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Show AThree Attacks Delivered J m the Ypres Sector With Heavy Losses to the Kaiser; British Capture Cap-ture Some Prisoners and Machine Guns. x CANADIANS TAKE 1409 PRISONERS English Troop3 Capture " Ahmed Bey and Several Sev-eral Thousand Men ; Near Bagdad in Persia; - Censor at the Front ' Withholds News. The veil of secrecy which has hung over the operations along the British Affront in Belgium and northern France 0 since the latter part of the week, still remains impenetrable so far as the news offerings of the British war office are '''concerned. Since Friday nothing expept brief statements have reached the out- si. world from Field Marshal Haig's ' headquarters. ' .Sunday night's report chronicles the ,-epulse of three German attacks in the n Spres sector, with losses to the attaek-ers, attaek-ers, including a number of prisoners and r several machine guns. The Germans, the British statement says, after Heavily bombarding their objectives, employed a thick smoke barrage to cloak their advance, ad-vance, and also used flame-throwing apparatus. ap-paratus. The artillery activity continues between the Ypres-Comlnes canal and : Zonnebeke and in the Nieuport sector. Stabs at Various Points. The Berlin official communication of Sunday characterizes the artillery duel along the Belgian coast and southward to the Ypres-Comines canal as "severe." Berlin also indicates that the British troops are keeping the enemy on the alert by stabs at various points from reconnoitering parties. Meanwhile, the Italians have' started another big offense against the Austrians on the Isonzo front. On the Bainsizza plateau height positions have been stormed and taken by General Cadorna's forces and 1400 prisoners captured. By their new successes the Italians have brought their line almost to the bridgehead bridge-head of the Chiapovano river near Pod-laca,and Pod-laca,and Madoni, which also gives them possession of nearly all of the southwestern southwest-ern portion of the plateau. .V Austrians Counter Attack. j , The Austrians, realizing the strategic j value of the Italian gain, have delivered extremely heavy counter-attacks, but to no purpose. Dally the Italians continue their aerial ! , .bombardments of Austrian positions with largo quantities of. explosives. The great fortress of ' Pola again bus received a visitation, and enemy depots at Beris, " fc.,r Nabrlsina. northeast ot" Tries t on NgK"ulf of Triest, have been bombed. A stronger bold has been obtained by the British on Bagdad through the capture cap-ture from the Turks of the main Ottoman Otto-man josition in the region ot Remadie. The Ottoman General Ahmed Bey, his staff and several thousand men were taken prisoner, and a large quantity of guns and ammunition was captured. . , BRITISH TROOPS WIN BIG VICTORY IN MESOPOTAMIA bONPOX, Sept. -'10. A British official report concerning: the operations in Mesopotamia Meso-potamia announces the capture Friday of Mush Aidrldgo. The British attacked the Turkish main position in the- rccion of Kama die from t he sout h, oast and west and continued the attack Saturday, the enemy every where surrendering. Tito captures by the Brit isii include , guns, ammunition and several thousands of prisoners, including Ahmed Boy and his staff. i New Italian Drive. ! ROME. Sept. 30. In another powerful drive the Italians have captured the high ground to the south of Fodiaca. and soutb- I east of Jladonl, in the Isonzo sector. ! The official a nnouncemont of this ?no- cess bv t he war office reports also t'"e , capture of 34ii: prisoners. British Repulse 3 Attacks. V LONDON", Sept. SO. Heavy Gorman at-c at-c tacks in tlie Ypres sector are repair ted I M "i Field Marshal Haifr's statement from ' adquarters in France vonight. All of 1 "iZf he attacks were repulsed. D French Win on the Meusc. QFaRIS. F-ept . 30. A heavy artillery j- action has been in progress on both sides of the Meuse. Verdun doctor, while on the Aisne front the Gorman infantry ' attacked the French trenches, but were 1 (Continued on Page Two,) TEUTON RUSH IS ' STOPPED BY HI (Continued from Page One.) repulsed with considerable losses. The! official communication issued by the war; office tonight. a,lso reports air raids around Dunkirk, .where several civilians . were killed. ! Peru Seizes Steamers. LIMA. Peru, Sept. 29. Peruvian naval , forces yesterday were placed on board ; five German steamships and three Ger- I man" sailing vessels which have been laid j up at Callao since early in the war. Parts of the machinery were missing. |