Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-21
Strongholds Taken in
Thursdays Drive Are
Maintained.
GERMAN COUNTER
: ATTACKS COSTLY
Teutons Suffer sansuinary Losses in
Efforts to Regain Lost Positions
British Success One Of Most Import
ant Achievements by Allies in Recent
Months-Newly Won Ground Is Con-
soIidated.

Today found the 6ritiSn III Tid"
ders holding all the valuable ground
they gained in their attack yester-
day, when they surged forward on
an eight mile front on both sides
Of the Ypres -Menin road, penetrat'
ina the German lines more than /.
mile in places and capturing more
than 1000 prisoners.
All the reports emphasize the
completeness Of the success the
British troops achieved. They hold
veIdhoek, Zvenkote and many
other stratesicalIy important farms
and wooded tracts, which had
been heavily fortified by the Ger
mans but were captured in the
re,istIess British sweep.
Late yesterday the Germans be-
oan to counter attack. Every
thrust was effectively dealt with
bv British guns, which wiped out
the advancing lines of German in
fantry. The heavy easua't'es sus
tained in these fruitiess attacks
evidently compelled the German
command to order thsir csseatsen:
There Werv no repsttssons of
them during ths night - and the
British were able to eonsolidaee
their newly won ground without
disturbances.
In some sectors the British con- 3
t;nued their offensive during the
evening. Local attacks, notably
north Of Lansemarck, resulted in
the clearing out OF numoer OF
strong points to which some Ger
man forces were elinskng. Cores.
nondents' dispatches today report
The eontinu ance Of similar tactics
at night, when tho new line was
considerably improved in strength.
London. Sept. 21-Field Marshal Halt
in later reports regarding the British
offensive on the Belgian front to tn
east of Ypres yesterday, when tn
British troops pushed thru the Ger
man lines for a distance of more thar
!, mile, says the completeness OF tn
British success is confirmed by detail
ed accounts of the battle.
The British war office, after recelp
Of Field Marshal Haig's report, today
Issued this bulletin: More detailed
of yesterdays battle confirm
the completeness Of our success
It is now established that In tn
many counter attacks delivered 0!
forces Of the enemy dur
ing the afternoon and evening his cas-
ualsies were unusually great.
The clear light of the latter part
the day enabled our troops to Obtain
warning of impending attacks and II
every case the advancing lines OF Ger
man infantry were destroyed by tn
fire from our rifles an
machine guns.
During ths. night the British force
with comparatively little opposition
consolidated and considerably improv
ed the new line which they had wol
in their offensive against the German
to the east of Ypres.
Germans Fight Desperately.
The German infantry made mos
resistance to retain the vi
tai ground and the Teuton artiller.
retaliated heavily against the Britisl
big guns, which had made the work o
the infantry much easier.
A bitter fight was reported in prog
ress in the neighborhood Of Inverness
copse, Nuns wood, and Glencours
wood. II the British maintain the po
sition to which they have advanced il
this section they have accomplishe
on Of the most remarkable and mos