Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-04
SEVEN DAYS
Of NEWS
the WORLD OVER
War News.

W a. Nv
Reports from the western battle
front state that the army of Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria has be-
come active again and has made des-
perate attempts to retake ground
gained by the British recently near the
Ypres-Menin road in Flanders but
without avail.
In the Trentino, in the region Of
Monte Nero, the Austro-Hungarians
exploded a mine under the Italian po-
sitions, but the Italian barrage fire
prevented the enemy from making
any gains. The Italians have repulsed
further local attacks on the Bainsizza
plateau northeast of Gorilla.
On the Riga-Dvina sector of the
front, the Russians continue their eff
forts to drive the Germans back to-
ward the Dvina in the region immedi-
ately southeast of Riga. Petrograd
reports the capture of a German de-
fensive position in the sector of Sill
zeme.
Violent attacks by the soldiers of
the German crown prince against the
new French positions northeast of
Verdun recently were checked with
heavy losses by General Petain's men,
and the Germans gained nothing.
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Russian forces on the Riga front
after a battle advanced In the region
= of the village of Rudna and pressed
back the German advanced guards, it
was officially announces by the Rus
ion off In he To-
gion the Russians have fortified them
selves on the right bank of the River
Dvina.
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In hard local fighting at a point
west of Gheluvet, known as Tower
Hamlets, the determined efforts of the
Germans to regain the ground they
lost here ended in failure, and the
Teutons were unable to dislodge the
British troops.
Field Marshal Haig has made COM
plete his latest success and his men
are holding tight to the new positions
taken from the Germans recently.
Crown Prince Rupprecht hurled coun-
ter attacks against the new British
lines, but the Britishers held on firm
ly to their gains.
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There has been no marked fightins
activity on the eastern front. General
Alexieff. chief of staff to Premier Ke-
rensky. commander-in-chief of the
Russian armies, has resigned. Differ
ences between the two men over mat
tiers appertaining to the Korniloff re-
volt are given as the reason.
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Washington.
Society women were German Am
bassador Won Bernstorff's unconscious
aids in gathering inside information
about American affairs" This fact
will be developed if any congressional
inquiry of his propaganda operations
and his congressional slush fund are
undertaken.
Under the authority of the federal
law known as the Standard Container
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture has
issued the regulations fixing the toler-
ances which will govern in the admin
istration of that act, which goes into
effect November 1, 1917.
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Steel prices in the United States
were cut in half when President Will
fixed in a voluntary agreement made
by producers with the war industries
board. The American public, as well
as the American and allied govern
ments, will share in the reductions.
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Military necessity will govern the
consolidation of national guard units
under the reorganization plan of the
army, although wherever possible the |
troops from each state will be kept
together. Secretary Baker announced
this policy, in connection with pro-
tests, particularly by members of the
Missouri delegation in congress,
against the consolidation of Missouri !
and Kansas troops in one regiment
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The first of the drafted negroes will
be called to the national army in the
third Increment October 3, Secretary
OF War Baker stated the other day.
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