Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
.GERMANSARE BACK IN FIGHTING
 NEAR YPRES
Terrible Losses Sustained By Attacking Soldiers In Ef- fort to Drive British From Recently-Won Ground.
(By Review Leased 1yire.l

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Oct. 1.-Two more count CT attacks were attempted by inc Ger mans against the British lines be- tween the northwest corner of Poly gon W-~d and the Menir Road last night but, as in the case of three heavy assaults made during toe day. the enemy was smasbed by artillery and rihe fire. Hard local fighting Oe- erred at the place known as Gamer In iit se, where the Germans yester- day .'"ed the P.,'tisk back slightly hu. v-'h the excep,:tn of tS.' su.ll pl-.s .ost in this area. tie British line was tact this m, :c
 Bitter fer Enemy.
 The Germans also attacked, during the night, south of the Ypres- -Roulers railway in the neighborhood of Zonne- beke, but were repulsed- The last 24 hours have been bitter ones for ths enemy along the Ypres battle front. Not only have the Germans suffered st;nging defeat but this defeat has been accompanied by grievous losses in men. The tremendous fire to which they were subjected by the artillery. rifles and machine guns was a revela- tion even to those accustomed to watching the marvellous work of the great British war machine. Many for One.
 North of the Ypres- s-Roulers railway the German artillery played heavily on the British front areas. The cor respondent visited Westhoek ridge and the region near Zonnebeke where the artillry activity was intense. British guns of all ealibres were keep ing up their ceaseless thunder and for every German shell landed in this zone the British were hurling back scores.
 Glad to Be Prisoners.
 There is no doubt that the punish ment being dealt out to the Germans is tremendous. Every prisoner taken admits that and appears to be glad to be in the hands of the British.
 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Oct. . (By the Associated Press. )-The bad ly punished German troops east of Ypres today were largely resting on their arms after reverses suffered yes terday when they attempted in a se- ries of air counter-aitacks to drive the British back. Possibly the desiS- nation resting" is a misnomer. for the enemy was sitting under a terrific bombardment from hundreds of big guns which were deluging his back and forward areas with high eXplO- sives and turning his fastnesses into twisted masses of debris, which forced the German to defenses farther back
 Any of the nerve-racked. half' stunned German prisoners who have lived under these bombardments can tell of the tragedy now being enacted along the German front in this section of Flanders Thanks to the German there has been hard ly a moments cessation of the intense artillery work of the British since last Thursdays action. in which Field Marshal Haig's troops executed their latest offensive.
 Defenses DemoraIized
 Captured Germans say that their forward defenses have been greatly by this ceaseless pound ing. Relief and ration parties venture out. to be turned back or to make their miserable way forward by cir cuitous routes to the men holding the advanced shell holes. who have often to hold on without water or proper food. Badly needed ammu- milton has frequently never reached it's destination.
 Every Approach Covered
 Every approach to the German lines is covered by British guns. making the movement on enemy infantry an ardu- ous process. Naturally the question arises what effect all this is having on the morale of the German troops. It is generally admitted among the prisoners that the morale of their men has deteriorated since the beginning nf the battles in Flanders. Divisions which have been through one siege on the German front lines sometimes