Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-14
RUSSIAN RETREAT
HALTED At LAST
GERMAN INVASION WILL NOT
PROCEED MUCH FURTHER
THIS YEAR.
FIGHTING FOR TRIEST NOW
to Advance Of Italian Army-ver-
dun Again Developing az the
Chief Center Of Interest.

Russia's probable new line in Ii
vonia, following the retreat from Riga,
is now beginning to define itself.
The retrograde movement appears to
have definitely halted in some sectors,
at least where the Russians are dig
ging in to make stand.
Line Fairly Well Defined.
Berlin reports reveal this state of
affairs more clearly than Petrograd.
Judging from the German statements
the Russian line now extends from
west of Kokenhausn on the Dvina IL
miles east of Friedrichstad and ap-
proximately 55 miles southeast of
Riga, northwest through the town of
Bending, IL miles west of Vendenu,
and on to the gulf of Riga. Thus
the front northwest of Dvinsk, instead
of curving sharply west just beyond
Jocabstadt, as 1t did to take in the
Riga district, now leaves the Dvina
there and continues on in almost a
straight line to the coast.
Both German and Russian opinion
seems to think the new German in
vasion will not proceed much farther
this fall. The approach Of the wet
and cold season initiates against a
real push toward Petrograd at pres
ent, it is held, even if Won linden
burg had the men to spare for the
difficult task.
cadorna Meets Resistance.
On the Austro-Italian front General
Cadorna seems to be meeting with re-
sistance even more desperate than be-
fore in his drive toward Triest. An
Austrian report, the date of which
is uncertain, claims a decided reverse
for the Italians in the Carso region.
The driving of the Italians from the
vicinity of Monte San Gabrielle, north
east of Goriza, is also claimed.
There has been no hint of such set
backs in recent Italian reports, and
the Austrian statement possibly re-
J fers admittedly lost by the Ital
ians some days ago. The tone of the
latest Italian statements has beer
confident, particularly as regards the
fighting in the San Gabrielle region
where an Italian victory virtually was
predicted, despite tremendous obsta
} cles.
, verdun Center of Interest.
l On the Franco-Belgian front Yer
> dun seems again to be developing al
, the chief center of interest. Berlin
, at least, indicates serious effort b!
the French to renew their successes
in this battle SCARED arena.
: French RepuIse Germans.
Again the French and the Germans
3 are engaged in extremely heavy fight
+ ing in the Verdun sector, with tn
;, Germans trying to recoup their losse
D of the end of last week on the RICH
: bank of the Mouse, but with Genera
. Petain's forces holding them bac
!, almost everywhere and covering tn
ground with their dead.
French Regain Trenches.
I, Over front of nearly two mile
! the Germans, Sunday morning, follow
;, ing unsuccessful attacks Saturda
! night in the sector of the Bots de
a Posses and the Bots des Cauriere!
= returned to the fray with renewe
q vigor, especially around Hill 344. A
:, some points French trenches wer
!, captured by the Germans, but fror
!. these they later were driven out an
o. the French line was entirely reestal
4 lished. In the fighting around tn
Bots des Fosses Saturday night tn
Germans left nearly one thousan
dead on the ground before the Frenc