Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-02
SLAYNURSES
IN AIR RAIDS
OF GERMANS
Teuton Flanders Line is
Hanging in Balance While
English Attack.

British Headquarters in France
and Belgium. Get. "a German
airman has dropped bombs on two
hospitals behind the British lines.
Three British nurses and some
wounded soldiers were killed.
Although the Berlin military writer's
are admitting that the Germans can
hardly regain the initiative on the
Flanders front. the German high com
mand is evidently doing its utmost to
keep the British from making the best
use of their advantage in Flanders.
Apparently dreading the effect of
the next British stroke, Grown Prince
Rupprecht has been launching attack
after attack upon Field Marshal Haig's
troops in their advanced positions. in
an effort 10 disarrange the British
plans. Similar tactics were adopted
last week On the eve Of the renewed
British thrust. heavy counter attacks
being delivered On the evening of
September -. when it became evident
to the Germans that Haig was about
ready To launch his drive.
Futile Enort Of Week.
The record shows the effort OF last
week to have beer futile FeIs too
early yet for the effect OF the present
attempt to be developed The British
commander however, reports that the
attacks themselves, tive In number
were complete failures. the Germans
not being able 20 make any appreciate
impression ION the British positions
aIaus the : pres-Nenin road and at
the southeastern edge of B0Iygon
wood where the thrusts were dellF-
cred.
W5ta the whole German line in Elan
ders hanging ia the balance. as the
military maps show small surprise Is
expressed that the German command
IS making such desperate efforts to
baik the British plans and is lighting
hard for every inch of ground protect
ing the LiIIe-0stend railway, scant
six miles beyond the present point OF
the advancing British wedge.
On their front in northern France,
the French are holding themselves in
restraint at present. permitting the
crown prince to hammer away At their
lines i'm attacks which almost iuvar-
iabIE are repulsed with heavy German
losses. Two attacks by the Germans
iu the Cra0Une sector on the AlsDe
front last night were repulsed. Ill
forts by the Germans on two occasions
TO rceapture trenches which they had
lost ia the Beaumont region i'm the Yer
dun front also were unsuccessful
Beprisnls for Air Raids.
Despite 5he intensity of last nights
air raid on England the official fig
urcs show that the four groups OF.
German air men. making their sixth
attack in eight days, inflicted compar-
ative5y few casualties by the bombs
&C. q -..ff s.r-Fgz
today that ten persons were killed and
IS injured.
While Britishcrs are urging repris-
ais fer the German attacks on London.
the French are actually conducting
such retributive enterprises. sunday
night they 0mharded the German city
OF Stuttgart. 100 miles behind the
frontier and last night the reprlsals
were conducted on q larger scale.
Stuttgart was again visited by French
airmeu and the Prussian city of
Frankfort Main with about
10000 population and more than l25
miles from the French border. also
was subjected to aerial attack. The
Prussian towns of Treves and 1ohlenz
were other places bOmbarded by the
French raiders.
Fighting on Aisne Front.
Paris. Oct 2-Heavy lighting is in
process ali along the Aisne front, espe-
ciaIIv IL the Craoune sector Two Ger
man attacks were repulsed by the
French last night, today's official state
ment says.
London. Oct. alive attacks by the .
Germans along the Ypres-Meuin road T
and at the northeast corner Of Poly
gon wood have ended in complete fail /
ure. the war Office announces
Germans Make Capture.
Berlin. Oct ., (via Loudon-)-- !
portion of the fighting ground at Poly
eon wood. on the Flanders front, to
depth of 500 metres, was captured by /.
German troops from the British yes
terday. army headquarters announced +
today. The gained ground was re-
tanned
Russians Break Through.
Petrograd. Oct. Russian advance /,
detachments in the Riga region yes
terdav broke through the German lines +
and pushed forward for a distance Of /
one mile. says the official statement IS
sued today by the Russian war Office .
The statement reads.
I'm the Riga region south OF the
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