Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
HERE AND THERE
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS
War News.

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British troops northwest of Irles and
north of Ruisieux-Aux-Mont, an Off
cial report from British headquarters
in France says. The enemy's trenches
east of Bouchavesnes were raided.
Later the Germans were seen massing
for counter attack on the trenches
recently captured in that area but
were dispersed.
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Two violent attacks made by the
Austrians at the head of the St. Pe1le-
grino Valley were repulsed by the Ital-
ians, the war office announced recent
ly. One cannon was taken by the Ital-
ians. An Austrian attack near Yer
toiba also was repulsed.
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The Enthusiastically laconic refer
ence in an official communication re-
garding enemy artillery activity south
of the Somme has been the British
method of publicly announcing the
fact that they had taken over still
more of the western line and that the
meeting point of the British and
French troops now had been estab-
lished well below that small, but ia
nous river.
East of Gommecourt the British
have strengthened the positions gain
ed recently. Two successful raids to
the southeast and northeast of Arras
were carried out. Many casualties
were inflicted on the enemy; forty
two prisoners and one machine gun
were captured.
r. r r.
Whatever may be the ultimate STRAIT
egg lying behind or claimed for the
German retirement between CONNIE
court and Letransley, even casual in
spection of some of the evacuated
lines near Bapaume plainly reveals
the immediate reason for their aban-
donment. They have been smashed
to pieces by the incessant and ever
increasing British artillery fire.
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Austrian troops attempted to storm
Italian positions east of Gorizio after
violent artillery preparation The
Italian war office announced that the
attacks failed with heavy losses to the
Austrians.
Further progress has been made by
the British troops north of Warlen-
court and Faucourt and northwest of
PuisieuX-Au-Mont, an official state
ment from the British war office says.
Local German attacks in the Ancre
region were repulsed and as a result
of the fighting the British captured
12S prisoners, three machine guns and
| four trench mortars.
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What may be termed the first
stage of the German retirement plan
| on the Arras-Somme sectors seems to
have been about completed, and the
Germans are making a definite stand.
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Washington.
Austria's reply to the American re-
| quest for a clearer definition of her
attitude in the submarine situation
was stated officially at Washington
to leave the door open for further ne
| gotiations, delaying temporarily at
| least the break which has been regard
ed as inevitable since the severance
of relations between the United States
and Germany.
British claimants of the German
prize ship Appam at Newport News,
Va, have won their suit in the SUI
\ p2 CtA1S COuA - W LCSdln pOSS0SSlOH Vi
the vessel and cargo. In sustaining
| the British libel attachment suits
against the Appam and cargo the court
| held that the British owners are en-
titled restitution because the Appam
| violated American neutrality.
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| Twelve senators. led by Senator La
Toilette and encouraged by Senator
Stone. in a filibuster, denounced by
| President Wilson's spokesman as the
most reprehensible in the history of
any civilized nation, defied the will
of an overwhelming majority in Con-
gress up to the last minute and de-
MED to the President a law authoriz-
| ing him to arm American merchant
ships to meet the German submarine
| menace.
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/ Standing in the shadow of the ma
| tion's capitol, President Wilson in his
l second inaugural address renewed his