Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-20
Germans Win a Trench Now
and ThenL 0ny to Be Forced
Out of II by Allies Within
Few Hours.
HEAVY COMMANDMENTS
OF DAILY OCCURRENCE
Artillery Fire Usually PrecedeS
Furious Assaults by KaiSer'S
Infantry Bayonets Are Used
Freely,

London, Nov. 10 t9.50 y. m.)-The
following descriptive account which
has been communicated by an eye
witness present with general head
quarters continues and supplements
the narrative published on November
Ia of the movements of the British
force and the French armies in i'm
mediate touch with It:
November l6.-The nature of the
situation on our front has not altered
since the last letter. The Germans
have continued TO press generally
along our line and have focused their
attention mostly around Ypres, where
there has not up I'LL now been n re-
sumption OF the violent attacks
against that place.
Enemy in Worse Plight
Friday. the 18th. was windy. with
much rain. Trying as life in the
trenches is under such conditions, our
men have at least the consolation of
knowing that the enemy We're in -
worse plight. for the wind blew stead
lily in their faces.
ION our left, the morning passed
In desultory Smelling. which gradually
swelled in the afternoon into fierce
bombardment OF the section of our
line running south TO the Menln
Ypres road. This was the prelude to
an attack along the whole line.
Around Ypres the enemy rushed our
trenches at one point. bnt they were
driven out again and the assault was
ffpulsed Here again our losses.
though heavy. were much less than
those of the Germans.
Heavy Bombardment.
"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 left
center, the situation remained prac-
tically unchanged, a little ground be-
ing lost here and there and then re.
gained. on our center and right, and
indeed along the whole 81 our line
the hostile artillery appears to have
received orders on this day to search
the area in the rear of our trenches
This. no doubt. is part Of the policy
of wearing down.
German Trench Taken.
"On the right, on the night OF No
vember 1874, the German trench
was taken by q portion of our bat
talions, the occupants being bayon-
eted or taken prisoners. Part of am
other battalion. which also advanced
during the night, encountered some
of the enemy who were attempting
similar operation. A hand .to-hand
fight ensued, in which We came off
the victors. We killed twenty-five
Germans and lost only two men our
selves.
Saturday was very cold and there
also was some rain. On our left proz
eeedlngs were started with the usual
heavy shelling and the Germans agal1
resumed the offensive in the after
noon south of the Menin-Ypres road. |
with result similar to that obtained
on the previous day. They penetrat- I
ed our line at one or two points, Dut
soon were driven out and the line
was almost completely restored
French Gain Some Ground.
Further south the French made
an attack near Wythchate and gained
some ground under cover of a very
heavy fire from their guns. In the
afternoon our left center was SUD
jected to shelling alone, and in our
center Armentieres was subjected TO
similar treatment. The town Is now
practically deserted by Its inhaoitan nts.
During the day Bethune was bonn
barded by the enemy, who continued
TO devote his attention to the towns I
villages and roads in the rear OF our
line. rather than to the trenches
themselves
"On Sunday. the 18th. on our ieit,
to the east OF Ypres, well conducteu
connter-attack was carried out
against that portion of the line occa-
pied by the enemy on the previous
day. where he had established nm
self in some Stables and trenches. Two !
attempts already had failed, when Al
$40 a. M, gun was brought up 10
within 800 yards range. After -FOUR
rounds had been fired party sue
ceeded in carrying the position, the
subaltern in command being killed.
The attack was led by the COM
pany ergeant-major. This non
commissioned officer was awarded
the distinguished conduct medal. put
has since died of his wounds
The bombardment slaekened con-
siderably in this quarter during the