The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-20
Strong Attack Over Extended
Front Results in Some
Valuable Positions
Captured.
HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES
Another Great Offensive Followed
Tremendous Artillery Prepara-
tlons and Hall of
Shells.

limited Press Leased wire SeTVACo.J
I LONDON, Sept. 20.-British troops
drove forward east of Ypres today in
a strong attack over an extended
front.
Field Marshal Haigs report said:
East of Ypres, we attacked at
$40 this morning on wide front.
We made satisfactory progress and
some valuable positions were cap
tured."
! For the past week British guns
have been pouring tremendous ar
tillery fire on German positions
throughout the whole Ypres sector:
Last nights Berlin report labelled
/ this artillery as drum fire." pre-
saging an infantry drive. It reached
an intensity. OF destructiveness late
last night, Just before the British
| troops went over"
| The sector east Of Ypres, mention
ed by Haig as that part Of the line
| where the British offensive struck.
| includes Frezenberg, Westhoek and
Hooge-ground taken in the previous
| British offensive Of August.
Twenty Thousand Cinnamon.
TOXIC, Sept. 20.-China is expect
ed shortly to decide on the sending
of 10000 troops to the French front,
according to a dispatch today to N1chi
| Nuri.
| German Losses Were Heavy.
[By William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
| WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Sept 20.-British troops
offensive centering over the Ypres-
Menin road
| Reports to headquarters as this Is
despatched, declare all first objectives
have been taken.
1t is believed the German losses
were unusually heavy. Great masses
of troops concentrated for the British
attack-long advertised by drum fire
preparation-were caught under a hail
of shells from the British batteries.
The offensive blow Of today was
over a long front. 1t was timed to
follow an artillery preparation of tre-
mendous volume.
RussIa's Army strengthening.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 2O.-Russia's
army is strengthening. Reports to
headquarters today indicate acts OF
INSTRUMENTATION are now infrequent
and that the whole condition OF the
fighting forces is improving. Inner
discipline is being enforced.
The political situation was still
complicated today by the situation
presented in the resignation Of the
executives Of the soviet. or council
of workmen and soldiers delegates.
Former Vice Premier Nekrasoff
was today appointed governor Of Fin
land in place Of NJ. Stockhovitch, re-
signed
The central committee of the cad.
ct party formally voted against the
proposed democratic conference and
ordered that none of the cadet party
members participate.
China Has Millions.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2O-Ten
million Chinese troops on the fight
ing front in France as the orient's
contribution to the cause Of democ-
racy is in prospect If the United
States will finance China's part in
statesman and editor, declared to-
day. If China had the money, he
said, she would move troops at the
rate of 250,O00 in nine days across
the Siberian railroad into Russia.
Americans Decorated.
[By ]. w. Pelger, United Press Staff
correspondent
HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERI-
CAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Sept. 19.-
Delayed)-Brig. Gen. George Duncan
and Major Campbell King. both Ameri-
can army officers,s were awarded the
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