New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-17
Tanks and Liquid
Fire Aid British
Thrust in Artois
Troops, Advancing in an
Artificial Fog, Wreck
Enemy Defences
Civilians Quit Ostend
Germans Fearful Of Further
Heavy Fighting in
Flanders
Civilians Quit Ostend

LONDON, Sept. 16.-Grinding hght-
ing continues both in the Ypres ss-
lent and in Artois, south Of the River
Scarpe, where the British have won
local successes at considerable cost 70
the enemy. Haig's men have NAM
tanned the ground they gained yeSter-
day ir Inverness COpse, east OF west
hook. against German counter attacks
and have repeated on large scale
their raids near Cherisy. which 10 near
the southern pivot Of the Wotan line,
east Of Arras. Here, says the British
War Office, the hostile dugouts and
defences were completely destroyed
and in addition TO the enemy's loss IN
wounded and prisoners seventy dead
Germans were counted.
Berlin describes this latter engage
ment as an attack in great force and
after elaborate preparation over a
front OF 1000 yards. The British
troops are said to have been assisted
by fame throwers and armored cars
and to have approached the Ger
man trenches shrouded IN an arti-
fetal fog-details which show 20 what
perfection the British have developed
the mechanical arms of their service.
Two British attacks on this scale are
said to have broken down after hand-to-
hand fighting. Berlin. however, ad-
mits the British success in the Hpres
sector, where the advancing troops
penetrated the German line north Of
the Menin road to about the width Of
a company in open formation.
Civilians Leaving Ostend
The announcement that the German
removal OF the Belgian civilian popula-
ton from Roulers and the surrounding
area has been extended to include Os-
tend, on the coast, indicates that the
German General Staff anticipates fur
ther heavy fighting in Flanders. Pos
sibly they expect increased aerial &C
tivity over Ostend. General Haig re-
ports that the weather is still bad for
flying, though extensive bombing raids
still continue, but the ground is begin
ming TO harden.
PROFESSIONALLY the greatest air
fghting will take place this fall. Both
sides have made gigantic strides In de-
veloping aircraft and the opportunity
to determine the supremacy should
come soon. Night raids on an UNI
precedented scale are being carried
out over both lines and bomb drop
pers are constantly increasing the dis
lance which they penetrate into each
others fighting zones. As the armies
move at night these raids have de-
cided effect on the operations. For a
country which has pinned its faith TO
Zeppelins for over two years. Ger
many has shown marked ability in de-
veloping aeroplanes, once she concen-
trated on this weapon.
Eight German Aeros Downed
A west wind, which made It difficult
for British fiers TO return 20 their
own lines, did not prevent air raids
last night and the previous day, both
over Courtrat and Cambria. Eight
German planes were accounted 10"
and four British machines are miss
ing.
On the front held by the French
Paris found little to report. The Ger.
mans attempted a strong attack north
west Of Rheims, III the region %
Louvre, but could not get through the
French barrage. The enemy had the
same experience in trying to attac.
again north Of the Caureres Wood,
on the NerdUr front. The British bar
rage also smothered an attempted Ger
man assault north OF Langemarck. in
Flanders, though the Germans had
made the most careful artillery prcpa.
ration.