The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-02
GAINS MADE IN
DEUCE OF RAIN
HAIe KEPoRTs ALL GERMAN
ATTACKS WERE REPULsEp.
HIsToRrs GREAT STRUGGLE
In Twenty-Four Hours the British
Offensive Spread over a Three
Square Mile seetor--FieId is
Dyed With Blood.

London, August Ia deluge of rain
that turned the historical mud Of
Flanders into a sticky ooze was re-
ported by the British troops today.
Field Marshal Haig reported today
that all of their gains they had won
during the fight yesterday were con-
solidated during the night and that
all of the German counter attacks had
been repulsed.
The only offensive fighting he re.
ported. however. was In the nature of
minor offensives" south OF the
Ypres-C ommines canal where all of
the British positions had been i'm
proved.
In twenty-four hours of the fighting
the war monster representing the
British offensive spread over three
square mile sector. An area OF it's
size blackened by rain of shells such
as even the greatest of war has never
heretofore seen and dyed probably by
the blood of hundreds has so far new
er been recorded In the history OF the
great struggle.
London is not counting the dead to-
day. 1t expects greater human sac
rifice. The official statement of today
stated that the troops were still
sweeping forward in possibly the
greatest fianking operations In the
history of the military science.
The fighting today had practically
extended from Armentiers on the
south of Dixmude on the north of the
front silss
All Field Marshal Haig reported was
that the French troops assisting the
British had penetrated at two points
during the night on the German front
lines. f.-.E
The count of prisoners has not as
yet been made but 1t is expected to
reach at least, FIVE thousand. Ger
manys losses in killed and wounded
are staggering.
All of the front dispatches describe
the fighting on the combined front to
be the most desperate during the en-
tire war.
Line after line of German trenches
have been leveled from the cement
emplacements to dusty fragments.
I'VE continued to advance in our
new positions along Lavasseville and
north to the Ypres Commines canal
and all of the German attacks were
repulsed," Field Marshal Haig der
clared.
I'm the neighborhood of Ypres our
artillery fire repulsed German coun-
ter attack Our artillery fire was
successful all along the front.
What brought to Us greater gains
was that of the failure of all of the
German attacks against the ground
that we have won In the great drive
and their failure permitted US to gain
upon them"
The French Official statement today
declared that their troops had been
able to consolidate ali of their gains
and their newly won positions. ~
The exact number Of prisoners taxi
en- in the last twenty-four hours of the
great drive probably will reach the
five thousand mark, according to es-
Inmates cabled by William Phillip
Simms from the British front. The
stream of German prisoners which fell
behind our lines have not as yet been
counted. In all of the reports that
have been received all of the enemy's
counter attacks have been repulsed.
British Assist French.
Paris, August LIN a torrential
rain the French forces, assisted by
the British troops, succeeded in con-
solidating their gains of yesterday.
according to the war official statement
today
The statement likewise detailed
further advances by General Petain
and his forces along the front Of the
n III. y"