Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-23
ALLIES CAPTURE q
ALL DETECTIVES.
IN LATEST drive:
British and French Attack
German Front North
east of Ypres.
MANY STRONG POSITIONS. 81.
FALL IN THEIR HANDS
Violent Artillery Duels in Aisne
Sector and on Verdun
Front Continue. !. :.
RUSSIAN RIGA FLEET rs sAEH
Meanwhile Teutons Land on Estbonia
Coast and Occupy Part Of Wer.
der Peninsula.
RUSSIAN RIGA FLEET IS sAER
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The British and French forces In Bel.
gium have delivered another attack
against the German front northeast Of
SYpres. and have captured all their, OBJ
jectives, consisting Of many strong po-
sitions. go,
The offensive was launched southeast
OF Poelcapelle and northward along, the
the southern border of the Hoptholst
forest. The lighting front covered .
distance OF about mile and nNle
with the French operating on tho
northern. and the British on the south-
ern end. Near Poelcapellc the British
drove on beyond their detectives, and
gained important ground. The French
troops took the southern defenses OF
the Houtholst forest. and in additionta
series of fortified farms.
The attack began. as usual, early In
the morning, after heavy bombard-
ment Of the German positions, and ap-
parently the allies met with only slight
resistance. The gains of ground were
quickly made. and afterward there was
only feeble reaction by the German
artillery.
The violent artillery duels between
the French and the Germans along the
Aisne sector and on the Verdun front
continue. but the infantry OF neither
side has done anything more than carry
on small raidiug operations. s.,sS.%
BoMnARDMENTS PREVAIL
ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY
Likewise. in the Austro-Italian thea.
ter and In Macedonia also, lombard.
ments prevail almost exclusively. al
though in the latter region the British
and French troops daily are carrying
out successful raids into enemy terri
tory. ft
The Russian Gulf OF Riga feet which
last week apparently was bottled up
in Moon Souno, by the German naval
forces. has made its way out OF the
sound. and now IS guarding the north
ern entrance to the sound off wormso
Island. ..SNtSs
The Russian vessels made treie
escape without further losses than the
battleship Slava, which was sunk in
n naval engagement last Wednesday,,
and two other vessels. presume bly,
transports. which went ashore. From
its new position. the feet is SO sit.
uated that it may make dash for
the Gulf OF Finland around the~west.
ern Esthonia coast or. If menaced by
attack from the greatly superior Ger.
man units. take refuge again In 1.-the
waters Of Moon Sound, and play hide
and-seek with the enemy, IN
Meanwhile. the Germans have land
ed forces on the Esthonia coast pSass-
cd back the Russian right wing slight
ly. and occupied the western portion
OF the Werder Peninsula. That larg-
er landing somewhere along this coast
Is IN anticipation, is indicated by the
statement In the Russian Official com.
munication that Russian patrolt huats
have seen in the vicinity of the Gulf
Of Riga large enemy naval forces cons
voyinE transports. More than 1900
additional prisoners were taken by the
Germans in the conquest of Daso
Island. where also large numbers OF,
guns and quantities of war stores also
fell into their hands. 81