Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-23
Line Now Established Firm. ly Beyond Southern
 Boundary of Forest
RUSSIAN FLEET
 MAKES ITS ESCAPE
Slavs Are Now Guarding Mouth of SOund--LOyd George Declares that
 He Sees No Other Chance for
 Any Present Enduring Peace

The British and French forces in Belgium have delivered another at tack against the German front of Ypres and have captured all of their objectives, consisting of many strong positions. The offensive was launch ed southeast of Poelcapelle and north ward along the southern border of the lHoutholst forest. The fighting front covers distance of about mile and half, vwith the French operating nthe Northern and the British on the southern end. Near Poelcapelle the British drove on beyond their ob- jectiye and gained important ground. The French troops took the southern defenses of the Houtholst forest and in addition a series of fortified farms. The attack began, as has been GUS. tomary, in the early hours of tho morning after heavy bombardment of the German positions and apparently the allies met with only slight resist ance. The gains were made quickly and thereafter there was only re- sstence of feeble character by the German artillery.
 | Likewise in the Austro-Italian the f atre and in Macedonia bombardments 1 prevail almost exclusively, altho in the latetF region the British and French troops are carrying out sue | cessful raids.
 Russians Escape Germans. The Russian gulf of Riga fleet l which apparently last week was bot- tied up in Moon sound by the German naval forces has made it's way out of the sound, and now Is guarding the northern entrance to the sound off WOrmso island. The Russian vessels made their escape without further losses than the battleship Slava which was sunk in a naval battle last Wed- nesday and two other vessels pre- sumahly transports, which went ashore. From it's new position the fleet is situated that it may make . dash for the gulf of Finland around the western Eesthonia coast, or if menaced by attack from the greatly supreior German units take refugc again in the waters of Moon sound and play hide and seek with the en- emy.
 Huns Effect Landing. Meanwhile the Germans have land ed forces on the Esthonia coast. pressed back the Russian right wing slightly and occupied the western DOT tion of the peninsula. That landing somewhere along this coast is in an ticipation is indicated by the stats ments in the Russian official comnts nication, that Russian patrol boaA have seen in the vitcinity of the gulf of Riga large enemy naval forces con. yoying transports. More than 12,0Q0 additional prisoners were taken by the Germans in the conquest of Dago island where also large number Of guns and quantities of war stores alsd fell into their hands.
 No Peace in Sight.
 In a speech delivered in London Da. vid Lloyd George. the British prime minister, said he had carefully ob- served the situation and saw no peace terms in sight which would lead to an enduring peace. The tenn porary collapse of the Russian miit- tary power, he added, had ended the thought of peace this year, but the entry of the United States in the war. and the decrease in the eftectivness of Grmany's u-boats were factors thal were working in favor of the allies.
 The prime minister said the way to shorten the war was to prepare for 1t as if the struggle were going 10 be a long one. He reiterated that when the time for peace came it must be lasting peace and not g peace (which would be the prelude to a new and more devastating war;"