The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
One Month Of Italian Often
sive Has Been Very Costly
to Dual Monarchy,
Germany's Ally.
FIGHTING CONTINUES
Kaiser Coco to Riga to Assist II
Celebrating Capture OF Russian
City by His
Troops.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Sept. s.-Austrla mas
lost at least 10000 killed, wounoeo
and taken prisoner by Italian 1orces
since August 8. when GeneEal Gau-
orna assumed his great offensise'
Prisoners alone total more than thlI-
ty thousand. ,,.
official dispatches received tooay.
They indicated the tremendous orolh
IN the dual monarchys man power
which has forced Vienna to demand
reinforcements OF Berlin.
Fighting was continuing violently
at two points on the battle 'front.'
around Monte st. Gabriel and south
Of Hemada. st. Gabriel was still q
Stumbling block, in the Italian ao-
vance Il has Deenisin the hands OF
General Cadorna's troops at least
five times now, but on each occasion
Austrian counter attacks made Pc
pardIess of staggering casualties
have wrested it from them.
The fighting on the Hermada sec
FOR was in series OF desperate
counter attacks by the Austrlans.
New and picked troops were engaSeu.
n Is here that Austria evidently ieels
the menace to Trieste is strongest
and has massed her greatest FORCES
to repel the advance.
Rome described the situation as
entirely satisfactory today for the
Italian troops.
Kaiser at Riga.
AMSTERDAM. Sept. S.-kalsef
Wilhelm is at Riga celebrating cap
ture of the Russian Baltic sea port
according to dispatches received from
Berlin today. The German emperor
reviewed his victorious troops there
and distributed numerous decora-
tions. He also announced appoint
ment of General Won Alien as COVER
nor Of the city.
Downs Twelfth Plane.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
AFuELD, Sept. S.-Lieut Raoul Luz
berry, of the Lafayette escadrllle'
downed another German plane yes
terday. According to official citation,
II was his twelfth victim.
Trench citations take into account
oniv enemy machines which fall with
In the French lines. United Press
on Thursday unof11cially
credited Lufberry with a twelfth vic
tim on Tuesday, but presumably tnls
did not fall within the French lines
and was therefore not credited to the
American flyer.]
Marshal Haig's Report.
LONDON, Sept. S.-Raids and pat
rol fighting weR all Field Marshai
Haig had to report from the front TO
day. ,, :,
:.In the neighborhood of Gayrelle,
he said, eve carried out small sue
cessful raid at night.
..Northeast of St. Julien there was
patrol fighting at night, with consld-
erable enemy casualties.
Around Langemarch there was
heavy enemy shelling."
No Advance on Petrograd.
AMSTERDAM, Sept S.-The Ger
mans ARE unlikely to continue their
offensive toward Petrograd this year,
according to IAN important person
ality" quoted today by the Berlin
correspondent Of the Politken.
American Aviator Killed.
PARIS, Sept S.-Corporal Everett
Buckley, Of the Lafayette escadrille,
a resident of Chicago. was killed
Thursday morning in an attack with
two American flyers against five
German planes, according to word re-
ceived here today.
Buckley fell with his machine
which had been ignited by an in
cendiary bullet.
The young Chicagoan with two 9TH
er Lafayette flyers was attacked
suddenly at great height by five
German aviators. A lively fight en-
sued, the seven great battle planes
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