The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-24

Participation by German naval forces
= looked for momentarily. A Scandi-
Aavian dispatch few days ago said
= large notiila of German armed traw-
lors under cruiser convoy had steam =
"a into Riga bay.
The German war once asserts the
new line was occupied without fight
Ing. Petrograds official account
speaks, OF the violent artillery bonn
cArdment that preceded the Teuton
advance.
Italians 60 Forward.
2-Isonzo Front-Italy's armies are
still ION the SO" everywhere Con
siderable progress" on the north wing
~ the attacking front and new sue
eesses" on the southern flank were
reported by the war Office today
It is emphasized that the Austrians
are hitting back with the utmost fury
along the whole line. but without
Success.
The total number of prisoners TAX
On since Sunday now exceeds $4,000
Unofficial dispatches report increas-
ing signs Of Austrian waverins All
point TO the tremendous Italian ar
tiliery concentration which made pos
sible the successes Of the last tour
GAYS. A report from Milan has II
that trieste Is ABOGl To bt ~
In view of the frequency of this re-
mort in previous drives. il is not Sc
riously credited. but military experts
have no doubt that II the Italians
maintain their present rate of ad-
vance the abandonment of the big
port by the Austrians Will soon be
come a fact.
Manitoba Troops Win Glory.
s--Flanders and Lens-A brilliant
advance by Manitoba troops to the
southwest OF Lens was the outstand-
INK event of the day on the Anglo
German front II went a long way
toward pushing forward the southern
claw Of the British "pincers'' that has
the coal city in its grasp The over
seas troops smashed ahead on front
of some seven hundred yards TO
depth OF between goo and 400 yards
Man to man t1ghting OF the most
savage sort ensued Immediately after
the Manitobans first onrush. From a
myriad OF hiding places Teuton ma
chine gun crews opened murderouS
volleys upon the attackers But re-
gardless OF the hail of bullets the
Canadians pushed on and on and AT
latest accounts were fully holdin> their
own In the heat Of the advance
German fightinz planes swooped down
upon the onrushine columns and let
loose a terrific fusillade from their
machine guns British fliers were
quick in coming TO the rescue One
Of the German machines was shot
control, sc %'Wg
From, the Flanders front reassur
Ing reports were received today, All
doubts as TO British progress there
yesterday were dispelled. Important
.lYIs. II
and are firmly held
British airplanes descended upon
the U-boat pest base" at Zeebrugge
In a destructive raid. They also sue
cessfully attacked a number of aero
dromes and military works, An un-
oficial dispatch from the front re-
ports a British naval attack on Zee
brugge also, said 20 have been made
last night sIW0 u
The German war ONCE today dis
puted all British progress in yester-
days fghting along a. nine mile front
except at two places, TO the east of
st. Julien and on the Men!n
road. Otherwise Berlin asserts the
Teutor lines were com pIetely main
tanned"
More Quiet at yerdun.
4-verdun--The Germans did not
repeat their counter-attacks on either
bank OF the Mouse. The French cont
tended themselves with consolidating
the newly-won ground Artillery
duels ragged all night. with the French
seventy fves" having the upper hand
throughout A small local gain was
made by the poilus on the right bank
OF the river to the north of Mortmont
farm. Seventeen prisoners were TAX
en-. The total netted by the drive
which began last MONDAY, has reach
ed 1853, including 1876 officers and
500 wounded. Twenty-four cannon
and more than 400 machine guns
have been captured,