Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-24
FRENCHTRO0PS|NbR|LL|AN
 ACTION PINE TRATE LINES IF HUNS ID DEPTH IF 4 MILE
SnapandDash Allied Troops
 Carry PoiIus Consolidating to ObjectiUes PreviOusGains
(By Review Leased wire.J


 While the allied troops were busily engaged in consolidating positions won Monday in Flanders, the French forces of General Petain struck a mighty and unexpected blow against the German line northeast of Soissons Tuesday morning and made some of the most important gains of terraine since they threw back the army of the German crown prince, which was besieging Verdun.
 The stroke was made over a front Of about six miles from the east of Vaus- dillon to Pargny-Filain.
 Under rainy and general unfavor- able weather conditions the French pushed forward all along the line. aided by audacious aviators who flew over the German positions at an al- titude of about 150 feet, using their machine guns and penetrated the Ger man line at one point to a depth of two and a fifth miles.
 Numerous important positions fell into the hands of General Petain's men and in addition more than 750O Ger mans, an enormous amount of war material and g heavy and field guns were captured.
 The greatest depth of the drive was in the center of the line. where the village of Chavignon was captured after violent struggle, which resulted in the enemy fleeing pell-mell Some of the best troops in the army of the German crown prince were engaged in endeavoring to hold back the On- slaught, but their efforts were un- availing under the enthusiasm of the French to win positions which would place them more advantageously to press on later toward Laon-
 For about week the French artil- lery had been hurling tons of steel into the German line in front of them iE preparing for the drive and when 1t was started sad havoc already had been wrought by the guns. In addi. tion to the prisoners taken by the French the Germans also suffered heavy casualties.
 In Flanders
 In Flanders both the British and French troops are holding all the gains made in Mondays drive north east of Ypres. except at once place on the southern fringe of Houtholst for est. where the Germans in a fierce counter-attack\ forced a slight retire ment by the British.
 On Riga Front
 The latest advices concerning the naval activity in the Gulf of Riga be- tween the Germans and the Russians show that althoug the Russians lost the battleship Slava and a large tor pedo boat destroyer. the German were the heaviest losers. Two of their dreadnaughts, one cruiser. 12 torpedo boats, one transport and numerous mine sweepers were put out of action by the Russian fleet While the exact fate of these vessels has not been as- certained by the Petrograd govern ment. it is announced that al least six of the German destrOyers were sunk.
 Further German attempts to land forces from the Esthonia coast to the north of Werder have been repulsed by Russian detaehments.
 On Other Fronts.
 On the other fronts no important en- are in progress. except in the nature of bombardments. On the Julian front of the Austro-ltalian thea ter the artillery activity again has be- come intense. An Austrian attack with infantry in the Galore region was repulsed by the Italians with heavy losses.
 British Ship Sunk.
 The British merchant cruiser Ora ma. a vessel of 12.227 tons. has been sunk by a submarine and British destroyer has been lost in collision There was no loss of life on the Drama but onl ytwo officers and 21 men are to have been saved from the destroyer.