Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-27
HAIC AND PETA|N
 CONTINUE THEIR
 ADVANCE TOEAS1
French and British Forces Again Drive Farther Into German Lines. Germans Retreat in Russia and Ad- vance in Italy.
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 Fresh gains of terrain by the Brit ish and French forces on the Ypres sector. by the French north of the Aisne river and by the combined Ger man and Austro- Hungarian armies in the Austro-Italian theater, are record ed in the latest official communica- ! tions from London. Paris and Berlin.
 The new gains of the British and French in Flanders were obtained in another swift and decisive offensive launched in the early hours of the morning over the front between the southern edge of the Houtholst wood and the region of Gheuvelt. Bad weather and soggy ground hampered the operations to some extent and all the objectives set out for could not be taken. A majority of them rested in the hands of the allies at the end of the days fighting and a consider able number of prisoners and guns also were captured. More than 800 prisoners fell into the hands of Field Marshal Haig's men.
 Laon Objective.
 With the important railroad junction of Laon their objective. the French troops are continuing to press agains; the forces of the German crown prince north of the Aisne river. Tn another attack on the right the village of Fill ain has been captured. a footing has been gained on the plateau north of Epine de Chevregny and the enemy has been forced to give ground north of La Chapelle Saint Berthe. These successes serve materially to bring the right wing into alignment with the remainder of the front and place the entire line in a better position for another smash northward toward Laon.
 Predict Retreat That the attack may not be neces- sary. however. is forecast by the mill tary expert of the Berlin Tageblatt. who, while belittling the chances Of the ultimate success of the French operations. asserts that it is not out side the German rules of warfare vol untarily to abandon territory not es- sential to Germany's tactical plan. in order that losses may be reduced. The Austro-German armies on the lzonso front are fast developing their offensive against General Cadona's forces. Already the Italians on the northern wing of the 25 mile front have been forced to give ground and at several places are back across the Izonso north and south of TolminO. where the battle is raging on Italian territory.
 Position Precarious. To the south the situation of the | Italians admittedly is precarious. Even the Italian war office announces that the evacuation of the Bainsizzia- -Heili- l gengeist plateau is necessary-a re- tirement which will render null in | a great measure the brilliant advance | of the Italians in the summer cam l paign.
 The combined German and Austro- Hungarian forces up to the present are declared by the Berlin war office to have captured in excess of thirty thousand prisoners and more than 800 guns and it is stated that the figures hourly are being augmented.
 The German retreat along the north ern Russian front still continues.
 Russians endeavoring to take up the pursuit have reached the Riga Orel railroad, but have not come within sight of the enemy.
 On the Esthonian coast, the Ger mans again have endeavored to make landing on the Worder peninsula to reinforce the troops successfully put ashore there last week. The Rus sians. however. drove them off