Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-09-13
BERLIN ADMITS
LOSSON z FRONTS
Pressed Back at Hargicourt in
West and in Macedonia.
FRENCH AND BRITISH SCORE

1aig Consoiidates Gains Southeast Of
Hargicourt on the Somme-French
Make Successful Raids on German
Position in the Champagne District.
Germans Win Near Riga.
Berlin, Sept. 11.-British troops
pressed back the German reserves
slightly at Hargicourt and Villeret on
a narrow front, according to the off,
cial statement issued by the German
general staff. Early in the day, the
statement adds, the Germans recap
tured the position to the east of Har-
gicourt.
German advance forces northwest
of Lake Malik, on the Macedonian
front, retreated before superior
French pressure, says the official
statement. The Teutons retired in the
direction Of the heights southwest Of
Lake Ochrida.
Fighing between German reserves
and Russian raiding parties in the
forest and marsh districts on the Rus
sian front from Riga bay to Dvinsk
ended successfully for the Teutons, it
was officially announced.
Eastern theater. Army group of
Prince Leopold of Bavaria: Between
Riga bay and Dvinsk there were sue
cessful engagements in the forest and
marsh district between our reserves
and Russian raiding parties" the
statement says.
French Grip New Gains.
Paris, Sept. Unsuccessful raids
were made by the French on the Ger
man positions in the Champagne and
Argonne regions, the French war de-
partment announces On both banks
of the River Meuse there was a vio-
lent artillery bombardment. The
| French success in the sector of The
| Fosse and Caurieres woods was COM
pleted and many prisoners were
taken.
"Tn the Champagne and in the Ar
gonne successful surprise attacks mo-
on the German trenches enabled us
to capture material and prisoners"
the statement says
Upon both banks of the River
Meuse the artillery fighting continued
with violence.
Germans Are Cut Down.
1--WE completed our success Of Sept
8 in the sector of the Fosse and
Caurieres wood. We reduced the re-
sistance of isolated units and took
new prisoners. The German did not
renew their attacks in this region.
additional information confirms the
| importance Of the repulse which the
| German sustained. Their fierce coun-
ter attacks succeeded each other de-
spite the extremely heavy losses in
| ficted by our fire. At several points
out troops repulsed as many as five
successive assaults and partly deci-
mated the German units advancing to
attacks"
Haiq ConsoIidates Gains.
London, Sept 11-Field Marshal
Haig, in his official report, says the
British troops consolidated the posi-
tlOnS captured during the day south
east of Hargicourt, On the Somme
front in Franco. At several parts Of
the front German raiding parties were
dispersed.
"The positions captured by us south
east of Hargicourt were successfully
consolidated in spite Of some bomb
fighting On our new 'front.'" the state
ment says.
can enemy raiding party was driven
away east of Loos. Other raiding par
ties three times attacked our positions
east of Armentieres, but were beaten
off successfully in every case.
1--WE took a number of prisoners dur
ing the night in patrol encounters
north of Langemarck and northeast