The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
BY Associated Press.

by A5spC'aten S'FGSSs
The British and French troops III
Belgium have delivered another attack
against the German front northeast of
Ypres and have captured al their oh
jectiSes, consisting Of many strong
positions.
The offensive was launched south
east of Poelcapellc and nerthward
along the southern border of the
Houtholst forest. The fighting from,
covered a distanc" Of about a mile and
il half. With the French operating on
the northern ana the British on ths
southern end Near Poclcapele tho
British drove on beyond their objec.
liHes aud gained important ground.
The French troops took the southern
defense8 Of the iIou,holsi forest and In
addition n series of fortified farms.
Begins IN Early Morning.
Tie attack began as has been Gus
'omary IN the early hours of the morn
inls after u heavy bon,bardmcnt of the
German positions and apparently the
allies met with onlI slight resistance.
The gains of ground were quickly
made after there was only a feeble re
The violent arti'cy duels between
the French aud tho Germans along the
Aisne sector and on the Nerdun front
continue. but the infantry of neither
side has done anything more than car
rt ON small rai,ling operations.
Likewise in the Austro- Italian thea
ter and in Macedonia. bombardments
prevail almost exclusively. although In
the hitter region the British and
French troops daily are carrying ont
successful raids into enemy TERRITORY
Mako Good Their Escape.
Tie Russian gulf of Riga fleet which
Last week apparently was bottled III
IN Moon sound by the German naval
forces has made It's way ont of the
sound and now IS guarding the north
ern entranc. to the sound off Wormso
island
The Russian vessels made their %
cape without further losses than the
battleship slave. which was sunk In
naval enga cement last Wednesday and
two other vessels. presumably trans
ports. which went ashore. From its
new position tho fleet is SO situated
of Finland around the western rs
! thonia coast, or If mcnaced by attack
| from the greatly superior German
units. take refuge again In the waters
| Of Moon sound and play hide and seek
| with the enemy.
| Germans Advance on Land.
| Meanwhile the Germans have landed
| forces on the Fsthonia coast, pressed
back the Russian right wing slightly.
and occupied the western portion of
| Ner1er peninsula That a larger
| landing sontew here along this coast Is
| anticipated Is Indicated by the state
| ment in the russian official communi
! cation that Russian patrol boats have
seen In the vicinity of the gulf Of Riga
! larg. naval forces conveying trans .
ports. More than I.2o0 additional
| prisoners were taken by the Germans
| in the conrueSt of Dago island. where
also large numbers of guns and auan
| tities of war stores also tell into their
| hands.
In speech delivered in London
| David Lloyd George. the British prime
minister said the Temporary collapse
of the Russian military power had
! ended the thoughts of peace this year
but the emery of the United States inte
the war and the decrease In the etfec
tiveness of Cermany's U-boats wer,
factors that were working I'm favor o
the allies. The prime minister sal,
the way to shorten the war was to pre-
pare for it as If the struggle were 60
ing to be Il long one.