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Show ALLIES CAPTURE MOREJERMANS French Bring Back Prisoners From Enemy Trenches and British Inflict Losses. PAPERS COMMENTING Capture of Passchendaele Considered Con-sidered One of the Greatest Events of War. PARIS, Nov. 8. "During the night was made two surprise attacks, one in enemy trenches cast of Rheims, the otlier in the Woevre east of Noilly and brought back prisoners," tho war office announced today. "More than a hundred prisoners were 1 captured with much war material!" I LONDON, Nov. 8. "Welsh troops conducted a successful raid last night in the sector of Armentieres," says today's report from army headquarters headquar-ters . "Fourteon prisoners were captured cap-tured by us and other losses wore inflicted in-flicted on the enemy. Our own casualties casual-ties were small. "Two German attempts to penetrate our lines north of Roeux were repulsed, leaving a few prisoners in our hands.". Capture of Pas3chendaelc. LONDON, Nov. S. Tho capture of Passchendaele is dealt with in the editorials edi-torials in this morning's newspapers as of extraordinary Importance and as completing the long and persistent lights for the ridges north and northeast north-east of Ypres, which it is confended are the symbols of a great strategic conception for the development of which their capture was tho essential prelude. Tho Times says: "Tho possession of the rldgea gives Haig a predominating position in west Flanders. Whenever wc choose we should be able to utilize with great profit the positions we hold today." Great Event of War. The Daily Mail says: "The capture- of Passchendaele is one of the greatest events of the war. Tho Ypres salient is a thing of the past, or rather it has been turned against the Germans. We now threaten threat-en the Gorman positions on the coast and at Lille." Tho Daily Telegraph says: "The position of Passchendaele Is a symbol of complete success In the most tremendous operation yet attempted at-tempted by our arms. The enemy will now finally be thrust down into the soaking plains below, where every movement and every position will be 0 under direct observation and destructive destruc-tive shell fire henceforth." Review of War Situation Across the Venetian plains the Italians Ital-ians continuo to retire to a new position posi-tion where a new stand probably will be made to stop the German-Austrian advance upon Venice. The morale of tho Italian armies is Improving and British and French troops are speeding speed-ing to northern Italy to tho aid of General Gen-eral Cadorna's harassed soldiers who havo now given up more than 1200 square miles of Italian territory. Invaders at Llvenra River The invaders, Berlin announces, have reached theLlvcnza river between be-tween tho Tagllamento and tho Piavo. General Cadorna's reports Indicated that the Italians might stand on tho Livenza line but it is not. improbable that the Piave will form the main part of the position from which the allied troops will make a supreme effort to check and drive back the Austro-Ger-mans. Whole German Line Threatened In the capture of the important position posi-tion of Passchendaele, northeast of Ypres, on Tuesday, tho British took 400 prisoners. Crown Prince Rup-precht Rup-precht of Bavaria did not attempt counter-attacks yesterday, giving the Canadians time to strengthen the new position, probably tho most valuable yet taken in the Flanders advance. From Passchendaele tho British guns I can reach many Important points and the British now threaten the whole German line from die coast to Lille. German submarines last week had the poorest harvest in British shipping of any week since the intensified campaign cam-paign began last February. Only twelve vessels, olghfof more than 1,-600 1,-600 tons and four of the lessor cate. gory wore sunk by the Germans, PARIS. Nov. 8. Jules Cambon, general gen-eral secretary to tho mialstor of foreign for-eign affairs, discussing the general situation sit-uation with the Associated Press, expressed ex-pressed confidonce that the conferences confer-ences of the allied prime ministers In Italy would realize that unity of command com-mand which had boen so long sought. JWb. although reccS,?8 necsity of - tiestho dlffer?aw?!nlnffthe dif"cul- i I traditions, the dSri the itary pf ; J alHes and the particular JrWatlng the f each belligerent Clrcumstances f $Sa SrS' speaking 0? pSg the enemy, that fhD i,S0ner3 taken by wf had placed' a wJc?0 emperS f C Am ericnTrVone?6 0f 1 : 5 This lack nr i ( ?eartp of Germitt?.. characteristic seems to indS J nil 8n.Id he- "It 'lhe American prison ? PSlt,on to treat : " . ?he ' kindness L7ith the ae sort Sd |