The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
GERMANS UNABLE
TO GUST BRITISH
Haig's Men Hold On to Gains
Despite Desperate Teuton
0nslaughts.
CLOSE TO OSTERD-LILLE LINE
zonnebeke, Recently Captured by Al
lies, Is Only Six Miles Away
French RepeI Attacks.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-With all the
detectives for which Field Marshal
Haig started his men early Wednes-
day morning in a new offensive near
Ypres securely in their hands, the
English, Scotch and Australian units
ROW are tenaciOusly holding them not
withstanding fierce German thrusts
that time and again have Intellectual
~ been launched in efforts TO regain
the lost ground
As had been expected by reason of
the contour of the territory over which
the battle has waged, the fighting
throughout has been of a most VIC
lent character. Near the Polygon
Wood, where the Australians are fac
ing the foe, north and northeast Of
St Julien and northwest of Zonne-
beke, the encounters have been of
sanguinary character, the Germans
losing heavily in their counter at
taeks.
Nearer to important Line.
Of all the points of vantage sought
for and gained by Field Marshal Haig,
the village of ZOnnebeke probably was
the most important, for six miles far
Their on lies the Ostend-LiIle Railway,
the cutting of which by the British
would seriously interfere with oper-
ations between GeTmany's naval bases
at Ostend and Zeebrugge and the
southern part of their line
French Line Held Firm.
The German crown prince along the
Aisne front and in the Verdun sector
has made several attempts to break
the front of General Petain, but as on
former occasions the attacks all were
repulsed with heavy casualties On
the greater portion of the line held
by the French artillery duels are in
progress.
On the front in Northern Russia and
in Rumania the activity of the Ger
mans and Acknowledgements has a.
most ceased, except for small outpost
operations and here and there artiI-
lery dueIs of slight proportions. The
Germans, however, apparently are
accommodating in the Baltic Sea, pre-
pairing for attacks against the Rus
sian fleet. Their naval airplanes also
are taking part in this work, but are
flying high and keeping out of the
range of the Russian anti-aircraft and
coast batteries.
Little Fighting on Isonzo.
There has been no resumption by
General Cadorna of his intensive Of
fensive against the Austrians along
the Isonzo front, where only minor en-
gagements have taken place.
More British Gains.
NJ
a emile front today the British troops
captured an important position around
Tower Hamlets and strong German
field works, according to the official
report from Field Marshal Haig to
night. Powerful resistance was offer
ed by the Germans through the day
and they delivered many strong at
tacks. But" says the British COM
mander, our operations were entirely
successful
Hit the Same Place.
Another heavy attack was delivered
by the British at daybreak today
against the German positions east Of
Ypres. and early reports showed the
assaulting troops had pushed the
enemy out of many important posi-
tions. The offensive was started along
the greater part Of the line the British
reached in last Thursdays battle, ex-
tending from east of st. Julien to
southwest of Gheluvelt.
Along the northwestern half Of the
line of attack the British success was
marked, but meager details have been
received from the sector OF POlygon
Wood and south of that place On the
north an advance Of from a thousand
to twelve hundred yards was made
quickly at numerous places, and it was
reported that strong British troops
were engaged in fierce fighting only
a few hundred yards west OF Zonne-
beke.
Teutons Offered Stiff Resistance.
The most important points involved
in the new offensive, as was the case
six days ago, lay directly east of the
city of Ypres, between the Ypres-Rou-
lers railway and the Ypres-Menin high
way. Here are situated those strongly
held elevations that still remain to the
Germans out of the numerous ridges
and forests which formed a vital part
of their defense in this section of Bel
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