The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-09-21
.TEUTONS RETIRE
FROM FLANDERS
Evacuation Of Several Towns
Is Reported.

Amsterdam. Sept. 1.-THE popular
behind the German front, has been
removed and the transportation of
the inhabitants at Ostend has been
begun, according to the Handelsblad.
The newspaper says 1000 persons
have departed from Courtrat, and
that many Belgians have been forced
to work on the defenses of Tourco-
ing
This report is in line with adyices
received a week Or so ago from Haze
brouck, northern France, that west
ern Flanders was being evacuated by
the Germans as far as the Courtrait-
Thomrout line.
Raids by the British near Iverness
Copse and Cherisy, on the Flanders
front, which gave them new positions
from which the Germans were un-
able to expel them in counter attacks,
and stubborn fighting on the north
ern Russian front are the principal
| developments in the war theaters as
| related by the latest official communi
| cations
| The Petrograd statement says that
the Russian troops in the Riga sector
are fighting with determination. re-
polling German attacks. Attacks on
the Roumanian front also have been
beaten back.
I'm the direction OF Riga and OH
the Pskoff road, in the region OF Ze-
| gevold farm, stubborn battle is pro
ceeding,' says the statement Our
troops are showing great firmness and
stability. repelling attacks. In the
region north of Lake Petchur our
scouts found the burned remains of a
German airplane which our fire had
brought down. On the remainder oil
the front there were fusillades.
In the direction of Fokshand
(Roumanian 'front.', in the region OF
Fitioniesch and Merechesohi, enemy
scouting parties attempted at several
places, under cover of artillery fire
to approach Roumanian trenches. but
were repealed everywhere. An enemy
attack northwest Of Merechesci was
repealed"
The Berlin statement says that the
British troops attacked German lines
I'm the region of the Ypres-Menir
road. where they were thrown back
except at one point north of the roac
where they forced their way into thu
German line on q small front.
The Paris statement reports artii
lery engagements on various sectors
: OF the west front, but records ne
fighting OF consequence.
Following their successful raid
west of Cherisy, our troops raidet
enemy trenches in this neighborhoot
second time during the night ant
penetrated the German positions a
far as the western outskirts of Cher
isy." says the British statement. I'VE
captured few more prisoners AM
two machine guns. Our casualtie
were again slight. In addition to tn
prisoners taken by us and tn
enemy's casualties in wounded. owe
seventy Germans were killed in tn
course OF these two raids. His dug
outs and defenses were completed
wrecked. During the night hostil
party attacked one of our posts mort
of Lens. but was driven OF.
EARLY morning the enemy counte
attacked north of Iverness Copse 4
an endeaver to retake the stron
point captured by us in this area
This also was repulsed.
; The hostile artillery showers II
i. creased actively during the nigh
east OF Ypres."
, Italian troops gained ground alon
the southeastern side of the Bair
sizza plateau. II Is announced oiiicia
ly. More than 400 men were cal
tured.