The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-17
ALLIED TROOPS
CONTINUE GAINS
Village of Langemarck Captured
by the British, 300 Pris-
0ners Taken.
CANADIANS HOLD GROUND
English and French Forces Attack on
Nine-Mlie Front In Flanders and
Gain All Their obJec-
uves.

London, Aug. 17.-Reuter's CORE
spondent at British headquarters In
Belgium says he hears that lighting -
proceeding well beyond Lanzemarck.
Big Gains Made by Allies
British Front in France and Belxi-
um, Aug. H-At four o'clock In tho
afternoon the battle In E1ander..
which was resumed by the French
and British at dawn today, had al
ready resulted in a large gain OF
ground.
From Dragarchten, which the
French occupied with little resistance,
southwark the French pushed their
positions forward to the edge of the
hooded area along the left bank OF
the st. Jansbeek river, and on the
right bank they surged across the
Steenbeke, which is q continuation Of
the st. Jansbeek, and occupied Ger
man positions to an extreme depth Of
about 1000 yards.
At the same time the British ad-
Eanced on the right OF the French
and occupied considerable territory In
the region Of St Julien and Lange-
marck. Langemarck village itself ap.
parently Is firmly in the hands Of the
allies.
Over 1900 Made Prisoner.
More than 1,S00 prisoners, including
So officers, already have been counted
Dy the Anglo-French forces. Some
German guns also were taken.
The British have made further prog
ress east Of Loos, In the Lens area,
and the total Of prisoners captured
there now has reached 800.
The official statement adds that the
Germans fought stubbornly on Field
Marshal Haig's right for the posses
sion OF the high ground north OF tho
Menfn road.
Suffering heavy losses, the Germans
finally pressed the British back from
the terrain they had gained early In
the day.
Canadians Hold Ground.
The official report says that on the
Lens front, where the Canadians cap
tured Hill 70 and made fruther prog
ress in the environs Of the French min
Ing center. all German counter-attacks
were repulsed.
Premier Lloyd d-George announced In
the house Of commons that the troops
Of Field Marshal Haig had captured
Langemarck.
Langemarck Is little over FIVE miles
northeast of Ypres, on the road leading
to Poelcappelle and just across the
Steenbeke river. 1t is little over four
miles east Of Bixschoote. The French
have been holding portion OF the line
in this region.
French Take All obJectives.
Paris, Aug. 17.-French troops In
Belgium, attacking in conjunction with
the British on both sides Of the road
between Steenstraete and Dixmude,
captured all their detectives and
crossed the Steenbeke river, the war
Office announced. Further progress is
being made along the river.
The French made an attack on the
Aisne and captured German trenches
on front Of one kilometer. Four
German counter-attacks were re-
pulsed.
Fight on 18-MiIe Front.
Berlin, Aug. 1.-THE combined
British and French attack over front
Of more than eighteen miles in Flan-
ders was shattered by the Teutons, ac-
cord1ng to the Official communication.
Only local successes on the User canal
and In the vicinity of Langemarck were
obtained by the entente, who suffered
heavy losses.
The German statement says that in
Flanders a second great battle has
burst forth, the British infantry at
tacking the German positions on an
11-mile front.
Allies In New Drive.
British Front In France and BELGIUM.
Aug. 17.-Forces Of the entente allies
at daybreak began another drive
against the troops Of Grown Prince
Rupprecht Of Bavaria along a wide
front from point opposite Polygon
wood, east Of Ypres. to the left Of the
French positions on the northward.