Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-09
BY EDWARD W. PlcKARD.

After twenty days of the most ire
lmendous artillery fire of the war, the
Anglo French armies In Flanders be-
gan on Tuesday a great drive that
aroused the highest hopes for definite
results. Great masses of troops dashed
forward along a front of twenty miles,
overran the enemys first three lines OF
! defense between Warneton and Dix
nude and captured eleven towns and
more than 5000 prisoners. They
crossed the User at many places, the
engineering corps performing prodigles
(; in the way of bridge-building under
fire. Tanks and airplanes played Inn
portant parts in the terrific conflict.
The Germans resisted stoutly and on
Wednesday, when the allies advance
was checked by torrential rains, the
yTeutons by fierce cOunter-attacks won
back q little of the lost ground. Next
| day the British again drove The Ger
mans back, and the the artillery re-
sumed the task Of blowing Prince Ru-
q, precht's men out of the supporting de-
lenses to which they had retired.
Generals Haig and Petain exchanged
kilograms of congratulation on the
success in Flanders, and the kaiser,
not TO be outdone congratulated Ru-
kprecht on his "great success" and at
once called a conference In Brussels OF
his commanding officers on the west
front and other officials. The German
4 losses are reported 10 have been ire
mendous and those of the allies COM
/ paratively light. Several American
i surgical teams worked on the lighting
line side by side With their British al
laies.
/ The exact objective of this drive was
not officially announced, but the peO-
Die of the allied nations hoped and the
Germans assumed that the Anglo
! French armies intend to push along the
Belgian coast and force the Germans
to abandon their submarine bases.
Such movement would also turn the
right end of the German line and
might well compel a general retire
ment toward the Rhine. If the allies
tcould reach the Dutch border II Is be-
IIieved Holland might be persuaded to
Throw In her lot with them. a decision
(which Germany evidently has feared
for some time.
Conditions In Russia.
( The disorganiEed Russian troops
continued their retreat eastward
2khrough Gaiicia. and at some points
ftne pursuing Teutons and Turks
tcrossed the Russian border. However,
It6efe was perceptible stiffening Of re-
2lstance by the Slavs. and further
rnorth they held their lines fairly well.
Ton the RoumEnian front the Russo
[Roumanian army fought bravely and
Esuccessfully, making considerable adj
Nshees, Its FOOD work may go far to-
Ward saving the rich grain fields OF
sSuthefn Russia from the enemy.
Meanwhile Kerensky and his coll
Iieaku are working fast to avert dis
ldletf. Their program, according to the
f0hidAl newspaper. is to restore the
yafiny's power BIZ q clear definition OF
dthe limits OF Rubsia's present liberty.
ffhA taking Of the severest and most
lmerciless measures for re-establishing
lhnitary discipline. and the restoration
Iof the shaken authority Of Russia's
Inlbat disinterested and seff-sacrihcing
kstfvants. her olicers. Hundreds OF
0srman spies IA Russian uniforms
R6und mingling with the soldiers have
lb<en executed summarily, and the mu-
tinous troops are being punished as
traitors. 1t Is now reported that Le-
mine has escaped from Russia. proba-
bly, to Germany through Finland and
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