The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-06
Riga Ablaze as Russians
Flee Before German Foe

frOm H1Sd 10 Liz cast vi OAhull IIlc
Russians continue in full retreat be-
fore the Germans, those from the
evacuated port and arsenal making
their way >northeastward along the
coast of the Gulf of Riga, and those
from Uxkull and vicinity endeavoring
to reach the a-Pskoff- Petrograd
railway line. II
Behind them the Russians left Riga
partly aaame as the result of the Ger
they departed, while the smouldering
ruins Of small villages mark the path
over which the other contingents have
passed, having been set on fire during
the retreat.
Along the eastern coast of the Gulf
of Riga for a distance of about 80
miles north Of the evacuated town,
German warships are Smelling various
towns, possibly with the intention OF
covering landing of troops whose OBJ.
ject would be to cut off the retreat of
the Riga army, or turn it's flank, there
by entirely clearing the gulf shore re,
gion and giving Prince Leopold of Ba-
varia a base, possibly at Pernau,
whence to operate overland in con-
junction with the naval forces, toward
Reval, Russia's principal port on the
Gulf Of Finland, in an endeavor to
seal up the Russian feet in the gulf.
Prisoners Taken
While the Germans were knocking
at the gates OF Riga from the west and
southwest, hurting shells of all cali
bers and loosing gas waves against
the town, loyal Russian troops held
them back long enough to blow up the
fortifications at the mouth of the
Dvlna and raze the bridges over tho
waterway. To the south, where the
detaction in the ranks of the Russians
apparently was greatest, the Germans,
according to the Berlin official com.
munication, took some thousands of
prisoners and also captured more than
100 guns and large quantities of war
material.
In the Austro-Italian theater the in.
tensive infantry fighting of previous
Gays seemingly had given way for the
moment to reciprocal artillery duels of
great violence. The cessation in the
hghtlng probably is due to a reaiign
ment ny the Italians of their battle line
AFTER their rapid advance all along the
front from Tolmino to the sea.
Austrians Need Hek
meanwhile, 1t is reported that a crv
OF distress has been sent to the Cor.
mans by the Austrians, asking for men
10 aid in holding back the Italian adj
vance. AS result of this appeal it
IS SAID that Field Marshal Won Hin
oenpurgh has sent two Bavarian divi.
SONS to the Isonzo front and that tho
uermans also are fastening the mann.
1acture OF guns for the protection Of
me Hermanda heights, the kew tn
Trieste. my "
Altnough the infantry activity has
come to pause, the Italians have maid
tnelr respects to Pola. Austria,s bio
naval base on the Adriatic hv a;s
Nine tons of explosives have been
dropped on warships in; the roadstead
ana on military works, causing great
Field Marshal Haig continues r.
pound the German positions in F,,n
uers with rain of shells, and another
Dig push against the German line.
seems imminent. 'A'1oe
Civilians Leave Homes
unofficial advices say that hob;nd
me German lines in Flanders frnm
Gourtrai to Thorout, the civilian NOW
iation has begun an evacuation p raoi
lzlng the nearness of another british
on slaught. BRUSH 'Iis
The Germans at several points a,on.
tne Aisne front and in the Verdnn ' sae
tor have again made ineffect,,a, 'e 81
.empts to pierce the French line IN
eenslVe air raiding has been carried
out by British, French and Germ ,eu
avlators: For the third day in smc.
cession the Germans have bombed 1 the
southeastern English coast. havine
penetrated the London district whare
explosives were loosed. The Germ mene
also nave dropped bombs in tho rar Sns
oI Calals and Dunkirk, in France wbt,a
British and French airmen have effao
tuany doomed German positions n
selgium and France and German how ~
Arcnltect E. H. Mcfarland was a.
largo tuesday attending meeting
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