Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-27
DRIVE AUSTR|ANS
TO EAST, DESPITE
HARD RESISTANCE
Airmen Lending Wonderful.
Aid to Cadorna's
Forces.
ALSO MAKE ENORMOUS
CAPTURE OF WAR STORES
Latest Figures Show 600 Officers
and $4,000 of Enemy's Men
Taken as Prisoners.
FRENCH CONTINUE TO GAIN
Win Positions Over Front Of Two
and Half Miles in the
Verdun Sector.
ALSO MAKE ENORMOUS
CAPTURE OF WAR STORES
FRENCH CONTINUE TO GAIN
Win Positions Over Front Of Two
and a Half Miles in the
Verdun Sector. '-l5

With the dominating height OF Monte
Santo securely in their possession tho
Italians are continuing their drive Of
the Austrians eastward over the Balm
Sizea plateau, Notwithstanding the vio-
lent resistance the enemy is offer:
ing with infantry. machine guns and
light artillery. Here. and also on
the Carso front, in proximity to tho
sea, where the battle again has as
sumed terrific proportions. after SAT-
uroay's slight lull, the Italian airmen
arc still lending wonderful aid to GEN.
eral Cadorna's forces. dropping bombY
or usinp their machine. puns with ton.
ing effect on troop concentrations be.
hind the lines.
Tho daily number OF prisoners taken
by the Italians-both officers, nd men
Is mounting. the iatest report showing
that 600 officers and $4,000 men have
been captured. In addition. the cap
ture OF war stores by the Italians has
been enormous, including guns Of all
calibers and arms. 5anmpnttion,S Shorse8
and motor trpstors.Ss!s E'fonft thu SUD-
ply depqts abandofedl by tn eseneniy y ri,
his flight, the Italians now; are bisd
TO replenish their troops fEhtins ia
the d1nlcult country. ~ tst-N'"'.stit
On both sides Of the River Meose,
In the Verdun sector. tho French troops
continue their gains against the forces
of the German Crown Prince on the
right bank. having captured positions
over a front of two and half miles
to depth OF two-thrds OF a mile,
taking the Fosses and Beaumont woods
and reaching the environs Of the VIII
lage of Beaumont. and on the left, bank
having driven their advanced posi-
tions to the outskirts of SBethincourt,
and along tho banks OF the F6rRes
Rivulet. IT, - '-'''''' : :. =" '.'')iSf
GERMANS TWICE REFUSED.
ON HEIGHTS or. srEUsu
The Germans, In counterattaeky,
twice have endeavored to retrieve >lost
ground on the heights of the Meuse.
but each time met with. repuise and
heavy losses.
Aside from artillery duels. there hes
been little activity on that part OF the
line In France and Belgium hold by
the British. Field Marshal Hnigs mon.
however. have carried out several
small trench raidinE enterprises with
SUCCESS and repuised German counter.
attacks.
Evidently the German advance to-
ward Riga. Russia's big port and naval
base on the Baltic, has ceased, for
neither the German nor the Russian of.
Vcial communications mention the op.
erations In this region. Tosthe south.
however. the Russian and Roum anian
armies, respectively. around .vIadfmir-
Volynski and In tho Roumanian thea
ter are keeping up their strong resist
ance against the Germans.
AT Moscow has begun the extraor-
binary council upon which the fata OF
Russia as factor in the var prob
ably depends. NJ. kercnsky, In his
opening address, gave warning to those
who are opposed to the government.
declaring that all attempts with armed
force against the peoples power ..will
be crushed with blood and iron."
An interesting report OF tho Ger.
man Chancellor's recent visit to grand.
headquarters. where hs received per-
mission to form a subcommittee OF the
Relchstag main committee to confes
with the government on peace and for
eign affairs, is that the Chancellor also
was given the power to tranaforn, Az
sace-Lorraine into an independent fed.
eral state. - IS q