The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-04
Attack Recomes Heavier.

The operations then really assumed a
fresh complexion. On Wednesday, Octo-
Der 81. the neN German formations again
pressed forward IA force vigorously ali
along our line On our right, south OF
the Iys. an attack on our lines was 70
pulsed with lhss 90 tho assaiiarts On
the other hand We wrr, driven from some
, ground closr 10y to the north, but reEain"d
II by counter attack.
"Still further to the north the Germans
gained and retained some points Their
casualties to tho southeast uf Armen'ieres
were estimated At more than 5000
"On the north OF the Lys. In our centre.
II fiercely contested action took Place near
LA CHER. which village was captured in
the morning by the enemy and then re-
taken by MS. In this direction the Ger
man casualties also We're extremely heavy.
They came on with the greatest bravery in
swarms. only to he swept away by our fire.
one battalion Of their lolth Regiment was
practically wiped out some 400 dead being
picked up by Us In our lines alone.
incidentally by our counter attack We
took 100 prisoners and released some
forty Of our men who had been captured
II Is agreeable to record that our men
were very well treated by their captors,
who were Saxons being placed in cellars
for protection from the bombardment OF
our own guns
ION our left our troops advanced against
the German Twenty-siNth reserve corps
near Paaschendaels and were met by n
determined counter offensive which was
driven back with great losses
AT night tho Germans renewed their
, efforts unsucccssfully in this quarter At
one point they tried ruse which no
longer Is new As they came up In a
solid line two deep they shouted out
| Don't fire. we are the Coldstream
Guards Our mon. however. are get
rg,t,a Of, III.
only result WAS that they allowed the
enemys infantry to approach quite close
before they swept them down with maya
zine Are.
Apart from tho 40O dead found near
our lines In the centre our patrols after
ward discovered some 300 dead further
out in front OF our left killed by our ar
tllery.
Thursday, October 90. saw n renewal
Of the pressure against us. We succeeded.
however, in holding our ground IN nearly
every quarter. South OF the Lys the
enemy attacked from La Bassee and
gained at Violaines and at another point
but their efforts against "A third village
were repulsed by artillery nre alone. the
French and British guns working together
very effectively.
The Germans advanced In the evening
against our centre and our left and were
some of our trenches In the latter quarter
By this time the enemy had succeeded In
bringing up several heavy howitzers and
our casualties We're considerable.
ION Friday October 90, all action south
OF the Lys, on our right. was confined 10
that Of artillery. several OF the hostile
batteries being slenced. In tho centre
their infantry again endeavored to force
its way forward and was only repulscd
after determined hghting leaving many
dead and several prisoners, North Of the
Lys attacks at different points were re-
pulsed.
ION our left this was bad day for the
Germans Advancing In our turn we
drove them from some OF the trenches, out
OF which they had turned us on the pre-
vious evening. and captured SO prisoners
and released some OF our men whom they
had taken. Az the Germans retrea ted
our guns did great execution. They after
ward made five desperate assaults on our
trenches. advancing in mass and singing
Die Wacht am Rhein' as they came"