Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-10-04
BRITAIN PLANS
REPR|SAL RAIDS
Rupprecht Makes Many AS
sauIts, Fearing Capture Of
Railway to Coast.
HUN LOSS is ENORMOUS
Russians in Riga Section
Slug Enemy--French Air
men Bomb Cities.

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That extreme nervousness over APP
preaching events pervades the Ger
man front in Flanders, is indicated by
the infantry attacks the forces of
Crown Prince Rupprecht, of Bavaria,
daily are throwing against Field Mar
shall Haig's Army on the Ypres sal
lent.
These attacks are being centered
upon the apex of Haig's salient in the
line which is pointing dangerously to-
ward the Ostend-Lille railway, the
ultimate gaining of which by the En-
glish, Scotch and Australian contin-
gents would work sad havoc to the
replenishing with supplies ofthe Ger
man line to the south from the naval
bases at Ostend and Zebrugge.
In storming waves of great strength.
i the Germans have made brave efforts
to take from the British positions cap
tured from them in the front often
sive, but everywhere, except at two
small points, they met with decisive
repulse under the hurricane of fire
which swept against them from guns
of all calibers, strewing the ground
with their dead and wounded. Nu-
merous prisoners also have been
taken by the British, and to a man
have shown satisfaction that they are
safe from the inferno of bursting
shells which the British, without ces-
sation, are pouring in upon the Ger
mans.
The big guns of the Germans have
not been idle during the fighting, but
their strength is in no way compara-
BILE TO that Of the great array of can
non that Haig has set up for the pur-
pose of pounding the German en-
trenchments, for warding off attacks
and for screening his infantrymen, as
they rush forward on new attacks.
AS yet there has been no indication
that the British commander-in-chief
has the situation worked to a point
where he is prepared to turn loose
his infantry for another smash across
No Mans Land for further German
held territory, but doubtless from the
great German activity this time is not
far off,.
Meanwhile, the French and Ger.
mans are engaged in violent artillery
duels along the Aisne front and the
Verdun sector.
On the northern front in Russia, in
the region south Of Riga, the Russians
are keeping up their offensive against
the Germans. Following up their at
tacks of Sunday, in which gains of
from 800 to 1000 yard were madei
the Russians again have surged for
ward and beaten back the enemy for
a distance of one mile south of the
Kronberg--Spital--Grounduli sector.
Quiet still prevails on the eastern
front farther south and in Galicia and
Rumania.
In Messopotamia the British victory
over the Turks at Ramedie, west of
Bagdad, was greater than at first re-
ported. In addition to capturing the
town, nearly four thousand Turks
were made prisoners and large num-
bers of guns and quantities of war
stores were captured. Moreover,
heavy casualties were inflicted upon
the Ottomans.
British and French airmen are con-
tinuing their raids against German
positions behind the lines and the
French aviators are carrying on fur
ther reprisals against German cities
and towns for the bombardment OF
open French settlements. Large guam
titles Of explosives have been dropped
by French airmen on Stuttgart,
Frankfort on Main, Coblenz and
Treves, while in conjunction with
British aviators railway stations air
dromes, munition depots and Military
encampments have been effectively