Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-27
Big Guns and Vast Quantity
Of Ammunition Fall In
to Petain's Hands.
ITALIAN LINE IS BROKEN
Berlin Claims 10000 Of Ca
dOrna's Men Have Been
Captured in Offensive.


gion continued to develop their sue
cess of Tuesday when they made a
rapid advance ever front of about
six miles capturing important German
positions and 5000 prisoners.
Following up their minor successes
Wednesday, the French again attack
ed Thursday along the entire line,
forcing the Germans to abandon Mon
key mountain, east of Vauxaillon, the
village and forest of Pinon, the vii
lage of Pargny on the extreme east
line and numerous fortified farms and
other points of vantage.
The latest drive of the French
brings General Petain's army within
sight of the important railway juno
ton of Laon, the objective sought for
which is now a scant eight miles dis
lance. Large quantities of war stores
were abandoned by the ehemy in
their retreat and additional guns and
prisoners were captured.
The number Of prisoners taken
since the drive began now exceeds
1000, more than 200 of whom are
officers. Two thousand of the pris-
oners were taken Thursday.
An indication of the rapidity with
which the drive has been carried Out
lis the total number Of guns the Ger.
mans were forced to leave behind
them. These amount to l20, among
them several howitzers, not to men,
ton several hundred small caliber
pieces, such as minenwerfer and ma
chine guns.
CADORNA MEETS OFFENSIVE.
On the twenty-five mile front rum
ming from Monte Rombon to the Balm
sizza plateau the battle between the
ro-German forces and the Italians
apparently is growing in intensity
with the Austro-Germans the agrees
sors but with the Italians stubbornly
resisting everywhere.
Although the German war Office
asserts that gains have been made at
various points along the line, the ltal-
ian official communication does not
concede any losses except on the east
bank Of the Isonzo south of Monte
Rombon. The Italians even took
several hundred prisoners
Not alone does the German war Of
fee assert that the Italian positions
barring the way to the valley of the
Fitch basin and to the Tolmino were
overrun and that positions also were
captured on the Bainsizza plateau,
but that large quantities of booty were
taken by the Acknowledgements and
that more than 10000 prisoners fell
into their hands including divisional
and brigade stats.
GERMAN ATTACK FAILS.
While the operations on the Ypres
sector of the front in Flanders con-
tinue to be carried out mainly by the
artillery, with the British and French
guns hurting the greater weight of
metal, the Germans have launched
another strong counter attack south
of the Houtholst forest, where the
British and French armies have Joined
hands. : Again this attack met with
repulse.
In intensive air fighting Wednesday
night, the French airmen shot down
or forced to land in a damaged con-
dition twenty-five German planes.
The retirement Of the Germans on
the northern Russian front continues.
The enemy now is back as far as the
Rodenpois-Turkaln line, approaching
the Dvina river region. Behind them
the Germans are destroying every
thing on the fifteen mile front over
which they are retreating.
On the Gulf OF Riga the Germans
have attempted a further landing on
the Werder peninsula in order to
harrass the Russian right wing, but