Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-22
North of Verdun General Pc
tain Captures More Impor-
tant Positions From Crown
Prince,
C0UNTER-ATTACKS OF
TEUT0NS ARE CRUSHED
Russians Hold Ground in Ga
Iicia and Bukowina butt
Yield to MaCkensen in Ru-I
mania.
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Hard smashes at the German line
in France again have been productiv,
of important gains for the entente al
lies. North of Verdun the Frencl
have captured additional points OF
vantage while the Canadians have
fought their way forward nearer tc
the heart of the town of Lens. taking
1000 yards of positions west and
northwest of the town.
All the counter-attacks by the Ger.
man crown princes forces against
General Petain's men on the newly
captured ground in the Verdun secto,
have been ill-starred, those of Crown
Prince Rupprecht against the doughty
Canadians at last accounts had
brought nothing more than an aug
mentation of the already terrible cas-
uaities his troops have suffered in
their attempts to save the important
coal center from capture.
Meet In Open Field.
Under d canopy of mist the Canad-
ians and Germans met at daylight in
the open of No Mans Land northwest
of Lens, neither expecting the other.
Springing at their foe with their usual
intrepidity the Canadians put the Ger
mans to the bayonet and forced them
to scurry, seeking haven of safety in
side their trenches. Here. however,
the Germans apparently were no
more secure than in the open, for
again with the bayonet and with
bombs the Canadians did great exc
cution, killing or wounding many of
the occupants and putting the others
to flight
West of Lens, aided by a heavy ar
tillery fire, the Canadians also ad-
vanced pushing the Germans further
into the environs of the town. To
both the captured positions the Ca
nadians are holding tenaciously, al
ready having put down with heavy
losses three strong counter attacks
two on the northwest and one west of
the town.
Capture More Ground
North of Verdun, on both sides of
the River Meuse, the French troops
have kept up their vigorous offensive
started Monday and have been re-
warded by the capture Of additional
important positions. West of the
river, Cote EOie, a point of consider
able strategic value, and the village
of Regneville have been taken, while
east of the stream the village of Sam
ogneux and fortified trenches over
a front of about mile and a half,
Samogneux with the de-
fenses on Hill 344 are in the hands OF
General Petain's men.
Counter-attacks by the Germans all
along the new front have been re-
pulsed by the French.
In addition to more than 5000 pris~
oncrs taken by the French in Mon
days advance, additional captures re-
suited from the attacks of Tuesday.
Germans Claim Victory.
The German war office, possibly
with the idea of heartening the people
at home, says counter-attacks by the
Germans have driven out the French
from almost all the positions they cap
tured on the Verdun front. 1t adds
that the German troops and their
leaders anticipate favorable conclu-
sion of the Verdun battle.
In the Austro-Italian theater the
terrific drive of the Italians Is causing
he Austrian line to crack at numer
1us points. The Austrians are resist