The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
Italians Push Ahead.

advance.
Italians Push Ahead.
Isorzo fTont-Italy's armies are still
''on the go" everywhere. Consider
able progress on the north wing OF
the attacking front and new sue
cesses'' on the southern flank were
reported by the war Office today. It
is emphasized that the Austrians are
hitting back with the utmost fury
along the whole line. but without sue
cess.
The total number of prisoners taken
since Sunday now exceeds 5000.
Unofficial dispatches report increas-
ing signs of Austrian wavering. All
point to the tremendous italian ar
tiIlery concentration which made pos
sible the successes of the last four
days. A report from Milan has it that
Trieste is about to be evacuated, In
view of the frequency of this report
in previous drives. it is not seriously
credited. but military experts have no
doubt that If the Italians maintain
their present rate of advance the
abandonment of the big PORT by the
Austrians will soon become a fact.
Canadians Attack.
Flanders and Lens-A brilliant ad-
vance by Manitoba troops to the
southwest of Lens was the outstand-
ing event of the day on the Anglo
German front. II went long way
toward pushing forward the southern
claw of the British "pinCer" that has
the coal city in its grasp.
The overseas troops smashed ahead
on a front of go yards to depth OF
between 200 and 400 yards.
Man to man fighting of the most
savage sort ensued Immediately after
the Manitobans' first onrush. From
a myriad of hiding places Teuton
machine gun crews opened murderous
volleys upon the attackers. But re-
gardless of the hail of bullets, the
Canadians pushed on and on, and at
latest accounts were fully holding
their own. In the heat Of the advance
German fighting planes swooped down
upon the onrUshinE columns and let
loose a terrific fussilade from their
machine guns British Ayers were
cTick in coming to the rescue. One
of the German machines was shot
down outright. another driven out of
control.
Raid U-BOat Bases.
From the Flanders front reassurins
reports were received today. All
doubts as to British progress there
yesterday were dispelled. Important
strategical advances were gained and
are firmly held
British aeroplanes descended upon
the U-boat pest base" at Zeebrugge
in a destructive raid. They also sue
Cessfully attacked a number OF aero
dromes and military works. An un-
official dispatch from the frontier re-
ports a British naval attack on Zee
brugge also. said to have been made
last night
The German war office today dis
puted all British progress in yester-
days fighting along a nine-mile front
except at two places. to the east of st.
Julien and on the Ypres Menin road.
Otherwise. Berlin asserts. the Teuton
lines were completely maintained
Nerdun-The Germans did not repeat
their Counter-attacks on either bank
of the Meuse. The French Contented
themselves with consolidating the
newly won ground. Artillery duels
ragged all night. with the French
"seventy-fves" having the upper hand
throughout. A small local gain was
made by the Poilus on the right bank
of the river to the north of Mortmont
Farm. Seventeen prisoners were
taken. The total netted by the drive.
which began last Monday, has reached
1888, including 1S5 officers and 800
wounded. Twenty-four cannon and
more than 200 machine guns have been
captured.