Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-04
New German Reserves Hurled
on British Before Cambrai,
But Are Generally Held.
MASSES OF INFANTRY
TARGET FOR BYNG'S GUNS
Troop Actions Die Down During
Night, But Big Guns Keep Up
Their Pounding.

Before Cambria violent fighting aetiv.
ity, unequaled since the days Of the
veidun attack, has been raging on
front Of less than ten miles between
Marcoing and Councillor. British troops
in this sector repulsed with heavy Losses
German attacks delivered in gres*
strength with large forces.
After the fighting Of Friday and Bat
urday. in which the enemy suffered
severely in fruitless efforts to break
through the British defenses In the
salient before Cambria, the Germans
brought up new reserve forces. These
were thrown against the southern leg
of the salient, and throughout Monday
Field Marshal Haig says ''nghting Of
an exceptionally severe nature" took
place. The infantry masses attac1e4
under q strong artillery are from com
centrated German guns. A lull - -usw
reported.
Thrown Out Of Gains.
The Germans advanced into La vse.
querie, but were Immediately tnrown
out OF most Of their gains. East Of
Marcoing the attacks forced the Brit
ish 70 retire slightly. South Of Mar
Going the enemy broke tnrouen, ~
British counter attack restored, tne ~
sition. Elsewhere on the Csmnfsf
battle front there has been Msae -
tivity. the Germnne DensmG ~; 49,
o9enstye eMcrts on ~ " = ! 3 -
HoHthess< cf xpEse r. = si1nas nn ts
British have aavaaeee tr1sr ~ m ~. -. -
near s y,sec ycsen
tIlsry ecuons - - = SsS.sr,, = Srcrx -
the right nAnk o - sr a.ss..tss - S&sS1
mans ezgayeo = n.1w - - - cSecFe1 Ik
" tne wOessc ~ ~ Trerch - 4
neAvy 1oss ~
rs~hx 50,
1uu during Night
Nv II. A.,oc,sted Press
p e,ze<.S,' ~ r.....r.. "A ,ut, In ne
...3s LnSnos; y yhs D csnhrai front last riisis,
o11tie on tne 1sx,s~. 80 49, sSSf
after the teEfinc nsI.S .esscS'
The statement reads; .r.,,.
during the night on the Cambria 49,
tie front in the neighborhood OF Acure
Ion and Moeuvres There was No sIaf-
s1,n the reminder OF the front uot1-
,ne ~ specfal Interest has been re-
norted."
Heavy LOSSES Indicted
~r.rom Gonnelien to Marching" Yield
,rshaI Haie's report from Franco last
nirht mid. sthe enemy delivered A.
Sassa. snd has been repulsed with
neavv losses"
.~rhe enemy resumed the onenntvee %
the CsmorM al. otss,s ~ statement .Fsxhf-
Ing Of an exceptionally severe n.s
has taken place .1uay .vsrvwbers sx-
nan, at Ia Vacouerie and east of NAr-
roins, where our line has been sitgntv
v s,nra-
South OF MarcoaniS Srt the sifun-
at one pom. ou. tnsus1isf.
counter attack. 49,
-tOn the Ypres battle IIons ,1~ 49,
was local ngnting ,s sou.n ga sSysneed our
lines slightly and secured prison
In minor operation ea n.,.nrer.
Of Passchendaeis we ,oun un.. 20
a...a
Av1at1on AcuVi1ies.
-, .....r. an aviation aa-
tivities issued last night reads; ,.
Wind Sunday our al sirplans. sns were nsx aS SnS.
ions and observing for artillery. Many
,ombs were dropped and machine guns
we're fired from low helgnts on uil1ess
4 Bourbon. The enemys active batteries
N the Ypres battle front also were en-
.aged with machine gun nre ana oomoe
Hostile aircraft ACTIVITY W. 0iens sno
ew fights occurred one Sesman msSMns
vas brought down. Five OF our macninae
re missing"
French HUH BACK Zoe.
u~s
PARIS. Decemoer fn ene sefuun
ront west of the Meuse the Germans
,,uht attemnted to approaeh
ast "isns .,--r-
french POSITIONS out were tnroWnt
,ack, the war ONCE announces. On the