The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-11
Hard Blows Are Struck
on the German Lines in
Flanders and Gains
Are Made
HEAVY ARTILLERY is
BEING CONTINUOUSLY
USED IN THIS REGION
1t Appears Evident That
Great Offensive Stopped
by Rains Will Be
Resumed
BY the Associated Press

Both the British and
French armies facing the
Germans in Flanders have
again struck hard blows at
their antagonists and have
been rewarded with further
gains in the line of Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Ba-
varia.
While the fighting has occurred
only on isolated sectors, it seems evil
dent that the heavy artillery duels in
progress all along the front from
Newport to the Franco-Belgian bor-
der are the 'forerunners of resump-
ton of the big allied offensive which
the rain and the accompanying mire
stopped almost at it's inception more
than a week ago.
SUCCESS AT YPRES
Driving eastward, from the sector of
Ypres, in the early dawn of Friday, Field
Marshal Haigs men took for their own
all the German first line positions east
of HODGE between Frezenberg and the
Ypres-Menn road, including the village
of Westhoek, and held them in their
entirety, Notwithstanding the usual coun-
ter attacks launched by the Germans un-
der an extremely heavy barrage fire.
SEVERAL POSITIONS TAKEN
To the north, near Bixschoote and
Langwarck, the French troops have cap
tured several farms held by the Germans
and also have taken number of machine
guns from them. While these gains are
characterized as slight they neverthe-
less are another forward step eastward
toward the Ostend-Lile railroad, toward
which the British drive from HODGE also
is pointed.
CANADIANS SUCCEED
The Canadians, lying N their trenches
forces holding trenches south of the ia
nous Vimy ridge, are coming in for in
tensive Smelling from the Germans.
ION the long neglected front near st.
Quentin the Germans have delivered a
surprise attack of considerable proper
tons, but were unsuccessful in gaining
ground anywhere. excep. at several weak
points in the center of the French line.
Otherwise the fire of General Petain' s
men put down the sally, inflicting con-
siderable casualties on the Germans
GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL
Likewise along the Aisne front, the
Germans have delivered onslaughts
against the French, but here also they
met with the same result that has marked
the previous attempts of the German
crown prince to pierce the French line
defeat At several points the Germans
managed to make their way into isolated
trenches but they met death later in
hand hand fighting or were captured.
ON EAST FRONT
Aside from the front in France little
fghting of moment is taking place ex-
cept in Galicia, Bukowina and southern
Moldavia. In all these sectors the Ger
mans and Austro- Hungarians are de-
clared by the Berlin war office to be
continuing their gains Southeast of
Czenorwitz. the capital of Bukowina. the
Germans have penetrated the Russian
frontier positions and further south
lighting with their allies, they have taken
height positions between the Trotus and
Putna valleys and in southern Moldavia
in the region of Fokshani, have thrown
their forces across the Suchtza river on
a wide front.
British laborites, at conference in
London, by a vote of nearly twenty to
one, have decided to send delegation
to the coming International socialist con-
ference at Stockholm.