The sun., 1917-11-27
Battle Continues for Posses.
sion of Bourbon
Village.
BYNG HOLDS GROUND
More Violent Fighting in
Flanders Reported
Imminent.
GAINS NEAR BULLECOURT
French Batteries Break Up
Counter Attack on Right
Bank of Meusc.
GAINS NEAR BULLECOURT

LONDON. Nov. 26.-The Allies are
striking on the western front with three
major operations. and It appears that
recent efforts toward coordination have
borne fruit in a terrific series OF battles
which may be extended until 1t includes
almost the whole limo In France and
Flanders. At Cambria. Verdun and in
Belgium operations upon a great scale
appear to be at hand. Around Cambria
the British are fighting along a front of
more than fifteen miles. Announcement
was made to-day that British gains
have been recorded at Bulecourt. which
is fifteen miles due west of Cambria.
The struggle in the Veriun sector also
is intense. The new series Of opera
tions in Flanders seems to be in the
initial stage. Actual gains to-day were
not spectacular. but the Allies appear to
have made substantial progress at sew
ersl points and to have held previous
gains.
The hard figh, for Bourbon village
and the rest Of the high ground domi-
mating Cambrai apparently has not
ended. the Germans at this point having
been reinforced heavily. Gen Byng's
men hold numerous points OF vantage.
play important roles in the fighting.
Unofficial advices from the front indi-
cate that the enemy is preparing TO
evacuate Cambria
on certain portions OF Bourbon wood
the enemy to-day made no attacks, al
| though Berlin reported that last night
there were German gains as a result Of
a series OF grenade encounters.
Fifteen miles to the west the British
have gained additional ground near
Bullecourt. A French conmun1ue tells
OF violent artillery actions In Belgium.
The Cheinin des Damea battle contin.
ues with intermittent severity. On tho
right bank of the Meuse French batteries
broke up a threatened counter attack
AGAINST positions captured yesterday.
Berlin says French attack broke down
Yesterday on front of two and a half
miles between Samogneux and Beau
mont
omctRl Statements Issued.
Official statements on the fighting fol-
low.
british Clayton the Cambrai
hattleiront the enemy has not repeated
ms attacks on the Bourbon position
since the failure of his attempt al
/ midday yesterday and the situation
is unchanged.
Northeast OF Ypres there was con-
siderable artillery activity on both
SIDES last night in the Passchendaele
sector, but no infantry action deyeI.
oped.
British tnight)--O the southern
oattieiront there has been 10 further
infantry action.
ON the ipres front we have cam
, tnred few prisoners in patrol en-
| counters. The hostile artillery again
| mas SHOWN considerable activity dur
! ing the day east and northeast of
, ipreS. particularly in the neishbor-
mood of Passhendaelc, where certain
! OF our positions at times were heavily
! bombarded
German (day) Army OF the Ger
man Crown Prince-Ar.er a very
strong increase in the artillery firing
! the French attacked on a width 90
! iour k!lometers between Samogneux
ana beaumont. The first waves of
the attack were dispersed by our IN.
rahtry and artillery fire and the enemy
! retreated 10 their point of departure.
Many assaults by newly brought IN
| 1orces collapsed in our defence zone
| numerous Iurcos, zouaves and other
rrehch troops were made prisoner.
| strong firing extended from the bat,le-
held TO the neighborlng sectors and
continued throughout the dav with
great intensity. especially on both
| sides of Ornes.
our infantry battle and pursulnr
| aNlalorS, IN spite of violent rain
Storm successfully interviewed In m.
ngh'ing on the battlefield near Cam
ora' and on the Meuse supported our
'nueia'4gable leadership and troops
German (NighD-Army of Grown
Prince Rupprecht-In Flanders there
mas been only an increase in the
artillery activity at times between
foeicapelle and Gheluvelt There have
heen rorefeld engagements, with the
results favorable TO us. Prisoners
| We're brought in. Northeast Of Pas
schendaele an attack by an English
battalion failed.
On the battlefield southwest OF
| Cambra the enemy obstinatcly re-
| peated his attacks on lnchy Our
troops. who had been tested there in
defence and attack during previous
| days, completely rcpulsed tho enemy
again yesterday. Our destructive fire
beat upon assemblies of enemy troops
and also on the posaiin where numcr-
Gus tanks were being prepared for
action south of Graincourt
Minor infantry forces advanced
against Bourbon. but were repulsed
English nests, which remained after
the recent fighting behind our lines
near Bourlon were cleared in sangui-
nary hand to hand fighting. Eight off,
GERS and more than 800 men and 20
machine guns were captured.
On the southwest edge CT tho Bour-
lon Wood, and west of Fontalne very
violent hand grenade encounters at
night brought us desired gain OF
ground. North OF Banteux the enemy
attacked after violent drumhre, hue
WAS rcpulsed, An Ens.!sh attack cast
OF Graincourt collapsed before our
J cntangements.
), French dayton tho right bank
of tho Meuse there was lively activ-
ity by the artillery in the region north
of lIill 34i, where our troops are or
Sanizing the positions which they
| had captured
French (night)-Quite violent ar-