Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-07
GERMAN ATTACKS REFUSED.
French and British Assume Offensive
Southeast Of Ypres.


Paris. Nov. THE official announce
nent given out in Paris this afternoon
says the situation Is relatively quiet on
he river User below Dixmude.
The statement sets forth that the
Trench and British forces have success
fully repulsed German attacks almost
A'ong the entire front. Reference Is
made specifically to Dixmude where
counter attacks were repulsed to the
southeast OF Ypres where the French
have assumed the offensive with the
British, and to Neuve Chapelle. where
the British forces drove back the Ger
mans.
chsek Day and Night Attaeks
Day ard night attacks between Arras
and the Disc have been checked and
aear Vailly the French recaptured po-
sitions previously wrested from them.
In the Argonne other attacks were re-
pulsed and here the French claim pro-
yress.
Northeast Of verdun two villages
Rave been captured and to the southeast
Of verdun and to the southeast OF Saint
Mihiel, the offensive movements Of the
enemy failed. according to the French
statement. Also on the right wing the
enemy sustained losses around Nancy.
The text Of the statement follows:
ION our left wing the situation is
relatively quiet, on the User down
stream from Dixmude,. The Belgian
troops, who advanced along the right
bank Of the User from Newport in the
direction Of Lombaertzyde and who.
had been counter attacked by the Ger
mans, were sustained in time. The sit
uation has been entirely re-established
In this locality.
Rspulss Counter Offensive Movement.
'At Dixmude the marine fusiliers re-
pulsed fresh counter offensive move
ment. Further to the south the at
tacks Of the enemy around Bixschoote
also were repulsed by French troops
who subsequently advanced. To the
east Of Ypres the situation is without
shange To the southeast of this town
we have resumed the offensive in
combination with the British troops
operating in this region and repulsed
an attack particularly violent and pro-
corps recently brought into this region
by the Germans.
Between Armentieres and the canal
Of Labassee the British army on its
side repulsed a violent attack Of
Neuve Chapelle. Between the canal of
Labassee and Arras as well as between
Arras and the Disc, several counter at
tacks delivered by night and by day
have been checked. We even made
some slight progress in the region OF
vermelles and to the south Of AK
Noulette
Lost Ground 10 Rstaksn.
ION the center. in the region Of
vailly, we continued during the day
Of yesterday to recapture ground pre-
viously lost by US. In the Argonne fresh
attacks on the part Of the enemy were
repulsed and at the end Of Sthe day
our troops made progress 1t several
points
AT the. northeast Of verdun we have
taken the villages Of Paucourt and
Nogeyille.
In the wooded region along the
heights of Mouse. southeast Of verdun
and in the forest of Apremont south
:: g &c -aA1ihiel the offensive movements
Of the eenmy failed. Some trenches in
the vicinity OF st. Remi were carried
Oy our troops.
ION our right wing the attacks Of the
Germans on the advanced positions of
the Grande Couronne Of Nancy (the
circle Of the fortified positions sur
rounding Nancy, resulted in percep-
tible losses for the enemy. A surprise
attack undertaken by the enemy
against the heights which dominate
Mount sainte Marie resulted in COM
alete failure"