The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-12
GERMAN ATTACKS
ARE SUGGEST Ill
PENETRATE BRITISH LINES ON
FRONT OF ABOUT 14Uo Yos.
DUNE DEFENSES ARE LEvELED
Around Nieuport Attack Was Most
Determined. Newport is Only
Two Miles From the Sea
On Fighting Line.

London, July 11.-Strong German at
tacks around Newport in Belgium
succeeded in penetrating our positions
on afront of about fourteen hundred
yards. Field Marshal Haig reported to
day in his official statement to the
war department.
Around Newport the enemy attack
ed determinedly," the commander in
chief of the British armies reported
"Our dune defenses were leveled, and
they succeeded in penetrating our po'
sitions on front of fourteen hundred
yards reaching to the right bank of
the User near the sea.
"The enemy penetrated the dunes
to a depth of about six hundred yards.
Newport is about two miles from
the sea, right in the right part of the
fighting line in Belgium. From there
to the sea the terrain Is fiat and san
dy. The river Yser's mouth empties
into the ocean between Yestend and
Braeders-Duynen.
General Haig said that the bridges
across the User river and other water
ways had been destroyed inundating
the dunes section near the coast, and
opposite Lombartzyde. ...
THE enemy gained several positions
and made an attack on our lines but
we succeeded in driving them back"
New Branch of Forces.
By Henry Woods, United Press Cor
respondent with the French armies in
the field, July 1.-THE Germans have
organized new branch of fighting
forces, storm troops"
The enemy tried out their new idea
first along the Lady's Highway. They
gained their ground temporarily. To,
day however the French had complete
ly elected all the Germans from their
positions they took and once again
held complete denomination along this
front.
The Germans used ten or twelve
fresh cavalry-from ten to twelve
thousand men in their new tactics.
These storm troops are especially
picked troops. They usually attack in
their shirt sleeves and are armed prin-
cipally with grenades. The moment
that they capture a position the storm
troops are relieved by regular but less
combattive troops who bring out the
guns, barbed wire and every thing
necessary for the enemy to hold the
captured positions.
Just as soon as these troops arrive
the storm troops leave for the rear for
long vacations, and other concessions.
These storm troops generally at
tack without artillery preparations,
giving them the advantage of sur
prise.
French are Successful.
Paris, July 11.-Repulsing of strong
German attacks around Sapigne in the
Champagne district was reported in
today's official statement. A number
of prisoners were taken.
On the left bank of the Mouse ar
tillery fire was active.
In the Woever north of Fiery the
Germans were driven back in sharp
fighting.
Attack on Enemy Fleet.
London, July 11.-Strong hits on the
Turkish German cruiser Goefem were
made in an attack against the Turk
ish.German fleet in the Mediterranean
sea, an admiralty statement announc-
ed today.
English Prisoners Taken.
Berlin, July 11.-Capture of one
thousand two hundred and fifty Eng.
lish prisoners in the taking of an en-.
envy defensive established between
the coast of Lombartzyde was an,
nounced by the war Office today.