The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-09-27
A THIRD ATTACK
ON YPRES SECTOR
FIELD MARSHAL HAIe ATTACKS
ON WIDE FRONT.
MORE AIR RAIDS ON LONDON
Americans Witness Fleht--sinu Def
anee to kalser--Restrained With
Difficulty When Ordered To
Safety Cellar.

L
London, Sept 26.-Field Marshal
Haig started another offensive today
To the east and the northeast of
Ypres at 80 this morning the Brit
ish attacked on a wider front and
made good progress. he reported.
The British assault is the third
great drive which has been centered
on the Ypres sector in the past two
months. R
| 1t came on the heels Of the British
fighting which was the advance Of
the advanced massed British success
on both sides of the Ypres-Menin road
last week.
Haig reported that 1t was some
what difficult in fighting on the front
/ over which the troops went.
Big Gains Of Past Week.
Last weeks drive which was also
initiative described as least of Ypres"
resulted in a gain of about eight miles
] for the British forces four miles on
each side of the Ypres-Menin road
The British forces gained nearly a
mile advance in this position.
Then came a period of German
counter thrusts which were of extra
ordinary violence.
Last nights report from Field Mar
! shall Haig declared that they were
having bloody hand to hand battle
by which the British were rapidly re-
pulsing the enemy's assaults.
Baptism Of Air Fire.
BY Lowell Mellett. United Press
Correspondent, London, Sept. 26.--
Upwards of one hundred American
soldiers and sailors got their first real
taste Of the war during the air raids
of the past two nights oyer London
and in this vicinity.
They liked 1t.
The sound of the air guns roaring
was the first warning to the sailors
and the soldiers of the raiders.
They then Immediately marched
from the Y. M. c. A. building where
they were playing cards and billiards.
singing, I'VE Are Coming, Kaiser
Bill"
After the raid the American soldiers
and sailors Joined the British in
the denunciation of the baby kill
ers."
Two Attacks Last Night.
A preliminary report from Lord
French today indicated that there had
been two aeroptane raids during last
night.
The first raid by the flyers did not
succeed in penetrating the air de-
lenses and the second attackers were
driven off by the British attackers,
With six killed and sixteen serious
ly injured last night the total killed
and injured in the raids of Monday
and Tuesday night amounts to one
: hundred and seven.
Americans Watch the Fight.
The American soldiers and sailors
wanted to rush to the streets and see
the German attackers but they were
not allowed to.
The sergeant commander Of the
troops ordered them to remain at
their tables. Then he commanded
, them to form in line two abreast.
Then the sergeant ordered them TO
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While the shots and shells were still
flying in fierce fury the sailors and
, soldiers we're singing their songs In
defiance of the kaiser.
A score of American women work
ers accompanied the Sammies to their
L cellars. They were just as cool as
the men.
l. When the "clear up" signal was
$ sounded which indicated that the
Z Germans had been driven OF, the sol
i diers and sailors emerged from the
cellars and returned to their games
e in the Y. M. C.. A. building.
N Australians Win Successes.
q BY William Phillips Simms. with
r the British Armies in the Field, Sept
26-Full success was achieved by thu
Australians and British forces in thu
h Zonnebeke region today.
d In the Zonnebeke region the Au
S. zoes swept forward taking the who'll
n of the first detectives.
w At the headquarters at the time o
"a my filing this dispatch word came tina
the British were also attaining lik
= success.
70 The Germans are opposing the Bri
n ish attacking forces stubbornly.
- German Dug-outs Captured.
: Elsewhere on the British front Fiel
~ Marshal Haig reported q successf,
~ raid to the east of Gouzeayount.
~ In the face OF strong opposition
ny said that at one place dugouts wei
nu destroyed and that many of the &c
en- mans were killed by the British al
or Australian bayoneting. A. few wei
- taken prisoners and number OF n,