Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
DRIVE At GERMANS
AFTER ESCAP| ING
ENVELOP|NG MOVE
Apparently All But Few of
Most Exposed Parties
Get Clear.
BERLIN CLAIMS TAKING
OF 1000 PRISONERS
Speedy Counterattacks by Byng's
Forces Check Teuton Push
in Cambria Sector.
HUNS LOSSES ALSO HEAVY
No Further Efforts Made by In.S
vaders to Break Into
Italian Line.
HUNS LOSSES ALSO HEAVY
No Further Efforts Made by In,
vaders to Break Into
Italian Line. sa.
1Rv Aasociat.dpr pre.a1

General Byngs troops In the Cam
bral salient, In Northern France, were
on the aggressive again Saturday, at
tacking the Germans who, In deter
mined thrust the day previous alonE
virtually the entire cighteen-mile front.
had thrown back the British from
few of the advanced positions they had
captured in their recent great drive.
Prompt countcrattacks by RynE'a
troops while the Germans were still
trying to push forward on Friday
checked the Teuton advance before 1T
had gained too great an impetus. For
a time the situation looked serious for
the British, however, as the German
encircling movement toward the south
end Of the salient. pivoting on the west
bank OF the Scheldt, north OF Banteux,
swung It's left flank through Councillor
and on to Gouzeaucourt. ono and one
half miles back to the original British
line. while it's center reached Lavac-;
querie. ~ 3s va ffS5sS fSaS
There was hurried exodus OF tho
British from the sector where enveIop.a
ment was threatened, and apparently
all but few OF the most-oxposed
parties got clear Berlin, however,
claims the taking of 1000 British
prisoners, with several field batteries,
and dispatches from British headquar-
ters report that the British blew up \
number OF their gurs which were in
danger OF falling Into the eneny,s
hands. a{{
The prompt counterattacks retrieved
much OF the lost ground, including tho
nf
querie, where the penetration had been
deepest. and on Saturday Byng's forces
pushed the lighting In an effort for tho
recovery OF more of the lost ground
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK
IN CoUNTERTHRUSTs
No admission OF any retrograda
movement by the British elsewhere on
the front OF the attack has come from
the London War Onlce, although Berlin
claims to have thrown the British back
upon Graincourt, Anneux and CantainE
along the northcrly side OF the salient.
The Germans seemed to have gained
central successes in this sector, but
apparently were driven back by the
British countcrthrusts.
Tho German losses in the massed
attacks are reported extremely heavy,
and Byng's forces also suffered con-
siderably in repuising the assaults and
III their vigorous counterdrives.
On the Italian front there have been
no further efforts by the Austro-Ger-
man forces TO break into tho italian
line, Tho attempt. if one is to be
made, is apparently awaiting the ar
rival OF heavy guns, which are re-
ported on their way to the front.
General Diazs armies appear also to
have been largely re-enforced, both
rs regards men and artillery. In one
sector they have been on tho ageres-
sive, probably in an attempt to rectify
their front slightly, according to
Berltn, which reports an attack de-
clared to have been futile, on Monte
Petricn. in tho hills between Brenta
and the Piave. In Palestine, General 4
-Allenby's troops. while not undertak-
ing amy general attack upon the Turks,
have inflicted considerable losses upon
them in minor operat lions along the
lines to the northwest of Jerusalem.
Important developments in the
Russo-German situation. as regards tho
Hrhisticc negotiations between the
Hoisheviki cmissaries and the German
authorities, were lacking on Saturday.
The armistice parley is set for SUM
day, the indications being that 1t Will
take place at German headquarters at
Brc3t Litovsk. t