The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-02-01
SNOW FAILS TO
STOP ITALIANS
Spectacular Drive Against the
TeuIOns Carried Out Sue
Cessiully by Them.
CAPTURE STRONG POSHlON Ms
Strong Counter Attacks Failed Il
Shake Hold of Victors-Little Do
ing on West Front.

SNIOH9 GUNNER ANtdSkS FdhSO "
Shake Hold Of Vlctors-Little Do
ing on West Front.
Washington, Jan. 30-Notwithstand
ing the fact that deep SHOWS still
cover the ground the Italians have
carried out a spectacular drive aga inst
the Austro-G German lines successfully
in the mountain region of norther
Italy and captured strong positions
and more than 1900 men.
The blow was delivered on the Ash
ago plateau sector and the enemy pc.
sitions penetrated were held lena.
ciously, Notwithstanding strong coun.
ter attacks, in which the Austro-Ge Ter.
mans were repulsed with heavy cas-
ualties. The Berlin war office, in ad-
hitting the reverse to the Teuto nie
allied line, asserts that the Italians
repeatedly tried to bring up reinforce
ments to widen the breaches they
had made in the enemy front but that
their efforts failed and $50 Italians
Were captured.
That airplanes aided materially in
the fighting, full details of which have
not been received, is indicated in the
Italian official communication, W hich
as erts that during the progress Of
the battle the enemy lost twelve air
craft.
The victory of the Italians at this
particular point is of considerable sig
nificance because OF the fact that late
ly, since the encmy's strong ate Empti
to break through from the hill region
to the Venetian plain failed around
Monte Tomba and sectors west. The
Austro-G Germans have been bring GIN
up achievements in the Asiago dis
trict preparatory to a further series
Of attacks to reach the lowland
around Bassano and Vicenza.
Aside from this battle no importan
D infantry operations have been re cord
( ed, although the Germans have beel
y operating with their artillery on
somewhat extensive scale on the ARA
y front and have carried out raiding Of
e erations on several other see.ors Q
Field Marshal Haig's line.
y Finland Revolt Spreading.
Stockholm, Jan. 29-The long threa
u ened revolution in Finland has begu
e in the eastern provinces and is sDreat
> ing, according to sparse reports reael
9 ing Haparanda. The Red Guard is n
! ported to have occupied the railwa
station at Helsingfors, all the foreig
Il consuls have left the capital and shar
fighting is reported around and in "
: borg. The Red Guard is holding Rik
maxi aud other important functions
:, The forces OF law and order in He
: singfors are powerless because tn
city is commanded by the guns OF Ru
Z sian warships, which are liz the hand
: of Bolsheyiki sailors. The commanI
= ant of the flset summoned the city
= authorities, including President Svh
: hnfyud and the Socialist leaders,
: his ship and demanded that the 90
!. eminent White Guard be immed iate'
= "disbanded. He threatened to leve Il
!, city to the ground ii the order WI
disobeyed. NJ. Syinhufyud replied Il
demand could not be complied with,
Anarchy Prevails.
London, Jan. pa Reuter-, Limite
] dispatch from Stockholm says III
n since 1880 o'clock Sunday mornil
80 telegraphic communication betweI
Stockholm and Petrograd has been
t%errupted, and that the telegraph st
ton at Nystad has reported that R,
10 Guards have cut the wires.
!. Complete anarchy prevails throug
4. out Finland" says the orrespo ndel
~ 'The misery of the population has be,
81 increased by a declaration Of the b
sheyist government that It conside
m Itself compelled, by eason of its pr
aiples, to support the Finnish reyo
~tionaries in their struggle against 4
B~ourgeoisie."
Germans Plan O-boat bloNN.
ie Washington, Jan. 2S.--Warning ii
'oi the Germans are preparing for "A gre
an submarine offensive against the Am,
'u' lean lines Of communication wi
France, in connection with the |
pending Teutonie drive against I
West front, is given by Secretary !
ker in his weekly military I'eyiI
made public tonight by the War !
partment.
ed Early Hearing for News PiratIna Cas-
TO Washington, Jan. 29.-The SupreI
OF Court agreed today to expedite
he appeal on proceedings brought by
40 Agsociated Press TO prevent the Dir