Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-04
NE v OFFENSIVE
!. BY 70 DIVISIONS
IN CAMBRIA REGION
British Forces Everywhere
Meet Fierce Attacks
Stoically.
FIRMLY HOLDING THEIR
LINE AT ALL POINTS
Regain Some Of Ground Lost in
Sudden Drive Four
Days Ago.
FIGHTING MOST SANGUINARY
Described as Worst Since Days OF
Verdun and First Bat
tie Of Ypres.
FIGHTING MOST sANGUlNAR,
Described as Worst Since Days OF
Nerdun and First Bat
tie Of Ypres.
rBy Associated Press.]

Extremely hard lighting, with the
Germans using great forces OF infan-
try in mass formation, is taking place
along the southwestern and southeast
ern sections of the Cambria salient.
In the region of Gonnelicu. La Vac
qucric and southward to Ncndhuile
and northward toward Masnieres. bat
Ties ragged with great ticrceness
throughout Monday, but with the Ger
mans nowhere successful in. breaking
the British front. At La Vacuuerie
they again succeeded in penetrating
the village from which they were
elected previously, but a strong coun.
terattack again turned the scales In
favor OF General Byns's forces, who
threw out the enemy, infiicting heavy
casualties on him.
AS in their previous attacks, tho
Germans used great masses Of artil-
lory. but tho British forces every.
where met their onsiaughts stocially,
and at last accounts were firmly hold
ing their line ct all. points.
Although the Germans in their Of
fcnsive have been using men rcck-
oned at twenty divisions, the British
have been able at several points to
regain some of the ground they lost
IN the initta! attack, which was de-
lircrcd with a suddenness similar to
that of Byng's big drive toward Cam
brai. sunday night they had gained
the eastern edge of the village of VII
lers-Guislain and dri, en- out the Ger.
mans from La Naccucric. They held
this latter position until Monday
morning. when they were compelled
again to cede it 20 the enemy, only
to take ii again later in the day.
Southwest OF Bourbon village. at the
west of Cambria. the British also have
recovered lost terrain
GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE
or 5000 BRITISH
The German war Office asserts that
5000 British have been made prisoner
during their drive. and that 100 guns
have been taken from them. \ large
number Of the guns already have been
rccapturcd. The four days battle Is
described as the Nest sanguinary one
tina; has taken place since the DAYS OF
crdun and the first battle of Yprcs
Artillery ducls are in progress be-
tween the French and the Germans
north OF the Chemin -des- DANES ard In
the Nerdun sector. An attack by tho
Germans north OF Flircy, in the latter
region. was entirely without result the
Germans being driven back by the
French. suffering heavy casualties aud
leaving prisoners behind them.
Likewise, on the Italian front the
lighting is mostly by means of big
guns. the duels being intense OH the
northern line III the hilly region be.
tween the Hrenta and Piavc Rivers
No details have yet been received
concerning the negotiations between
the Germans and the Russians for an
armistice. although the German grand
headquarters announces that an arm
istice already is in force OH sections
OF the Russo -Gcrman front. In .addi-
tion to Austro- Hungarian acceptance
OF the proposal OF the Russians for q
cessation OF hostilities. Bulgaria also
Is 10 open negotiations with Russia
with the same object in view
Mcanwhile, the internal situation i'm
Russia remains acute. Infantry and
machine gun dctachments have been
sent against the general staff head.
quarters at the front. where refusal
met the Bolsheviki regimes demand
that proper arrangements be made by
the commanderin- chief with the Ger.
mans for all arniStice