Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
.PETRoGRAD MOVEMENT
OF SLAV FORCES HALTED
They Begin to Dig In and, Ap-
parently, Prepare to Make
Stand If Attacked.
NEW LINE IN L1voNIA DEFINED
Cadorna Meeting With Desperate Re-
sistance in Drive Toward
Trieste.
IBy Associated Press.1

Russia's probable new limo in Livonia.
following tho retreat from the Riga
region under Won Hindenburg's pres
sure. Ia now beginning to define itself.
Tho retroErade movement, which has
been showing signs Of slackening for
tho past day or two. now appears to
have i'een definitely halted In some
arc digging in. and evidently preparing
to mako a stand II attacked.
Berlins report reveals this state Of
arairs more clearly than Petrograd's.
Judging, from the German statements.
tho Russian limo now extends from
west Of Kokenhusen, on the Dvina,
about twelve miles east OF Friedrich
stadt. and approximately fifty -five
miles southeast Of Riga. northwest
through the town Of Bending. twelve
miles west OF Venden. and on to the
coast OF the Gulf OF Riga. Thus the
front orthwest OF Dvinsk. instead Of
curvtng sharply to the west just be-
yond Jacobstadt. as it did to take in
tho Riga district, now leaves the
Dvina there. and continues on in al
most q 'aight line to tho coast.
On both tho German and Russian
sides the opinion seems to prevail that
the new German invasion will not
proceed much farther this fall.
AUsThIANS CLAIM DECIDED
REVERSE FOR ITALIANS
On ,the Austro-Italian front, General
C2dorna seems to be meeting with
more desperate resistance than before
in hts drive toward Trieste. An Aus
triap report, the date, OF which lis .un-
certain. claims a decided reverse for
the italians in their effort to hold the
ground won in the Carso region, where
Apstria's best troops are massed for
thb protection Of her great seaport.
TIE driving OF the Italians from the
virinity OF Monte San Gabrielle, north
east OF Gorilla. is also claimed.
There has been no hint of such set
backs in the Italian reports of the
phst day or two. and the Austrian
statement possibly refers to ground
admittedly lost temporarily by the
Italians few days ago in both these
sectors. The tone OF the recent Italian
Statements has been confident, espe-
cially as regards the fighting in the
Monte San Gabrielle region. where an
f4Idildu VlCtOTy virtually was predicted,
1T IS conceded. however. that the
Italian troops are engaged in an ex-
traordinarny severe struggle.
yEHDUN AGAIN BECOMING
CHIEF CENTER OF INTEREST
On the Franco-Belgian front, Yer
dun seems again to be developing into
the chief center OF interest. Berlin,
at least. indicates a serious effort by
the French to renew their successes In
this battle-scarred area. The French
launched an attack on wide front
Friday night centering their effort east
Of the Meuse. between Samogneux and
the t-Vacherauville road, saws
the German War Office, which claims a
repulse inflicted upon General Petain.
Saturday morning. however, after
drumflre. the attack was renewed, the
front Of the drive apparently being
extended as far to tho east as Bezon.
vaur. the point on which the French
right flank hinged in the recent sue.
cessful offensive.
In none Of the other war theaters
have there been actions of wide i'm.
portance.