Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-09-06
TOLD BRIEFLY
THE NEWS OF SEVEN
DAYS In ALL LANDS
War News

POelcapelle Road, has developed INTO
a success, Notwithstanding the almost
impossible weather conditions under
which the troops made the assault
A number of strong German redoubts
were occupied and the line was push
sd forward to a considerable depth
over a front of some two thousand
Yards.
Monte Santo, on the Isonzo front,
has been evacuated by the Austro-
Hungarian forces without fighting,
Austrian army headquarters announced
recently. the Italians occupying it,
On the front in France the Germans
have been throwing counter attacks
against the French line in the region
of Verdun, but not only have the
forces of General Petain maintained
their gains in their entirety, but have
taken more than LOO additional pris-
onerS.
The Berlin war office reports the
capture of Russian positions near ia
cobstadt, between Riga and Dvinsk,
on the northern Russian front, but
makes no mention of a resumption of
the operations begun last week east
of Riga.
Another smashing blow by the
French on the right bank of the
Mouse in the Verdun sector netted
gain of about two-thfrds of a mile on
a front of two miles and half, giving
the French possession of the Posses
and Beaumont woods and bringing
them to the outskirts of the village of
Beaumont
The battle between the Italians and
the Austrians still RACES, with the Aus
trians stubbornly retreating at many
points, including the lower Carso-
Numerous messages from the front re-
ceived by ministers indicate that the
Italians are making swift strides to-
ward victory.
Hill 3O4, the last remaining import
ant stronghold of the Germans front
ing Verdun, has fallen into French
hands The French infantry, who had
attacks, charged the German positions
in a brilliant dash and carried them
by storm, capturing the remainder of
the Germans intrenched there.
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In Rumania a notable stiffening in
the Russo-Rumanian front is observed
in the failure of the Austro-G ermans
to make further gains. Attacks deliv-
cred at several points have been
checked by the Russo-Rumanians.
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Washington.
In a note dispatched to the Vatican
recently President Wilson rejected the
pope's peace proposals, declaring that
acceptance now would mean victory
for the Germans
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President Wilson has frightened the
governments. control of exports by is
suing an order forbidding the ship
ment of any goods to European neu-
trail countries except under license,
and by extending the lists for which
license is required in shipments to the
Allies and neutrals.
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Privates Nelson and James Kelley
of Battery A, Second Missouri Field
Artillery, were killed and four others
injured when shrapnel she'll ex-
ploded on the cantonment range at
Fort Sill. The mess hall in which the
battery was preparing its first meal
after arriving at the Oklahoma post
was wrecked.
Food stocks held in retail stores
of city and rural portions of forty-three
counties in various parts of the coun-
try will be inventoried on August 81 to
furnish the basis for an estimate by
the department of agriculture bureau
of markets of the amount of food prod
ucts in the hands of retail dealers.
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In resuming consideration of postage
sections of the War Tax bill the Sen
ate by vote of 80 to 20 struck out
the provision levying a one cent tax
on letters and postcards designed to
raise so million dollars in revenue.
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America is going to send a war dog
division to France. Secretary of War
Baker has approved bill introduced
by Senator Brady of Idaho to accept
as gift one thousand dogs to be
trained for military purposes.
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Domestic.
The medical advisory committee of
the Red Cross war council has decided
to equip five laboratory railroad cars
which will be prepared for emergency
work against possible outbreaks of
epidemios in cantonment camps in
this country,