The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-14
BRITISH TROOPS
RAID HUN LINE
PRISONERS AND MACHINE GUN
ARE BROUGHT BACK
si'i, ytiifaA'
ONE IOWA MAN PROBABLY LOST
Others Aboard The Tuscania Have
Been Accounted For-All SurVi-
vors Except the Injured Go
On Toward The Front

London, Feb. 12-British troops sue
cessfuly raided German defenses south
of Lobassee late yesterday "inflicting
many casualties at slight cost" and
capturing several prisoners and one
machine gun, Field Marshal Haig re-
ported today. g... ...s
A hostile raiding party was driven
off northwest of Epehy early today.
French Also Succeed.
Paris, Feb. 12.-French reconnoi-
tering over wide front was reported
by the war Office today. .....
North of Aislette and Boun Won
Vile number of enemy prisoners
were taken.
West of Remnanville French troops
penetrated the German lines and
brought back number of prisoners.
Survivors On To The Front
London, Feb 12-All of the suryi-
vors of the Tuscania with the excep-
ton of seventy who were injured and
are in an Irish hospital left Ulster
last night, it was announced here to-
day.
Iowa Men Reported Safe
Washington, ID. c., Feb 12-The list
of Iowa men among the Tuscania sur
vivors follows:
Ryan, Drew S., Ottumwa.
Albritton, Gallan T., Myakka City.
Blewett, Harry S., Dubuke.
Evans, John H.. State Center.
Hettershaw, Sam, Swea City.
Hopper, Lee Frank, Laporte City.
Hoyer, Verne b., Battle Creek.
Mann, Vernon H., Maquoketa.
McCaley, Wesley Leroy, Walker.
Fletcher, Ralph A, Marshalltown.
Long, Harry D., Nodaway.
Rist, Lewis B., Algona.
Hazlett, Dale c., West Liberty.
Morris, Guy, Bedford.
Reich, HerscherW., Moravia.
Smith, Carl c., Monroe.
Toizia, Leo F., Monroe.
Werner, Henry W., Laporte City.
Vinquist, Carl, Des Moines.
Wingler, William W., Riverside.
Lawrence, William D., Webster City.
Pelley, Clyde c., Cedar Rapids.
One Iowa Man Lost
Iowa's loss on the Tuscania has mar
rowed to one. Clyde C. Pellem of
Cedar Rapids is the one missing lowan
The others, including William D. Law
renee, who was believed to have been
missing until today, are accounted for.
Austrians In New k::t:2ck
,,alian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Feb. 12-The Austrians have
launched another attack against the
Italian positions east of the Brenta
river along the same Frenzella leading
to the plain where the Italians recently
defeated them with heavy losses, The
artillery opened fiercely yesterday,
continuing throughout the day, first
on the left side of the valley, and then
on the right. Evidently the purpose
was to regain the stregetic heights OF
Monte Val Bella and the Col Del Rosso
from which the Sassari brigade and
BersagIieri had driven them back.
An intense lemonade was followed
by an infantry advance, which was
first conferred against Monte Val Bella
and Col Del Rosso, but RECOMMENDATION
of the Italian batteries checked and
finally stopped the advance. ..
Another drive was made at Masasso
ROssp further east, where the enemy
tried to break into the old trenches
lying ahead of the Italian lines, but
here, too, the powerful concentration
OF the Italian batteries checked the
progress at the first advance. posts.
Berlin, Feb. II. = Austrian forces
cleared Italian support positions on
the southern slopes of Sasso Rosso and
captured one hundred and seventy
men it was officially announced this
evening by the war office.