Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-10
ALLIES CUT DEEP
INTO ENEMY LINE
Quagmires and Withering Fire
Unable to Stop Onrush of
British and French.
ADVANCE MORE THAN MILE
Germans Expected Soon to Be
ADVANCE MORE THAN MILE
Germans Expected Soon to Be
Forced to Evacuate Os-
tend and Zeebrugge.
By Associated Press

The big fight Is on again In Flanders
and the Germans are being hammered
hard. Field Marshal Haig is hattering
away on the sector east and northeas.
of Ypres, while French troops have
Joined with the British left wing In
the south OF Dixmude In an endeavor
20 bring that sector OF the line even
with the sharp wedge that has been
driven into the German front by Haig
east of Broodseinde.
Launching their attacks slmultan-
eously Tuesday morning, both armies
had rade considerable gains before
nightfall In addition to infiictlnR heavy
casualties on the Germans and taking
many prisoners. Prior to the an
nounoement Of the commencement Of
the attack there had been no intima-
ton that the Frenchmen were ready
FOR an advance. In fact. II had been
rather expected that even the British
commander-in-chi would delay taxi
ing the aggressive again for several
days, owing 10 the terrible conaition
of the ground he Is IN quest of-a
veritablo marsh, owing to the heavy
rains OF Sunday and Monday.
French Bite Deep.
With apparent ease the Frenchmen
crossed the flooded Broenbeelt and
Jansbeek rivers and captured the VIII
lagos of st. Jean de Mangelare and
Neldhoek. together with numerous
blockhouses, and took prisoner sey-
eral hundred Germans The advance
OF the French was over front OF
more than a mile and half and they
penetrated the German line TO depth
OF one and n quarter miles.
Haigs principal offensive centered
on the portions Of the Passchendae ele-
Gheluvelt ridge. being directed east
ward from Poelcapelle. which was
captured. and northeastward from
Broodseinde toward Passchendaele,
the ultimate objective still being the
Ostend-Lille road. The Joint opera
tion makes more apparent the crown
ing desire OF the allies in this region
the forcing back OF the Germans to
points where their evacuation OF Os-
tend and Zeebrugge. naval and sub
marine bayes on the North sea, will
be necessary.
Haig's Men Irresistible.
At several points Haig's advance
was sharply contested by the Ger
ihdis, DuTticuIdTly nOTtn OF BROOD
seinde. the nearest approach to the
railroad line and near the Polderhoek
chateau. Nowhere were the Germans
able to stay the advance except near
the Polderhoek chateau. where the
terrific fire Of their machine guns
momentarily forced the British to
give ground.
Later the attacking troops re-
aligned themselves and the success
tul push went on again.
Aside from Flanders the operations
in all the various thcaters OF the wal
are OF a minor character. Along the
Aisne and Champagne front and on
The left bank Of the Meuse in the
Verdun sector intensive artillery duels
ares still In progress between the
French and Germans. In Champagne
the French have carried otrt a sue
cessful raid near the Butte OF Ia
hure and taken prisoners.
There II still considerable infantry
and artillery activity between the
| Russians and the Germans in the
Eiga sector of the Russian front, but
neither side has made any attempt al
an advance. Reciprocal lombard
ments are In progress between the
Italians and Austrians on the Austro
Italian front and between the entente
! forces and Teutonic allies in Mace.
donna