Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-24
AT BULGAR ENEMY
USED FIRE SHELL
Men Struck by New Projectile
Were Covered With Flames
as a Result.
CAPTURED MEN WANT PEACE
Arrival of American Troops in
France Is Boon to the
French Fighters.
CAPTURED MEN WANT PEACE

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE
AND BELGIUM. Sept 23-The phase
OF the battle Of Flanders that took
place last Thursday and which has
been characterized as the battle of
Menin road, was today largely n mat
ter of history. Hard local fightiny
was still in progress at point west
of Ghelvult, known as Tower liam
let's, but Notwithstanding the deter
mined efforts OF the Germans to re-
gain the ground lost here they were
unable to dislodge the British troops.
The enemy still clung To few
isolated posts on an elevation near
Tower Hamlets but their possession
in no way affected the general situa-
ton. as they were not vital points.
The German military headquarters
has taken little count OF losses OF
men II results are achieved. In the
present instance tie German counter
attacks have not only been costly but
useless, for the British artillery mas,
in majority of cases, torn the ad-
vancing columns to bits and driven
the survivors back In nasty retreat
Eow great the German losses have
been II is, of course, impossible to
estimates; but ii can be stated that
they were exceedingly severe.
Enemy Suffers Severely.
Prisoners say that their casualties
during the last few days OF the bonn
bardment, prior to the attack, were
very heavy and especially on the nlght
of September Is. During thit hlbn,
ration parties were so badly smashed
that they were unable to reach the
front line troops with food.
Lat l.. Of Mpnin road has ftIr-
nished further evidence of that de-
terioration in the fighting qualities
which has been going on in the Ger
man lines for some time. II must not
be assumed from this statement that
the Germans are in a demoralized
state. During the last few days they
have fought with great determination
and skill but they are not 30 good as
they were. 1t Is significant that the
counterattacks delivered by the enemy
on the first day were lacking the in
tensity of previous counterattacks' al
tho the Germans had known that the
offensive was pending and had time
to prepare for evcntualities.
They Want Peace.
In this connection change has
been noted in the attitude of captured
German officers. Apparently they no
longer have faith In the future and
have abandoned hope of success in the
western theater. The thing they are
most interested in now Is peace.
on the other hand, the morale OF
the British troops has never been al
so high n pitch as at present.
The arrival OF the American troops
in France has do,;e much to MAKE
even stronger this confidence. Every
where the old-timers at the front are
taking about their new allies from the
United States, and 1t Is agreed thai
the American will make a magnificent
addition to the fighting power of the
allies In the west and that the new
comb!na alton will be made invincible.
IL Is reported that British battalions
which captured Shrewsbury forest and
Bulgar wood to the east of the former
place In THURSDAYS drive. experienced
new kind of German frightfulness
The advancing troops are said 20
have been fired on with FLAMING bu!
let's" These bullets set the mems
clothing on fire, and in several in
stances, according to the account re-
ceived here, wounded men had to be
rolled in the mud by their comrades
to extinguish the flames.