Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
BRITISH FORCES MAKE
ANOTHER HEAVY RAID
Pierce German Lines And Take
5000 More Prisoners
BUILDING MANY AIRSHIPS
Total Of 20, 900 For Use In The Wal
Against Germany-Enemy Raid
ers Busy In Pacific.

| Field Marshal Haig yesterday de-
livered another powerful blow upon
the German lines east of Ypres, and
his troops are now in possession of
newly conquered territory on a front
of more than eight miles, having
penetrated the foes positions, at the
most advanced point of the attack,
| to depth of about mile and half.
The British assault, which covered
the territory from the region north of
Langemarck, on the Ypres-Staden
railway, to point south of Tower
Hamlets Ca height to the south of the
Ypres-Monin highroad) was complete
ly successful, according to Field
Marshal Haig's report, all its objec-
tives having been gained.
The crest of the main ridge, which
dominates the German positions 70
the east of the Ypres salient, is in
British hands up to point 1000
yards north of the village of Broo-
seinde (half mile each of the Zoune-
beke Station, on the Ypres Reuters
Railway, which was captured in yes
terday's advance.
Prisoners are pouring back to the
British rear lines in greater number
than in the earlier push" more than
5000 having been collected already
Two German sea raiders, armed
with machine guns. rifles, and bombs,
are rowing in the Pacific Ocean look
ing for merchant prey. One is the
Lutece, a French schooner, captured
by the crew of the German raider See
adler, which was abandoned after
running on the rocks of Mopena Is
land, The other raider is a motor
sloop, in which five of the Seeadlers
complement sailed from Mopena. Be-
fore being wrecked the Seeadler cap
tured three American schoners-the
c. Slade, the A. B. Johnson, and the
Manila.
The first intimation that the See
adler had recently been at work in
the South Pacific, was wrecked, and
passed its mission on to motor sloop
and the captured French schooner,
was contained in an official announce
ment issued by the avy Department
last night.
without comment the Department
gave out the text of part of report
from the naval officer in command at
Tutuila Island, in the South Pacific
The Navy Department is making
every effort to relieve forty-four ma
rooned men who were on the Seead-
ler when wrecked at Mopena, and who
were abandoned to their fate on that
lonely island when the officers and
crew of the Seeadler set sail in their
new raiding craft.
Building Many Airplanes.
Contracts have been let by the War
Department for the construction of
10000 airplanes for use in the war
against Germany. This is practical
ly the whole number of airplanes for
which provision was made in the
$640 900 900 aviation bill. One-fourth,
or about 5000, of these will be built
abroad, the other $4,000 being built
in this country
Aviators are being trained in "a fly
ing schools and in a number of
ground schools Their final training
will be on foreign soil. The plans Of
the army contemplate the delivery of
motors, planes. equipment and men
so that all may be available as rap
idly as one is ready for the other.
A great number of American avi-
ators have been sent abroad, where
they are now undergoing intensive
training behind several of the battle
fronts. More than 80 allied air ex-
perts are in this country, composing
what may be called an international
aviation general staff, in connection
with the development of Americas
great military aerial force. When
the first American military airplane
is sent to Europe. and Secretary
Bakers says this will be done with
in reasonable time, it will be of Amer
ican manufacture from the tip of its
propellers to the engine, machine gun
and camera
These are some of the facts that
stand out in a statement issued by
Secretary of War Baker summariz-
ing. as far as it can without giving
away military secrets, the progress
thus far made with the aviation pro-
gram adopted under the s640.00O,0 600
appropriation.