The Dolores star., 1917-08-31
ITALIANS CAPTURE
$4,000 PRISONERS
SWEEPING DRIVE PLACES MONTE
sANTo sAFELY IN THEIR
PossessIoN.
FRENCH GAIN ON MEUSE
NEW vgRDUN DRIVE PUTS BEAU
MONT IN ARMY REACH, WITH
PErAiN ADVANCING.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Rome, Aug. 27.-The Italians have
made . further advance on the Isonso
front north Of Gorizia, closely pursu-
ing the Austrians, the war office an
nounces.
Austrian counter attacks on the Car
30 were repulsed.
The number Of prisoners has been
Increased to more than $4,000 men and
600 officers, in addition to what great
amount Of booty has been captured.
The total losses Of the Austrians
from all causes are rsckoned at nearly
100000. the most important of which.
In the Carso region. have not yet been
officially announced. II is said that
among the losses Of the Austrians are
many men Of the famous Twelfth d.
vision, popularly known as the Iron
division"
With Monte Santo securely in their
possession, the Italians are continu-
ing their drive eastward over the Balm
sizza plateau. Notwithstanding the vio-
lent resistance of the Austrians.
Italian airmen are lending wonder
full aid to Gen. Cadorna's forces. drop
ping bombs or using their machine
guns with telling effect on troop con-
centrations behind the line.
Paris, Aug. 27.-Another smashing
blow by the French on the right bank
OF the Meuse in the Verdun sector
netted a gain of about two-thirds of a
mile on front of two miles and half,
giving the French possession of the
Fosses and Beaumont woods and
bringing them to the outskirts of the
village of Beaumont.
The official report from the war Of
flee also records artillery fighting OF
great violence around hill 3O4, on the
left bank of the Meuse.
French advance posts have reached
the outskirts of Bethincourt and the
banks of the Forges brook. Two Ger
man attacks on the heights of the
Meuse were repulsed with large losses.
Artillery duels seem to be the chief
operations in the west, especially Sc
we're encounters having been fought
east of Ypres. The British have won
some important trench positions.
The German advance toward Riga
seems to have been checked. To the
south the Russians and Rumanians are
keeping up their strong resistance
against the Germans.
London.-British forces were driven
from the positions gained on the
Ypres-Menin road in their violent
drives of Wednesday and Thursday BY
a furious German assault Friday. Tho
Germans made great sacrifices, and
official reports tell Of enormous losses
under the fire of .he big English guns.
Around Lens the struggle 10 contin-
uing with the British and Canadians
advancing their positions steadily.
The French captured the famous Hill
3O4 in the Verdun battle Friday and
thereby took from the Germans the
most important point in their posses
sion. Without this hill they are un-
able to watch the movements of the
French army.
Gen. Cadorna is still hard after
the Austrians all along the Isonzo
front, and seems to be going toward
its objective at will. -
Berlin reports the Russians have
been driven to the Aa river. Petro-
grad says the fighting Friday was con-
fined to fusillades.
Since April 9 the entente allies
have made prisoner 167,78O men of en-
emy armies.