The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-17
Activity There May Pres
age Offensive By Either
Allies or Bulgarians
KAISER'S VISIT
is SIGNIFICENT
Russian War Office Loses
Touch With Forces On
Island of OeseI

| ASSOCIATED Press War Summary
All the important infantry lighting
last night in the western war theatre
was confined to the French front.
where attacks by the Germans in the
Aisne and Champagne sectors, as
well as in the Verdun region, were
repulsed.
There is promise Of a speedy re-
newal of the activity in Flanders.
however. Field Marshal Haig, for
instance, sends today one of those
laconic reports that so frequently
have preceded attacks on that front.
Nothing Of special interest to re-
port has meant in several cases that
the British guns had opened drum
fire preparatory to an attack.
The German high command ap-
| parently is anticipating a renewal
| Of the British drive, as the latest
Berlin statement in reporting the
intense artillery activity In Flanders
said no infantry attacks had takcn
place up to the presen-."
Better Weather.
There has been a spell OF compare
lively good weather in the area east
Of Ypres, where the British steam
roller is pushing its way through
the German lines. Thus the British
aviators apparently have been abba
to collect sufficient information 10
enable their artillery to pursue its
work, while the mud fialds
presumably have dried out some
what
An admission of poasihle slrntf
cance was contained ia the German
statement on tho aaacedonsan front
sftnasfons wecAivnd late hast ntwhf
GeEersf Villages in the sfutE1n
stFtsf 5z1 nix 81 taE 8fs& ife
iiorttseast nf Ssloniki have h
~uhded" hy fhe Bulebrtans b
British, Berlin announces.
Active Patrol Duty.
There has been notably active
patrol activity by the entente armies
In Macedonia recently and it seems
possible that some aggressive usn-tRr
finally TO be made OF the has
and allies have had assembled u
for many months.
Such q move might be made in
anticipation of a Bulgarian attack
on the Saloniki armies Of the allies.
to which Germany is reported 20
have been urging King Ferdinand.
Emperor Williams visit to Sofia has
been connected by one of tha Ger
man newspapers with this reported
project. Greece might now be expect
ed to aid the entente in repelling
such an attack or in pushing an Of
fensive. A declaration OF war by
Greece against Bulgaria, in fact.
seems to be expected shortly by the
central powers.
The German military and naval
machine is rapidly gaining complete
dominance In the Gulf Of Riga. IL
has all OF Oesel island. off the mouth
of the gulf, already in its grasp. Ber-
tion of the conquest followed short
ly the statement from PetrogTad
that the Russian war office had lost
touch with the Russian forces On
that island. All that remained had
been penned up on the southern
peninsula which terminates in the
town of Serel, and this evidently
has now been swept clear by the
Germans.
All Arms Engaged.
All arms OF the German service
seem engaged in the operations, even
fleet OF Zeppelins being on hand
TO make observations. The Russian
naval forces are now bearing the
brunt of the resistance to the Ger
man effort and PetFOgrad reports
their patrol ships keeping in touch
with and having encounters with
German torpedo craft.
Berlin does not admit any losses
in the engagements north Of Oesei
island. in which the Russians report
ed two German torpedo craft sunk
and two damaged. while conceding
the loss OF one Russian destroyer.
Furthermore PetroErad today reports
that a German dreadnouEht struck q
mine off Oesel island on Oct. ~.
making for the coast after the ax-
plosion of the mine. the ultimate
fate OF the warship not being known.
HNothing To Report
London, Oct. 17.-Fleld Marshal
Haig in his report to the war once
today from the British headquarters
in France says:
There is nothing Of special inter
est 70 report"
Docks At 5ruaes Bombed.
London, Oct. 1.-The British ed.
mfralty. in a statement today. aayss
Naval aircraft dropped many
tons OF bombs on the Bruges docks
on Monday night. on Tuesday one
OF our fighter patrols downed q don
bic scatter enemy machine nea
ren. The observer fell out q
machine turned over ana
flames. All our machines retufn
Petrorrad. Oct. 1.-THE sRuss
war ofIice has completely lost tour
with the Russian forces on the lalaHa
OF OeseI, IL was officially announced
today.
Naval skirmishing Is continuing n
the waters around Oeael Island aM
the ulf OF Riga. Russian patrol aaira
having had encounters with German
e0rpedo craft.
"A neet OF Zeppelins is reported
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