Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
HUNS HURLED
BACK;AL-LIES
Deep IN MUD
frightened Germans Flock
Over to Enemy's Side
Seeking Safety.
CBy Associated Press)

CBy Associated Press.)
British Front in France ard
Belgium, Tuesday, Oct. .. The
blow struck by the British and
French forces to-day against a wide
section of the German defenses
between the Houth0Ist forest and
Br0Odseinde has resulted in an
other great success. Over much
of this front the attacking troops
swept forward to a depth of 1900
yards or more, 0yer-TunniBg many
Important str0Behoids of the
shattered enemy.
This afternoon while the allies were
digging in almost on the outskirts or
Houtholst forest, the British were be-
yond POelcappeIIe after sanguiuary
hand To hand fighting and further
south they had gained the Passchen-
daele ridge within less than one thou
sand yards Of Passchendaele thereby
wrenching away almost all that re-
NAMED To the Germans Of their fam
GUS Passchendaele GheIuvelt ridge
system Of fortifcaUons
Again the German losses have been
great and reports from all along the
line indicate that their organization
and morale were hit hard
Tt has been another wonderful per-
Torrance on the part Of the allies and
the victory has been more remarkable
because of the tremendous natural diff
fCuities to the advance. The rain of
the last two DAYS had turned much Of
the battle ground into a uaorass,
through which the French and the
men of the British empire fioundered
knee deep. F#oas--tl1esa. could make
their way forward over such ground.
much less light over il is the amazing
thing.
Germans Caught Mapping.
This very fact undoubtedly contrib
uted 10 the days triumph, for Ger
man prisoners say nobody on their
side had thought the allies would ad
vance under such conditions. The APP
pearance OF the mud covered allied
troops coming out OF the marshes be
fore the German lines apparently un-
ueryed the enemy. They surrendered
in large numbers 10 many places. or
ran away as fast as they could
The Germans attempted one counter
attack of considerable size This WIS
astride Ypres-Roulers railway and was
smashed by the British artillery fire
As iu the battle of last Thursday
q large body Of Germans was caught
uuawares and virtually wiped cut. An
entire German division the Two Hun
dred and Twenty-seventh was
brought up during the night 70 re-
Iieve the division ia the line between
Poelcappelle and the Houth0lst for
est They were ignorant of the ma
ture Of the country and when caught
in tho charge two hours later they
were bewildered and put up little re-
sistauce
The attack was launched as dawn
was breaking The French army en-
The left flank of the British were fac
ing probably the worst section along
the line. as the ground over which they
had 10 advance was iBteriaced with lit
tie streams and the rain had turned
the ground into a bog
The French pushed forward rapidly.
however. reducing numerous German
pill boxes and redOubts, and had ac-
all they had set out to do
by 10 o clock aud were some five hun
dred yards beyond Manselaere.
From the French Front.
fBy the.Ass0cfated Press.1
With the French Armies ia Flanders.
Tuesday. oct 9-The French advance
north of pres today reached the viii
laEe of Neldh0ek. south of the forest
Of HOultholst, making the depth Of the
forward movement about one mile.
ON their way through tile marsh
lands where progress only was posi-
Bile over rapidly laid board walks. some
time exceeding a mile I'm length the
French rushed and overcame tire re-
sistauce of numerous bIockhouses con-
structed Of reinforced concrete and
bristiinE with machine guns. Several
extensive farm houses organized u
delay the attackers and only demoiish-
ed partly by the preparatory artillery
fire. also were taken
There is evidence on all sides that
the Germans sustained severe losses
The French casualties were few as
on the occasions of the last two at
tacks In cooperation with the British,
when their total losses OF all kinds
were far exceeded by the number Of
unw0unded prisoners captured from
the Germans.
German Counter Attack,
London Oct TO- Several counter at
tacks were made By the Germans last
night i'm tne uejehb0rhood of the
Tpres-Staden railway Today's Of
fetal statement says these attacks
were repu1sed. but that south of the
railway, On front OF 1000 Yards tina
British advanced troops were forced
back a short distance
French Capture Farm.
Paris. Oct 10-A further advance
has been made by the French troops
which took the offensive yesterday in
Belgium ia cooperation with the Brit
ish Papegoet farrGeAlas been captur
ed. the war Office a&MKsunecs. and more
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