The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-11-20

dlbuE our me ana nave HbfUStu jiltlI /
attention mostly around Ypres thougl |
there has up to now not been a re-
sumption of the violent attacks
against that place
"FridaN the l3th was windy with |
much rain Trying as life in the |
trenches is under such conditions, our
mea have at least the consolation of
knowing that the enemy We're in a |
worse plight for the wind blew stead
ily i'm their faces
"On our left the morning passed in
desutory sheuine which gradually
swelled in the afternoon i'm a fierce
hombardmelt OF the section of our
line running south to the Menin-Ypres
road This was the prelude to an al
tack along the whole line Around
lpres the enemy rushed our trenches
at one point, but they We're driven out
again and the assault wa, repu sed
Here again our losses, though heavy.
were much less than those Of th
enemy
AS each successive attempt to take
Ypres by assault fails. the lombard
ment of the unhappy town is renewed
with ever increasing fury.
Further to the south, on our lef
center the situation remained prac-
ticalIy unchanged a little ground
being lost here and there and then re-
gained. On our center and right and
indeed along the whole - our line,
the hostile artillery appears to have
received orders on this date to search
the area ia the rear of our trenches.
This, no doubt q part OF the policy
of wearing down
con the r.@ht, on the night of the
Il3th-14th. a German trench was taken,
the occupants being hayonetted or
taken prisoners A part Of ano her
! battalion which also advanced during
the night encountered some OF the
enemy, who were attempting a similar
operation A hand to hand fight en-.
sued, in which we came eff the vic
tors; we killed % Germans and lost
Ionly two men ourselves
saturday was very cold and there
also was some rain. On our left the
Germans aeain resumed the offensive
south Of the Menin-Ypres road They
penetrated our line at one or two
points but soon were driven out and
! the line was almost completely re
stored
'Further to the south the French
made an attack near Wytschaete and
gained some ground under cover Of a
very heavy fire from their guns Az
mentieres was bombarded The town
now is practically deserted by its in
| habitants
During the day Bethune was bonn
barded by the enemy who continued
to devote his attention to the towns,
villages and roads in the rear Of ou-
line. rather than to the trenches them
selves
"On Sunday, the 18th, on our left,
east of Ypres. a well conducted coun
ter attack was carried out against
that portion OF the line occupied b.
the enemy on the previous day whore
he had established himself in some
stables and trenches Two attempts
already had failed when at $50 a. m.
"a gun was brought mp to within 300
wards. range. After four rounds had
been fired a party succeeded in car
ryiug the position, the su0altern in
command being killed.
"The attack was led by the com.
rany sergeant major This non-com.
missioned officer was awarded the
distinguished conduct medal but has
since died Of his wounds.
The bombardment slackened CON
siderably in this quarter during the
day On the southeast OF Ypres be.
tween Hollebeke and Wytscha te
there was some hard fighting in which
the French held their ground In the
center We scored a local success.
Some of the trenches and houses late
ly captured by the Germans were
hedNuN DOulDdIueu DE our now IHSi0,
with the result that the defenders
'bolted from the position and We're
caught by the fire of our machine
guns as they retired, losing about hall
Of their number
con our right all was quiet The
weather on this day was about tha
worst we have yet experienced. New
ertheless, our ayiators carried out a
successful reconnaissance. For some
time they hoverej over the German
lines in the midst of a storm of driv-
| ing snow and sleet which was en-
countered at nigh attitudes.
Further information has recently
come to hand regarding the enemy's
method of snipine and spying. Non
commissioned officers are offered
ircn crosses If they win penetrate our
Hines at night Those who attemp
this work, having discarded boots,
helmets and Other impediments crawl
as close as possible to our defenses
and try to attract the attention Of one