Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
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Germans Suffer Reverses in
Champagne; Also Hurled Back
in Verdun Region.
RUSS TROOPS ARE RALLYING
Slavs Throw Back Teutons Between
the Dniester and Pruth Ten Miles
From Chotn-Berlin Claims
Success In Moldavia.

Paris, Aug. S.-French troops broke
into the lines of the German crown
prince on the Champagne front at
three places, inflicting losses on the
Germans and bringing back prisoners,
1t was announced officially by the
French war department. .
A Teuton attack between Avacourt
wood and hill 3O4, in the Verdun Sec
tor, was driven off with heavy losses
to the Germans.
There were fairly violent artillery
duels in the Bixscotte> sector of the
Belgian front and between Hurtobise
and Craonne north Of the River Aisne.
Canadians Advance at Lens.
Canadian Headquarters in France,
Aug. S.-The Canadian outposts
around Lens have established a new
line in group of houses which Is
within few yards of the enemy front
line at that point. The Lens-Bethune
road is now safely within the Canadian
lines almost up to the city Of Lens.
The enemy does not intend to sub
nit to the loss of Lens without making
a fight for it. While our outposts were
establishing their new posts in the
morning the Germans turned loose q
heavy artillery and machine gun bar
rage upon the crater recently captured
and buildings nearby. Sheltered by
this barrage, infantry advanced upon
the crater, which was only slightly
held as an outpost. Our men in the
crater withdrew without suffering any
casualties and the Germans reoccupied
it. Destructive artillery shooting was
continued by our artillery at an ex-
tended rate.
| Teutons Are Driven Back.
Kishinev, Russia, Aug. S.-Austro-
German troops between the Dniester
and the Pruth have been thrown back
on the front ten miles from Chotin, ac-
cording to news from the battle area
reaching here.
ChOtin is at the junction or the
Zbrocz and Dniester rivers on the Ga
| lician-Russian frontier.
Berlin Claims Gains.
Berlin, Aug. S.-Austro-German
forces began an offensive against the
Russo-Roumanian armies in Moldavia,
on the Roumanian front.
Russian positions north Of Fokshani
were stormed, according to the official
statement issued by the German gem
eral staff, and 1900 prisoners were
taken.
Thirteen guns and numerous trench
mortars also We're captured.
Russia Admits Battle Reverses.
Petr0grad, Aug. SIN the direction
of Kimpolung, Bukowfna, Austro-
German forces, after battle with the
Russians, occupied the heights at
Molit, says the official announcement
issued by the Russian war depart
ment. 80. +s.~r-. .,.-'"-~
In the region of the River Bystritza
two Russian regiments voluntarily left
their positions, causing the Russian
troops to retire few miles. o..
South of Grijmalov the Russians
drove back the Teuton advanced posts.
In the region west of the River
Zbrocz. on the Russian-Galician from
tier, Austro-German troops. the state
ment adds, are hastily gathering the
harvest. n. -. ;".A"---
In the direction of Fokshani, on the
ROumanian front, - the forces OF the
central powers and their allies began
an offensive and pressed back the Rus
so-Roumanian troops across the River
TyrladesuS.