Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-23
Official Eye Witness Credits
Kaiser's Troops With Won
derful Bravery Despite Heavy
Maxim Gun Fire,
THREE ASSAULTS MADE
ON NOVEMBER nth
InundatIon Progresses Salts
factoriIy to Southeast of
Dlxmude on Eighteenth 0w-
ing 10 High Tides.

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London. Nov. 20 (G:20 y. MI
Col. v. -. swlnton. the British OFF,
cial eye witness with the eNpcdi-
ltionary forces on the continent, con-
Itinulng his narrative Of the army
operations and experimenting his
account OF November ~, writes;
November 20-The only change
OF record Ia the military situation on
our front IL an attack In force again
upon our left on November ~ inc
four days from the 10th to the lsth
haze been Unusually uneventfuL VIM
ter has now set In In earnest since
certain misstatements to the effect
that the Germans had penetrated
Ypres and had been driven out again
have apparently been circulated, II Is
well to state that Ypres is In the
hands OF the allies and that save for
prisoners OF war or possible SPIES
Inc Germans have succeeded in en-
tering tho town or even getting near
|it. The allied position there Is
stronger than II ever has been
Monday. November 16. - our
troops on the left passed a most
peaceful day. There was little she'll
ln4 ana no infantry attacks. A few
prisoners asserted that II had been
the intention of the Germans TO as
aault this quarter ON the 18th, but
the damage inflicted by our artillery
on the previous day has been so
heavy that II has been decided to
postpone the operation until rein
forccments should arrive.
Germans Make Costly Errors.
There is no doubt that on the
10TH in mHsaing preparatory TO at
tack. the Germans committed certain
faults of which our guns and max
Inns took advantage with devastating
results TO the rear German battal-
lions
'arhe fighting to the south of Ypres
Icontinued without marked advan-
tage to either. side. but the French
Everywhere held their ground. On
the center all was quiet On our
right the enemy pushed forward the
Gaps, throwing bombs from their
trenches and mortars. One of their
sap heads was successfully attacked
lduring the night and an earth bor-
Ing tool was captured.
ION Tuesday on our left the Ger
mans after Smelling our position to
the cast In the direction Of Ypres,
and 60 the southeast. made three
attacks. About p. M, their In
fantry advanced In strength against
our section on this line and took pos
session Of some trenches out of which
our troops had been driven By shell
fire. When the Germans endeavored
TO press ON, our Infantry made a
brilliant counter-attack with bay
onots and drove them out of the
trenches and for some five hundred
yards beyond.
| second Attempt Almost Succeeds.
"a second attempt made farther
to the southwest was pressed within
Iflye yards OF our line before 1t was
broken by our rife fire. On this oe-
easlon the Germans advanced oblique-
| " across our front aud suffered very
seyeroIy from our rifle and gun fire.
''The number OF killed left along
a length OF some Ave hundred yards
Of our front Is estimated at about
l1,eOO. The assault was made by
regular troops, though not by the
guard.
About y. m, they massed for
the third assault but being subjected
TO hot shell fire, they gaze UP the
attempt on the whole 1t was most
tauccessfui day for our arms
ION "Wednesday. the 18th. nothing
occurred except the Smelling Of our
fright Owing to the high tide, The
lnnndation was extending satisfac-
torily to tho southeast Of Dixmude.
Trench Mortars Prove Value
Thursday, the 18Th. also was un-
eVentful. Our trench mortars were
used for the FIRST time with good re-
suits. The successful resistance we
have made has made very en-
eouraging effect in spite OF the ex-
hausting nature of the operations
lin the last month. our men show
great enterprise in making local
counter-attacks in cutting off the
enens's patrols and ifa similar AZ
fairs Of outposts,
around fpres We continually are
finding fresh evidence Of the slanghl
Ter inflicted on The enemy On the
18th ono Of our battalons while adj
vancing discovered German trench
manned by seventeen corpses. while
There were ~ more in house close
lby on The next day a patrol dis
covered SO dead in front Of one TRENCH
land 30 more opposite another Al
the farms and cottages in our from
lare charnel houses
The significance OF such snlal
numbers lies only In the fast thai
ItheS represent the killed in a vers
small area.
Spres Attack Proves Costly.
According to prisoners the Ger
mans attempt to take ypres proses
ieostly. One stated that there wer'
lonly fifteen survivors out Of hi