Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
ITALIANS R0UT
TEUT0NS AGAIN
Hungarian Troops Fight Desper.
ateIy, but Are Beaten by Latins.
FRENCH REPULSE ATTACKS


verdun Are Observation-Disclosures
Claim to Have Checked Germans.
Canadians Consolidating Their Gains
at Lens.
Rome, Aug. ga desperate battle
is in progress on the Bainsizza pla.
is announced officially. The resistance
OF the Austrians has been overcome
at various points. On The Bainsizza
plateau the intensity of the struggle
has increased with the extreme des-
peration of the enemy, who by the
greater employment of forces is seek
ing to prevent the Italians from pro-
crossing toward the eastern extremi-
t. of the plateau. Latin troops are res
olutely facing the new resistance of
the enemy and have overcome it at
various points.
At Monte Tonale and Monte Pasu-
bio Alpine battalions distinguished
themselves by their valiant conduct.
Airplanes by effective and repeated
bombardments sowed destruction in
the interior of the enemy lines, in
creasing the disorder which reigned
there on account of the hurried re-
treat
French Score Twice.
Paris, Aug. 2S.-Strong German at
&on
Verdun fronts. The war office an
nounces that the assaults were broken
up by the French fire and that all
French positions were maintained.
More than LOO prisoners were taken.
British Advance Near ST. Quentin.
A successful trench raid was made
by the British east Of Oasttaverne, a
mile northeast of Wyschaete The
British official statement says:
eve made q successful raid east of
Oasttaverne and captured few pris-
oners."'
British troops also made an advance
of half a mile along mile front east
of Margicourt (north of st. Quentin,
storming and capturing strong points
at Cologne and Malakoff farms.
Claim Teuton Check.
Petrograd, Aug. 28.-An Austro-Ger-
man attack on Roumanian positions
south of Ocna was repulsed. North
east of Soceia the Roumanians recov-
cred height which had been wrest-
ed from them.
"On Sunday night the enemy attack
ed Roumanian positions in the region
Of Ocna, but was repulsed," the state
ment says. "1n the direction Of Kedzi
Vasarhely the enemy made several at
tacks northwest of Soveia. He sue
ceeded in occupying one Of the
heights, but was driven out by
counter-attack. On the Danube our
machine gun fire brought down an en-
envy hydroplane in flames. On the
Black sea coast our troops, co-operat-
ing with our fleet, made a raid on the
town Ordu 600 miles west CT Trebi-
zond). The landing force was met
with fire from houses occupied as hos
pitfalls. The landing party destroyed
many official buildings and blew up
eleven motor boats and six feluccas
(small sailing vessels)."
Canadians Consolidating.
Paris, Aug, 28.-During the last few
days the Canadians in front of Lens
have had a period of comparative
quiet and have been able to consoli-
date positions recently captured with
little retaliation from the enemy, and
with surprisingly little loss.
Posts have been pushed out at IA
vcrable points, and where trenches
could be connected up to shorten the
front this has been done. The general
result is that the Canadians hold q
compact line which on that part of
the front west Of Lens, is about 600
yards from the burned out area in the
city. The enemy occupies the
area between this line and lis main
defensive position on the eastern side
Of the burned out section by means Of
strong outposts located in concrete
The CHEZ incidents occurring
now are in connection with encoun-
ters between patrols.
During the clearing-up operations
the Canadians have destroyed three
more machine guns and captured five,
making the total of machine guna
taken since Aug. Is, forty-three. TWEEN
ty-one trench morta-s also are among
The spoil Of war.
Canadian Loss 1000; Grows.
Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 28.-Results Of
the heavy fighting On the Canadian
front are reflected N the casualty
lists, totaling over 1000 for the week
end. The noon list numbers 327 Of
whom 10 were killed in action and SO
lied of wounds.
Sugar Reduction of 1Hc Promised.