The sun., 1916-11-18
FALL BACK
IN ANCRE BATTLE
Are Forced From High Ground
East Of the Butte de-
Warlcnc0urt.
BIG GUN DUEL RACES
Belgian Front az Well as
French Lines Subjected to
Bombardment.
BIG GUN DUEL RACES

LONDON, Nov. IA German counter
attack 70 recapturs from the British the
important high ground east Of the Butte
de Warlencourt, between the somme and
the Ancre. was partly successful yester.
day afternoon. the Wal once %nounc
The German statement adds more de-
tails, laying that the Fifth Regiment Of
the orsnadier Guards drove the British
back along the Ffers.Thiiloy road and
captured Ave machine guns. No prison.
ers are mentioned.
The British front east Of Beaucourt.
In the region Of the recent Ancre drive.
was extended along the north bank Of
The Ancrs In yesterdays operations.
the War once U to-day. Heavy
Smelling Of B%eaucourt and Beaumont
Hsmei 10 reported. evidently preparation
by the Germans before making = counter
attack.
French Gans n Duel.
On tho French portion OF the somms
front tho artillery did the fighting, ac-
cordin6 20 the French reports. The Ger
man statement says the French attacked
In vain neal Saillisel.
The Belgian onicial statement an
nounces considerable artillery activity on
the Belgian front south Of Nieuport. ~
we'll a. At Dixmuds and Boesinehe.
where the Belgian line Joins the british.
The French statement tonight follows
Aside from . lively artillery strus-
gle to the north Of the 6omine In the
region Of sailiisei. there Is nothing to
report on the whole Of the front.
Tho oficiai communication Issued BY
the British Wa Onscs tonight says:
On our new front north OF the Ancrs
there 10 nothing to report except In
termittent enemy Smelling. especially
in the neiShborhood Of Beaucourt.
Prisoners taken since November -
have reached . total Of 6.lso.
To-day We heavily bombarded enemy
| trench lines In the vicinity OF Loos
and Hulluch.
British Aviatsrs Busy.
Yesterday much successful work was
accomplished by our airplanes. Two
important functions on tho enemy's
lines OF communication were bombed.
Railways. billets and aerodromes were
attacked with bombs and machine gun
uGO Uotu ulBut uuU u8ys L<siVity ~
craft showed more enterprise than
usual, with the result that three Of his
machines were brought down N our
side 90 the line and two on his eide.
AZ least Ave more were driven 10 the
ground In a damaged condition. Three
OF Dur machines are missing.
The British statement OF to-day says:
~ . result Of yesterdays opera
Ions We extended our front east from
Beaucourt along the north bank Of tbs
Ancre.
During the night there was heavy
hostile Smelling against B~eaucourt and
Beaumont-Hamei
British Loss 0rssal.
Yesterday afternoon n strong enemy
counter attack forced 10 to r%elinauish
part Of the ground east OF Butte dc
Warlencourt won on Tuesday.
We carried out successful raids on
enemy trenches northeast OF Wulverg-
hem, taking prisoners and inficting
considerable losses.
To-day's German statement says:
Army Group Of Crown Prince Rup-
prscht-On both banks Of the somme
there was for . time an artillery duel
Of the greatest intensity. Toward tho
end Of the day the British launched an
attack neal Beaucourt. extending their
preliminary bombardment to the south
bank Of the Ancre.
The attack failed, a. did an attack
delivered west Of IL sars = night.
The Firth Regiment OF the Orensdier
Gusrds drove the British westward
along the Flers-Thiiloy road and cap
fured nvs machine guns.
French advances on both sides OF
Sailly-Sailllsel brought OF advantage
10 the a%ggressors.
During the day and night the avia-
tors on both sides were active.