The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-09-28
REPULSE
GERMAN ATTACKS
After Gaining Temporary Foot
hold Teutons Were Forced
Back by Halg's Men.
new LINE is RE-ESTADLISHED
Italians Hold Their Positions Against
Fierce Austrian Assaults-Rus-
slans Fighting Hard Now.

London, Sept. 26.--The Germans de-
llyered a powerful attack against the
British east of Ypres today. They sue
ceeded in gaining a toothold in the
British lines on narrow fronts. Hand
to hand fighting ensued and after
another strong German attack the
British drove them from their newly
won positions and re-established their
line in its entirety, according to Field
Marshal Haig's report tonight. The
text;
Under cover of a thick mist the en-
envy launched a powerful counter at
tack this morning against our posi-.
tons on the ridge east of Ypres, be.
tween Tower Hamlets and Polygon
Wood. On the greater part of this
front the enemy was repulsed, but al
two points, one Just north of the
Ypres-Menin Road, and the other i'm
mediately south of Polygon Wood, ht
succeeded in penetrating lines foi
short distances on narrow fronts.
"Flerce fighting continued during
the morning, and at midday the enemy
launched another heavy counter at
tack. Despite his efforts the enem.
was unable to make further progress
and early in the afternoon our counte
attacks drove his troops from the posi-
tions into which they had entered
Our line has been re-established o.
the whole front attacked.
Italians Halted An Attack.
Rome, Sept. 26.-The official state
ment from the war office today reads
From the Stelyio to Monte Rombo
there was profitable activity by u re
connoitering parties and moderate a
tillery activity.
I'm the Monte Nero region the Ell
envy exploded a powerful mine unde
our position, upon which he then col
centrated violent artillery fire. Ou
prompt and effective barrage fire, hil
dering the advance Of the enemy, pr
vented him from gaining any adyal
tage. The damage was very slight
slaVs Held to Positions.
[ Petrograd, Sept. 26.-German a
tacks against the new Russian pos
lions south Of the Pskoff-Riga his
n road were repulsed yesterday by Il
Q Russians, according to the offiei
a statement from the war office toda
Except for a raid southeast Of Kimp
: lung there was little other activity {
4 the Russian front to the Black Sea.
Q French Repulse Germans.
y Washington, Sept. 25.-violent
tacks by the soldiers Of the Germ'
crown prince against the new Fren'
8 positions northeast of Verdun on Mo
day were checked with heavy loss
by General Petain's men and the &c
n mans gained nothing.
e The assaults began with an alta
In on a front OF about a mile and a Gus
v ter north of the Bots lie Chaun
Q Only in the center of the assaultii
line were the Germans able to rea
o the French positions, the artillery d
I. Lpersing them elsewhere. The Fren
z fought v%aliantly and remained maste
OF the situation after inflicting hea
losses on the Germans.
{ simultaneously the German cro'
: prince threw forward two seconda
attacking forces, one north of Bez'
"a vaux, south Of the Bots lie Chaun
and the other southeast Of Beaumo
northwest of the wood, Here I
French did not wait for the Germa
n. to reach the trenches, but went {
m to meet the attackers, who W.
h. driven back with losses.
r. Later In the day the crown prlI
hurled two new attacks against
!. Bots lie Chaume. only to meet furtl
/. failure.
Again the French drove the G
= mans back with casualties and in
dition captured fifty prisoners.
= the Aisne front there has been o
y artillery activity, except for the
~ pulse by the French of a German {
prise attack north Of Braye-en-La
ra nois.
IN In Flanders there has been no 81
ar infantry activity, although the OPT
ad ing ~artiIleries still are busy. The {
on man fire is reported heavy on b
all banks of the Scarpe, east of Arras
nd Lens and northeast of Ypres.
m On the Riga-Dvinsk sector Of
Us. eastern front the Russians cont
IRE their efforts to drive the Germ
sid back toward the Dyina in the res
his Immediately southeast OF Riga. Pc
mt, grad reports the capture Of a Geri
Ike defensive position in the section
Silzeme.
Cold to Check Paralysis.