The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-09-21

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mino by Cadorna's forces. In fact, a
general retirement OF the Austrians on
that front was predicted. In the bat
Ties on the Bainsizza plateau the Ital-
ians captured immense quantities of
arms and munitions, for the enemy fed
In haste and disorder Nearer the
coast, the fortress on Monte Hermada
stili held out against furious attacks
keeping the Italians from advancing
on Trieste by that route.
Riga Taken by GermanA
Riga has fallen, the kaiser rejoices
and the war-to-vlctory party In Ger
many has a new argument. But thiA
Ike the Galician affair, Is rather
cheap victory over disorganized
army, and was expected. The Russians
have retiral beyond the River Aa,
nghting fairly well as they went, and
the fierce bravery OF the Battalion Of
Death enabled them to prepare a new
line of resistance.
The taking OF Riga gives Germany
complete command OF the Baltic and
the way lies open for an advance on
Petrograd by land, but IL Is not at all
certain the kaiser will 90 on TO the
Russian capital. The route is long and
through difficult country, and the ad-
Vantages Of possessing Petrogrnd
might be Offset by such an extension
OF his lines just as winter is at hand
At the time of writing, 1t appears like
ly that the German Baltic fleet will
meet the Russian sea forces In battle
IN the Gulf Of Finland. Ii is believed
the fortified island OF OseI at the head
OF the Gulf Of Riga and the port OF
Reval, which guards The entrance TO
the Gulf OF FinlaRl. cannot hold out
long, and the Ru-uan fleet thus is like
ly TO be coOped up under the guns OF
kronstadt, the great fortress that pro
tects the port OF Petrogrnd.
Part Of the German fleet already has
been sighted at the entrance to the
Gulf of Finland.
Germany's offensive against Russin
appears to have been timed to coincide
with an expected counter-revolution
planned to restore autocracy In Russia.
The plot, however, was uncovered ana
many arrests Of grand dukes and 9th.
ers have been made.
General AIexien. former commander
In chief, and General vassilkovski,
commander of the Petrograd garrison.
agreed tn Irsday that the fall Of Riga
did not threaten Petrograd and WAS OF
moral but not strategic importance.
On the Western Front
N France and Flanders the week
brought little change Ia the positions
OF the opposing armies. though the
fighting was uninterrupted The Brit.
ish deluged the German lines In Bel.
GUM with shell fire that Indicated an
other drive, and there were reports
that Crown Prince Ruprecht was pre-
pairing to execute another strategic
retreat" 10 the C0urtral- Thourout line
and thus give up d strip OF territory
east OF lpres from ten to twenty miles
deep. This would help the allies on
their way toward the German subma-
rine bases at zeebrugce and other
ports on the Belgian coast.
This Germans made several mir raids
on England. killing a number Of per
sons, especially at Chatham. and one
Of their U-boats shelled Scarborough.
The British press exhibits some un.
cuSlness lest the Germans have got
the jump" on the allies ia the matter
Of increased air forces. The United
States. however, Is coming fast in this
respect building machines as rapidly
as possible and training q big army 81
aviators here and abroad.
Again on Thursday night the Ger
man aviatOrs devoted their attention
10 the French hospitals behind the
yerdun lines, bumhardiug them for six
and @ haIf hours and killing 70 soldiers
who already were severely wounded
II cableEram from shanghai Is 70
ne believed, China is about 90 enter
Into active participation Ia the var
The Tweuty-fourth army CORPS. com
posed q 1900 picked troops from the
northern provinces, Is said 70 be rDo5li-
izcd FOR immediate departure for Eu-
rope. probably through siberia 20 the
eastern front 10 assist the Russians
and Roumanisns. The corps includes
several companies Of engineers Off
cered by Chinese graduates Of Amer
can colleges. and an aviation CORPS
trained By American and French air
men. These troops would be the first
Moug1Iians 70 fight IN Europe since the
time Of GsnKhis Khan. so years ago
Argentina two weeks ago vas rej0lc-
Iug over e supposed diplomatic victory
over Germany In the matter q T.