Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-03
EVIDENT THEY
HAVE FAILED N
FIRST ATTEMPT
French Claim to Have Re-
taken Many Points Aban-
doned by the Enemy.
TUMULT OF BATTLE
LULLED AT PRESENT
English Repulse Terrific Assaults, But
at Tremendous Cost to Flower of
Their Army-Berlin Reports Sharp
ly Contradictory.

The tumult of battle has rolled back
from the Belgium coast. After the
apparent failure Of their fierce assault
on the English and Belgian lines
are diverting their attack toward q
more southerly point.
Much activity on the part Of the
German mobile columns is reported
from Belgium and there is evidence
that the invaders have exhausted all
resources to get through to Calais.
The tremendous German assault at
nI pres IS believed by London to have.
haa been at terrible cost to TIE
newer Of the British army. which; ap-
parently has suffered As severely as
dld the Belgian forces, which burestfS
nrst prunt of the seacoast battle.
concerning the situation along the
river Aisne. reports from Berlin
SHARPLY contradict. Germans declare
Iney made disant progress, while the
assaults failed completely
French Report.
Paris. Nov. 3.-The French official
announcement, issued this afternoon,
says the Germans would appear to
have completely abandoned the banks
OF the 1pser river. below Dixmude,
and the troops of the allies have re-
occupied points on the river without
great difficulty,
The text Of the communication fol-
lows:
"on our left wing. the enemy seems
left bank Of the User river down @
stream from Dixmude and reconnaIs-
sance by troops of the allies, under
taken on the highways in the inun-
dated regions, were successful in re-
occupying points of passage across the
river without difficulty To the south
OF Dxmude, and in the direction Of
Gheluvlt, our advance was particu-
larly perceptible. In the region to the
north of the Lys. in spite of deter-
mined attacks by the Germans in con.
siderable force. our front was every.
where maintained or re-esta blished by
the end of the day.
Fresh attacks by the Germans on
the environs of Arras and axainst
Lihons and LIE Quesnoy- y-en-santerre
resulted in failures.
ON the center in the region of the
Alsne. to the east Of the forest of
Aigue we have made some progress.
To the east of Vailly. according to the
latest news, those of our troops who
held the positions on the slopes Of
the plateaus to the north of the vii
lagos of Chavonne and Soupir have
been compelled to draw back into the
valley to the east of the location. We
have maintained our positions at
Amont, on the right bank of the river.
Violent Cannonading.
There was violent cannonading
during the day between Rhiem1s and
Muese. as we'll as on the heights of
the Meuse. Further efforts from the
part of the Germans in the forest Of
Argonne have been checked. We have
continued to make progress to tho
northwest Of Pont-a-Mousson.'
German Trenches Found Empty.
Havre, Nov. 3.-The following Bell
gian official report was issued at 1880
o'clock yesterday afternoon:
"On. the User front the enemy has
shown no activity Their lombard
ment has been feeble. Several shells
apparently intended for the railway
station struck the town Of Fernes.
THE Germans appear to have
evacuated the left bank Of the User.
Trenches situated some 200 or 300
yards from our lines have been found
umn marched from Mannekensvere
toward st. Pierre capelle. where large
forces already are assembled. The
flooding Of the country proceeds, but
the bridges and pontoons carried
across the User by the enemy are still
prisoners from the third German
army corps report that mixed units
Of every description make up the
forces fighting on the Yser. They
complain of the difficulty Of fighting
in the marshy land and of the losses
inflicted on them by the artillery Of
the allies, especially by the British
naval guns. Between Dixmude and
Bixschoote, the allies offensive is
slowly progressing. Various German
reserve forces are concentrated along
a line through Eneluvelt. Holleheke
and Dulemo. Their objective Is YpreS.
THE arrival Of the German em.
peror. which,. At IL announced, - sx-
pected shortly In South Flanders.
shows that the principal effort Of the,
enemy is being directed betwsen
Ypres and the river Lys.
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today broke through the efforts ~
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