Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-23
PORT OF TRIESTE
NOW |SOBJECTNE[:..
OF italian drive
Great Offensive Continues,
Despite Stubborn Resist-;-.
ance of Austrians. 4
RESULTS IN CAPTURE r.
OF $4,000 PRISONERS
Canadians Take Additional Posi-
tons From Germans in
Front of Lens
BRITISH PIERCE ENEMY LINE
Teutons Attacking Russians Near
/ Riga and in Vicinity &
OF Dvinsk. ~
BRITISH PIERCE ENEMY LINE
tBy Associated Pre,s.]

from the region Of Tolmino to the
head Of the Adriatic Sea is going on.
despite the stubborn resistance of the,
Austrians. and the difficulty OF the
| terrain.
Meanwhile. the British and FRENCH
forces in Belgium and on the sectors
of Lens and Verdun in France again
have made progress against the Geg.
mans and also have held, notwithstand ndS
ing most violent counterattacks, HI
the ground they won in recent fight
ing. ..r,
On the eastern front. near the i'm.
portant Russian port OF Riga on thA
Baltic. tho Germans have started what
possibly may turn. out to be another
big offensive, and also are attacking
the Russian lines to the southeast In
| the vicinity Of Dvinsk and further
south near Brody and Tarnopol. .ia
/ Northern East Galicia. ~
Already the Italian offensive has re.
suited ip the capture of more than
10000 prisoners and thirty guns. and
| gains of great Importance have beAh
made all along the line. Italian war
ships which arc aiding in the attack at
the head OF the Gulf Of Trieste have
switched their guns from the battle
line and showered shells on Trieste.
the big Austrian port which is the
objective of the Italians.
VIENNA WAR OFFICE - - -
ADMITS ITALIAN SUCCESS
Admission is made by the Vienna war
| Office Of victories of tho Italians vat
several points south of Tolmino, and
the capture Of the town. OF 4SeIo, NEAR
the head Of the Adriatic; Sea,.but itsis
asserted that the oHeaaive. & especially,
at Selo, cost the Italians thousands. Of
men killed or wounded. in addition fo
moro than $500 prisoners. I'M Il
Not only have the Canadians RS.
pulsed all, German counteratt4cks, By.
fore Lens. but they have taken ad.
ditional positions from the enemy IN
front of the important coal center.
Near Ypres. in Flanders. the British.
have penetrated the German lines TO
a considerable depth. On both these
sectors furious fighting is still going Oh.
Tuesday night and Wednesday mora.
Ing saw the German Crown Prince Do
livering heavy counterattacks against
the newly won French positions north-
west of Verdun, whcre at several
points the Germans succeeded in ra-
entering them. These positions, how.
ever. shortly afterwarG again, We're
| relinquished to General Petatn's man
under fierce onslaughts. North aid
| northeast OF Verdun The Germans made
similar attempts to recapture lost
ground. but the artillery and rtla
fue of the Frenchmen forced themsto
desist. Wednesday afternoon found
the Germans apparently cowed as a re-
suit OF their unrewarded efforts, for
their infantry kept to their trenches.
and only the artillery was in action
More than 5000 Germans have been
made prisoner during the three days
OF lighting in the Verdun region. -
CROWN PRINCE NOT ABLE e. I
TO DENT FRENCH LINE
On the Aisne front, the crown prince
still continues his attacks at various
points along the Chemin4des-Da,ass
and adjacent territory. but: nawhAks
has he been able to dent the French
line. isF se.S
East of Riga. between the rirul
marshes and the River IA, the. Ger.
mans. in new offensive. have forced
back the Russian advance guards from
one to two miles. They also have be.
gun bombardments to the southeast.
near Dvinsk. and in Northern Galitid.
near Brody and Tarnopol, where the
Russians are still maintaining thei.
line. notwithstanding the recent IS.
fections In the army which. resulted
in forced retreat Of the Russians Sin
Galicia and Bukowina. -i -ss,
Aerial bombing raids Of great ia
tensity still are being carried out So
British and French aviators' over Ger.
man positions in Belgium. and inter.
sive air lighting also Is in progress,
Zeebrugse, the German submarine base
in Northern Belgium. Is reported to
have been heavily bombed again In
fights in the air the British. ON Tuea.
day. accounted for seventeen German
airships, but twelve OF their own. MA.
chimes failed to return to their base