The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-17
GERMANS ATTACK
IN A bLlzzARD''
Allies in Flanders RapuIso
Attack to Cut Lines
3lTTlEFIELOS ARE FLOODED
Berlin Dispatches Say Cold Has Halt
cd Bio Operations Of the War Ia
Belgium.

er, is sweeping over the battlefield Id
Flanders, the Germans have continued
their attempts to cut their way to
the seacCast.
All the attacks by the hosts OF In
vaders have been repulsed with Sc
we're losses, says the Paris Official
communication, while the kaiser
forces have been hurled back in theiI
attempts to cross the User canal
Resuming their attempt to gain
foothold on the left bank of the canal
in the region between Dixmude and
Bixschoote, where the allies have ex'
tended their battle front, the Germans
have suffered the greatest losses
since they made their sweep into Bel
gian territory in an attempt to fgnt
their way to Dunkirk and Calais.
They were swept by the accurate
and deadly artillery fire of the allied
forces, and after an entire regiment
had been annihilated, declares the
French dispatch, and various othei
detachments had suffered losses. the
Germans were compelled to retire.
Despite the flooded condition OF the
battlefelds and the trenches. which
has hampered both armies in their OF
fensive operations, the battle con
tinues, but without the intensity that
characerized the battles OF the last
week.
Artillery duels for the most part
are taking place, with an occasional
sally by the infantry forces. In the
region Of Ypres the Germans again
have attempted their smashing at
tacks, but again we're repulsed AMI
counter attacks by the French and
British forces drove the invaders from
the positions taken by them during
the fighting of the last several days.
Although there Is q lull in the bat
tie In Flanders, the two armies CON
tinue to deliver attacks along othei
sections OF the right wing of the Ger
man battle front, but these operations
have awaited neither side much, and
they practically hold their original
lines. At some points minor successes
have been announced by both BeriI
and Paris, but there have been no no
table progresses announced.
Berlin dispatches say the fighting
q less violent and that the severe
weather has halted all big operations
by the kaiser's forces alclg the battle
line in Belgium. They declare the
German soldiers are well equipped fol-
winter service, and that as soon as
the weather moderates they will re-
sumo their attempts to smash through
the allies lines from Dixmude to Ar
ras, In France.
Further advices from the German
war ONCE tell Of the activity of the
0aEmans along the front in the Ar
gonnes. where the Invaders have
made several gains and have taken .
new line OF positions after repulsins
the attacks of the French.
Fast and furious fighting In the
western arena of the war is expected
BY English military observers to MAXI
this coming week memorable even in
q war, each week Of which has wit
messed carnage equal to that Of the
great battles Of history. And at tho
same time hints from the front en-
courage them to expect that the week
also will see the German tide through
Flanders toward the coast towns Of
Dunkirk and Calais begin to ebb.
While the vigor Of the Teutonic Of
fensive may have slackened there is
1T the present moment little II any
indication of a resolve ON the part Of
the German commanders to abandon
the plans which already have cost
them 50 dearly.
The official bulletins are as follows:
FRENCH.
The situation Is without modihcs
don.
During Sunday along the User ca
nal, from Newport to the country up
to the river from Dixmude, the fight
ing was limited to artillery e1
changes.
1.-THE country having been further
Inundated. the submerged territory
now stretches to the south Of Dix
nude to a point five kilometers (three
miles) north of Bixschoote.
''The forces of the enemy which
endeavored to cross the canal be
tween the region of Dixmude and
Bixschoote all were driven back be
yond the bridges. A German regiment
was completely destroyed at point
to the south Of Bixschoote.
"To the southeast Of Ypres two 9th
or German attacks were repulsed On
our part we have taken the offensive
and reconquered certain points of sup
port which the enemy some days age
succeeded in capturing.
Between the Lys and the Disc
there have been only operations OF
minor importance, and partial pro
gress made by our advance positions
"In the region Of the Aisne and in
the Champagne country there havt
been artillery exchanges without re
suit.
I'm the Argonne the town Of St
Hubert has again been attacked by
the Germans, but without success.
I'm the region Of st. Mihiel . sur
prise attack undertaken by the en-
emy against Apremont resulted In q
failure.
There has been little activity r
the region of the Vosges."
GERMAN.
"The fighting in Flanders IL less
violent. This Is probably due to the
severe weather. Sleet and snow art
being driven by an icy wind until Q
veritable blizzard has resulted. The
German soldiers are will equipped fol
the winter campaign and their often.
sive will be resumed as soon as the
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