South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-24

Powerful Counter Assaults
West of Cambria Are Re-
pulsed by BritiSh-FierCe
Fighting Underground.

international views Service:
LONDON, Nov. "A. - Pow
erful German counter attacks
against the flankS of the salient
driven into their front west Of
Cambria. on the ArraS front,
have all been repulSed by the
British.
In the Cantaing sector, south
of the German stronghold, the
British, after repulSing the coun-
ter assaults, renewed their ef-
forts to retake Fontaine Notre
Dame and it was reported today
that they were making head
WaV.
In the sector of MOeuvres. almost
in the suburbs of Cambria. the Brit
ish have taken a hill which dOmin-
ates the town and much Of tie Canal
dr Nord Southwards OF this dis
rrict the British have formed an
other crossing of the Scneldt canal,
after desperate lighting
Superior i'm Man Power.
During Friday there were no de
cisive developments i'm the situation.
The British completed their work
of consolidation, while the Germans
tried in vain 10 retake the ruins of
some OF the villages that danked
the sides OF the salient which was
driven into their front
iu man power was made plain by
the British assaults i'm West Elan
ders. just after the great victory on
the Arras front and before any
troops could be transferred from
one fighting zone 20 the other
Details of the lighting on Tuesday
and Wednesday when the Germans
were hurled back over a 35-mile
front are now coming i'm.
Fight Underground.
ln the capture of an underground
work known as the tunnel trench"
at Fontaine Notre Dame. the Brit
ish came upon wires connected with
German mines. Had these wires not
been found and cut in time eNplo-
Sons would have taken place which
would have cost the British dear
ly
There has been lighting of un-
precedented violence i'm this district
southwest Of Cambra) and an en-
ormous number Of machine guns
have fallen into the hands of the
British 10 seemed as though each
German soldier was armed with
machine gun instead of a rifle.
At Marcoing there was terrific
lighting i'm the underground pas
Saees under the city. The Germans
had tunneIled every inch of the
-round and had even planted ma
chine guns i'm some Of the subter-
rauean passageVays in order 20 bar
The British should they succeed in
entering Squads of British soldiers
that we're detailed 60 bomb these
dugouis were caught unawares 10y
gusts OF fire from these hidden ma
chine guns but were able TO clear
the trenches after a struggle.
Irish Take Big Part.
Irish soldiers played a prominent
part i'm the lighting. around Noeu-
vres. Just west of That village is a
piece or woodland known as Tad
poIecopse. The Germans had been
using it as "a screen for artillery
but the Irish. supported by tanks.
soon overran IT, In fact Irish sol
diers have played "a prominent part
iu all of the operations that result
ed IN the big British victory
As the forests and underground
works OF the Germans are searched
the amount Of booty taken by the
British steadily Increases. The num-
her - guns taken is now said 20 be
several score. while the machine
guns must run into hundreds
Most OF the lighting on this front
l- now taking place on level ground.
SWING further opportunity for the
Use OF cavalry which the British
used to such good advantage on
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