The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-05
Spectacular Attack on Eng
lish Coast Directed at
Principal British Base.
ITALIANS KEEP ON
HARASSING ENEMY
Nine Tons of Bombs Drop
ped on Austrian Fleet,
Doing Great Damage.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.

ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.
From Riga to east of Uxkull, Rus
SLAMS continue in full retreat before
the Germans. Riga is partly afame
as result of German shell fire. Rus
SLAMS left in their path burning viii
lagos. German warships are she'll
ing towns on the Gulf of Riga, pos
sibly to cover the landing of troops
to cut off retreat. Loyal Russians
held the Germans back long enough
to blow up the Notifications at mouth
of the Dvina.
Artillery duels continue in Austro-
Italian theatre. Two Bavarian di-
visions were sent to aid the Aus
trians.
Great damage was done Pola, Aus
tria's naval base, caused by bombs
dropped by Italian airmen.
Another allied offensive in Flanders
seems imminent. 1t is unofficlaliy
reported they are evacuating cities
behind the German lines in west
Flanders. Germans on the Aisne
front were unsuccessful in their at
teTnpts to penetrate the French line.
While the major operation of the
Germans in the Riga district on the
Russian front and the great Italian
campaign for Triest continue to fur
nish the chief developments of mill
tary interest, the German authorities
have caused a momentary diversion
by directing spectacular raid on
the English coast apparently directed
at one of the principal British naval
bases.
Whether British naval property
suffered to any extent has not been
made Apparent 1t is known, how
ever, that airplanes reached Chatham
the site of extensive military and
naval establishments, so miles SOUTH
east of London, and that lot men of
the naval establishment are killed
and 26 wounded
All the six German machines par-
ticipating appear to have escaped. al
though they were engaged by British
air forces and anti-aircraft guns.
The report of Lord French command
ing the British home forces, states
that only slight damage was done.
The casualties he reports are one civ
ilian killed and six injured. The
naval casualties We're reported by the
secretary of the admiralty and no
mention is made of the extent of dam
age, if any, to naval property
The Italian air service seems TO
have effected notable damage upon
the Austrian naval base at Pola.
Rome reports today the dropping of
nine tons of bombs by thirty Italian
alrplanes on Pola, causing heavy
damage and large fires.
Press dispatches from the Austro-
Italian front report the Italians con-
tinuing their steady advance in the
opers5iS for Triest. pushing their
lines atriti in the Brestovizza valley.
in tthetNfbeA south of Gorilla. and
worRrxT y forward eastward
over the sainsizza plateau.
The fall of Monte San Gabrielle. the
chief remaining ventage point. of the
Austrians, aside from their Carso
stronghold, is considered only mat
ter of time as the Italians continue
steadily creeping up it's slopes.
There has been no renewal of the
Flanders fighting on a large scale as
vet, although the intensity of the ar
tiIiery fire suggests that this is i'm
pending. The British, however. are
biting further into the German pc-
sitians at points on this front and to-
day a slight advance of the British
lines northeast of ST Julien is an
nounced.