The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-18
BRITISH RESUME
ARTILLERY FIRE
PREPARATIONS FOR CONTINUED
DRIVE IN PROGRESS.
RUSSIANS IN TROUBLE AT RIGA
Germans Face Thanking Move, Result
of English Wedge. Plans for
ReprisaI Program Bears
Early Fruit.

London, Oct. II. Resumption of
heavy British artillery firing coinci-
dent with good clearing weather aid
ed public belief today that the British
commander in chief was preparing for
another drive in Flanders.
Sir Douglas Haig reported extraor.
binary raiding and aerial activity but
said 'he had nothing of special inter
est" to report
Russian Naval Activity.
London, Oct. II. The Russian
troops are making desperate resis.
tence to the German naval incoach
ments in the Baltic sea and toll OF
| six German naval ships nave been
taken according to the Petrograd dis
patches received here today.
A continuous battle around a group
of Islands at the head of the Gulf of
Riga was reported with the Germans
making progress slowly.
| Petrograd reports also tell of the
sinking of Russian destroyer, .'Crom'
| in running battle with "a German
dreadnaught with convoy of de-
stroyers together with various Rus
sian naval forces. The Russian fleet
retired.
Forcing German Lines Apart
Washington, Oct. 17.-With VERT.
able typhoon of fire the allies are try
ing to drive wedge into the German
lines in Flanders.
Sooner or later this wedge will split
the Teutonic lines and permit flank
ing movement instead Of nsunceasing
frontal attack which up to date has
been merely throwing the men into
slaughter without any real tactical
advantage.
This significant fact developed to-
day in Secretary of War Bakers
weekly summary.
The typhoon fight has ragged on the
German until it has caused him real
CONSERVATION. In fact it has brought
his mind to worry and has forced him
into a tactical quandry as to what
disposition he will make to stand the
shock of the reprisal raids which will
be made against his lines.
English ReprisaI Effective.
London, Oct. 17.-Indications of the
result of England's determination for
full measures in retaliation for the
German air raids which has already
caused lively apprehension in the
German cities, were quoted in Holland
dispatches received here today.
For the past sixteen days not one
German plane has ventured to make
raid over England.
In the eight days Immediately be
fore that the Teutonic "baby killers"
made six aerial attacks and killed
fifty-one persons and seriously wound
ed two hundred and forty-nine.
1t was this sudden concentration Of
the Huns in their aerial ruthlessness
which resulted in national demand
for reprisals which was answered by
the government yesterday in Chan
cellor of the Exchequere Bonar Laws
formal announcement in the House Of
Commons that reprisal program was
being developed.
No Let Up In Operation.
BY William Phillips Simms, With
the British Armies in Flanders, Oct.
17.-While Field Marshal Haig's men
and guns are trying to break the hold
of the Germany on FASHIONABLE ridge,
the Germans are striving desper-
ately to throw against the ever in
creasing British advance the barrier
which the Belgsans used successfully
in 1914 to stop the teutonic hordes.
The enemy is working night and
day rushing to completion a dam
which is about two miles above Neau-
port with the hope that they may
succeed in flooding the grounds be-
hind the FASHIONABLE ridge.
Severity of Attacks Increase.
Paris, Oct. 17.--Increase in the in
tensity of the French artillery fight
ing is progressing rapidly in the.
neighborhood of Lechaime Woods,
according to the official statement to-
day.
Nancy is Bombarded.
Paris, Oct. 17.--Numerous French
civilians persisted from the bombs
which were dropped by the Germans
over Nancy, France. last night The
city was the object of violent attacks.
The French made successful retalia-
ton and dropped bombs over import
| ant military establishments.
U. S. Will Be Represented.
Washington, Oct, 1.-THE United
States will be represented at tho
-teonning allied war council in Paris. il