Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-27
BRITISH HOLD ON
DESPITE GERMANS
COUNTER ATTACKS
Gen. Byng Still Supreme on
High Ground, Which DOM
mates Cambria Region.
MUCH SEVERE FIGHTING
NEAR BOURBON WOOD.
French Round Out Gains in Verdun
Region and Foil Enemy Ef.
forts to Attack.

forts to Attack.
New German attempts to drive the
British from their positions in Bourbon
wood and the high ground dominating
the Cambria region have failed.
Gen. Byng's men have repulsed anoth.
er enemy counter attack at the north
east corner Of the wood. There was
much severe fighting Monday around
Moeuvres, west Of the Bourbon wood,
and in the outskirts Of Fontaine Notrs
Dame immediately east Of the wood and
toward Cambria. German artillery has
been active in the Ypres sector.
On the right bank of the Meuse, where
the French gained the first and second
German defenses on a two-mile front
Sunday, German efforts to attack have
been checked by French artillery, while
the enemy guns have been bombarding
the new French positions. The activity
Of the big guns also has been violent In
Belgium and north Of the Chemin des
Danes
British ofacial Report. a;
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 27-The on1cial
announcement OF today follows:
During the night the Germans I'M.
dertook another counter attack against
our position in the northeast corner oe
Bourbon wood. The attack was res
pulsed.
There is nothing Of special interest
to report on the remainder Or the
front. The weather is stormy and wsts
French Overcome Germans.
PARIS. November 27-The FrencA
last night overcame the resistance OF
Germans still holding out on the nslA
of operations of the French attack On
the yerdun front Sunday. says toaay'B
official report. Prisoners were taken IN
raids -alsewhere on the battle line. The
communication follows:
ACTIVE artillery fighting Is under
way north Of the Aisne, in the sector
between Filain and Pinon.
"In Champagne one Of our detachments
last night penetrated German trenches
north OF Prunay. After having explored
the positions, destroyed shelters and cap
tured materials, our men returned to their
we made successful raid west Of TahurA
Gains Rounded Out.
ION the right bank of the Meuse Cver.
dun 'front.' we carried out with success
last night an operation In detail north Of
Mill S44. We reduced a point OF resist
ance. rounding out the gains obtained on
Sunday afternoon On the left bank Of
the river patrol action near Bethincourt
enabled US to take prisoners, including an /,
officer.
"Jn Lorraine, northeast Of Nomeny, we
made raid and brought back prisoners.s
British Repu1se Claimed.
BERLIN, November q. via London
The repulse Of British attach on Bour.
lon wood and village. in the Cambrai area. l.
is announced in today's official commune
cation.
Continue to Bore Way Forward.
By the Associated Press.
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE, November 27.-British
troops, including some from London.
Sunday night continued to bore their
way forward through the Hindenburg
support line west of Moeuvres. There
was vigorous fighting at close quarters
in this region and, as a result, the
of further section of support trenches
1000 yards long running east and west
Just south of Pronville and Inchy-En-
Artois. The British advance in the last
few days had made this section of the
line virtually untenable and the Ger
mans were forced to withdraw when
pressed by a new attack.
Fighting was renewed yesterday be.
tween Bourbon wood and Cambrai
about Fontaine Notre Dame, where the
Germans were still installed and con-
tinued to work machine guns from
roofs and windows. West of here ae
Bourbon wood and Bourbon village the
situation remained much as 1t was Sun
day night after the Germans had forced
the British out of most of the village
in a fierce counter attack which i'm
volved still moro furious hand-to- hand
fighting through the streets. The bat<
tie continued here yesterday.
Battle Is Sanguinary.
The fight for Bourbon wood and Wiz
lage will long be remembered as one
of the most bitterly contested and SAM
yet fought along the British
front in France. American officers Wis.
iting the Cambrai sector have been
thrilled at this renewal of old type
warfare and with one accord say:
That's the kind of fighting American
troops would like to be in. for you are
in the open, where you can get at the
enemy with cold steel"
The Germans have been concentratinr
all efforts in the attempt to oust the
British from this elevation, which 10
vital for the enemy to hold IL he is to
maintain himself in the present posi-.
lions farther north and northwest
The British have clung tenaciously to
Bourbon wood, defended partly by
tanks which have taken positions al
losations from which
they can work their guns.
German Prisoners Like American.
In a certain British casualty clearine
station on the Cambrai front there has
,een working for several days a well
Known New York surgeon who belongs
20 the American Medical Corps and
his services for the present
,attle, Most OF his work has been done
lmong the German prisoners, who have
,ome to look upon this big, cheerful
,ficer as almost superhuman. because
Il several remarkable operations he has
,erformed. The Germans all swear by
ne sbig American" and treat him with
he utmost deference 1t fell to the lot
,f this surgeon to operate upon a Ger
nan who had left the Russian 'front.'
,nly thirty-six hours before. He was
among the reinforcements rushed frona.