The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08
DISLOYAL SLAVS
AID The TEUTONS
Trenches at Several Points in
MoldaVia Abandoned by
Disobedient Troops.
LULL ALONG WESTERN FRONT
Weather Again Hampers Operations
in France and BeIgiun1-Austrians
Make Desperate Stand.

Washington, Aug. 30.-The disaffec-
ton in the Russian army, which re-
suited in the forced evacuation Of the
greater part Of Galicia and BukoWina
by still loyal troops, apparently has
not been eradicated, although a stiff
fening in the Russian defense in Ga
Icia. Bukowina and Rumania recent
ly had indicated that the Russians
were to make no more voluntary retro
grade movements.
Following Tuesdays reports of the
falling back by the Russians in east7
ern Bukowina toward the Bessarabia
frontier, comes the news that, disloyaI
to their coIors, the Russians in south
ern Moldavia, from F'okshani north
ward, have quit their trenches and
fled in disorder. The enemy by rea-
son of this detection has materially
bettered his positions for an advance
eastward, and at last accounts was
continuing to develop his success.
Bad Weather Again.
A continuation of the stormy wealth
er is still holding up major operations
in France and Belgium, although the
British here and there still are en-
gagged in minor trench raiding activi-
tise, in which small positions have
been captured and additional prison
ers taken.
The fighting on the Verdun front
pause, only the big guns being active.
There have been artillery dueIs along
the Aisne front.
Austrfans Fight Hard.
Hard fighting is in progress be-
tween the Italians and Austrians on
the Bainsizza plateau and on the
heights around Gorilla. In the former
sector the Austrians are defending
tenaciously a powerfully fortified line
to which the Italians have come with
in striking distance In the fighting
the Italians are still using large num-
bers of airplanes, which are effective
" bombarding enemy positions. More
than 1,00o additional prisoners and
numbers Of machine guns have been
taken by the Italians.
To the south, on the Carso plateau,
the heavy fighting of last week has
given way to, artillery duels and patrol
encounters.
Civilians Out of Trieste.
Washington, Aug. 29.-News dis
patches from Zurich, Switzerland, to
a Rome newspaper, telegraphed to the
Italian embassy here today, say the
civilian population of Trieste, Austria,
toward which the Italian troops are
advancing in their great drive against
the Austrians, is eYacuating the city
by order of the Austrian military au-
thorities. It was stated that it was
not a military evacuation.
British in Hot Fight.
With British Armies in France and
Belgium. Aug. 29.-Hard fighting fol
lowed the British attack yesterday af-
ternoon on several strong positions in
the neighborhood of Langemarck, and
at the latest reports the British have
pushed their line forward slightly on
a narrow front southeast Of that place.
Two determined counter attacks were
delivered By the Germans against the
British in the neighborhood of Inver-
ness Copse last night, but in each in
stance the attacking forces were
thrown back.
Russ Flee Before Huns.
Petrograd, Aug. 29.-Russian infan-
try left its trenches before an enemy
attack in the Boyany region and is
retiring eastward, the war office an
nounces.
The retirement was occasioned by
the beginning of an offensive in the
region east of Czernowitz, Bukowina,
yesterday by the Germans and Aus
TRANS The troops retreated without
waiting for the attack on their
trenches, which were later occupied
by the enemy.
French Make New Gain.
Washington, Aug. 28-The gaIlantry
of the French troops before Verdun
carried them forward again today
when they attacked between Mormont
farm and La Chaume wood, and adj
vanced another thousand yards, cap
turing nearly a thousand prisoners.
The territory to the south Of Beau
mont heights and woods, almost to the
village of Beaumont, fell into their
hands, Notwithstanding the most Sc
we're German counter attacks, which
came under q vigorous fire from the
French artillery.