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that recently was landed on the werder
peninsula after the capture of Oesel
and Moon islands at the entrance to
the Gulf of Riga. This landing was
viewed at the time as a threat against
Reyal. h Russian naval base on the
Gulf of Finland. and as a possible pre-
lude to even more extensive land opera
tlons by the Germans in the direction
OF P~etrograd. The withdrawal leaves
the without d foothold on the
Estnonfan coast. attempts by them to
follow up the original landing by put
ting troops ashore at points both north
and south of the peninsula having
tailed. according to the Russian reports.
There has been somewhat prevalent
presumption however. that there was
eve any intention by the Germans
TO push their Riga operation much be-
You'd the naval stage this fall, the view
being that the threat against the Gulf
of Finland may we'll have been a di-
version for political effect in Russia,
Or to distract attention from opera
lions in preparations elsewhere.
The artillery battle is being continued
In Flanders and in sections of the Aisne
front and the Verdun region. In the
last named the Germans attacked spir.
1tedly last night between Chaume wood
and Bezonvaux. east of the Meuse, and
won something more than 500 yards of
advanced trenches. The French in an
immediate counter attack recaptured
the major portion of the lost ground.
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ENTENTE MAKES NEW GAINS.
BY Associated Press.
British Front in France and Belgium,
oct. 2S.-The story of the highly i'm
portant victory won by the French and
Belgian armies over the .marshlands of
FLANDERS yesterday is the record Of a
spectacular military operation which
before its completion would have been
n as impossible by experts. 1t is
the story of h men who made their
way forWard over ras and
through water into which they sank lit
orally to their necks at times, and, with
rlHe n cold steel conquered the en-
envy IN a large and vital strip, of terri
tory which includes within it's borders
such places as Kippe, Merckem, Asch-
hoope Nerbrandeslnis and Kostermol-
en-.
The striking feature Of the perform
ance lies in the part played by the Bel
gians in yesterdays drive. When the
pollus reached the neighborhood of
Luyghen in the afternoon and began
their assault on this place, the Bel
glans, who were watching fires across
the roads, Joined and numbers of them.
plllng INTO ferries, polled their way to
the eastern shore and hurled them
selves on the Germans concealed in
concrete defenscs in the region north
OIL with such good effect thar
they quickly captured this entire north
ern stlp of the so-called Luyghem ne
ninsula.
The territory conquered Yesterday is
a strip of land about 1000 yards lone
ana varying in width from 1900 yards
at n narrowest place to 5000 at the
WIDEST. If a line be drawn from the
north OF Langewaede westward almost
TO ~SeVekoton this would constitute the
territory taken.
Canadians Gain 1900 Yards.
Fighting west of Passchendaele is
sun IN progress and the Canadians
operating in this section were improv-
ing their positions which they had
from the Germans. The British
have outposts on the crest of Passcben-
daele ridge less han 1000 yards from
the town of Passchendaele. This rep
resents an extreme advance Of about
l,2oo yards since yesterday morning.
RUSS FIRE ON FRATERNlzERs.
~,Petrograd, Oct. 30.-Russian soldiers
who fraternize with Germans were fired
on by Russian artillery Saturday, saws
the official communication.
On all fronts the situation is I'M
changed, the announcement says.
SHIPS FORCED BACK,
destroyer was hit twice by shells
London. Oct. 30.-A German torpedo
from British and French destrovers
during an engagement Saturday after
noon between six entente allied and
three German vessels and II German
airplanes off the Belgian coast. The
three Germans were forced to seek
safety under the land batteries.
ITALIANS QUIT WITHOUT FIGHT.
Rome, Oct. 30.-Units Of the Italian
second army surrendered or retreated
without fighting, permitting the Aus
forces to break the Italian
left wing on the Julian front and in
wade Italy says today's official report