Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-10-24
EYE WITNESS TELL :
OF Recent F|CH Nc.
BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS
TAKING PROMINENT PART
IN FLANDERS
Graves and Abandoned Trenches
Mark Progress of the Great
Conflict.

L ONDON, oct % Ul:2O a. ny
II Tho official information bureau
has given ont another eyewitness nc
count Of recent European war oper-
ations This recital is dated October
II and explains at the outset that
with the arrival of rcinforccmcuts
the British have been able to play a
more prominent part in cNcrtug pres
sure on the enemy and In the gradual
extension TO the northward, which
has thrown British troops to the
Franco Belgian border
"up TIN recently" says this state
mcnt the extension uorthward had
been carried out 10y the French
alone" The narrative goes on to cx-
plain that there have been action in
the two western theatres Of the war.
from Nleuport south and along the
Aisne, and continues
Results satisfactory.
in both these theatres the results
attained without being in any way de-
cisiNc, have been entirely satisfactory
and i'm furtherauco Of the allies gen
cral campaign plan.
I'm the southern part Of the two
spheres I'm which we have been en-
gagged on the Aisnc. our right wing
has been maintaining It's pressure
without actually moving forward,
while In the northern 81 mere our left
wing has advanced considerable dis
tanco in face OF some opposition.
"On the Aisnc, since the rcpulso Of
the enemy the night Of October 10,
there has been no serious lighting for
the misty and occasional rainy
weather has rendered almost impos-
siblc the employment of guns
"The positions OF the opposing
forces virtually have remained un-
changed
Preliminary Fighting.
In the north Of France the tight
ing so far has been Of a preparatory
nature alone. As stated ground has
been gained by US but the misty
weather has hamporcd aerial recon
uaissauccs and artillery Co-operatiR
ana these factors, together with the
nature Of the terrain. have made pro
gre-s somewhat slow"
The narrative here described tho
nature Of the country along the Bel
gian frontier, explaining that hedges
are frequent. trees often restrict tho
view ana means OF communication
are bad.
1T is I'm - blind country Of this ma
turc" the narrator goes on, that our
advanced guards near the Belgian
frontier are engaging the advanced
troops Of the enemy AS was the
ease in our advance up TO the Aisne.
the enemy is making every effort to
delay our progress, no doubt to give
time for the stronger forces behind
to perfect their arrangements SO
far in our advance we have inflicted
considerable loss on these detach-
ments They have made several de-
termlncd counter attacks.
"North Of the Lys hard fighting has
taken place near Mont Descates.
"On the right to the south Of the
Lys progress has been slower. partly
because the terrain affords greater
facilities TO the force acting on the
defense and partly because the enemy
has had more time for preparations
and is I'm greater strength. The num-
erous dikes In this low lying part OF
the country are so broad and deep as
to necessitate the transport Of planks
and ladders by which 10 cross them.
II Is in this quarter that the most OBJ
stinate combats for the possession Of
villages have taken place and that
the enclosed country has rendered
the cooperation of artillery most dif-
fcult. except where the villages con-
tanned church or other landmarks
above the trees by means OF which
guns could get the range.
Parts OF the region whore this
fighting has been In progress present
melancholy aspect Many ~ the
once prosperous homsteads and ham
let's are literally torn TO pieces. The
work Of burial falls 70 great extent
on the local inhabitants. who, with
soldiers. take no little care in mark
ing the last resting places Of their
cOuntrymen and allies either by little
wooden crosses or by flowers.
Amidst the graves scattered all
over the country side are rifle pits.
trenches and gun emplacements,
which those now resting below the
sod helped to defend or TO attack
From them progress OF the fighting
can be traced. and even It's nature,
for they vary from carefully CON
structed and cunningly placed works
to the hastily shaped lair OF a German
sniper, or roadside ditch scooped
out by the intrenching implements Of
our infantry"