The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-07
BERLIN Joy AT.
FALL OF RIGA is
NOT UNALLOyED
Italians Continue 10 Go Forward
Toward Trieste and British
Smash In Belgium
PETR0GRAD SERIOUS BUT
NOT YET DESP0NDENT
Haig Prepares For Another Drive
In Flanders, Which Germans
Are Preparing Fer
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NEW YORK, September g.
IN Along the Riga front the
Russians are continuing to fall
back in full retreat, but whether
to prepared positions or simply
until able to rally is not apparent
from the dispatches which reach
here from Petrograd 1t is an
nounced in the Russian capital
that while the seriousness Of the
situation is recognized, with the
Russian line cut and the hold of
the Russians upon the coast at
Riga torn away, no danger to the
capital Is looked for.
German correspondents at the
front with King Leopold state
that the assault upon the. Riga
lines was carefully prepared for
during several weeks and that the
advance is being made according
to the calculations, no difficulty
in forcing the passage of the
Dvina and in encircling the city
having been experienced.
BERLIN CELEBRATES
Berlin, which is celebrating the
fall Of Riga, reports that several
thousand prisoners and one hun
drcd and fifty guns have been
taken in the advance and that
Riga has been entered and occu-
pied. The Russians had attempt
ed to destroy the city before fin
ally cvacuating it and the Ger
mans found it in flames i'll several
places.
Kaiser Wilhelm, in a congratu-
latory message to Prince eopold,
commander OF the northern Ger
man armies, asked the command
err to convey the thanks Of himself
and the German people to the Of
hCers and men for the brilliant
victory. eliminating i'll the cap
ture Of Riga.
"Your success said Kaiser
Wilhelm, "iS due to your far-see-
ing leadership and a will OF steel.
Go onward with Godr
WARSHIPS COOPERATED
German warships, according to
official dispatches, played an inn
portant part in compelling the
Slar evacuation of Riga and Tx
hall, raining shells on the cities
and coast line and preparing for
the forward movement OF German
troops.
In discussing the victory, the
Tages Ieitung OF Berlin says that
this "must convince all Germans
that we are cOnQuerOrs.
1t was announced Yesterday in Wash.
ington that the administration officials
thArn h,I EnA,,1,I,rn thFAn tUnak1
of the Russian decision to evacuate
Riga and not attempt to hold it, but
the lack Of definite news from that sec.
ton of the front, while waiting for
the Germans to move, created uneasI-
ness as to the actual situation.
Italians Push On
While Berlin is celebrating the fall
Of Riga, General Cadorna 5 legions are
steadily forcing their way towards
Trieste, to prevent the capture of which
Won llindenburg has despatched two
divisions of BaYarians to reinforce the
Austrians.r Ia- al i .,..
The Italian progress is as rapid as
the nature of the country will admit,
the guns being dragged forward to
smash the Austrian defenses, the in
fnntry advancing and occupying these
aud the guns being brought forward
again. Systematically the Aust rian
army is being wiped out as it falls
back. Austrian prisoners report that
they have been suffering from both
hunger and thirst, the Italian barrage
preventing supplies from reaching the
front for two and three days ut Il
time. ~.
The Italians have reached the foot of
Monte San Gabriel, which the Aus
trims have fortified heavily. These
drfrnsrs are being slowly battered
down and the italian infantry is creep,
ing up the SLOPE
On Tuesday night, Italian airmen
raided the Austrian naval base at Polo
dropping nine tons of bombs. Follow.
ing the explosions, great fires were oh
served to break out.
British Ready to Strike
,On the Flemish front, General Haig 5
men are again b0tteTing the German