1900 Prisoners Taken.
= Nearly 10000 prisoners already hay
been counted by the French and Ita
ians and doubtless this number wi
be materially augmented when full d
Z tails of the fighting are at hand.
addition, the Germans and Austrian
lost heavily in men killed or woundC
and in guns and machine guns ca
tured.
: The new territory taken by Il
French embraces positions that ha'
literally weltered in French and &c
man blood in battles that have wagl
to and fro since the German croy
prince started his most costly entt
prise, the attempt to take Verdi
which resulted in utter failure as
military vancouver and cost the liv
Of tens of thousands of his men.
Notable among the captured pc
tions are the Avocourt wood, T.
SUBMITS of lie Mort Homme, the c,
beaux wood and Champneuville, all
which were held Notwithstanding V
ious counter attacks by the Germal
which were broken up by the Fren
fire with heavy casualties to I
enemy. French airmen materia
aided the infantry in the press
ward, swooping low oyer the Germ
forces and emptying their mach
guns into the ranks and in fights
the air, with German protecting 7
chimes, eleven of which were 81
hurting to the ground.
Oklahoma Poultryman Drowned.