New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
|SAmm|ES TAKE
FIRST PRISONER
v. s. SCOUTS IN FIRST LINE
TRENCHES WOUND GERMAN
WHO DIES IN HOSPITAL.
FORCED BACK
GROWN PRINCE SUFFERS SIGNAL
DEFEAT IN ATTEMPTED RAID
NEAR vERDUN.


With the American Army in France,
Oct. 30.-The first German prisoner
Of war was taken by the American ex-
peditionary forces died in an Ameri-
can field hospital, having been shot
when he encountered an American pa
troll in No Mans Land in front of the
American trenches. He with another
German, was discovered Saturday
night by the patrol and was called
upon to halt. The Germans ran, the
patrol fired, and one of the enemy was
hit. The prisoner was removed to a
field hospital, where the combined eff.
forts of several surgeons failed to
save his life.
The prisoner was a mail carrier, and
letters of some value were found on
him. He explained his presence near
the American trenches by saying he
had lost his way in the dark.
He declared that the German sol.
diers did not know that Americans
were on the front or in France, the
officers telling them nothing.
London.-The allies are cheered by
the confidence in the Franco British
armies on the western front. Try as
they may, the Germans cannot break
that wall of steel. The heavy artil.
lery battle is undated in Flanders
and In sections of the Aisne front and
the Verdun region. With the excep.
ton of raids executed by the Belgians
in the vicinity of Dixmude, the only
infantry action reported was in the
Verdun battle area neal Chaume
wood. In this the crown prince sig.
nally failed when he attempted an at.
tack.
The AustrO-G Germans are keeping up
their rapid advance through Italy's de.
lenses. They have passed Gorilla,
captured Gormons, and are now stand.
ing before Udine. The entire Italian
line southwark to the head of the
Adriatic is reported in retreat. In ad-
dition wedges were driven into the
Italian front in the east and north
east and a third wedge has been start
ed through Ploecken pass in the north,
their intention evidently being to cut
off the Cadorna retreat. All hope for
Italy is pinned in the expected stand
Gen. Cadorna will make along the Tag
Iiamento river. He reports he can
forces to stem the tide, but
wal experts believe the feat will
prove impossible.
The Germans have withdrawn from
the Werder peninsula near Riga.
Berlin, Oct. 29.-The Austrians and
Germans have forced their way
the mountains to the plains
northern Italy, capturing the town
Cividale, the war office announces.
The city Of Gorilla, on the Isonzo, also
las been captured. The capture of
l00, 900 Italians and more than 700
is reported in the official com.
from general ~headquar.
.ers, which declares that the Italians
second and third armies are in re-
reat.
Gorilla was captured by the Ital-
ans on August 9, 1916. The Italians
ook about 10000 prisoners in the city.
capture of Gorilla, a town of 3d..
90 inhabitants, was one of the most
important successes of Italy's cam
align against Austria.
Gorilla is twenty-five miles north
of Triest, Austria's big seaport
t the head of the Adriatic, the cap
ure of which is one Of the principal
Italian aspirations in the war.
Paris.-Gen Pershing's troops have
AIKEN positions in first line trenches
nd fired their first shots of the war.
'etain forces begin new drive on
res -Dixmude road and capture sew.
raj villages and fortified farms.