The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-02
Crown Prince Tries to Greats
Diversion to Relieve Pres
sure On Bavarians
NEW INDICATIONS OF
TEUTON RETIREMENT
Civil Population Ordered From
Three Towns - Successful
Air Raids Made by Allied
Flyers On Wuerttemberg

London. Oct. lin an evident 1t.
tempt to create a diversion to aid the
hard pressed troops Of the Bavarian
crown prince in Flanders, the German
imperial throne heir has launched .
new series OF violent onslaughts On
the Verdun front, without, SO TAR
gaining a foot of ground.
on both banks of the Mouse he
threw his infantry legions against tho
French lines last night and early to-
day Everywhere the assaflants met
a. wall of granite. 1t Is believed that
the end of this offensive Is not yet
in sight.
The French on their part executed
a successful raid In the Champagne
and in Lorraine.
On the Flanders front the Teuton
heavy guns have tuned up for a fev-
erish sustained activity. apparently In
anticipation of Sir Douglas Hajg's final
drive designed to push the Germans
off the remaining heights dominating
the vast plain between the Menin and
Roulers roads.
There were new indications Of .
forthcoming German retirement on
a wide front. Chief among them was
a report that the German high COM
mand has ordered three towns in
western. Flanders to he evacuated by
the civilian population. These arc
Hooglede, Meerslede and Dadixeele.
From the eastern front came news
today giving rise TO new optimism fc-
garding the Russian army. Muscovite
troops, Petrograd reports. threw back
German outposts on the front north
east OF Riga, near spitals farm and
advanced TO a depth ranging from 500
to 1000 yards.
Great Britain was cf1eered by tbs
latest news from the Mesopotamfan
front, where, Atty miles northwest Of
Bagdad, General Maude's forces haye
captured a Turkish commanding zen.
eral and great quantities Of supplies
and food as well as a. large number
of prisoners.
Cry for Reprisals Answered.
The cry for reprisals resounding for
weeks in the allied capitals as n rs-
suit of the continued German air raids.
was answered by French flyers last
night. Two intrepid aviators new
more than 100 miles from the French
border to the capital OF Wuerttem-
berg. Stuttgart. and sent hail Of
protectiIes~~3oa kilograms--into that
town. TIE raid was in retaliation for
German aerial attacks on the open
town of Barbecue, which was re-.
peated at the very tine the French
airmen were melting out punishment
over Stuttgart.
Meanwhile public opinion IN London
is once more afame over the con-
tinued. systematic and almost daily
raids on the British capital and coast
counties. Public clamor for retaliatory
expeditions far into the Teuton en-
pire is growing louder hourly.
Last nights raid was the fifth with
in seven days Its toll was nine dead
and forty-two injured. One of tbs
raiding machines was brought down.
according to official announcement.
Efficient work was done by the anti
aircraft defense.
From Petrograd comes the news
that the Russian capital. expecting
Teuton raids. has placed itself into,
complete preparedness TO meet such
an attack. after the London model.
Within a radius of 200 miles. OUT
posts have been established and the
public IS being drilled to seek cover
the moment the sirens sound alarm.
Material damage was caused and
several civilians were killed Or injured
by the German raid on Bar-Le-Duc.
Paris reports.
On the lighting front lively COM
bats took place yesterday between
French and German flyers. Five Ger
man machines were brought down and
seven others were driven out of cons
troll.
French bombing squadrons sprayed
with projectiles," the German r1il-
road station and barracks at Fresnoy.s
e-Grand, the official communicate
states. Fierce fires were observed.
In Belgium. French aviaters eo-operat-
ed with Sir Douglas Haig by raiding
important points behind the German
lines.
Russian flyers also have been 90
tive. In the region of Kovel, In vol.i
hynia, they scattered seven hundreds
weight OF bombs on Teuton camps.
Another two hundredweight were
hurled on military works on the Ga-
lician front. A Russian non-commia-
stoned officer shot down German ma
chine near Radautz. on the Rumanian
front
Berlin officially disputes the British
claim that one raiding machine w1a
shot down. The German admiralty
statement asserts that all machines
returned safely after bombing the in-
ner defenses of London, the coast
town OF Margate and the fortress port
OF Dover.