Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-10-25
CROWN PRINCE AGAIN
LICKED BY THE French
In Smashing Advance General Petain Routes The
On Six Miles Front and Bags
$500 Huns
RUSSIAN NAVY BRAVE AND LO,
Put Fifteen Of The Kaisers Warships out Of Action In The
Battle Of Moon Sound.

While the allied troops were busily
engaged in consolidating positions
won Monday in Flanders, the French
forces of Gen. Petain struck mighty
and unexpected blow against the Ger
man line northeast of Scissors Tues
day morning and made some OF the
most important gains of territory since
they threw back the army of the Ger
man Crown Prince which was beseig-
ing Verdun.
The stroke was made over front
Of about six miles from the east of
Vauxaillon to Bargny-Filain. Under
rainy and generally unfavorable
weather conditions, the French push
ed forward all along the line, aided by
audacious aviators who flew over the
German positions at an altitude of
about $50 feet, using their machine
guns, and penetrated the German line
at one point to a depth of two and a
fifth miles.
Numerous important positions fell
one by one into the hands of Gen. Pc
tain S men and, in addition, more than
$500 Germans, an enormous amount
of war material and 25 heavy field
guns were captured.
KAISER'S PICKED TROOPS PUT
TO ROUT.
The greatest depth Of the drive was
the center OF the line where the vii
lage Of Chavignon was captured after
a violent struggle which resulted in
the enemy fleeing pell nell. Some Of
the best troops in the army of the
German crown prince were engaged
in endeavoring to hold back the on
slaught but their efforts were una
vailing under the enthusiasm of the
French to win points which would
place them more advantageously to
press on later toward Laon.
For about week the French artil-
lery had been hurling tons of steel
into the German line in front of them
in preparation for the drive and when
it was started, havoc had already been
wrought.
In Flanders both the British and
French troops are holding the gains
made in Mondays drive northeast of
Ypres, except at one place on the
southern fringe of the Houtholst for
est, where the Germans in a furious
counter attack forced a slight retire
ment by the British.
GERMANS HEAVIER LOSER IN
SEA BATTLE.
The latest advices concerning the
naval activity in the Gulf of Riga be-
tween the Germans and Russians
show that although the Russians lost
the battleship Slava aud a large tor ;
pedo boat, the Germans were the
heaviest losers. Two of their dread
noughts, one cruiser, twelve torpedo
boats, one transport and numerous
nine sweepers were put out of action
1y the Rus ian fleet. While the exact
ate Of these vessels has not been as
by the Petrograd govern
nent, it is announced that at least six
II the German destroyers were sunk.
Further German attempts TO land
orces on the Esthonia coast TO the
orth of Werder have been repulsed
y Russian detachments. Il
On the other fronts no important
Engagements are in progress, except !
the nature of bombardments. =
On the Julian front of the Austro- I
allan theater, the artillery activity I
yain has become intense. An Aus /
ian attack with infantry in the Ca a
ore region was repulsed by the Ital- v
ms with heavy losses. d
The British merchant cruiser Drama. il
vessel of 1882 tons, has been sunk c.
a submarine and British destroy t.
has been lost in collision. There al
as no loss Of life on the Drama but al
ly two officers and 2l men are re- tr