Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-17
ALLIES CONTINUE. / /
THEIR SUCCESSFUL /
DRIVE in FLANDERS
Village of Langemarck and
Other Important PO-
sitions Taken.
OVER 1900 PRISONERS I..
ALREADY COUNTE1
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British and French Move For.
ward North of Ypres- y:
Menin Road. &
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NEW PROGRESS IN LENS SECTOR
Roumanians and Russians Driven,
Across the Sereth, In ~
Moldavia. ~
NEW PROGRESS IN LENS SECTOR

Again the great Anglo-French war
machine has struck the Germans in;
Flanders, and again 1t has been suc.s
cessful The village of LanSemarck
and other important positions were
taken on Thursday. and more than
1900 prisoners already have been
counted.
The latest blow In the Ypres area
was on front Of nine miles. and only
on the extreme right were til, allied
forces unable to make progress, THIS
Germans resisted stubbornly. suffering
heavy losses. but on the greater part
Of the front they were forced to leave
valuable positions in the possession of
the allies sNF
Before the fighting between Lens and
Zoos had died out, the French and
British moved forward north Of the
Ypres-Menin road. Throughout Thurs:
day. bitter fighting continued. On the
left. the French occupied the ground
between the User Canal and Martjes- &
vaart, and then drove the German8
from the important bridgehead of
Dreisrachten.
Field Marshal Haigs men carried the
center and right of the attacking limo.
In the center. the British early gained
their first detectives and then estabs
lished themselves in Lansemarck Com
tinulng their attack. they advanced 4
half mile beyond the village. gaining
trench system which was the final
objective or the day.
GERMAN RESISTANCE
Is MOST DEsPERATn
On the right nanks,the German, rs-
sistance was most desperate. Early in
the day the British drove the Teutohs
back, but numerous counterattacks frt
which they suffered severely. enabled
the Germans 60 regain tho los. ground:
In the Lens sector. the Canadians
made further progress cast of Loos
and north Of Lens. German prisonerN
to the number OF nearly 900 were taken
In the fighting here en- Wednesday and
Thursday. bringing the allied total for
the two days to 2.7oU. In Flanders the
British also captured some guns from
the Germans. 0eF2
Although Berlin says the allied at
tack In Flanders had been forced back
with heavy losses, 1t admits French and
British gains at Dreisrachten. on tho
User Canal, and near Langemarck.
These are the places where London off,
cially says the French and British ad.
vanced
Except for the continued heavy arttf-
lery fighting on the Aisne front ana
near Verdun. a gain by the French
south OF Allies. north If the Aisne, ha.
been the only important Infantry action
south OF Lens. The French captured
German trenches on a front of two
thirds OF a mile. took 30 prisoners and
repulsed four German counterattacks.
DRIVEN AcnncS sEnrr,y
By TEUToNIC FORCES
On the Sereth River. in Southwestern
Moldavia, the Roumanians and Rus
SLAMS have been driven across the river
oy the Austro-German forces. North
west OF Fokshant the Roumanians ana
Russians have made numerous attacks
In efforts to capture Stracani and
Pantziu. In the Trotus Valley, Western
Moldavia. the Austro-German advance
apparently continues. Berlin says that
the forces of Field Marshal Won Mac.
kensen have captured more than $500
prisoners. sixteen guns and more than
fifty machine guns in the recent nsht-
ing.
The weekly french report of ship
ping losses records the sinking of one
steamship Of more than 1900 tons and
three OF smaller size The italians
lost six steamships and FIVE sailing
vessels.
London newspaper says that
wounded American soldiers from the
western front have just arrived at q
hospital at Bath. England. Washing
ton is without official information re-
Sarding this report Dispa tches from
the American training camp in France
Wednesday night said all the Ameri-
can forces in France were reviewed
yesterday. Indicating that the entire
body was still in training.
The American military authorities
have made elaborate preparations for
treatment in American hospitals In
France OF the wounded, who ordinarily
would not be .isported to England.
The report of the London newspaper
may refer to wounded Americars serv-
ing with the British armies. Of whom
there are several thousand
FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS
ALONG STEENBEKE RIVER
PARIS. August 1s.-French troops in
Belgium, attacking early to-day iu con.
junction with the British on both sides
OF the road between Steenstraete and
Dixmude. captured all their obJecttves
and crossed the Steenbeke River. tho S.
War Office announced to-day Further
progress Is being made along the river.
The French made an attack on the
AiSnc. and captured German trenches
on front OF one kllometer. -Four
German counterattacks, were repplaed.
The statement follows: skstS