The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-01
BRITISH ARE
RECAPTURING
GROUND WON
IN FOE PUSH
Desperate Attack of Getmans
Stopped Before Material
Damage is Done In Cam
brai.
TAKE 1000 ENGLISH

Details Of the fighting in the Cam
brat area yesterday, now beginning to
come through, emphasize the serious
nature OF the enemy attempt to break
up the broad salient created by Gen
eral Byng's recent victory. which SO
seriously menaced the German Cam
brai base.
The German turning movement pa
tfently gave the British a trying time
OF it. They were obliged hurriedH to
withdraw their troops from the area
that was being caught off by the aro-
gress of the German wedge, and, &C
cording to Berlin, they lost 1000 men
in prisoners in the process. The cap.
ture of several batteries of field guns
also is claimed by the German staff
The news dispatches indicate that
number Of endangered guns were
blown up by Byng's artillerymen and
the pieces that fell into German hands
may be presumed to have been these.
What They Say.
According to the Berlin statement
between Bourbon and Moeuvres and
Fontaine and LaFolie, the Germans
threw back the British to the villages
of Graicourt, Anneux. and Cantaing.
They also captured Gonnelieu and VII
lers-Guisla1n.
British counter-attacks finally stop
ped the Teutonic rush and saved the
day. The counter thrusts on the part
OF the British are continuing today
and while some Of the ground lost in
the drive still remains in German
hands the situation today is reported
such as not to cause any particular un-
easiness.
70 eHI
~ to the German columns in their
massed attacks, are reported heavy.
Lost 10000 Men.
During November, the British forces
on all fronts lost more than 120. 900
men, including $4,000 wounded and
missing. These totals are the highest
reached in five months and include
the casualties in bitter fighting In the
Ypres salient and in Palestine as well
as before Cambria
There has been little except artil.
lery activity on the other fronts. The
violent fighting on the northern Ital-
ian front has stopped for the moment.
The Austro-Germans are reported ac-
tive behind the lines and are said to
be building defenses on the eastern
bank OF the Tagliamento river, 2s
miles east or the Rave.
The allied supreme war council be-
gins its sittings today at Versailles.
In attendance will be Premiers Lloyd
George, Clemenceau, Orlando and Col.
House and Generals Wilson, Foch.
Cadorna and Bliss The other inter
allied conference delegates continue
their conferences in Paris, doing their
work through committees meeting in
secret sessions. NJ. Maklakoff, the
Russian amba ssador to France who
sits in the conference as an unofff-
cial observer, has been dismissed by
the Bolshevid government for TAX.
Ing part in the meetings.
Spokesman for the British spverr.
ment deny that the letter written by
the Marquis of Lansdowne expressed
the views Of members Of the British
cabinet Lord Lansdowne says that
the letter was entirely his own. Hs
declines to discuss its opportuneness
saying he has nothing to add or IA.
tract and that the subject Is too CON
troversfal. The unionist party haa
condemned the letter.
Elections in Petrograf Of deleeatea
to the constituent assembly resufted
favorably to the Bolsheviki who gain
ed more seats than the constitutional
democrats. Siberia is reported to be
about to declare its Independence.
Ministers are meeting at Omsk and a
Siberian flag has been raised.