The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-18
GERMANS FACE
new ATTACK
Ibe Allies Take Offensive All
Along the Line
fEUTON ATTACK WEAKENS
Try Again to Break Through Position
at Ypres, But Fail to Oisiod9e the
Obstinate Defenders.

London, Nov. Is. - Aided by the
flooded condition of the battlefield in
Flanders, which has halted all otfen'
sive movements OF the Germans, the
allies have resumed their smashing
attacks on the lines of the invaders
In various sections of the battle front
In Belgium and along the front In
France.
Pronounced progress is reported ny
the official communication from the
French war Office, especially In the
region of Armentieres and Arras.
Advices from the battle front IN
France and Flanders tell OF the weak
ening of the attacks of the Germans
and that all along the line the allies
have flung forward their forces and
have pushed back the enemy and
have advanced their lines. In the re-
gion of Armentieres and Arras, on the
right wing of the kaiser's line In
France the allies have made their
greatest advances, according to the
dispatches, and have dealt severe
losses to the Germans.
Although the Germans have been
unable to press forward along the
User, where they had made their
greatest advances previously, they re-
newed their attacks on the British
positions In the region of Ypres, that
storm center of German attacks ever
since the battle was shifted to the
~ Franco
While the war offices of the warning
powers have been silent for the last
ten days on the siSation upon the
heights Of the Mouse, on the right
wing of the allies, Paris announces
that pronounced progress has been
made in that section, following the
series of attacks by the French
forces, while farther to the west, In
the Argonne, the French have driven
back the Germans and have establish
ed new lines and taken new positions
Advices from Berlin are silent on
the battle situation in France and
Flanders. They say the day passed
quietly in the western zone of war,
and that seve al attacks by the
French to the south of Verdun and
northeast of Grey, were unsuccessful.
Omcial communications from Paris
are more explicit and ten OF the CON
tinuation of the artillery action by
the hostile forces. particularly in the
region between Dixmude and Nieu'
port. The action Is heavier than in
the preceding days and on the canal
the allies artillery has checked the
work that the Germans were endeav'
oring to carry out to keep down the
inundation.
Although violent fighting between
the allies and the Germans Is still
going on In West Flanders, troop
movements have been completely
checked by the foods and storms,
which have turned the highways into
swamps. French, British. Belgians
and Germans are bearing without q
complaint conditions which are caus
ing terrible suffering.
Some OF the Germans have been
fighting In trenches half filed with
Ice cold water since Monday morning,
The British have distinguished them.
selves by charging across an inundat'
ed district south Of Dixmude, where
the soldiers had to wade through wa
ter to their waists.
In the wake of a German detach'
ment, which was compelled to fall
back after a series of Intellectual at.
tacks northeast Of Ypres, many Ger.
mans were found upon the ground,
helpless from exposure and exhaus.
ton. The cavalry and artillery horses
have suffered as well as the men, and
hundreds of them have died as a re-
suit OF the conditions under which
they have been compelled to work.
The official bulletins are as follows:
FRENCH.
According to the latest advices
the enemy has renewed his attacks to
the east and to the south of Ypres,
but they have not altered the situa.
ton, which remains satisfactory.
During the last two days we have
registered progress more or less pro
nounced everywhere we have attack
ed; at Hetsas, on the User, between
Armentieres and Arras, in the region
Of vailly. In the Argonne and on the
heights Of the Meuse.
From Newport to Dixmude and in
the region of Ypres, the cannonading
has been resumed with greater VIC
lence than in the preceding days. On
the canal, to the south of Dixmude,
the action of our artillery checked the
work that the Germans were endeav.
oring to carry out to keep down the
foundations. The enemy was compe-.
ed to evacuate a portion of his
trenches, which had been filed with
the water.
1.-TWO attacks of German infantry,
one to the south Of Bixschoote and
the other south Of Ypres, resulted IN
failure. On our side we have made
progress between Bixschoote and the
canal.
Between Armentieres and La Pas.
see there has been an artillery duel,
conducted with great spirit.
~On the Aisne certain German de-
tachments which endeavored 20 CT >
he river in tie vicinity Of Vail!
were either driven back or Gastr ysG
ION our positions on the rigct ba-
of the Aisne, upstream from Vailly
there has been violent cannonad.n
This applies also to the Rheims re
gion, and several shells have fallar
On the city of Rheims
I'm the Argonne there have n
been any infantry enga gements. W.
blew up with mines certain nurnhe
of German trenches. On the hei zht
of the Mouse, to tie south of Yer lu-
we have made advances at sever
points.
'In the region of St. MiAiel we hav
taken possession of the first hous {
the village of Chauvoncourt TIE,
houses served as barracks for the
Mihiel garrison. This village OF Cha
Is the only point of suppori
IT'LL hold by the Germans on the lef