The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-05
SLAVS AND Guns
CAPTURED At RIGA
German WarshIpS Rain Shells
on Fleeing Russians.
CITY AFikE At MANY POINTS
Prince LeopoId's Troops Break
Through Foes Line in the Grea'
Jaegel District.

London. s5rpJ. 5.t-Seyeral thousands
Of Russiai-, were taken prisoners by
the Germans IN their drive in the Rigs
region, eliminating in the capture o.
that strong nga0id.
Ii addition more than 100 guns Were
taken by The German forces in the
Great Jatsel river diS:r ct. This in
formation was contained in an officia
announcement from Berlin. which alst
said that TIE city was on fire at many
points
The Russian war office said the Rus
sian retirement was being continued
along the coast in northeasterly di
rectiOn and that hostile warships are
Smelling the Riga coast In the UXkur
district the statement adds. the Rus
slams are retiring northward. having
been dislodged by the Germans in the
Great Jaegel river region
The Russian war office announce
ment follows:
"1n the direction of Riga on Mon
day our troops evacuated the town O:
Riga and blew up behind them the
Notifications at the mouth Of the
Dvina and bridges across the Dvina
The retirement is being continued
along the coast in northeasterlv di
Tection. TIE villages of Kahli. abou;
twenty-seven miles south of Pernar
600 miles north of Riga. Mainashtu
koshoul and Pidge, on the Gulf of Riga
coast. are being shelled by enemy
ships
I'm the direction OF UXkull on Mon
day the Germans continued to deve,or
their success in a northerly direction
toward the Valenrode- -Pskoff road anC
in a northeasterlv direction. Toward.
evening the enemy dislodged ouI
troops in the Great .Taegel region. pen
etrating our positions on a front OF
thirteen versts Cahout nine miles) ir
the region of Valknrode and occupyins
it. Our trcons a 1e retiring northward
following the fnemy's penetration
measures were tdlen for the readjust
ment Of our front
"Rumanian fr0ht: In the direction
of CZernowitz, in the region south OF
the village of Slohedzeia, enemy at
tacks were re;anl5l8 With heavy enemy
doses. There were fusillades on the
remainder of the front"
The German army headquarters an
nouncement follows:
army group of Prince Leopold:
After two davs Of fighting the army
under the leadership of Infantry Gen
eral Won Iiutler took from the west
and southeast the city of Riga, which
was ablaze at many points Our ex
perienced fighters everywhere broke
down the Russian resistance and ir
an impetuOus forward thrust overcame
every obstacle presented by the woods
and marshes The Russians very
hurriedly evacuated their extensive
bridgehead west OF the Dvina anC
Riga and our divisions now stand be
fore the mouth OF the Dvina.
"Dense masses of troops are crowd
ing along the roads from Riga in 8
northeasterly direction in both day
and night marches.
South Of the great road and or
both sides OF the Great Jaegel strons
Russian forces were thrown AGAINST
our troops in desperate and sanguinary
attacks to cover the withdrawal of the
defeated twelfth army. In a bitter
struggle they were overcome by oul
assaults and the Great Road has been
reached at several points by our Iii
visions. Some thousands of Russians
were made prisoner and more than l5C
guns and countless war materials were
captured. The b1ttle near Riga is
another glorious page in the histOr!
pt the German army"