Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-18
BRITISH PRAISE FOR
TEUTONS' COURAGE
Unframed Germans, Boys and Mid
dle-Aged Men, Fight with
Wonderful Bravery.
THEY GO TO DEATH IN ORovEs
EnglIsh official Press Bureau Issues
Statement CORcerning Move-
ments OF the Allied
Forces.

LONDON. Nov. i7.--The official press
bureau has issued the following account,
dated November TO- OF the movements OF
the British force and the French armies
In immediate touch with II;
In describing the operations for the six
days from November 4 to 9, " can be said
that during that period the Germans have
nowhere along our front made any attack
in great rorco such as that launched
against Ypres at tho end OF October.
what they may be contemplating remains
10 be seen. Their policy has appeared TO
he TO wear us out by continual bonn
bsrdment interpreted with local assaults
at different points
lncrssnut ArtiI'erv rsre.
"As regards their artillery attacks.
which have now continued without oessa-
ton for days, wonder IL aroused as to
when this prodigai expenditure OF animu-
milton will cease. for It has not produced
its obviously calculated effect OF break
ing the defense In preparation for an adj
vance Of their infantry
80 far the intantrymen have been the
chief sufferers from tho tactics employed
Wednesday November T. they renewed
the attacks east OF Ypres. but their effort
bore no resemblance TO those which pre-
ceded L.. helms more In the nature OF a
demonstration In force than n serious at
tempt to drive in our line and was beaten
off with case.
HAD Bccn Reinforced,
by then our men had been reinforced.
had enjoyed aome rest and had had time
10 improve their trenches In different
ways. Moreover. the consciousness that
they had repealed one great effort OF tho
enemy was a moral factor OF no small
value.
Farther TO the south, on our left cen
ter, the French advanced under cover OF
our guns and made some progress In spite
of the heavy fire brought TO bear on them
from the enemy's massed batteries. On
our center all was quiet.
ION our right our Indian troops scored
a success by capturing and filling In some
trenches in which the enemy had estab-
lished himself, only fifty yards from o. :
lines, under cover OF some heavy artillery
brought up after dark.
Knock out Machine Gan.
ION our extreme left one Of our howltzel
batteries, whose fire was being most ef-
fectivcly directed. selected as It's first
AAlktt u NAANh N 49,
was harrassinE our infantry II scored a
hit at the frat round and knocked out
the machine gun.
The second target was o house oceu-
pied by Shippers. This was set alight by
a shell and when the occupants bolted
they came under the rapid fire OF tho I'm
fantry. The third target was another
building. from which the Germans were
driven and then were caught In the oper
by shrapnel. One OF our heavy batteries
also obtained several direct hits on th'
enemy's guns.
Comparative Quiet.
Thursday. November 5. was anothe
comparatively quiet day, there being M
attempt at an infantry attack agains
any point of our position. Southeast o.
YpreB the Germans maintained heav,
bombardment OF one section OF our front
but generally speaking their artillery fir'
was not so heavy as II had been some
what to the south.
THE French made slight progress AM
recaptured some ground farther TO TN
south. Two villages which the enem,
had captured and their line OF ridge clos
| by were heavily bombRrded by Bntisl
and French artillery from the higl
ground 10 the west. The effect OF thi
cannonading could be seen TO some ex
/ tent, though the villages under fire wer
| partially obscured from view by tn
smoke OF bursting shells and resemble
tho cruters OF volcanoes belching fire an
| fumes.
AT one place the gaunt wreck OF a
old church tower and the blackened re
mains OF q few houses around Il woul
emerge for a moment. only to be agai
biottod out In a pail OF smoke.
seemed to Melt Away.
THE lone and struggling villages. whe
/ they became temporarily visible. SCENE
!, to melt away and assume odd and fan
4 tastio shapes as the houses crumble
and blocks of masonry were throw
hither and thither by the blasting effec
OF the lyddite and melinlte.
THE results OF the allies Artiller
work was most satisfactory. When IN
Germans were seen to be running froI
shelter. which had ceased 10 act as sucl
they we're caught and moved down b
the rapid fire OF the French artillery
Against a suitable target the action c
the French field guns is literally terrifI
and must be seen TO be realized.
"on tho whole, the ground which III
Germans have gained has so far prove
a somewhat barren acquisition. It Is 8
exposed that II proves death trap "a