The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-09
ALSO ADVANCE NEAR VERDUN
Paris Reports Tell Of Checking Te~
ton Onslaughts and Gaining Grouno
North Of Aisne River.

Vegny. which occupied a position
nearly In the center of the farming
battle line. After desperate fighting
the Germans were hurled back, and
the allies now hold strongly entrencn-
ed positions In the region of Scissors
and the heights northeast Of the town
In the meantime heavy fighting
was In progress all along the river
Aisne. Marked advances were made
BY the allies In the region Of Vailly
and on the right bank of the Aisne to
the north of Chavonne and Soupir.
In q desperate effort to stem the
steady advance of the allies the Ger
mans made a determined counter at
tack on Craonnelle and Heurteb1ze.
but the sally failed and the Germans
were repulsed with heavy loss.
With the resumption of the ohen'
sive the allied forces have strength
ened their lines along the entire bat
tie front and have also driven the
Germans from many strong positions.
This offensive movement has been
most perceptible along the center OF
the line and also east of the Argonne,
IN the region Of Verdun. In the latter
region and to the southeast OF that
stronghold the French troops have
pushed forward and at the present
time have established the positions
recently gained by their violent at
tacks.
The same is true on the line be-
tween La Bassee and Arras. In this
vicinity the British troops have re-
pulsed all Of the desperate attacks
Of the kaiser's forces and have push
ed back the invading hosts, who have
attempted, by their violent attacks,
to cut through the line Of the allies
and drive their legions to the coast.
In Belgium the Germans appear to
have abandoned their attempt to force
their way through the front of the
Belgians, French and British, and be-
tween the North sea and Dixmude
the fighting was less violent. In that
same region the allies took the OF.
fensive and advanced. notably In the
region of Messines. In the neighbor.
hood Of Armentierres, the British
troos progressed slightly.
The Germans still hold three posi-
floas On the Yser Is . guard against
ixkiiM9 attacks on he eeE.
hx By way Of the narrow region OF
sand dunes under cover OF British
monitors. They also continue to hold
Roulers, but have retired three miles
south of Dixmude, and considerable
forces continue to be directed towards
Ypres. That city, which is being bonn
barded from a distance of eight miles.
hardly has q street intact. Two shells
struck the famous thirteenth century
Cloth hall, doing much damage to the
edifice.
The Official bulletins are as follows:
BELGIAN.
The head OF the bridge over the
User at Newport has been reoccu.
Died BY the allies, following an often
sive movement by them. The enemy
holds the front on Lombaertzyde, to
the northeast Of Newport. Our recon.
naissances toward the User were met
by rife shots.
"The Germans again occupy Saint
Georges and Dentoren (on the left
bank of the Yser). These points are
now being bombarded by our heavy
artillery.
"Stuyvekenskerke ION the left bank
Of the Yser) has been evacuated. It
Il filed with the corpses of Ger.
mans. Dixmude has been violently
bombarded. A very strong attack d.
rected against this place was success.
fully repulsed.
"In the region Of Ypres the enemy
directed violent attacks upon Blk
schocte and to the west Of Wytsch-
aete. They have all been driven back
BY counter offensives of the allies"
FRENCH.
ITO the north the enemy appears to
have concentrated its activity In the
region of Ypres, without results. On
the remainder of the line we are hold.
ing our ground everywhere.
ION the river Aisne we have reach.
ed to the northeast of scissors the
plateau Of Vregny, on which we have
not yet gained a foothold.
ELSEWHERE there Is nothing to re-
port.
ION Saturday, between the North sea
and the Lys. the fighting was less vio-
lent. Some attacks, not general, of the
enemy were repulsed In the direction
Of Dixmude and to the northeast of
Ypres. On almost all of this front we.
In turn, took the offensive and ad.
vanced, notably in the region to the
Dorth Of Messines.
sl0 the neighborhodo Of A--en-
tierres the British troops progressed
Slghtly. Between La Bassee and Ar
sepulsed.
From Arras to Scissors nothing
worthy Of note took place.
Around scissors our forces made
q marked advance. In the region of
vailly, on the right bank of the
Aisne, we strengthened our progress
to the north of Chavonne and Soupir.
A German attack on Craonelle and
Heurtebize was repulsed.
ITO the northwest and to the south
east Of Verdun we are Strengthening
the supporting positions we recently
gained.
"A dense fog prevailed all day IN
the north, as well as in the Cham
payne and Lorraine districts, ham
pering the action of the artillery and
the aviation corps"
GERMAN.
sour attacks near Ypres and west
Of Lille continued Saturday.
IAN Important elevation near
on the west site
Of the Argonne, which has been the
object Of fighting for weeks, was TAX
en- Two large guns and two quick
Arers were captured.