The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17


erumbied and blocks of masonry were
thrown. hither and thither by the blast
Ing effect of the lyddite and melinite.
when the Germans We're seen to
be running from shelter, which had
ceased to act as such, they were caught
and moved down by the rapid fire of
the French artillery. Against a suit
able target the action of the French
10 centimeter field guns is terrific and
must be seen to be realized
ON the whole, the ground which the
Germans have gained in this direction
has So far proved a somewhat barren
acquisition. 1t is so exposed that il
proved 6 death trap for their troops.
Along the rest of our line nothing of
special interest occurred. Further south
our aeroplanes and those of the French
partially destroyed two of the old forts
OF Lille. Fort Englos was blown up
on the fourth and Fort Carnot on the
fifth. They probably were used as a
magazine and may have been of some
tactical Importance as points d'appui
in the line of entertainments.
Attack Renewed
on Friday. the sixth. the attack was
renewed south of the Meinen- Ypres
high road but was repulsed without
DIFFICULTY. Against the southeast of
Apres, which town had been subjected
and also was she1led during the day,
fairly strong advance was made in
the afternoon and the enemy gained
some ground.
THE French. however, made a coun-
ter stroke. supported by us, and by
nightfall had recovered all the lost
ground French attack on TWO vii.
lagos shelled Thursday made consid-
cradle progress, one point being cap
tured but the enemy rendered the po-
sition untenable and the allies had re-
tired from the hill by dusk.
"On our center nothing of particular
interest occurred. on our right. south
Of the Lys. the enemy made TWO IN
successful night attacks
"On Saturday the eighth. on our
left the enemy again attacked on the
east and southeast of Ypres along the
Meinin road. Our line once was forced
back but the ground lost was re-
gained. About p. IN. the Germans
appeared to be massing opposite our
line southeast of Ypres and the pres
sure for a time was sever, although
the attack was not driven home
Slightly farther to the south fight
ing continued with undated fury and
resulted in gains to our allies. About
500 OF the enemy advanced against the
French. Half of them with the most
reckless bravery came on to close
neted. A tremendous cannonade was
maintained by both sides in this direc-
tion.
Machine Guns Captured
Three machine guns were captured
by us during the day. On our center
was a recrudescence of activity on the
enemy's part. During the previous
night some six battalions of Saxons
had captured some of our trenches,
At.
tack which resulted in che officer ana
20 men being taken prisoners and the
wounded in front of enc small Sec
ton of our line were about 1900.
"Ypres itself again was subjected II
heavy Smelling and the town was DAM
aged.
I'm front of our right center the
enemy fell back slightly. while far
Their south, north of the Lysr he con-
tinued to occupy the trenches and
houses he had secured. South of the
Lys the hostile attacks were renewed
without success on the night of rs
and on our right also a minor effort
met with the same fate.
Monday. the ninth. was a compar-
atiyely quiet day. The Germans for
the time desisted from attacks in force
and confined their efforts to minor as
saults and the wanton destruction of
Ypres, which. with Louvain and
Rheims, is apparently to be includ ed
among the monuments to German cul-
ture.
During the fighting of the sixth,
eighth and tenth, we took Ito pris-
oners and six machine guns in this
quarter Slightly to the south the
French made some progress, while OIL
ou1 center the situation remained
much the same as it had been. The
houses and trenches gained by the Ger
mans remained in their hands during
the day, but measures were taken 10