The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-06
WOMEN IN LIFE
BOATS ARE KILLED
WANToN BUTcHERY BY A HUN
SUBMARINE CREW.
AMERICANS MADE PRISONERS
Artillery Fire Continues Today Around
Cambria Following Desperate and
Bloody Struggles of Yesterday
New Attacks Expected.

| New Attacks Expected.
London, Dec 5.-The German SUBJ
er Apapa fired shells on the occupants
Of the lifeboats which were composed
of women and children, according to
full confirmation received here today
Between seventy and one hundred
persons lost their lives in the attack
Some of these were struck by the
shells from the submarines which
were directed against the open life
boats.
The Apapa was a vessel of 1882
tons. She was built in Glasgow in
| 1914 and was owned by the African
Steamship company.
Americans Made Prisoners.
With the American Field Headquar-
tiers in France, Dec. 5.-German troops
fighting around Cambria have appar-
emily captured a few of the American
forces, according to unofficial word
| which was received here today from
the British front
The headquarters have issued no
confirmation as yet. The American
headquarters have as yet received no
epolt of the Cambria fighting in which
American engineers participated. No
American casualties are as yet avail |
ebie.
Fight Goes On Today.
London, Dec 5.-"Mutual artillery
ing" was all that Field Marshal Haig
had to report from the Western front
today.
German Guns Wrecked.
A heavy concentration of German
guns east of Councillor suffered great
| ly by the excellent British counter
battery work yesterday. Things ap-
peared much brighter in the British
camp this morning. The battle prob |
ably has not run it's course, but the
defenders from now on will be in much
better shape to handle the situation.
Little Ground Won.
The ground won by the Germans
yesterday could in no wise compen-
safe for the shambles caused by Won
Ijindenburg's disregard for the lives
of his men. But it must be borne in
mind that he was playing for vastly
bigger stakes than have yet been won. :,
In his latest attacks there were I'M I
0oubtedly tremendous efforts to !
break through with great possibilities !
Of drive out into the open, such as
he engineered in Italy.
The situation today was much
easier for the British. Yesterday
was admittedly a rather anxious
one, but abundant reinforcements
arrived. The checking of the Ger
mans incessant massed attacks was
due only to the gallantry of the Brit
ish soldiers, who did not yield before
fierce assaults by greatly superior
numbers.
Dense Waves Slaughtered.
In their stupendous efforts against
La Vacquerie the Germans swept for
ward in dense waves with absolutely
no concealment, and were slaughter
ed. During the afternoon they deliv-
| cred very heavy attack west of Ma
snieres and succeeded in smashing
through the British line, but an imme-
date counter attack forced them to
fall back.
The open fighting which has devel-
oped along the new battle front has
created an entirely new situation,
which holds out many possibilities
and now more than ever, involves the
question of generalship which may
decide the issue.
| Troops From Eastern Front.
Germans were collected from the
eastern theater and various part sof
the German line in the west. At La
Vacqueric the enemy fought his way
through the town and one party pen
etrated for some hundred yards into
British territory. This was the ex-
treme gain. The attacking forces Sc
cured very narrow strip of ground
a little north and south of La Vac
querie, but the British still chung
grimly to the high ground north of
this place.
The British commander voluntar-
lily pulled back his line to the west
and southwest of Masnieres to make
IL firmer. This morning the British
line was near the western part of
Marcoing copse, but included Mar
Going; a small triangular piece of
territory. therefore, has been sacri-
feed by the British. Since o'clock
last night the line has remained un-
. shanged.
!, German Official Reports
: Berlin. Dec. 5--Sections of theEng-
lish trenches to the south of Marcaing
wara On nfnred hu the German fnrcasO