The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-21
Italians Supported by Bat
terIeS Are Marching Toward
Trieste Despite Stubborn
Resistance, "
FRENCH REPULSE COUNTER.
Canadians and Germans In
Coal City Launch Attacks
at the Same Time, +
ASSOCIATED Press War Summary

The Austrian line on the lsonso front
is beginning TO bend and give way ~
various points under the furious ~
tach of the Italians, Rome announeeo d
officially The Italians are making pee0s.
re1 toward a success which, the stetop I
ment says IL becoming delinsatsd, ~ 4
spite Of undiminished resistance BY 49,
Austrians More than 10000 prIuoa6ea
have been taken In the new battle ol ~
lsonIo and strong Austrian dsfeneoAs
have fallen into the hands Of he ~
taekers. VAC
| Seldom during the was has q CT D
cial communicAtion being worde1 |
such confident terms and unie1e ~
Auatrians are able to rally their sh1es
tered forces developments Of fass
reaching importance may follow quick
y Trieste is the object OF the drive.
Canadians In Smash.
Canadian troops around Lens, b
France made smother attack early thio
morning Germans who advanced at ~ \
same time made . hurried retreat - \
encountering the Canadians. Few -.
tails have been reported OF the suhoes
quent fighting which developed ~
one OF the most desperate hsnd.to. haa4
struggles Of the war. 9
The German reaction to the suecoooA
full French stroke at Verdun came ~ 4
nigh, and the new French lines stoo4
firm In the face OF counter attacks of
extreme violence. On the front north q
Verdun the fighting was particularly
bitter, the French war office rsposto,
The Germans, beaten back, met wtt6
heavy losses The number Of prlsonesy
taken by the French now exceeds S0oa
Dead Mans Hiiw Tassa.s
LeMort Homme known thFoughoe0
the great Vcrdun battle of q year age
as Dead Mans Hill" the Avocovss
wood, Corbesux wood and Champnet.
vile are among the positions taken b.
the French The French captured ,ens
emy defenses over front Of elevUD
miles on both sides Of the river Moo
and penetrated the lines TO = depth o1 ~
mile and a quarter. SSN
The Germans also returned 10 the g.
tack on the Aisne front, striking st cotS
ny and Hurtebise, Paris reports ths ~
pulse OF these assaults. N,
On the British front the Germans ~
night made their third attempt to ssooo
ture positions recently wrestsd ~
them near Epehy, northwest q ~
Quentin. A determined attack ~
made in which the Germans empbooG1
flame -throwers, but they were roDaIoG
completely by the British. 'fis
Heavy Fighting In nvnAsla @
Heavy fighting continues On ~
southern Rumanian front The RusslAas
and Rumanians are offering stiff ~
sistance, but Petrograd reports official.
ly they have been forced back farther q
several points, Austrs- German troops
reached the southwestern outskirts Of
the important Moldsvian town Of Ocna,
rs miles southwest Of the provisional
Rumanian capital, Jassy. In the direc-
ton Of FokslAni the Germans took the
offensive along the railroad, advancing
on both sides of il. A counter attack
west OF the railway resulted in restora-
tion OF the Russo. Rumanian positions.
On the northern Russian front in
creasing activity is reported, he Ter
mans are bombarding heavily the kus-
sian trenches west OF the Riga a-Miess
railroad
Russian Victories In Caucasus.
The new Russian offensive on inc
Caucasian front has resulted IN furtner
victories. Capture Of series OF v'i-
laues south OF the pelmir- -Balumer sec
tor. is reported BY the Russian war Of
lice The Turks made an attack in the
direction Of Kharput and gained iniua!
success, but subsequently were expel!ee
from the captured positions. britieo /.
ayiators carried out another bombt11 Y
expedition in Belgium. They dfGcUe42
many tons Of explosives on nilitoey
ectives, according to the admiralty
ports.
A telegram received a AAs1o
announces that numerous q
troops are arriving n FsnoWS
Galieia,