Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-15
Prince Ruprecht's Efforts
to Retake Passchen-
daele Fail.
RAIN OF SHELLS
MEETS ATTACKERS
British Artillery Barrase Stops Ad-
vancing Teutons, But Some Troops
Push Thru to British Lines Where
Sanguinary Struggle at Close Range
Results in Defeat of Huns-British
Retain Defensive Line About Village.
[By the Associated Press. ]

lby lIle fASsoSiSitcu ANs'o.J
With the British Armies in Belgium,
Nov. 1.-THE forces Of Crown Prince
Ruprecht Of Bavaria have made their
first pretentious effort to regain Pas
schendaele village, in accordance with
the edict OF Field Marshall Won Hin
denberg that the place should be re-
captured, and have failed.
The enemy's attack. made late yes
terday afternoon, against positions on
the crest Of the ridge north OF the ham
let, was attempted with large forces.
and was a most determined effort to
retake this gem of their defense, but
the assaulting troops were hurled back
after g grim struggle, leaving the Brit
ish line before Passchendaele intact.
The greater part OF the enemy In
fantry was stopped by the tremendous
British artillery barrage. which
ploughed threw their ranks as they
began the advance; but some OF them.
answering to that famous discipline in
grained by Ppussian military rule.
pushed thru this rain OF death and
reached the British front line.
Struggle at Close Quarters.
A sangunary struggle followed at
close quarters. The Germans battled
doggedly, but the British soldiers flung
themselves upon the enemy with such
ferocity that he was compelled to give
ground and finally retired leaving
many dead upon the barren crest.
The enemys attack was prefaced by
terrific bombardment. The German
guns opened on the right at o'clock
Ia, pi,,o bn ri al I'm n
been expecting the counter attack for
several days.
The Germans had admitted that the
loss Of Passchendaele wns a most seri-
Gus matter All day Passchendaele and
the forward area was shelled by the
concentrated German artillery while
the British field guns replied with a
bombardment Of the enemy line and
battery positions.
Unusual Artillery Duel.
No such artillery duel had occurred
along the British front for many weeks.
For hours 1t was maintained on both
sides with drum fire intensity. Win
dows In houses fifty miles away ratified
as If from wintry blast and In a town
seventy-flve miles by aeroplane from
the scene Of activities, the detonatione
could be plainly heard.
About 4:30 o'clock In the afternoon
enemy infantry was seen advancing
from the southwark, on a ridge about
700 yards away. toward the British
positions. At the same time the Ger
mans dropped heavy barragc on Goe-
berg spur to the west to prevent in
rantry assistance coming to the British
from that quarter.
Germans Deluged With Shells.
The IS. o. s." signal went mp from
the British lines and tho great British
artillery machines responded as tho n
lever had been thrown. All the British
guns within range came into action
with an inferno OF noise that was ap-
kpalling and their myriad OF shells bc-
gan brcaking in a steady rain across
the ridge In front Of the advancing
Germans.
The enemy was attacking in force
and as they surgcd along the high
ground they were caught In this tor
nado of Jacket steel. Many Of them
went down never to rise again. MANY
more werc wounded and the major part
Of the attacking line was forced to re-
tire after struggling bllndly against
this awful deluge for few moments.