Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-11-05
ALLIES MAKE GAINS
IN VARIOUS PLACES
DEFEAT ARMY OF THE KAISER
UNDER DUKE OF WUERTTEM-
BERG IN FLANDERS.
opening Of the bikes Proves Disas
Uous TO Invaders, Making Their
TrenoheC ntenabe.-Nieu.
port Being Bombarded.

belgian French and British troops
administered "a decisive defeat To the
GERMAN army of the Duke of Wuert
temberg In the battle of Flanders
sunday, forcing the invaders to fall
Dack d distance OF four miles from
the railroad line between Nieuport
and Dixmude after suffering enormous
losses In killed and the capture or
great number OF prisoners, according
10 adyices received from Paris.
Attacks OF violent nature by fresh
German troops against the seasoned
British forces occupying positions
south OF Passchendaele, resulted not
only in the repulse Of the attacking
force, but in the recovery OF the
ground the allies had been forced to
cede in the vicinity OF Gheulcelt.
Important losses also were inflicted
upon the Germans by the British in a
series Of attacks and counter attacks
OF desperate character at several
other points along the Newport Ypres
front.
The floods due to the inundation OF
the enemy positions by the cutting
OF the sluices by the Belgians still
continue TO operate 70 the advantage
OF the allies by making the German
trenches untenable.
A violent bombardment OF Newport
by the German artillery. employing
giant howitzers, was renewed Satur-
/ day and considerable damage was in.
nicted on the residence section OF the
port city. several shells striking near
the marine hospital
Bulletins from the French war office
tells OF further severe attacks direct
ed by the invaders against the French
positions in the vicinity OF Lihons. lie
Quesnoye-enrSanterr and Vailly on
the Aisne. 1t was at Vailly that the
Germans on Friday forced the French
10 withdraw before the fury OF their
attacks by numerically superior
forces. Sunday, however. the on
slaughts were met with a whitening
fire from newly arrived French ma
chine guns and the assaults were eff
fec,ively checked All along this
line. where the German army OF Gen
erals Won Kluk and Won Boehm have
been exerting great pressure in an ef
fort 10 break through what they
hoped TO be a dissstrously weakened
front. due to Withdrawals OF troops
TO aid the Belgians in the north. the
attacks have failed signally with the
exception OF that temporary gain al
Vailly and the positions OF the French
have been maintained stuSNornly
Having rested and with fresh rein
,orcements to their support. the Ger
man troops who have been battling II
Relg,urn and the north of France FOL
what seems to he an almost intermln
able period on Saturday renewed
their eofrts to push their way
through the French. British and Bel
eian lines to reach the much desired
norris on the English channel Not
only here but in the Argonne region
and the Woeyre district the fghune
has been OF the hercest character. II
&c said that the laundering OF the big
q guns OF the British warships on Us
tend could be heard on the Englist
3 coast
In all these engage Sshts the deae
and wounded are multiplying, ou'
there are thousands to take theiI
nlacos The transport of the wound
ed into tne zone Of safety where the!
can receive proper attention is pro
ylding a problem that has not vel
been solved: hospitals and sureeon'
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