The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-09-21
USSIANSPUSHING
THE TEUTONS BACK
PetrOgrad Reports Successful
0ffensiyes Near Riga and
in Rumania.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE IN WEST
Fire Of Opposing Guns Continues In
tense in Ypres sector-Freneh
Again RepuIse Huns.

Washington, Sept. l9.-According to
dispatches from Petrograd received
here today the Russian army is max
ing some progress toward driving the
Germans back to the Dyina line in the
Riga region.
On Monday the Russians captured
Teuton defenses northeast of Frieder-
ichstadt and south of Riga. In It's Of
licial report Berlin makes no mention
Of activity in this region.
General Stcherbatchoff, commander
on the Rumanian front, has carried
out successfully an offensive move
ment in the Suchitza valley, northwest
of Fokshani. A section of the fortified
Austro-Gernan d%efenses near yarnit-
"a were occupied by the R%umanians.
German attacks in the Pantzin region,
to the southeastward, were repulsed.
Raids continue on the northern end
of the western front, with both the
British and the Germans as the aggres-
sors. Berlin, however, mentions no in
fantry activity on the front of Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.
The artillery activity on the western
front remains intense. From Newport
to near Arras, and especially ia the
Ypres sector, the opposing guns are
showing increased activity.
In two efforts against French posi-
tons on the Aisne front the German
crown prince again has met with fail
ure. Near the Miette river, on the
N%eufchatel road, the Germans reached
the French advance lines, only to be
thrown out again. In Champagne
and on the right bank of the Mouse
the artillery fire has been more
spirited.
The Italians are still withstanding
successfully Austro-H Hungarian efforts
on the southeastern edge of Bainsizza
) plateau, while the big guns are hurting
their monster shells over the battle.
/ torn area of the Carso plateau.
( Never Quiet on Battle Front.
London, Sept. 1S.-There must al
/ ways be periods of comparative.
. quiet when big spectacular offensives.
? are lacking on the great fighting.
fronts. The recent days have consii
[ tuted one Of these periods along the.
British lines in the western theaters
G and to the outside world, reading the
p commander-in-chief laconic there is
! nothing of Importance to report" or q
: brief account of seemingly incense
quential raids, it may appear that hos
~tilities virtually nave ceased,
HurI Messages Of Death.
But this conclusion is far from right
for the grim business of war continues
perpetually. Hourly the big British
guns hurl their thousands of IN Of
e metal, carrying death and destruction
} into the German defenses; day and
y night great sQuadrons of ayiators
e guide their machines over the German
S lines and dump their cargoes of high
explosives on important positions, and
continually small bodies of British in
n fantry are reaching out into the Ger.
man trenches and snatching back pris-
oners, after playing havoc with bombs
o among the dugouts and mortar en-
placements.
Wearing Away Defense.
OF course, there is retaliation by the
enemy, but the advantage rests with
d the Entente Allies in this constant
hammering process. It is the steady
v dropping of water which IS wearing
e away the stone.
Ie The terrible toll of death being
$ exacted from the enemy ranks by the
artillery and the continual drainage of
their war supplies by the destruction
Y, caused by shells and bombs are having
their effect.
n The German wall of defense is still
i strong, but it is weaker than il was
! and sooner or later must crumble, II
y the allied methods Of wearing down
are continued. 1t needs no military ex
pert to figure this out. Every Tommy
along the line is aware Of it.
Stubborn Battle Near Riga.
J Washington Sept. 17.-Increased &C
tivity is noticeable on the variou:
y fighting fronts in Europe, especially
. near Riga and on The lsonzo. A stub
4. born battle is in progress near the
70 Zegeyold farm, on the Riga-Pskof
q road thirty miles northeast Of Riga
Whether the action is a German at
tempt in force or only a feint is un
n certain. P~etrograd, however, reports
n that the Russians are valiantly repell
ing attacks. It was in this regiol
NJ that the Russians on Thursday mad
rs a considerable advance only to b.
MS driven back again on Friday to thei
former position.
ON U.Hoat a False Alarm.