The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-01
WELSH TROOPS
STAR IN FIERCE
H:AIC OFFENSIVE:
Attack on German Flemish Lines
Presents Tremendous Dr.
ficulties a.
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CONTEST BETWEEN ::
DIXMUDE AND LIZERNE
&
British Bringing Up Immense
Supplies of Munitions for .-
Continued Battle p
DiSARM POLISH LEclONS

DISARM POLISH LEGI0Ns.
Copenhagen, Aug. IA dispatch e
from Berlin says the Polish Ie-
gions have been disarmed and in.
termed, and that vigorous meas- q
ures have been taken in Poland
to prevent disorder.
British Front in France and BEL
GUM, Aug. 1.-Welsh troops yester.
day added a new star to their crown,
for it fell to, one of their regiments to
administer. a crushing defeat in Gen.
eral Haig's offensive on the third bat
talon of infantry guard, which was
Emperor Williams crack guard.
The terrain in the present battle
zone presents tremendous difficulties
to the attacking forces. Between Dix
nude and the point where the Ypres-
Confines canal crosses the line on the
lower part of the Ypres salient, two
great forces have been imbedded for
three years. This region has come to
be looked upon as impregnable for
either side. a..
mo MANS Lano.'
The present battle between Dix
nude and Lizerne was in mo mans
land" within whose borders lay
marshes and morasses which in win.
ter months are impassable. This for
midable natural barrier was rendered
still stronger by the inundation Of
large areas by release Of water" from
canals, below this section opposing
lines followed either. banks of the
User canal and then went on, the
Ypres salient, face to face but with
the Germans holding the dominating
high land about the salient. n.y.. j."
- A Nasty Problem. .... .. =
The Ypres salient itself furnishes
as nasty problem as could be pre-
sented to an attacking army. The
country here is saucer shaped and
the Germans held the lip q 5of this
saucer. Allsithe lower lying GLANDS.
within this dish had been, dominated
by the enemy, who could asend;a
stream Of shell and machine gun fire
into the troops and supply columns
advancing across the salient. %
Built Bridges.
The situation was rendered more
difficult by the presence in the saucer
of large number of waterways. This
was overcome by British engineers,
who built II bridges in the face OF
terrific gunfire.,
Similar and equally remarkable
work was done by French engineers,
who were forced to bridge the User,
Pour in Fresh Troops.
Early in June rumors of the impend-
ing attack began to find their way to
German ears. Gradually the rumors
assumed a certainty and the Germans
began to strengthen their lines, pour
ing fresh forces into Flanders. The
country was evacuated by
civilians and stripped for conflict.
Enormous numbers of great guns were
on concrete bases laid long
before. Millions of shells, which to-
lay are turning the German front in
TO internal death, were brought up,
while the enemy watched with unsee-
ng eyes. Long lines of dreaded tanks
.ook the roads and the living monsters
crawled clumsily, but persistently.
northward to take their place in the:
allied battle line. Thoroughness OF
preparation is one striking character
site of the British method, and it is
safe to say that no man had not re-
learsed the part he was to play In
he opening stage of the great conflict
TO CALL OUT $4,000 s4
Athens. Greece, Aug. 1.-Withdraw-4
II of the. Allied forces from Old
ireece, Thesaly, and Epirus in ac-s
,ordance with the decision Of the Bel
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