The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
WAR SUMMARY.

Secretary Lansing in Washington
made public today copies OF official dis
patches sent by the German charge in
Buenos Aires through the Swedish le-
cation i'm Argentina to the Berlin for
-p11gTT 1Tr1CT WTTICT reveal that nforma.
tion thus was transmitted to Berlin re-
garding the sailing of merchant vessels
and directions given for their destruc-
tion by submarines. The communica-
tions, it is announced, We're in cipher
and were sent by the Swedish legation
gestion is made that Argentine steam
ers might be sunk without leaving
any traces" while in one the acting
minister of foreign affairs of Argentine
is traduced by the German charge.
Copies of the announcement made by
the state department embodying the
dispatches. were handed 10 Argentine
| embassy in Washington and to the
Swedish legation there
Russia's probable new line i'm Livonia,
| following the retreat from the Riga re
gion under Won Hindenburg's pressure,
now is beginning To define itself. The
| rerograde movement which has been
showing signs Of slackening for the
past day or two now appears to have
been definitely halted, in some sectors
at least, where the Russians are dig.
girg in and evidently preparing to
make a stand
Berlin's report reveals this state of
] q ffufVl a.. trut, Do a.
Judging from the German statements
the Russian line now extends from
west Of kokenhusen. on the Dvina
| about twelve miles east of Friedrich.
stadt, and approximately fifty.five miles
| southeast Of Riga. northwest through
the town Of Bending twelve miles west
| Of Nerden and on to the Gulf of Riga
Thus the front northwest Of Dvinsk. in.
stead of curving sharply to the west Of
Jacobstadt, as it did to take in the Riga
district, now leaves the Dvina there and
continues ON in almost "a straight line
to the coast
On both the German and Russian
sides the opinion seems to prevail that
the new German invasion will not pro.
ceed much further this fall The az
roach Of the wet and cold seasons mil
itates against real push toward Pc
uograd at present, it is held. even II
Won Hindenburg had the men to spare
for the difficult task.
Austria Claims Italians Blocked
On the AustroItallan front Genera
Cadorna seems 20 bee meeting with re-
sistance even more desperate than be
fore in his drive toward Trieste. An
Austrian report date of which is uncer
tain, claims a decided reverse for IN,
Italians in their effort TO hold IN,
! ground won I'm the Carsu region. wher,
Ausuia's best troops are masscd fo,
the protection Of her great seaport
Driving Of the Italians from the vicinity
of Monte san Gabrielle. northeast u
Gorizia also is claimed.
There has been mo- hint of such set
backs n the Italian reports of the las
day or two and the Austrian statemen
possibly refer. 10 ground admittedly los
temporarily by the Italians a few day
ago In both these sectors The tone %
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confident especially as regards TN
fighting in the san Gabrielle region. l
is conceded, however. that the Italian
troops are engaged In an extraordinaril,
sever struggle with tremendous obsta
cles To overcome before any success
they win can be said to have becom
decisive
! The Fanco.Belgian front al Nerdu
seems again to bee developing into IN
chief center Of interest Berlin at leas
intimates serious effort by the Frenc
TO renew their successes in this BATH
SCARED area, The French launched a
attack on wide front Friday nigh
centering their effort east of the Meus,
east OF SamogneuN and the Beaumont
Nacherauville road, says the Germa
war office, which claims repulse wa
inflicted upon General Petain. Satu
day morning, however after drum fir
the attack was renewed. the front Of IN
drive apparently being extended as IA
to the east as Bezonvaux. the point o
which the French right flank hinged
the recent successful offensive.
In none OF the other war theate,
have there been actions Of wide impor
ance