Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-06
DETAIL STORY
Or FIGHTING BY
BRITISH FORCE
Battle in Vicinity of Ypres Is
Most Desperate and Bloody
That Has Occurred in West !
ern Theater Of War.

lev MORNING JovssAl SPECIAL lssstp wlsel
London, Nov. s $3.50 y. m The
following descriptive account. which
has been given By an eye witness
present al the general headquarters,
continues the last narrative Of the
movements Of the British force and
Of the French armies In immediate
touch With II;
November lin spite Of the great
loss which they suffered In their at
tacks last week, the Germans have
continued their offensive toward the
west almost continually during the
five days from the 26th To the soth
II October opposite us II has grown
In Intensity and in extent OF applica-
ton az more men and guns have been
brought up and pushed into the hsht
and il has developed into the most
bitterly contested battle that has been
Fought IN the western theater OF the
war.
lrti iery Reinforced.
rThe Canaan artillery has, to a
large extent been increased BY that
transferred from around Antwerp. As
regards infantry. 1t is possible That
some OF the additional troops now
on our front have been
rendered availa BILE by relaxation OF
pressure against our allies to the
north Of fpres, caused by the desper-
ate ana successful resistance made
by the latter, by the harassing ma
ture OF the artillery fire brought To
bear by our ships against the strip OF
country along the coast and by the
81 4 "a "a ha III 4
User.
Forces have been massed also from
the south. while another of the new
army corps has definitely made lis
Gebut before us, and though attempts
to hack or rather to blast and hack
Q way through us have been made in
ut,.rf olrections. they nave Tor the
last few days been most seriously
upon the neighborhood1
Of Ypres.
Motive IL Uncertain.
whether the motive inspiring the
present action of the Germans against
TINT place Is an ambition to win
to the port of Calais, as Is TO
lie gathered from articles In their
newspapers. or whether the operation
is due to a desire to drive the al
gium in order to complete the con-
quest of that country with a view to
its annexation and to gain prestige
with neutrals. is immaterial.
What concerns us more closely is
that they have been making and still
are pressing an attempt to gain the
town.
'On Monday, The goth, south of the
Lys, on our right, the enemy attack
ed Neuvveschapele. one of the VII
lagos held by us. In the evening ad-
under cover of wood, they
TO gain possession OF por-
lion of it, north of the Lys.
ION the center bombardment
alone was kept up and some ground
was made by us along the river User.
"a detached post. which was at
tackled in force during the night,
drove back its assailants who left
hfty-six dead behind.
Strong German Attack.
Near our left the Germans de-
veloped very strong attack on the
section of our line to the east OF
Ypres. Though supported by great
mass of artillery, this was checked,
but il had two results. One was that
our position was readjusted and the
other was that our extreme left alone
advanced in conjunction with some
of our allies.
ION Tuesday, the eth. the Ger
mans rather focused their principal
attention on our right center and
right and most desperate lighting 0c-
Cured for the possession OF Neuve-
chapelc In spite of repeated counter
attacks by our troops, the enemy dur
ng the dav managed to hold on to
he northern part of the village, which
le had gained during the day.
Toward evening we had gradual
i regained part of the place by step
1y-step lighting, when fresh hostile !
endorsements were brought up and
he entire village was captured by the !
,nemy.
sIurderous Fighting.
"Thev made several assaults against |
mr. whole front south of the I.ys,
mi with the exception of their sue I
.ess at Neuvechapele. won no adj /
iantage. The combat for that place .
rs is usually the case with village I
lighting. was OF most murderons /
1t is believed that the /
.nemy's losses in this quarter OF the I
ieid generally We're very great. u /
jcers who were observing the adj
vance. report the effort of our rifle /
ind gun fire on the Germans was
and that they had to I
brow eorpses Of their own men out /
IF their trenches as they came on, In (
rider to obtain cover.
-Four successive attacks were
made, each by different regiments
and in this way the whole of one d. (
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