Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-02
STORM CONVERTS
FLANDERS field
into QUAGMIRE
Allies Spend Most of Day
in Consolidating Newly
Won Position.
STRONG C0UNTERATTAcXs
OF GERMANS ARE REPULS LSED
At Only Two Points Are They
Successful in Regaining
Territory. ~
GUNS ROAR ON WHOLE FRONT
Losses OF Teutons Extremely Heavy,
and Ground Is Covered With
Bodies Of Their Dead.
STRONG C0UNTERATTACXs
OF GERMANS ARE REPUL SED
'UNs ROAR ON WHOLE FRONT
Losses OF Teutons Extremely Heavy,
and Ground Is Covered With
Bodies Of Their Dead.
IBy a ssociated Press. !


tosrential rainfall and the result.
ant turning of the battle field-a,ready
hard of negotiation at many points
into veritable uagmire. almost halt
ed during Wednesday the great allied
offensive against the Germans in Flan-
dsrs. m
For the most part the day was spent
by the British and French troops in
consolidating positions won in Tues
days spectacular drive or in putting
down strong German counterattacks,
made in. endeavors to wrest from their
antoEanists their former positions At
two points near Ypres the Germans,
using great masses of men. were sue
cessful In their counterattacks against
the British. but this advantage was
Offset in the ZillebeRe and User canal
sectors, where respectively the British
and French troops advanced their lines.
Meanwhile. The guns of the bellig-
erents are continuing to roar all along
the entire front in reciprocal bombard-
ments preparatory to the recommence-
ment Of the infantry battle when the
clouds lift and the rainfall ceases. s,5
LOSSES OF TEUTONS zTzsy,
EXTREMELY HEAVY
The losses of the Teutons in the
fighting thus far have been extremely
heavy. the ground at various points
being covered with til ,ir dead-some OF
the killed mere school boys. and seem
ingly unified physically for the arlu-
Gus trials The soldiers in the present
war must Undergo. III addition the
British alone have taken more than
5000 prisoners-4,0o0 of them on the
Ypres salient.
On the Southern end Of the front
in the region of the Aisne and on the
Verdun sector. the Germans continue
to carry out offensive operations
against General Petain's army. In
spite of their heavy bombardment
along the entire Aisne region how
ever. the French In a vigorous coun-
ter attack east OF Cerny again have
made progress and taken prisoners.
On the other hand the Germans north
west of Verdun IL an attack were able
to penetrate French first-line trench
elements In the region beyond the Avo-
court wood and hill 304.
Although the Austro-German forces
continue to press the Russians In Cali
ella, and Bukowina. having taken
further positions from them along the
Horodenka-Czernowitz railway and
north of the Dnfester river. the Rus
slams southeast of Tarnopol in the
vicinity OF Trembowla have taken the
offensive in an endeavor to prevent
the northern end of their line in Cali
cia from being pushed back furtherto-
ward the Russian frontier. The Rus.
SLAMS have been successful in capturing
one enemy vantage point.
RUsso-RoUMANIAN ARMY
MAINTAINS 1T DRIVE
On, the northwestern frontier of
Rumania the combined Russo -Roum n
ian forces are keeping their advan-
tage against the Austrians and Ger
mans. In their smash at the enemy
line between the Putna and Casin VAL
leys they have penetrated 1t to a depth
OF from ten to twelve miles and cap
tured ninety-eight guns and in the
neighborhood OF $500 prisoners. -
The weekly British admiralty report
OF vessels sunk by mines or submarines
shows falling OFF OF three vessels
In the! category of 1.60O tons and over
as compared with the report Of, the
previous weak the figures this week
being eighteen as against tyenty-one
last week. The number Of vessels OF
less than 1900 tons reported sunk Is
the same as that of last week-threa.