Evening star., 1917-10-31
KA|SER'S MEN FAIL
TO COUNTER ATTACK
Germans Quiet After Most Re-
cent Successes of British
in Flanders.

cent Successes Of British
in Flanders.
FRENCH CHECK ENEMY
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 31-The Germans
made no attempt during the night to re-
gain the ground won yesterday by the
British on the Ypres front.
'"The German artillery developed some
activity during the night on the battle
front against the positions captured yes
terday." says today's report from Field
Marshal Haig, but no counter attacks
occurred.
There was nothing Of special interest
on the remainder of the front"
Yesterdays Successes.
The statement of last night, reviewing
yesterdays attack. says:
Successful operations with limited OBJ
jectives were carried out by US early this
morning against German positions be-
tween the Ypres-Roulers railway and the
Poelcapelle- -Westroosebeke roads. In spite
of the marshy nature of the ground on
the greater part of the front attacked,
and Notwithstanding heavy rain and gales
which made communication with our
troops extremely difficult, important prog
resS has been made.
"On the right of the attack, In spite
Of fierce opposition, the Canadian troops
gained all their objectives on the main
ridge and have reached the outskirts
Of Passchendaele. The fighting was
most severe on the spur west OF the
village, where five hostile counter at
tacks were beaten off by our troops.
Captured German machine guns were
used effectively in repulsing these at
tacks.
Going Particularly Bad.
"On the left of our attack. where the
ground is low lying and intersected by
flooded streams. the going was particu-
larly bad. Nevertheless. naval and
London territorial battalfons captured
number of farms and strong points
after heavy fighting.
Gloucester troops successfully raid
ed the enemys trenches last night
southeast of Cavrelle. Another sue
cessful raid in which nineteen prisoners
were taken was carried out by the Bel
gian troops south Of Dixmude."
French Beat On Attack.
PARIS, October 31.-A German attack
in the Argonne last night was beaten
off by the French. the war Office re-
ports. An artillery battle is in prog
ress over the front of the recent
French attack north of the Aisne. The
announcement follows:
North of the Aisne there was ar
tillery fighting on the whole sector
between Vauxaillen and Pinon and
along our new positions In the region
of Froidmont. We repulsed enemy de-
tachments which attempted to capture
our small posts north of the Loivre, in
the region northwest of Rheims.
I'm the Argonne, in the region Of
Boureuilles, the Germans made a sur
ment they were compelled to return
to their lines. having suffered consid-
cradle losses.
There is nothing to report from the
remainder of the front.
Enemy aviators threw down thirty
bombs last night on Dunktrk. Neither
victims nor important material losses
have been reported up to the present"
Proud Day for Canada.
By the Associated Press.
BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM, Oc-
tober 31.-The forces of Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria yesterday suf-
fered another singing defeat when the
British reached out across a sea Of mud
few remaining defenses of the enemy's
Passchendaele system. 1t has been an
other proud day for Canada. Her troops
in the afternoon were sitting almost
at the gates of Passchendaele and from
their positions astride the Broode-
seinde- highway along
the ridge they could see, only four hun
dred yards away, the great church
which stands in the center Of the viii
lage.
While the Canadians were battling
their way forward here in the face Of
fierce resistance from the Bavarians
comrades on their left were hammering
their way along the Meetcheele or
have carried them well beyond the ham,
let of Meetcheele and the numerous
machine gun defenses with which the
ele-atton was covered. There was san
culinary fighting in both sections. The
German losses were heavy and the
men from overseas did not achieve their
without some cost in casual
ties.
Cross Paddebeek Morasses,
Meanwhile British home troops on the
left of the Canadians had undertaken the
task of crossing the Paddebeek river and
the moraSSeS in order to bring their line
forward and protect the Canadian flank
The men from the British Isles knew that
this must be done and they did it. How
they accomplished this drive through the
clinging mud probably they themselves
could not tell
One heavy counter attack delivered by
the Bavarians as early as $50 o'clock
from Masselmarkt against the Canadians
was caught by artillery and machine gun
FIRE and smashed. The gain on the Cana
dian front averaged between 500 and .OCO
yards along most Of it.
The Canadians encountered stiff posi-
ton early in the advance at Friesland
copse. a machine gun defense lying in the
valley of the Ravebeek. which runs down
the slopes at the junction of the Meet
,heele spur and the Passchendaele ridge.
The enemy turned heavy machine gun
ire on the advancing troops and when
hey closed in fought bitterly to retain
,old on their concrete defense. But Fries
and copse fell and the Canadians pushed
IN up the slope.
The infantry working eastward along
he crest of the PaSschendaele ridge to-
ward the village progressed rapidly, al
hough under a severe fire from many
points. Crest farm. just north of the high
way, put up strenuous resistance and a
lard struggle was staged here. The
arm was heavily armed with rapid fire
runs and the Canadians attacked it with
ifies and bombs.