CAPTURES OF MEN AND MATERIAL IN OCTOBER.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 34, 3 November 1917, Page 7

CAPTURES OF MEN AND MATERIAL IN OCTOBER.

(Rcc. November 3, 1.45 a.m,) London, November 2. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Hostile artillery has Bhown'considerable activity eastward and northward of Ypres. Onr artillery carried out concentrated bombardments on positions iu tho battle area. Our captures in Franco in October were 9125 prisoners, including ;0 officers, 15 guns,' 131 machine-guns, and 42 trench mortars."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assu.-Itouter." • NAVAL AIRCRAFT AT WORK. (Rec. November 2, 7 p.m.) ''* ■ London, November 1. The Admiralty reports:-"Our nava] aircraft bombed Sparappelhoek aerodrome and conducted many offensive'patrols."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuler. ENEMY -WITHDRAWAL IN THE RIGA REGION GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT SUNK AND TWO STEAMERS BURNED (fiee. November 2, 7 p.m.) , . , , ,' London, November 1. A Russian uthcial report 6totes:-"Tho enemy at some points in the Riga region is withdrawing to previously-prepared positions. There are no possible hopes of supposing that tho enemy can transfer troops to anv other front. Two of our torpedocrs sank an enemy torpedo-boat in Inda Bay. Two enemy steamers also were burned."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutar. ...... New York, November 1. Jhe German withdrawal of troops on the Russian front has been resumed.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Ass.u. GERMANS PREPARING TO SEIZE REVAL. „,, ~ , , ~ . Petrograd, November 1. I he' Germans have completely: evacuated the Verdcr peninsula, after devastating the whole area. They are or pinising strong bases on Oesel and Dago Islands, with a view to seizing Reval This accounts for the lull in the Baltic operations—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.