The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-05
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press. !-.'::, ?.-.':,.
British soldiers now are entrehchsd
on the crest of most Of, the high
ground in the famous Ypres salient
as a result of the tremendous blow
given the Germans yesterday on On
eight mile front east and northeast OF
Ypres. Driven from the high ground.
the Germans now will be forced to -
uphill against, the British, while thu
British artillery throws she'll alter
shell upon the German defensea and
lines of communication: s,,,. !. i
" Field Marshal Haig's latest stroke
surprised his adversaries as they y5xsss
about to renew their attack agAinet
him. The British barraxe moved fhs
ltiassed GefmahS down, ahd those that
remained were snnihilated In tho INN
Of the British troops. NJ tlaxitar0at
At no point along the attacked front
was the German resistance very GfnGt.
1.-THE villages 81 Reutel. ordsnhos.
Ike, % P0lderhOek, 0 MolenSAreoSthhSk
Brood dseinde and Gravenstafet 1stS
as was the greateI psft 81
Poelcappelle. 1a20i3 a"aa I'm ley. 'sSsfis Hun
yc1n addition to the loss 4of' positiHkj
of great Importance, the GerfnAnS Sutr
tanned heavy casualties as the resHlf
of the British barrage. More than
{, 1000 German prisoners were taken;
half of them being wounded. Tho
German losses were 80 severe that
Crown Prince Rupprecht attempted
only few counter attacks, which
were easily broken up. =. i. ,sia.
The political situation In, Russis
again has become acute. and Premier
Kerensky has thrown down the SaNht.
let to the democratic congress. Con.
trary to the demands Of the conGreSS.
he has promised that he will .t0day
announce q new coalition ministry.
This will include members OF the pow.
erful constitutional democratic part1s
to which the congress has been bittsr-
|y opposed. Z 4 ij$3..
GREATEST or vIcToR,Es. $s4,
British Front in France and Bel.
Kium, Oct. 5.-British armies yest1f.
lay achieved one of the greatest VIC.
tories of the war In tremendous 40.
sault against the German positions
EAST and northeast OF Ypres. When
the whole story Of this battle has bsea
told, it may take its place % an uh.
euualed triumph of three years OF; COB.
[lict, for each successive report addS
70 the importance Of the success.
From a point near the Ypres-Staden
railroad on the north to the, Ypfes.
Menin highway on the south, tho Brit.
sh have surged forward with foroe,
which at some places carried them TO
. depth of $500 yards, over German
Keystone positions In the Pssschen'
lele Gheluvelt ridge system Of Dc.
enses. IN!
Five Divisions Involved. ..s,:fE,
Not only have the British wrenched
lway many vital strongholds, but they
,ave inflicted almost unprecedsnted
casualties on the enemy. Al the A.
acking troops went out over the mist.
slopes their artillery barra1e
.aught in its swirl large numbers 0t
he enemy, who, by coincidence. also
lad been massing for an early morn.
ng attack. Some, five divisions OF
German troops we're involved. .,,,3
A wall of shells plowed through
hem in hurricane Of death, and they
ie in thousands amidst the devasta.
ion that the barrage left In its WAKE.
Part of these ill-fated troops we're tne
amous guardsmen, In whom the Uer.
nan emperor has taken such pride,
At many places Germans ran In ter
or. or were captured in large nam.
,ers. All day streams Of broken pIls.
,ners had been pouring into the bfl.
.ish cages in the rear. Perhaps halI
# them were wounded, pitifil sight.
,yen to those hardened to such scenes:
Taking the battle as = whole Me
Germans offered weak resistance, DUG
{ was considered probable that trey
would make counter attacks - soon
IS they could reform their shattered
'orces. The story of today's h6httns
IS that of perfect organization, which
worked with clock-like precision.
The course of events during the
hight gave further evidence Of the
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