Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
STORM|NG WAVES
ARE HURLED BACK
BY HA|G'S DEFENSE
Germans Sustain Frightful
Losses, and Fail to
Gain Ground.
ATTACK AFTER ATTACK
ON BRITISH LAUNCHED
Fearful of Coming Blow Which
Threatens to Cut Os-
tend-Lille Line.
TERRIFIC DUEL OF BIG GUNS
Russians Maintain Their Offensive
and Win Fresh Victory In
Riga Sector.
TERRIFIC DUEL OF BIG GUNS
[By Associated Press. ]

lBy Associated Press
That extreme nervousness over an.
preaching events pervades the Ger.
man front in Flanders Is indicated by
the infantry attacks, Crown Prince
Rupprecht, of Bavaria. daily Is throw
ing against Field Marshal Haigs army
on the Ypres salient.
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 Eng
lish. Scotch and Australian contingents
would work sad havoc to the replen-
ishing with supplies OF the German line
to the south from the naval bases at
Ostend and Zeebrugge.
GERMANS LAUNCH ATTACKS
IN SToRMING WAVES
In storming waves OF great strength,
the Germans have made valiant efforts
to wrest from the British positions
captured from them In the recent Of
fensive. 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 caliber, strewing the ground with
their dead wounded. Numerous
prisoners also have been taken by the
British and to man they have evinced
qualification that they are safe from
the inferno OF bursting shells which
the British without cessation are pour.
Ing In upon the German holdings f5ra
The big guns OF tho Germans have
not been idle during the lighting, but
their strength Is In no wise comparable
TO that OF the great array Of cannon
that Haig has set UP for the purpose
OF pounding the German entertainments.
for warding OF attacks and for screen.
ing his infantrymen as they surge for.
ward.
AS yet there has been no indication
that the British commander -in-chief
has the situation worked out to a point
where he is prepared to turn loose his
infantry for another smash ac, oss no.
man's-land for further German held
territory, but doubtless from the great
German activity this time is not n,
off,
FRENCH AND GERMANS
IN ARTILLERY DUELS
Meanwhile. the French and the Ger.
mans are engaged In violent artillery
duels along the Aisne front and tha
Ferdun sector, In both of which re.
gions General Petain's armies also
again have been forced to Withstand.
and successfully. vicious attacks from
troops of the German Crown Prince.
especially near Craonne and Beaumont
and between hill S44 and Samogneux.
Near hill 344 the Germans entered .
French position. which later was re.
captured In counterattack
Nm
In the region south OF Riga. the Rus.
SLAMS are keeping up their offensive
against the Germans. Following up
their attacks OF Sunday, in which
gains OF from 500 to 1000 yards were
made, the Russians again have surped
forward and beaten back the enemy
FOR distance OF one mile south OF
the kronenberg-S g-Spita1-Grounduli Sec
tor. Quiet still prevails on tho enst-
ern front farther south and in Ga.
licia and Roumania
BRITISH VICTORY GREATER
THAN AT FIRST REPORTED
In Mesopotamia. the British victory
over tho Turks at Ramadie, west OF
Bagdad. was greater than at first re.
ported. In addition to capturing tho
town, nearly 1000 Turks were made
prisoner and large numbers OF guns
and quantities OF war stores wero
captured. Moreover. heavy casualties
were inflicted on the ottomans.
British and French airmen are con.
tfnufng their raids against German po-
sitions behind the lines. and the French
aviators are carrying on further re-
prisals against German cities and
towns for the bombardment OF open
French settlements. Large quantities
of explosives have been dropped by
French airmen on Stuttgart. Frank.
fort-on-M Main. Coblenz and Treves,
while in conjunction with British avi.
ators. railway stations, airdromes, mu.
milton depots and military encamp.
ments have been effectively bombed.