Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-28
F FIGHTING IS
CON NT|NU0US
On FLANDERS
FIELD
British Troops Keep Germans
From Re-Entering Their
Lost Trenches. Counter At
tack Avails Huns Little.

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM. Sept. 27.-(By the AssOei-
ated Press. THE British today con
tinued TO strengthen their line 10
which they battled their way yester-
day. The Australians completed their
conquest of the German positions at
the eastern extremity of PolygOn
wood. Two places secured here rep
resented the only remaining trouble
some points along the Anzae front.
which reaches northward to the east
of Polygon wood.
There has been much hard fighting
in this section. but today the weary
Germans apparently withdrew to more
favorable ground further back and the
Australians pushed forward.
Menin Road Activity
To the south of that point the Ger
mans continue to hammer away with
their artillery at the British defenses
astride the Menin road and make
threats of an infantry assault The
neighborhood OF Hill 40, northwest OF
Zonnebeke. continues TO be hotly con-
tested ground. with little give or take
on either side.
Anzacs Earn Praise
Consultations have been completed
by the British in a majority OF the
places. the Anzacs having finished
this work on the ground which they
won in well-conducted operations that
called out the highest praise from all
quarters. About nine German counter
attacks in various stages of prepara-
tion were broken up by the Austria
lians Most of these were smashed
in their infancy by artillery and only
two approached within rifle and ma
chine gun range.
German Reinforcements
Late yesterday afternoon 2 fresh
German division was rushed up in
motor busses for an attack on the
Australian right. They left their mo-
tors az point mile in front OF the
Australians and about o'clock ad-
vanced in three waves. preceded by a
heavy barrage.
Their progress was steady until the
Anzacs put a withering fire on their
ranks from machine guns and rifles.
Then they paused, wavered and
finally turned back. leaving many
dead on the field.
Anzacs Again
The details of Tuesdays hard fight
ing north of the Menin road. when
the Germans made fierce attack.
indicate that the Anzacs also played
a helpful part. II was their deter
mination to counter-attack from the
north against the German right. and
that had much to do with forcing back
the enemy and the recovery of the
positions temporarily lost
On the northern front of the new
offensive in the region east OF St.
Julian some interesting German pris-
oners were to be found today. num-
ber of the prisoners captured were a
nondescript group of middle-age who
looked far different from men of the
warrior type. They said the Ger
mans had used up all of their 1918
class. and that as the 1919 class was
not ready they were calling up old
men.
Americans Feared
One officer captured with some Sax
ons took a very dark view of the
German situation. He declared that
the war would be over in the spring.
and when asked his reason for this
belief replied: Because the Ameri-
cans will be over here then, and you
will have too many men for us"
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
Sept. 27.-Hard fighting
occurred during the night at various
points along the Ypres battle front
as result of heavy German counter
attacks on positions wrested from the
enemy yesterday but this morning
found the situation virtually unchang-
ed. Furious enemy assaults, which
continued throughout yesterday and
last night were dealt with successful.
ly and the British today were main
tanning their new lines.
Cameron Hill
The main battle this morning was
In the neighborhood of a position