The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-25
HALF MILLION VETERANS
REINFORCE THE TEUTON
ARMIES
$500 Hundred Men Are
Taken
Real Purpose Unlnown-Magni-
tude of French Victory Grows
Over Nine Thousand Ger
mans Surrender to Gauls.
Il. \. S. War Summary

q. y. s. War Summary
Developments of the highest pos
sible Importance and of world wide
interest have marked the war situa-
tiOn during the past "a hours Briefly
the are:
A great new army, composed OF
German and AustrO- Hungarian troops
and supported by German artillery
has begun an offensive against the
Italians. Ground has been gained at
three points along a twenty mile front
from Flitsch to the Bainsizza plateau,
hut the italian lines are holding firm.
This is the first time that the Ger
man army has been sent into the
Italian theatre of war and the action
of the German general staff in doing
so is considered highly significant.
Following the great French victory
north of the Aisne river in France
where the French are driving against
the defenses of the German fortress
of LaOn, indications have arisen point
ing to another German retirement
French aviatOrs report that the Ger
mans are telling forests and are des-
| trOying villages, bridges and rail-
ways Just as they did before their re-
treat from the SOmme. It is reported
also that the Germans have ordered
the civilian population TO evacuate
Menin on the Franco Belgian frontier.
The Russian civilian population has
begun the evacuation Of KrOnstadt,
the chief fortress defending PetrO-
grad on the sea side, Il is officially
announced in the Russian capital.
This indicates that the Russians fear
that the mighty German fleet in the
Baltic will force the gulf of Finland
in an effort to get at PetrOgrad.
krOnstadt is the main base of Russia's
Baltic sea fleet Offsetting this, how
ever, was the official announcement of
the Russian war office that the Ger
mans continue to fall back along the
northern end of the eastern front.
PETROGRAD, Oct 25-To the north
of F'riedrichstadt (Dvina river front)
the Germans continue their retirement
said a dispatch from headquarters to-
day. Russian advanced detachments
have reached the line of Felwark-
, Opery Webs-S -Starust- -Subak, where all
, forces have been consolidated in their
new positions.
e Russian reconnoitering parties re-
? port that Kovel, Loushi, Alsen and
! RakOr have all been evacuated by the
Germans.
4 Russian cavalry has reached Tour
- goi in the Hochenahrt forest. South
= east of Mabairia-Kroppenho the Rus
= SLAMS have occupied a monastery.
T The situation on Dago island is un-
n changed.
o General Dou1imin. General Alexieff,
a Admiral Werdersky and Admiral
g Werkhovsky all state that the Ger
/ man operations on the Baltic were
If undertaken with the aim of depress-
II ing the Russian masses and attempting
II to bring about a separate peace.
i Kronstadt which the civilians are
le leaving, lies 20 miles west of Petro-
Ig grad on Kotlin island, at the eastern
i extremity of the gulf of Finland. The
fortress is made up of numerous de-
AZ fensive works and shore batteries and
ct there is a good harbor The fortress
Is of KrOnstadt reyOlted against the
s. Russian provisional government dur
ne ing the summer and the leaders ther
IN threatened to march on Petrograd
H. but the rebellion died a natural deatt
ne after many loyal soldiers and sailor:
n had been executed by the mutineers.
at
It. WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-Germany
at ldSl mas accepted Italy as danger
Sc Gus enemy. That was the construc.
Ill tion today placed on the new Austro
he German offensive against Italian posi-.
er tions in the Tyrolean, Carnia and Ison
e 20 regions by American military ex
IL perts. They accepted the new move
We ment as serious and believe that il
ca has for its object a lessening of tn,
i'm Anglo-French pressure on the western
to front
he Officials said today that up to tn,
ay present stage no German troops hav
all been engaged in the front line agains
Ter the Italians. They have been held il
reserve at various points although
German artillery has been used side b
side with the Austrian.
Al German veterans have been KEEP
m back, up until the present momen
On. and the fact that they now are en-
er- gagged leads war experts here to be
lieve that Germany's hand has bee
raj forced by the situation at home.
Tas The successes against the Russian
have not made any real impressio
BILE throughout Germany. They have nc
ills been received in the light of big vi,
eed tories in Germany while throughol
oil all Austria there has been bitter crit
will cism because the Austrians have bee