Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-25
AuStrians Are Stripping Triest
OfValuables and Sending
Them to Vienna.
$1,000 OF FOE CAPTIVES
Russians Fall Back East Of
Riga Without Giving Bat
tie, Says Berlin.

The great offensive of the Italians
along the Isonzo front daily continues
to gain impetus and apparently the
strong Austrian counter-attack no.
where has been able TO stem the tide
that is bringing General Cadorna's
men gradually closer to their OBJ
iective.
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 in France the French
army is holding its gains of the early
week unhampered by the German
infantry, but with the guns of the
crown prince raking the line at vari-
GUS points.
Athens the Canadians have worked
their way further into the environs of
the coal city and in Belgium near
Ypres Field Marshal Haig's men have
been victorious in a two days battle,
making gains over their front vary
ing in depth from half a mile to a few
hundred yards, Notwithstanding the
tenacious resistance of the legions Of
Crown Prince Rupprecht.
On both the northern and southern
ends Of the battle line in the Ausro-
Italian thelter, the Italians have
pressed forward their line for con-
siderable gains against the Austrians.
The counter.attacks Of the Austrians
are Of the most extreme violence but
nowhere have they been able to dis
lodge the Italians. An Instance of
this is the holding for three days UNI
der the most vicious counter-strokes
OF an Austrian position captured south
of Desso Faiti. More than 10000
prisoners are already taken by the
Italians.
STRIP TRIEST OF VALUABLES.
Although the exact extent of the
Italian offense has not yet become
apparent and the objective aimed at
is not definitely known, Gen. Cadorna
over the entire 81 miles of the fight
ing front has everywhere made pro-
gress and the Austrians are reported
unofficially to be stripping Triest of
its valuables and moving them to
Vienna and other places-seeming
evident that the Austrians anticipate
where the Italians final blow will fall.
Chief British military observer
Major General Maurice, says the
Italians already have gained an inn
portant victory which gives promise
of developing into a victory of the
first magnitude.
East of Riga the Russians have
fallen back before the enemy all along
the line. The German official COM
munication, in announcing the Ger
man gains in this region, says the
Russians evacuated positions without
battle, previously having de-
villages behind them. -
In the south in Volhynia the Ger
mans also have 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 the Teutonic al
lies counter-attacks.
PETROGRAD FEARS CONFLICT.
In Russia the political situation
again is to the fore. Petrograd news
papers take the pessimistic view that
unless an agreement between the con-
lending political groups is reached at
he approaching extraordinary nation
Il council to be held at Moscow, open
conflict must follow. 81
The constituent assembly elections
nave been postponed until Nov. %.
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