The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02
YPRES MOVEMENT ON GERMAN
COMMUNICATIONS CONFIRMED
Secretary of War Baker Gives Out Statement
Officially-American Regular Army and Ma
tional Guard Proceedings Planned Success
Allies All Lines.

slant when seven powerful OnSlauglltS
by the picked storm battallions' of the
lost detectives. The village of ZOn-
nebeke, the center of the conflict is
now firmly held by the British.
1T is evident that the efforts Of
the enemy in this sector are not ac-
tuated entirely by the desire to regain
terrain of little more than tactical
value. nor must their persistent at
tacks be considered merely the normal
reaction of a modern field engage
ment, in which counter attack invari-
ably follows upon attack, but rather
il is to be noted that the enemy real
ICES fully the immense strategic inn
portance of the broad thrust along the
Menin road.
This new British advance in the
Ypres salient now definitely threatens
the enemy's line of communication
to the Belgian coast.
THE enemy attempted an attack up
on the French outposts on the right
bank of the Meuse This attack was
partially successful, and certain Ger
man units gained a foothold in the
French center where violent combat
took place, which ended in the French
regaining the lost positions.
Along the whole French front Ger
French lines, though their attacks
were everywhere repulsed.
The operations of maximum i'm
portance were north of Verdun, where
the enemy made use of liquid fire in
an effort to record some distinct sue
cess.
The outstanding feature OF the re
cent engagements is the wastage of
the man power of the enemy.
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Verdun in 1916, held by II German
divisions, with the combat front along
the Aisne in 1917, held by Ia divisions.
both of practically the same length, it
is found that during the same period
of time, from May to September. 1916
and 1917, respectively, the enemy en-
gagged along the Verdun front 25 new
divisions last year along the Aisne
35 divisions, this year.
$50 great has the wastage of enemy
forces become, the time proved me-
chanical means of the allies and the
perfection of their methods of com
bat, that Germans are obliged to main
tain in reserve as a minimum guar
antee for the safety of their battle
line in the west, at least forty divis-
ions.
THE western front thus remains the
/ principal battle front of the war. i
defensive strength while shaken, re
mains powerful
"Emulating their German allies tn,
Austrians have made desperate effort:
! to regain the ground which the Ital
ians have taken during their offensive
of the past few weeks.
THE Italians have now completed
the occupation of the entire Bainsizza
plateau and are consolidating theil
/ positions there.
along the other sectors of the Ita1
ian fronts in the Trentino and thu
Julian Alps, the enemy made various
minor assaults, which were easily re
pulsed
News from Russia continues slight
Further reinforcements of the enem.
forces are recorded in the Riga sec
tor, and indications are that the Ger
mans contemplate extending thei
gains across the Dwina.
"The German offensive was halle
after the capture of Riga, APPARENT
to resume the Roumanian campaig
with a view to completing the cor
quest of Moldavia and if possible pusl
ing on into Bessarabia in order I
seize the rich grain and supple
which are known to be stored there.
mo reports received indicate an
unusual activity along the Roumania
front. where the situation RENAME
unchanged during the week.
From Macedonia we have no new