The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-17
AUSTRIANS ARE
PRAYING FOR PEACE
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PRAYING FOR PEACE
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torpedo was fired at this American
liner but missed by fifty feet, Gun
ners fired one shot at random. as no
] submarine was visible.
/ Wireless warnings against y boats
! off the American coast were picked
up by this liner Friday afternoon, pas
sengers said They declared the
message came from cape Race, British
station. No trace of the submarine
reported as Smelling a vessel off Nan
tucket Friday morning, had been found
| today.
Violent Artillery Fire.
PARIS, Sept. 17.-German artillery
! fire ragged into a crescendo OF ylo-
lence at several sectors on the
French front in the Apremont forest
last night, preceding temporarily
successful attack, The war office
statement today said the Apremont
assault gained the enemy a foothoid,
but that counter attacks by French
forces drove the Germans out.
Another violent German surprise
attack in the Vosges failed. In other
sectors, the statement reported vto-
lent artillery fire.
Bombs Are Dropped.
LONDON, Sept, 17.-British navy
planes scored hits aginst large Ger
man destroyer and several trawlers
in an air raid carried out between Os-
tend and Blankenberghe, the admiral
ty announced today.
The planes bombed destroyers,
trawlers and drifters of the enemy.
.-One large destroyer was hit amid
ships and one and probable two out
of four trawlers were sunk" the ad-
miralty declared.
Raidina Operations.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-English and
Scottish regiments last night carried
out successful raiding operations east
of Epehy, Field Marshal Haig re-
ported today.
| In the neighborhod of the Arras-
Douai railway and southeast of Oak
relle, he said, several of the enemy
were taken prisoners and two ma
chine guns captured. Many Germans
were killed. Dugoutss trench NOR
tars, emplacements and ammunition
dumps were Destroyed with explo-
sives.
East of the Ypres, Haig reported
! hostile artillerytng during the night.
American Agency Wrecked.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE
! American consular agency at Dun
kirk France, was wrecked by Ger
man bomb September Z, but the con-
sular agent, Benjamin Morel, and the
archives were unframed.
Morel is citizen of France and
the agency has been in his family for
three generations.
italians Still Advancing.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-"The
Italian offensive cannot be considered
ended" state department Rome
cables today stated.
italian operations in the Balkans
indicate a new offensive there while
the troops of General Cadorna are
winning fresh victories In the Biansiz.
"a valley. Preparations are being
made for continuing the general ad'
vance on positions beyond San Ga
brieI."
In the last three days twenty Aus
trian regiments have made futlle at
tempts to take the Italian position on
the peak Of Monte San Gabriel. Rome
dispatches stated. Today the on
slaughts continue with terrific losses
to the Austrian troops. Along t9e
lVojusa, large troop movements OF
lBulgarians have been observed to re-
inforce enemy positions opposite the
new italian offensive.
.~ls
Italy has spent 7,7b1,ooo,ooo hres
ion the war. The nation is assured
sufficient food supply this winter
The wheat crop will total more tnan
100000 900 hundred weight which is
100000 hundred weight in excess OF
1915. A corn crop of 21,0o0,000 hun.
dred weight IS expected.