Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-20
INTENSE BoMBARDMENT
OF THE GERMAN LINES
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Bombardment by The British artiI.
lery of the German lines in the Yprea
sector. In Flanders. continues most in.
tense, but there has been no infantry
movement In force. An attack on 4
larger scale than the usual. daily raids
probably is imminent.
Notwithstanding that virtually ali
the recent London official statements
have been similarly lacking in records
of major operations, tho British cas-
ualty lists disclose there has been
heavy lighting. Casualties !. on all
fronts reported during the week ended
Tuesday. for instance. totaied mure
than $1,000. OF which the killed numa
bered 1880. :srys
Point Is given these facts to tho re-
cent reports of correspondents that, de-
spite the laconic official announcements.
the British activities are by no mems
as unimportant as they might seem,
and that all arms Of the British service
are being constantly employed in the
process of wearing down the German
resistance. The German casualties ter
specific periods are lot o readily avail.
able but observers at the front CAL
culate them as extremely heavy In the
sort of lighting now in progress
Berlin apparently is much exercised
over the ever-increasing volume of
shells from the British big guns.
From the Houtholst wood. northeast bf
ipres. to the River Lys. on the Belg3-
French border, Berlin reports, the Brit
ish fire has been destructive Field
Marshal Haig's artillery increased ha
volume of shots to Grum fire several
times.
FRENCH MAKE RAIDS
INTO GERMAN DEFENsEs
AS on the front in Flanders ,-and
Artois. there ha sheen no major opera.
ton on the French portion of the
western front. At several points from
the Aisne Valley to Lorraine the
French have made raids into the Gers
man defenses. Here. too, the expendi.
ture of ammunition is great especially
on the .Aisne front and northeast OF
Nerdun.
Berlin minimizes the da mage done By
French airplanes in their extens;Se
raids last Sunday over German cities
In Wurttemberg. -.henish Prussia. and
upper Alsace. 1t declares only onn
casualty occurred. and that while at
two places damage was Gone to build.
ihgs and attacks on half a dozen other
towns resulted in no mat erial carnage
three of the attacking airplanes vers
shot down.
The Italians have been more active
on the Trentino front. harassing the
enemy with raids and strong artillery
fire. In a forward movement near
Carzano. in the Sugana Valley. east OF
Trent, the Italians captured 700 prist
oners. Austro-Hungarian attacks on
the Bainsizza plateau continue but
General Cadorna's men have held the n,
tor no gains.
While the infantry has been virs
tually idle on the northern end of tho
eastern front, the Rouma mans continue
their offensive in the mountain region
northwest of Fokshani. Aloldavia. At
tacking the Austro- German defenses
south of Grozechti. near Ocna. the Rous &
manians captured a. height. Berlin
reports that the Roumanians at, first
successful, were driven from the post3
tions. suffering casualties and losing
prisoners.
News dispatches from Norway report
the sinking of two German submarines,
one of which Is said to have been sent
down by an armed AM erican steamer
and the other by a British destroyer;
a half-dozen prisoners were secured
from the two U-boats +
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