Rock Island Argus., 1917-09-28
HAIGPUSHES
BACK BLOWS:
GR0UNDHELD
Pressing On Towards
C0ast-Germans Resist
Desperately.
fBy Associated Press)

fBE Associated PrESE.t
Efforts TO break into the new
ground won by the British in the
renewal Of the Flanders ofiehsiTe
an Wednesday are being continued
by ghe Germans Failing 70 shake
the British line elsewhere they
triad it out last night al LoDHe-
bebe. where the British have
pushed far along the road TO R0u-
lars. The British artillery ma
chine gun and rifle tire was toe
much for them, however, and the
attack was broken up.
Zonuabeke is an important point for
the British and their previous efforts
to reach and maintain hold on ii had
been desperately resisted by the Ger
mans Their present position in the
village places them within half dozen
miles Of the important north and south
railway line connecting Lille with 0s-
tend on the coast. the cutting OF which
or irs domination at even medium
range artillery fire would seriously
handicap the Germans in their tlan-
ders operations
In the Tower Ham1ets and P0tygOu
wood regions. toward the British right
flank. Ehe clearing up process which
followed Wednesdays battle was car
. Germans were driven from isolated
/ positions to which strong parties of
them were CIinging
There mas been little other military
activity of g nature TO call for men
ti0u iu the official statement except In
the ArE0uue region on the French
front The Germans of the crown
princes forces made an attempt last
night to break into the French lines
in this sector. attacking three times.
+ These assaults were all repuised, the
. Germans sustaining heavy losses. says
tUday's Paris war Ctlce report
On the Caucasus front the Russians
are showing renewed gressireness.
( Detachments Of the kurds forces have
/ been driven back in the BUa region.
where the Russians today report the
capture of the town Of OroDaur. "a
miles west Of NteTi.
The Russian admiralty reports the
{ loss in the Baltic of the Russian de-
str0ycr Ocbt0nik. which struck mine.
The Russian democratic congress
/ has begun its session In Petrograd
3 with 200 delegates in attendance
I Premier kerensky met with q mixed
( reception when he addressed the body.
the principal applause for him com
ing from the less radical delegates.
/ The conservatives tainted the eXtrem-
lists who have great strength i'm the
congress with friendship to the Ger
mans.
( British Have No Losses.
I London. Sept 2S-ADotber German
/ counter attack was made last night
against the new British positions near
. Zonuebeke The attack was broken Jp
. by the British, the war Office an
nouuces.
! The statement follows: Yesterday
! evening another counter attack by the
] Germans against our positions in
Z Zonnebeke was broken up by our rifle
and machine gun FIRE and artillery
/ South Of Tower HamIets and south of
F Poiygon wood isolated strong posi-
! G0ns III which parties Of the enemy
/ were holding out close TO our new
/ position have been cleared up.
we killed or captured several Ger
mans without loss To ourselves in car
+ ryinE out Q successful raid last night
south Of Cherisy
Repulsed by French.
/ Paris. Sept 2S-The Germans made
I an attack last night in the Argonne
/ region Today's Official statement
! says they were FepuIsed three times
+ suffering heavy losses.
German Official Report
Berlin. Sept. 2S tyia L0ndonl ~
+ British forces which yesterday ad-
+ vanced for strong local attacks north
! east of Frezeuberg and on the Neniu
road ON the Belgium front. were driv-
F en- back. says the official statement
issued today by the German war Of
flee On the s-Passchendale road
. the statement adds. the British still
+ occupy crater positions on the Ger
man front line.