Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-11
Six Vicious Might Attacks
by Germans to Regain \
Ground Fail.
8RITONS SUCCEED
IN EXTENDING LINE
sain Additional Ground on Right Wing,
Near Yer.s-msn'n Read-Proar'''
Mads II ssesor Mhsrs British Pre-
visusIy ,FsiIsd-PstaIn's Foress Re.
sa,n Nearly All Ground Lost in Re-
cent German Counter Drives.

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hold last night on the ground won
in Fridays attack on the Flanders
front east Of Yprss.
The Germans made their in
svitabIs counter attacks, NO less
I than six q thsm during the night.
but al without success. Not only
+ did the British maintain thsir posi-
tions, but they gained some addi-.
\ tienal ground on their right wing
near che Yprss- Msnin road.
These new aain1 are probably
important 70 tha success OF the
British generals plans for i was
In .st this sector that the British
had faiIsd 20 make all the progress
expsetsd Of them.
On the rsmainder Of the two
milo front running north, Of the
!. Nprss- Roulsrs railway, Ill the Oh.
jsetjvss wsrs achieved in ysstsr-
days assault and havs since bssn
.s The German rss;stapos was &C.
peeiaIly stubhern on the British
si1i,t, btet The result Of the nishes
8aIstjna as rsnsetSd in the London
e9ieial aeoounts slsow that despite
fisis tbs erjtish torres were able
! se forno ahsad.
h ytj.iis lie 6ritish and Frsneh
I kavo keas nsalSino anstissr fsrMard,
!, fjsrvD1 xif liso pr0oeee of drivin0 q
! wsdnS iits ~ German Itnss In
nslaium, the French forces have
bten Asevily sngassd on thsir own
& ssii 20 the south, near st. Quentin
On the Aishs front and in the
Champagne.
In the st. Quentin area General
pstain's troops rsgained nearly all
al,s section Of line which the Ger.
mans penstratsd in their thrust Of
Thursday night. North Of the
Aisns they carried out brilliant
atfsek and .rseaptursd and held the
( whole Of an important trsneh
(which ths Germans reesntly had
kaksn south Of Allies.
Tho fighting in the Champagne
vas of German Initiative. An at-r
hack launched over 4 front Of near.
iy two, miles was broken up by
Z frsneh, Sxsspt at one point to the
north Of Carnillst, and even here
the Germans later wers sjsctSd
from che slsmsnts they had pens
trated with the exception Of 4
strsteh Of some fifty yards.
Paris. ,Aug. 11szNorth Of st. ouentir
french troops last night made import
mt progress in the region of Faye
,ays the Official statement given ou
oday BY the French war department
The French elected the German
rom q large part Of the terrain whic
hey had captured on the night of Aus
10.
In the Champagne the German
aunclled several attacks over q from
i nearly two miles In the region .
,arnillet and at one point succeede
n penetrating the French advance
renches.
In an energetic counter attack tn
gained the lost ground wit
he exception OF about fifty yards
vhich the Germans still occupy.
8ix German Assaults Fsil.
{ London. Aug. 11.-Six German as
aults were made on the British posi-
Ions to the east. OF Ypres during tn
Iight, according to the British officls
tafemsnt issued today. They all brok
Iown after furious fighting.
Field Marshal Haig reported tina
he British maintained their position
b the east Of Ypres and gained groun
lear the Ypres- Menin road.
Admit Partial Success For French.
Berlin. Aug. u.-French attacks 0
ne German positions near Fayet, mort
4 ST. Quentin and Cerny, west q
laon, 81 the course Of the night wer
,nly partially successful, says the oil
,ial report issued today by the Ger
nan general stan.
on the Hechbers the Germans wrest
"a Important trench sectors from th
french and made prisoners. ,
aeoewal e General Attack Indicate,
4 Copenha gen. Aug. liza special dis
letch from Flanders to the Vossisch
Zeitung Of Berlin under date Of Aut
!. described three heavy British at
acks on that day resulting In tn
Sycing and crossing of the Steenbee
ayer at q point where the railroa
rom Boesinghe and Lansemarc