Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-23
Teutonic Armies Take Pos session of Area 25 Miles
 Wide and Six Deep.
BRITISH WARSHIPS
 LOMBARD OSTEND
English Ayiat0rs tontinur Activities, B0mharding Coast Town and Positions Behind Ger
 man Lines.
(Associated Press Summary. }

NNSSucla1cu l'rcSS Sllminary.) In the midst of Russia's internal troubles has vomc another German stroke on the Russian northern front, resulting in the capture of the bridge head and town of JacobstaIt, on the
 DVina, and the enforced retirement
 of the Russians in this region to the
 eastern bank of the river. The fall
 of the bridgehead gave the Germans
 possession of new territory on front
 of 25 miles and six miles in depth,
 enabling them to push their lines to
 the west bank of the Dvina in this
 area. They took only 400 prisoners
 from the retreating Russians, but
 gathered 50 guns from the abandoned
 positions. Dramatic as this victory
 seems, it is unlikely to develop into
 anything comparing in importance in
 it's military effect with the desperate
 battle still in progress on the Elan
 ders front.
 Loath to give up valuable ridges the
 British Wrested from them on Thurs
 day, the Germans continue to launch
 desperate counter attacks from their
 DdCIclcu Y ldiluclS ItHc, anu tO Soli
 bat every effort of Field Marshal
 Haig's forces to improve their posi- tions This fighting has been very costly to the Germans, and the Lon
 don official statement lays stress on the severe character of their losses. The German commanders are espe- cially reluctant to surrender the slight levation west of Ghelvelt, close to the Ypres-Menin road. Fierce fightin developed there Saturday, cen tering about the position known as Tower hamlets. Press dispatches in dicate that there had been no Ycessa- ton of the struggle, with the tide of battle flowing back and forth in the narrow area.
 Berlin's official statement makess no claim of any ground recovered from the British. It records the fight ing of Friday as marked by continua- tion of British attacks along the Lang | Marcke-Hollebeke front, which were | repulsed, and describes Saturdays engagements as fighting of a local character which resulted in German i successes.
 Regarding air attacks Of Thursday | and Friday, the customary comparison | is given by Berlin of German and entente losses in machines. Thirty nine hostile machines were shot down on those days by the Germans, it is | declared, while only three German l machines were lost This IS a nota- | ble variation from the British official l account, which mentions ten German airplanes destroyed, and six driven ]. down. The probable loss of ten Brit ish machines is admitted by London.
 Meanwhile British warships of the Belgian coast patrol have bombarded Ostend, where German naval works were sheleld with results pro nounced satisfactory. British aviat- ors continued extensive bombing op- erations behind the German lines, US tend being successfully attacked by the aviators as well as by the fleet. The complete text of the replies Of Germany and Austria-Hungary to the peace proposal of Pope Benedict snow that neither lays down any definite terms as basis of peace. There was no official expression or comment Tn Washington, but it was unofficially indicated that such examination as has been made of the documents re- vealed no reasons for alteration of inc position of the United States.
 Advance Under White Flag?
 With the British Armies in France and Belgium, Sept. 22.-(Ry the As sociated Press.) Hard fighting devel- oped during the night at various noints along the front of the new British offensive, east of Ypres, as a. result Of several heavy counter at lacks by the Germans. While local battles are continuing the enemy was thrown hack in most places with se- were losses.
 Generally speaking. the situation re- mains unchanged. altho there mas been some slight giving and taking Of more or less unimportant posts.
 One of the heaviest counter attacks made by the Germans during the night was west of Gravenstafel rloge, ahout 9 mile and a half north of, the Ypres-R -Roules railway. The enemy surged forward from an elevation in formation and hurled them selves against the British along front of nearly a mile. It is reported that the Germans advanced under a white flag prior to the attack. if they did they were fully rewarded for their treachery, for they were repuls- ed with heavy lossss. |