Show SERBIANS FIERCELY Y ASSAULT BULGAR CENTER CENTERLINES LINES Savage Fighting by Italians Reported Riga Offensive Comes to Rest By Dy Associated Press PARIS Sept 1 French French troops on the Aisne front opened an offensive yesterday afternoon in in the H urtebise region In one sweep they carried all their objectives on a front of more moro than three-quarters three of a mile to a depth of more than yards By Dy International News Service LONDON Sept 1 While While bad weather continues to retard operations in the west savage fighting was re reported reported reported re- re ported today from the Italian n eastern and Macedonian fronts Despite the terrific heat prevailing in i Macedonia powerful British and ber- ber ser ser-I blan assaults were launched against I Ithe the German Bulgar-German center They were were preceded by violent drumfire which at points on the river reached I Ian an intensity hitherto unknown on that fronta front S a That hat the lull in the fighting around Riga at the northern end of the castera eastern eastern east cast ern era front did not mean a complete suspension of the German offensive was indicated by advices from Petrograd Petrograd Petrograd Petro- Petro grad today These dispatches reported report report- ed a renewal of the cannonading in that hat district and the presence of numerous numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu German warships at the en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance to the gulf of Riga indicating that a concerted land and sea attack I may be contemplated I IBy By Dy United Press I MOSCOW Sept 1 Premier I.-Premier Premier Kerensky Kerensky Keren- Keren I sky sley sent word to the American people peo peo- pIe through the United Press today that he the Moscow conference conference confer confer- nation is ence has shown th the whole preparing act actively vely to make sacrifice for tor forthe forthe the country's defense The national assembly he told the United Press was convoked for two vo objects First it was considered necessary to get acquainted with the needs and opinions of the country and tell the whole bare baie truth to the representatives represents represents- tives of all classes and all races apropos apropos apropos apro apro- pos of Russia's crisis Second it was to Impress o on the national consciousness the necessity for union of all for tor defense of the country and of liberty After consultation of the temporary government with about 2500 representatives representatives representatives represent represent- of the people thus assembled I am confident both objects have ha been attained Can the allies feel that Russia as asa asa asa I a result of the meeting will continue vigorous warfare he ho was vas asked We Ve are convinced a majority of the people are overwhelmingly democratic and that the whole nation is preparing actively to make male sacrifice for the country country's country's coun coun- try try's s dense defense the premier declared All sides s are willing to make the concessions necessary for united ef effort effort ef- ef fort he ho added I I am sure tho the nation nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion tion's s impassioned impulse resulting from learning the whole truth will willi not fade away but will burn with an anever anever anever ever increasing flame |