The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-06-01
Italians and Austrians the Only
Ones Displaying Activity
in HOstiIities Now.
ARTILLERY 0UELS CONTINUE
French and Germans Keep Big Guns
at Work-5ritlsh are Making
Small Raids.

Washington, May 29.-Aside from
the Austro-Italian theater, especially
the southeastern sector, where the
Italians are making spirited efforts to
break through the Austrian line to-
ward Trieste, little fighting Of conse-
quence is taking place on any of the
battle fronts, according to dispatches
from the war fronts.
Artillery duels continue between
the French and the Germans in the
Champagne region Of France, while
along the front held by the British
the operations are being carried out
mainly by small raiding parties. On
the eastern front the Russian artil-
lery fire against the Austrians is in
%creasing in intensity, probably presag.
ing the awakening of the Russians
from their lethargy and the approach
of hostilities on a great scale.
On the Carso plateau just above the
heads of the Gulf of Trieste, the ltal.
ians have smashed their way across
the Timavo river and captured the
village Of San Giovanni. Nine 6-inch
guns fell into the hands of the Ital-
ians when they captured the village.
To the north, in the vicinity Of Jamia-
no. the Italians have captured forti
fled Austrian trenches and along the
Julian front have made further gains
and consolidated positions taken
previously.
The Austrian war office asserts
that the Italian casualties have been
very heavy. the ground before the Aus
TRANS positions being covered with
Italian dead. More than $4,000 Yin
wounded Italians had been captured
up to Sunday, says the statement
1000 Of them having been made pris
oners on the Carso plateau.
British airmen are continuing t
operate extensively against the Ger
mars on the front in France. Twelve
German machines were destroyed il
flights in the air Monday and tel
others were sent to the ground out o
control Another machine fell victim
to British anti-aircratt guns.
Dealing with Sundays air fightinI
the German war office says Germsl
airmen shot down twelve alrplane
and two captive balloons.
Smash Austrian Lines.
Washington, May z, = Smashing tn
Austrian lines on the Carso pl9tea
and In the mountainous country mort.
OF Gorilla. the Italians have made az
ditional ans important gains. Genera
Cadorna's troop also captured NOR
than 1900 prisoners and eleven gum
In an assault between Jamiano an
the coast, the Italian troops ross
the railroad between Dunno and MOI
falcone northeast OF San Giovanni an
carried a strongly fortified hill soutl
west OF Medeazza, less than two mile
north Of Dunno on the coast. The ca
ture OF Medeazza would be an lmpor
ant step toward the investment {
Dunno, a strong natural position,
field battery OF ten guns and S12 Au
trlsns were captared by the Italian
Near PLAYA. where the Italians bega
their successful drive, Cadorna's me
carried the heights at the head Of Il
Palliova valley. BY this success the
connected their lines on Mount CucI
with those on Hill 1853. both Of whiC
were taken early in the recent figf
I ing. Four hundred prisoners we
captured in this sector. Around G
rizja there was heavy artillery firm
: AT Castagnayizza, south Of Gorizl
' the Italians were checked In an
tempt to take the town.
Repel Attack Near Loos.
London, May 2S.-British troops
$ the Lens sector OF the battlefront
e France last night repulsed q Germi
G attack east of Loos, says the offici
statement issued today by the Britt
war office. On the southern end
the British line. Field Marshal Hail
n forces carried out a successful "a
northwest Of st. Quentin.
The text Of the statement follows
e
? "a successful raid was carried 0
" by our troops last night northwest
st. Quentin. Several Of the ener
we're killed and eighteen were tax
prisoner. Our casualties were two m
5 wounded.
a "A hostile attack east Of Loos W
= repulsed. The enemy's artillery she
Q ed considerable activity during I
night against Il positions south
the river scarre."