Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-03
IS UNABLE
TO STOP BRITISH
Byng Makes Mastery Retreat
by Which He Adds
Strength to His Line.
TURKS ARE BEATEN BACK
German War Office Claims
That Attacks Have Re-
suited in Many Prisoners.

The attempt of the Bavarian crown
prince, Rupprecht, by an encircling
movement. to nullify the British ad-
vance toward Cambria has resulted
apparently in complete failure. Altho
at certain points the Germans pierced
the british lines and captured posi-
tions, men and guns they have paid
dearly for their enterprise in casual
ties--the dead near La Vacquerc dur
ing the course of twelve hours having
been greater in numbers than during
amy similar period of fighting since
the war began.
Relatively, the British line remains
as it was before the German drive.
Tactically, 1t is Just as strong. The
enemy in great numbers has endcav-
ored to pierce the front ct Masniercs,
delivering in all ten attacks there, all
of which were successfully repulsed
Some of the enemy succeeded 10y re-
doubled efforts in penetrating the ad-
Joining village of Les Rues Nertes, but
later were driven out in counterat-
tack.
Byng Improves Line.
The sharp salient formed-by the or
cupation of Masnieres by the British
was an extremely hard one to hold
and during Saturday night Genera
Byng. to improve his line, ordered
the evacuation of the village, which
was carried out unhampered by the
Germans. who Sunday morning evil
IDENTIFY had not learned of the strateg Il
move, as they were continuing to bonn
bard the old position. Later Berlir
announced that the village had beer
cleared of British. Near the south
ern base of the line the Germans als'
have attempted to better their posi-
tions around Gonnelieu. La Nacquert
and BoVrealon, but their efforts a.
! Masnieres brought them nothing more
than additional heavy casualties. Th'
German war office clans that siXt,
guns and more than one hundred ma
| chine guns were captured by them II
the fighting on Friday and Saturday
An interesting feature of the initia
attack by the Germans Friday wa
| that neal GouZeaueourt, a large fore
| of American army engineers wer
+, trapped in the encircling movement
/ They took refuge in shell craters un
til the British pressed forward AM
then Joining the British ranks Tough
side by side with the Britons am
aided materially in repeling tn
enemy.
Huns Hold Back.
The Austro- Germans have not ye
launched their expected attack l.
force on the northern front in TIL
Italian theater. but all along this lin
and also along the Piave river to TIL
Adriatic sea violent artillery duels ar
in progress Near Meletta an attemp
hv the enemy to break the italian line
| delivered with preliminary artiller
preparation of great intensity, was pu
down. and the attacking forces com
pelle1 to flee.
In Palestine the Turks west of Je
rusalem continue to attack the Brit
ish positions, but everywhere the
have been repulsed with heavy losses
At one place the Ottomans penetrate
a British position, but later wer
elected from it, leaving prisoners 4
the hands of the British.
The British troops withdrew fror
the village of Masnieres, according t
the official report from British head
quarters, France, tonight, 'wtiou
molestation from the enemy" Pcior [
this, heavy assaults by the German
against the front were repulsed.
The Statement.
The text of the statement reads
a minor operation was undertake
early this morning by the rifle, mort
county and home county battalion
northeast of Ypres. Some fortifie
buildings and strong points on tn
main ridge north of Paschendael
were captured and a number OF pri:
oners taken.
"On the Cambria battle front OF
troops were withdrawn under order
last night fro mthe sharp salier
formed by the village of MasnierC
without molestation from the enem
This morning the enemy was still cor
tinuing to shell the evacuated villag
Ten hostile attacks delivered on tn
front within the last "a hours haI
been completely .repulsed.
Fighting occurred in and aroun
Gonnelieu village. Hostile attacks d,
livered during the afternoon and ev,
ming in the neighborhood of La Va,
quere and Bovrealon were broken u
by our rifle and machine gun fire {
crushed by our artillery.
Concentration of hostile infantl
in the vicinity Of NoeuVres were su,