The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-29
SMASH GERMANS
ON VERDUN Line
French Storm Key Positions TO
Foes DefenSeS.
AUSTRIAN FORCES RETREAT
Italians Make a Further Advance on
the Isonzo Front North Of Gorilla
British Re-estabIish Position North
east Of GiIIemont Farm.

| east Of GilIemont Farm.
London, Aug 27.-Delivering an.
other smashing blow on the right bank
of the Meuse in the Verdun sector
the French netted a gain of about
two-thirds of a mile on a front of two
miles and a half, giving the French
possession of the Posses and Beau.
mont woods and bringing them to the
outskirts of the village Beaumont.
The official report from the war Office
also reports artillery fighting of great
violence around Hill 3O4 on the left
bank of the Meuse.
French advance posts have reached
the outskirts of Bethincourt and the
| banks of the FORCES brook. Two Ger.
man attacks on the heights of the
Meuse were repulsed with large
losses.
The British attacked and drove the
Germans out of a portion of trench
northeast of Gillemont farm, which
the enemy had captured in the morn.
Ing re-establishing the British former
positions, according to the official
communication issued by the war Of
flee. A German counter attack later
was repulsed. The statement tells
further of a repulse by Portuguese
troops of a German raiding party.
The battle between the Italians and
the Austrians still RACES, with the
Austrians stubbornly retreating at
many points, including the lower
Carso. Numerous messages from the
front received by ministers indicate
that the Italians are making swift
strides toward victory. When asked
for an expression Of his opinion OF
the results thus far achieved in the
battle Lieutenant General Count Ca.
dorna, commander in chief of the Ital
ian forces, smilingly replied:
1--WE are doing nicely, thank you"
$4,000 More Prisoners.
The Italians have made further
advance on the Isonzo front north of
Gorilla, closely pursuing the Aus
TRANS, the war office announces. Aus
trian counter attacks on the Carso
were repulsed. The number of pris-
oners has been increased to more than
5000. in addition to which a great
amount of booty has been captured
The total losses of the Austrians
from all causes are reckoned at near
ly 100000, the most important of
H., ha
yet been officially announced. 1t is
said that among the losses of the Aus
trians are many men of the famous
Twentieth division, popularity known
as the Iron Division
The Germans nervously, but inef
fectively, bombarded their lost posi-
lions around Verdun throughout the
day, without any infantry attack. Not
a single German now remains south
of FORCES brook.
The assertion of the Germans that
they voluntarily evacuated territory
on this front is disproved by an order
relating to Dead Man Hill, and signed
by General Won Dietrich, which was
1Ounu OH pIiSonci' IL ooiu' ~"
attack may he expected momentarily
The division must rely on its own
strength. ! hope 1t will suffice to de-
feat the enemy" Another sentence
refers to Hill 304 as 1.-The key to the
whole western 'front.'
French commanders give high praise
to the work of their aviators, whom
they regard as having played large
part in winning the victory. They
not only fought off German airmen,
but regulated the fire of the artillery.
Attacks at several points on the
Russian and Roumanian fronts were
beaten back by the Russians, the war
Office announces. A further advance
on the Caucasian front, where the
Russians recently began offensive OPP
erat.oEs, also is reported.