Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-02
BRITISH HAVE NEW GUNS.
Allied Troops in France Doing Mo,
Effective Work-Mow Down Germans

Allied Troops ia France Doing Mors
Effective Work-Mow Down Germans.
London, Nov. ,.2.-That the British
army in France and Belgium has been
strongly reinforced with men anu new
artillery, that seven battalions Of Ger
mans lost so per cent Of their strength
in a recent attack on the BritiSh posi-
ton and that tWenty-eight German
battalions delivering counter assault:
after the British and French drive left
5000 or 5000 dead in front Of the allied
trenches are the chief statements made
by Field Marshal Sir John French in a
report received last MINT from the
front. It IS shown fiaia that the British
are now using gases IN attacks.
"Oct. % the enemy heavily bonn
barded the area east Of Ypres," says
the report. with this exception. owing
to the wet and misty weather, the ar
tillery on both sides during the last
four days has been less active Mining
activity continues on both Sides"
THE returns of casualties for seven
German battalions which took fart in
the Loos fighting, as published, show
that the losses averaged so per cent of
the strength of these .battalions."
Germans Leave 5000 Dead.
Field Marshal French then reviews
the fighting around LaBasse, Loos
and Hulluch after the allies launcned
their great offensive Sept 25, saying
the Germans were counter attacking
almost continuously up to Oct. N an
attempt to regain lost ground
"At all points Of the line except two, -
the report continues, ''the Germa MS
were repulsed with tremendous loss
and 1t is computed on reliable authority
they left 5000 or 5000 dead in front of
the British and French trenches"
Dealing with the British losses in
the action of Sept. rs the field marshal
says:
Il deeply regret the heavy casual
ties incurred in this battle, but in view
of the great strength of the position. the
stubborn defense of the enemy and the
powerful artillery with which he was
supported, did not think they were ex-
9cessive."
More Men, Better Guns.
Field Marshal French refers to the
improvement In the artillery and the
arrival of British re-enforcements as
follows:
Since my last dispatch the army has
AoSSAVSA Oh OhS AS.Ol1OTCcIHcnCS and
every reinforcement has had it's quota
Of field artillery. In addition numerous
heavy guns and bowitzers have been
added to the strength Of the heavy ar
tillery.
1.-The arrival Of these REINFORCE
ments in the field tested the capacity
of the artillery as a whole to expand
and meet the requirements of the army.
Our enemy may have hoped, and not
perhaps without reason, that 1t would
be possible for us. starting from such
small beginnings. to build up an eff :
cient artillery to provide for a very
large expansion of the army. II he en-
tertained such hopes. he now has good
reason to know that they have not been
justified by results.
1.-THE efficiency Of the new artillery
and new armies exceeded all expecta-
tions and during the period under re-
view excellent services have been rem
dered by the territorial artillery. The
repulse of the enemy attack Oct. s in
the neighborhood Of Loos and Hulluch
with such very heavy losses shows the
capacity Of the artillery to concentrate
it, fire promptly and effectively at a
moment's notice."