Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-01
GERMAN TROOPS
ARE HURLED RACK
(By ]. w. Pegler.)

tby j. W. feBlSt.)
LONDON, Sept. 27.-Four separate
distinct German counter blows were
delivered with terrific force against
Haig's newly won positions in the
Ypres section and were flung back by
British defenders, Hsig reports.
The enemy attacked the east tower
of Hamlets at st. Julien and the
Gravenstafel road between o'clock
and 7 o'clock yesterday evening. AL
the assaults were defeated. Front
dHpatches indicate fighting was al
MOST continuous on the front where
the British made gains yesterday.
Zonnebeke held firm against the
enemy attacks.
PARIS. Sept. 27.-The Germans
struck two desperate unayailing
blows on the Chemin des Danes last
night, says the official statement.
The first attack centered near Ger
ny. It followed tremendous artillery
bombardment. The French broke the
attacking waves by concentrated fire
throwing the enemy back with heavy
losses.
The second assault around Califor-
mia plateau was likewise repulsed.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
AT THE AMERICAN HEAD
QUARTERS, France, Sept. 27. -
American engineers, sleeping in bar
racks, have been undeY fire from
German airmen. None were hurt, de-
spite the fusillade of machine gun
fire from the air which riddled the
barracks roof and walls. The Sam
mics took refuge in dugouts. M
Details, including time and place,
cannot be given.
AMSTERDAM Sept. 27.-"He
who attempts to drive a wedge be-
tween the kaiser and his people bites
on granite" declared President Kaem-
pff of the reichstag, opening today's
session. Berlin dispatches quote him
as asking how President Wilson
could continue to talk protection Of
small nations in face Of the fact he
left Greece in the lurch?" He laud-
ed the common sense of the German
people who refuse any separation
from the kaiser.
Michaelis' speech scheduled for to-
day has been postponed. 1t is de-
cfared the chancellor will not make
any additional statements as to the
German peace aims but might address
secret meeting of the main COM
mittee.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 2S.-
Bulgaria is uninterested in the kais-
er's dream of "Mittel Europe" In
an interview with the United Press,
Steppan Panaretoff, the Bulgarian
minister said the country had attain
ed the sole ends for which It enter
ed the war and is ready to make peace
if she can retain the territory, which
~ language, nationality and history
'rightfully belongs to her"
LONDON, Sept. 2s.-"No slough
ter of Germans since the first bat
tie of Ypres has been comparable to
the terrific losses inflicted in the last
two battles around Zonnebeke," said
General F. B. Maurice, director Of
operations.
"Since the end Of July, It has been
one continuous battle for the posses
sion of Zonnebeke Ridge which is
the key to the whole system Of Flan-
ders ridges. The Germans are fight
ing their hardest" he said, "usins
rs per cent more men that We ara"
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 2s.-
President Irigoyen regards the Lux
burg incident closed and will do his
almost to continue Argentine's nsu-
trality, according to men close to him.
This is entirely opposite to the OYER
whelming vote of the senate and dep
uties, who favor a break. It u b.
lieved the president has power to
veto this entirely.
There is no change in the strike
situation.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Sept. 2S.-
The Austrian Liberals are determin-
ed to force the peace question TO
practical decisive plane according TO
dispatches. In the reichsrath q reso-
luton introduced by the Liberals DE-
mands the appointment of commit.
tee to discuss the quickest possible
way of ending the war.
The resolution, offered on the eve
of Michaelis' appearance before the
main committee Of the German reich
stag to discuss war aims is consider
ed a significant hint that Austria is
growing impatient with Germany for
dodging the question.