Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-18

20 be massing opposite our line southeast
OF Ypres. and tho pressure was for
time severe. although the attack was
not driven home.
slightly after s O'Clock the fighting
continued with undated fury and re-
suited In gains TO our allies.
Emerge from Wood.
About 100 OF the enemy advanced from
tho cover Of a wood against the French.
we're all shot or boyonetted. ire
mendous cennonade was maintained by
directions
both sides in this direction. the allies
pouring a hail OF shells all along the
ridge facing them held by the Germans,
and the latter bombarding some high
ground and the valley to the east Of It
in our possession.
Three machine guns were captured by
us during the day. on the center there
was a reorudescenco OF activity on the
cnemy's part During the previous night
some six battalions OF Saxons had sue
ceedcd in capturing some OF our trenches,
only to be driven out by a counter at
tack, which resulted IN one officer and
seventy men being taken prisoners.
WOu't Accept Defeat.
The Germans, however. refused to &C
cept defeat and. returning TO the charge.
again occupied some OF our trenches and
penetrated into the wood. They were
again counter attacked and cleared out
OF the wood, but continued In possession
, OF parts OF our line and also some houses
which commanded them.
Farther south tho. enemy behaved
with great boldness. sRpplng up TO within
a short distance of our trenches. Some
of the prisoners captured on this date
were very young. They stated that their
corps had lately been brought up to
! strengthen the army with new recruits
who had received only a few weeks train
/ ina.
Throughout the recent fighting, sun
day has proved a day OF activity and
November was no exception to the
rule. On tho left the morning passed
quietly so far as the British were con-
cerned. To the southeast OF Ypres tho
! French continued to give us considerable
support and pressed forward At ESQ
p. M the daily attack on our line was
made. this time in force to the north OF
the Menin-Ypres road. and again the
enemy succeeded temporarily In piercing
= our front They were driven back, how
ever, and all the ground lost by US was
regained before dark. After this repulse
of one battalion. the total hostile force
| engaged being estimated at 1900.
! Attended with Heavy Loss.
These strong attacks were accompanied
or preceded by attempts to press at other
! points, which were usually attended with
heavy loss An instance of the cost 10
the enemy of these subsidiary operations
occurred on this day. when one OF our
haN
this number being actually counted in
front OF our trenches-and captured fifty
one. II is calculated that on Sunday their
casualties in killed and wounded in front
OF one small section of our line were
about ZOO
I'm front OF our right center the enemy
fell back slightly. while farther south. to
the north of the Lys. he continued 10
occupy the trenches and houses he had
secured but was unable TO reinforce this
point and so consolidate his position, for
the ground was swept by the fire OF our
guns and enfiladed from our trenches.
ITO the south OF the Lys the hostile at
lacks were renewed without success on
the night OF November rs. and on our
right also a minor effort met with the
same fate"
Destruction OF Yprer.
Monday the ninth was a compare
lively quiet day. on our left the she'll
, ms was less In this direction, The Ger
mans for the time being desisted from
making attacks In force and confined
their efforts to minor assaults and the
wanton destruction of Ypres. which.
with Louvasn and Rheims. is apparently
to be included among the monuments TO
German culture.
Il "Durins the fighting OF the sixth, eighth
|, and tenth. 10 prisoners AMI six machine
, guns were captured by us in this guar.
ter. Slightly to the south the French
, made some progress. while on our center
, the situation remained much the same
as It had been. The houses and trenches
gained by the Germans remained in their
hands during the day. but measures were
. taken TO overcome their resistance and
, at nlghtfall part OF the ground was re-
taken by us.
1T is true that considerable proper
, ton Of the masses recently thrown into
the field against the British has con-
sisted OF hastily trained and immature
men. but the great fact remains that
these ill-assorted levies have not hesi-
tated TO advance against highly trained
troops. In spite OF lack Of officers. In
a uPiie VI intApciNcuSct pOSo VI 40 duu ~
have faced our guns. have marched
, steadily up to the muzsles OF our rifles
! and have met death in droves. without
: fllnching.
Such is the effect o: century Of ma
tional discipline. That the men subjected
to it are the victims OF an autocratic
military caste does not alter the fact.
. They have accepted that system as neces-
i sary TO the attainment OF national Ideals.
However discordant are the elements
: which make up the German empire. by
= force OF the Prussian war machine they
have one and all been welded together
to fight for national existence. and by
their action II Is evident that for them
Deutschland uber allies is no empty
cry"