The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-23
EVERY TEUT0N|C COUNTER HAS
MET WITH COMPLETE REPULSE
VIENNA NOW ADMITS
ITALIAN VICTORIES
Germans Start New Offensive
Against theRussians Before
Riga and Gain Ground.

The great offensive Of the ltal-
ians from the region of Tolmino
to the head Of the Adriatic sea,
is going on despite the stubborn
resistance of the Austrians and
the difficulty Of the terrain.
Meanwhile the British and
French forces in Belgium and on
the sectors of Lens and Verdun
In France again have made prog
ress against the Germans and also
have held, Notwithstanding most
violent counter attacks, all the
ground they won in the recent
fighting.
On the eastern front near the
important Russian port OF Riga
on the Baltic, the Germans have
started what possibly MAY turn
out to be another big, offensive,
and also are attacking the Rus
sian lines to the southeast in the
vicinity of Dvinsk, and further
south. near Brody and Tarnopol.
in northern East Galicia.
Took $4,000 Prisoners.
Already the Italian offensive has
resulted in the capture of more
than $4,000 prisoners and thirty
guns and gains OF great import
ance have been made all along
the line. Italian warships which
are aiding in the attack at the
head of the Gulf OF Triest, the big
Austrian port. which is the oo-
jective of the Italians.
Admission is made by the Aus
trian war Office of victories Of the
Italians at several points south OF
Tolmino and the capture of the
town OF Selo. near the head of the
Adriatic. but it is asserted that the
offensive, especially at Selo, cost
the Italians thousands OF men
killed or wounded. in addition to
more than $500 prisoners.
canucks Win Ground.
Not alone have the Canadians
repulsed all German counter at
tacks before Lens. but they have
taken additional positions from the
enemy in front OF the important
coal center. Near Ypres, in FIan-
ders, the British have penetrated
the German line to considerable
depth. On both these sectors,
furious fighting is still going on,
the combatants frequently coming
together in hand-to-hand encoun-
terS.
Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning saw the German crown
prince delivering heavy counter
attacks against the newly won
French positions northwest OF
Eerdun. where at several points
the Germans succeeded in re-
entering them. These positions,
however, shortly afterward again
were relinquished to General Pc
tain's men under fierce onslaughts.
North and northeast of Verdun,
the Germans made similar at.
tenpts to/recapture lost ground.
but the artillery and rifle fire Of
the Frenchmen forced them to
desist. Wednesday afternoon found
the Germans apparently cowed as
a result of their. unrewarded ef-
forts, for their infantry kept to
the trenches md only the artil-
lery was in action.
5000 Germans Captured.
More than six thousand Ger
mans have been made prisoners
during three days OF rghting in
the Verdun region.
On the Aisne front, Grown
Prince William still continues his
attacks at various points along
the observation-disclosures and ada
cent territory, but nowhere. has he
been able to dent the French line.
East of Riga, between the Tirul
marshes and the River Aa, the
Germans in a new offensive have
forced back the Russia advance
guards from one to two miles.
They also have begun lombard
ments to the southeast, near
Dvinsk, and in Northern Galicia
near Brody and Tarnopol. where
the Russians are still maintaining
their line Notwithstanding the re-
cent defections in. the army which