The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-06
Germans Capture Trenches But
Are Driven Out
BERLIN Denies REVERSES
Claims Gains at Newport, Ypres,
Lille, 6erry-au-Bac and In Vosses.
Fierce Fighting In Areonne-

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According to the official statements
the kaiser's troops assumed deter
mined attack and succeeded In cap
tpring several trenches. However,
they retained this advantage but a
short time, as a counter attack by the
, allies caused the Germans to fall
back.
In their backward movement the
Germans abandoned the trenches that
| had been captured. In the Argonne
another fierce German offensive was
successfully repealed near the region
| of St. Hubert.
Advices from Berlin state that the
war office claims to have driven OF
| allied attacks by the way of Newport,
and between the sea and inundated
territory. The war Office also claims
to have gained slowly but steadily
near Ypres, southwest of Lille and
Berry-au-Bac, in the Argonne and also
In the Vosges.
The Berlin advices also claim that
along the whole battle front their
forces are progressing, and that all
counter attacks by the British, Bel
gian and French troops have been de-
feated.
The first German rush for the coast
Of France having been checked, the
nesw of the next few days will deter
mine the truth or falsity of predic-
tons as to the seriousness of the re-
newed German attempt to get to the
coast by more southerly route.
There was nothing in the reports
from West Flanders to indicate the
trend of the new German attack, al.
though Ypres continued to figure in
the dispatches as the military key
against which the Germans proposed
to deliver their hardest blows.
Opinion is divided as to whether
this fresh attempt to open way to
the Channel will rival in intensity
the struggle along the User.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
at Rotterdam says he has received
official confirmation Of the advance
of teh allies on all the West Flanders
front, and he adds:
1.-THE German military bakeries all
have been removed in a southerly d.
rection from Ostend, showing the in
tended retreat of the main German
force.
II have learned from the most re-
liable sources that last weeks trans
fer of the Ninth German Army corps
has been completed from Belgium
and France to East Prussia and that
only half of their number has been
replaced by volunteers.
'The Germans are short of big am
munition in West Flanders and trans.
port Is impossible owing to the mum
dations. Interned Germans say they
can fight men, but not waste of wa
ters."
The official bulletins are as follows:
FRENCH.
There is no information on the op-
erations at the north of the Lys.
"In q violent offensive movement
by the Germans north Of Arras we
lost few trenches, which later were
retaken.
I'm the Argonne, In the region Of
st. Hubert, all the German attacks
have been successfully repulsed.
Concerning the remainder Of the
battle front, the is nothing of I'M
portance to report.
ION our left wing the allied
forces have made slight progress to
the east of Newport, on the right
bank of the User. From Dixmude to
the Lys the German attacks were re-
newed Wednesday, but at a number
of points with lessened energy, par.
ticularly with regard to the actions OF
their infantry.
1.-THE Franco-British lines have at
no point drawn back, and our troops,
undertaking the offensive, have made
notable progress in several direc-
tons.
Between the region of La Bassee
and the Somme the day was notable
particularly for an artillery contest.
in the region of Roye We have
maintained our occupation of lie
Quesnoy-En-Sa and advanced
perceptibly in the direction of An
dechy.
ION the center, between the Opise |
and the Hoselle, there has been a |
recrudescenc Of the activity of the |
Germans, manifested particularly by |
the artillery fire.
Summing up, it may be said that |
the attacks of the enemy at various
points ON our front have been re.
pulsed in some instances after an en-.
gagement that lasted all day long.
ION our right wing there Is moth
ing new whatever to report"
GERMAN.
"wednesday the Belgians, assisted
by British and French troops, ruade
fierce attack by way of Newport be-
tween the sea and the foundations,
but they we're easily repulsed-
'Near Ypres, southwest Of Lille,
south of Berry-au-Bac, in the Argonne
region and also in the Vosges. our
attacks are progressing"
BELGIAN.
1.-THE Belgian advanced detach-
ments, which progressed as far as
Lombaerdzyde, toward the User be
tween Saint George Capelle and Ter
vaete, could only advance with great
difficulty owing to poor roads and the
inundated country. They were also
harassed constantly by the infantry
and machine gun fire of the enemy.
1.-THE enemy still occupies Saint
George Capelle and the farms located
on the left bank Of the User in the
nefghborhood of Schoorbakke and
Tervaete. Stuyvekenskerke was reoc.
cupied by marines.
ITO the south of DiXmude the Ger.
mans made an attack on Wednesday
night in the direction of the Blk
'choote bridge. They failed in the at.
Tempt and were forced to evacuate
completely the village of BiXschoote,
% the south of Zandoofde.
"The enemy continues to attack
With the greatest violence along the
'front.' of the allies between Hole