The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-03
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DRIVE IN BELGIUM
French and British Make Wide
Breach in the Fortified
German Lines.
TAKE 10 VILLAGES FIRST DAY
First obisctives Captured Without Sc.
rious Loss o Attacking Forces
-Pene1ra ed Two Miles.

Washington, August 1.-The great
assault of the entente allies Tor which
the big guns have been preparing for
three weeks has begun in Flanders
along a front of about twenty miles,
from Dixmude to south Of Ypres
around Warneton. Starting with the
first peep OF day the attack, carried
out jointly by French and British
troops-the Frenchmen holding the
line north Of Boesinghe and the Brit
ish between that town and Warneton
gained all that the entente plans had
sought. The Frenchmen were holding
two lines of captured German trenches
and Field Marshal Haig's men three
lines, in addition to ten or more towns
and villages and more than $500 pris-
oners.
Notwithstanding that the Teutons
had massed almost countless numbers
of guns and numerous fresh divisions
to hold back the foreseen onslaught,
the British and French carried out
their operations with dash and deter
mination. Indeed, at some points, so
determined were the attacking forces
that frequently they passed the as.
signed detectives and pressed on anu
took terrain that had not been figured
on for attainment. The casualties of
the allies we're relatively slight while
the Germans suffered heavily,
Although the latest reports are that
the Germans are launching a heavy
counter-attack against the allied line
at the point where the British and
French forces meet, statements from
the front say that the morale of the
allies is splendid while that of the
Germans is far below their normal.
A majority Of the positions taken
by the allies had been in the posses
sion of the Teutons since they invaded
Belgium. The French attack, which
resulted in the capture of Steenstrate,
was pushed on beyond that town and
penetrated the German lines to a
depth of nearly two and a half miles.
The British placed their deepest wedge
into the line to a depth of two miles.
Again the French troops operating
along the Aisne front have been en-
abled to put down strong attacks by
the army Of the German crown prince
at Hurtebise and Cerny and to as
sumo the offensive themselves and
advance their line along the entire
front.
Russians Turn on Teutons.
Washington, July 31.-0fficial dis
patches received here today indicate
that a turn in the tide Of retreat by
the Russians in East Galicia is begin.
ming. On several sectors the loyal
troops have halted and now are facing
the Austro- G ermans, offering resist
ance as best they can with their badly
depleted forces.
Although the stands they have made
have as yet been unsuccessful to any
great extent they serve to show thai
the spirit OF loyalty is still alive In
many Of the men of General Kornil
offs contingents and that 1t is moi
their purpose to surrender further
ground without a contest.
Numbers oVerwheIm Russ.
One Of the main attempts of tn,
Russians TO hold back the enemy ha'
been on the heights east of the RiyeI
Zbrocz which flows along the bOrdeI
between Galicia and Russia, but thel
have been compelled by Overwhelming
numbers to retire before the Austro
Germans, who crossed the stream,
The Teutons also have crossed thu
Galician frontier and nov are invading
Bukowina by way of the Suchawa val
ley, their immediate objective beinl
the town of Seletyn, while the fore
that recently was successful in ii
operations against the Russians in thu
region of Kirlababa has reached tn,
territory lying to the east Of the uT
per Moldavia valley.
German Spies Shot.
Notwithstanding the activity of GEL
man spies. who r trying to Great
disaffection in the Rumanian army
the Rumanians and Russians fightin.
near the northwestern border of RI
mania continue to press forward i
the Casin and Putna valleys, hayin
captured six additional villages an
added materially to the number Q
men prisoner and guns captured