Arizona republican., 1917-08-24
AUSTRIANS NOWHERE ALONG IS0NZ0 FRONT ABLE TO STEM
 TIDE OF ITALIAN ADVANCE
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The great offensive of the Italians along the Isonzo front continues to gain impetus and apparently the Aus trians nowhere have been able to stem the tide that is bringing General Ca dorna's men gradually closer toward their objective.
 Meanwhile, the German operations east of Riga seemingly are develop ing in strength, as the Russians have given further ground to the enemy. Around Verdun the French army is holding it's gains of the early week unhampered by the German infantry. but with the guns of the crown prince raking the line at various points.
 At Lens the Canadians have worked
 their way further into the environs ,of the coal city and in Belgium, near Ypres, Field Marshal Haigs men have benn victorious in a two-days' battle. making gains varying in depth from half mile to few hundred yards.
 On both the northern and southern ends of the battle line in the Austro- Italian theater the Italians have pressed forward their line for con- siderable new gains against the Aus trians. The counter attacks of the Austrians are of the most extreme violence, but nowhere have they been able to dislodge the Italians An in >stance of this is the holding for three ldays under most vicious counter strokes, of strong Austrian position captured southeast of Dosso F'aiti. More than 16,OOO prisoners already have been taken by the Italians.
 Although the exact exten of the Italians advance has not yet become |apparent and the objective aimed at ic dofi ita1, dorna over the entire 37 miles of the fighting front has everywhere made progress and the Austrians are re- ported unofficially to be stripping Triest-o -its--Xa -Xaluabless and moving them to Vienna and other places. The chief British military observer, Major General Maurice. says the Ital- ians already have gained an important victory which gives promise of de- veloping presently into a victory of the first magnitude.
 East of Riga the Russians have fall len back before the enemy all along the line from Raggedzem, on the gulf of Riga, through Tukkum and Ram mern to the upper reaches of the river Aa. Fighting is going on along a wenty mile front east of Riga in the Lake Babit sector. The German off CIdi oIllOuhSiiio German gains in this region, says the Russians evacuated positions without offering battle, previously having de- stroyed villages behind them. To the south in Volhynia the Ger mans have also delivered attacks against the Russians for gains of ter
 ritory but later were dislodged in
 counter attacks. In the Rumanian theater the Russo -Rumanian troops have taken the offensive in various
 sectors or repulsed Teutonic allied counter attacks. No important gains | in this region have been made by
 either of the eombatants.
 | In Russia the political situation again is to the fore Petrograd news
 papers take the pessimistic view that unless an agreement between the con- | tending political groups is reached
 at the approaching extraordinary
 national council to be held at Mos 1 COW, open conflict must follow. The
 constituent assembly elections have | been postponed until November 25. 1 The situation remains acute in 1 Finland owing to the difficulty of sestablishing a new cabinet and to the persistent efforts of the socialists to l'reconvene the dissolved lantag, against
 which latter action Premier Kerensky ris said to be opposed, no matter what 1.-the cost.
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