The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-16
GERMANS DRIVEN
FROM User CANAL
klIies Hurl Back Kaiser Along
Belgian Front.

YPRES ATTACK REPUlSeD
Anolo-French Check Teuton On
slauahts and Advance Lines Near
Rixschoote.
London. Nov. 1.-THE evacuation
by the Germans of their positions all
along the left bank OF the User canaA
was announced by the French WAL
Office.
This important announcement, TO-
gether with the report that the nVao'
ers had been thrown back on the
right bank of the User, tells the story
of the action ON that section OF the
battle front in Belgium.
The Germans, despite the stormy
weather and the flooded condition OF
the ground in that section, hurled for'
ward masses on the positions and
lines of trenches of the allied forces.
but each of these onslaughts was re-
pulsed.
In an earlier communication from
France, the official statement told OF
the heavy losses inflicted on the Ger
mans, who continued to deliver at
tacks on the allied forces.
~ ~ no nj thQ
kaiser along the User, the positions
won earlier in the week by the vast
masses of the invaders have been re-
captured by the French, British and
Belgian troops and now they hold all
OF the commanding positions along
the battle front in Belgium.
Further along the line In that re-
zion the allies resumed the offensive
and drove the Germans back and re-
gained q forest, lost q few days ago
following one of the many night at
tacks delivered against the allies.
This action took place to the south
Of Bixschoote, where the allies have
made their greatest advances during
the fighting of the past ten days.
There they hold all of the command
ing heights as well as q strong line
Of trenches and have repealed all OF
the attempts of the invaders to regain
this lost ground.
As the opposing armies are recov.
ering from the effects of the contin-
ual and violent attacks of the past
three days. the battle along the Bel
gian lines as well as In France has
resolved itself into an artillery duel
The severe storms that have swept
over the battlefield have hampered all
movements of large bodies Of troops
and as a result the attacks were In
frequent and easily repulsed.
A number of attempts to storm the
positions of the British and French
forces In the region Of Ypres were
made by the Germans, but resulted
In no gains for the invaders. These
onslaughts were made on the allies
positions to the north. east and south
Of Ypres.
The German communication receiv-
Cd from Berlin tells of the fierce en-
counters with the French and British
sl1eoo - the stor1nswept BATTLEFIELD
"a lho eaUsure @ several 61ndfed'
prisoners. On the extreme Of the CEN
ter Of the line In France, according
to the dispatch from Berlin. the Ger
mans succeeded In blowing up and
capturing . strong French point OF
support In the Argonnes. Along the
other points on the extended battle
front the Germans are silent, although
the French statements tell OF the
heavy artillery action along other sec
tons of the front in France, and
particularly in the Vosges region.
The Amsterdam correspondent of
the Exchange Telegraph company
sends the following dispatch concern
ing the fighting in Flanders:
THE Germans on Friday blew up
al the culverts Of the Leopold and
Schipdonck canals, with the object
Of flooding the surrounding country.
They also destroyed the bridge At
Noerkerke. The same night there was
heavy artillery fighting near Lom-
baertzyde and Newport.
New troops have been arriving At
Ostend from Bruges. Troops are con-
tinually passing Ostend on their way
to and from Roulers. Bad weather
has made the battlefield a vast swamp
and the entertainments are filed with
water and mud.
mo civilians are allowed at Zee
brugge. presumably because work Is
being rushed on more submarines at
that seaport"
The Official bulletins are as follows:
FRENCH.
"The most notable incident Of the
day has been the throwing back Of
the enemy on the right bank of the
User canal. That part of the left bank
which the Germans previously held
has been completely evacuated.
I'VE have retaken to the south Of
Bixschoote q small wood which had
been lost following night attack.
AT the end of the day the enemy
had shown without success an often.
sive to the south of Ypres.
ION the rest of the front there Is
nothing to report.
However, the Germans attempted
again several attacks northeast and
south Of Ypres. All were repulsed
with considerable losses for them.
ITO sum up, every effort made by
the Germans during the last few days
has resulted only in the capture of q
village in ruins, Dixmude, whose tso-
lated position on the right bank of the
User canal made its defense difficult.
Between the Lys and the Disc the
trench work has continued on the
greater part of the front. On all the
rest Of the front as far as Lorraine
and the Vosges there has been cam
nonading or detailed engagements
without Importance"