Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-26
(By the Associated Press,

(by the Associated PreSS.l
With less than weeks wait after
delivering the recent smashing blow
at the German line in Flanders the
British have resumed their drive,
launching an attack on wide front
northeast and east of Ypres early this
morning. In their new attack the
British pushed back the Germans
over the high ground east of Ypres,
Reuters correspondent at British
headquarters reports. -
To Drive Wedge Deeper.
Apparently the efforts are aimed at
in driving in deeper the wedge forced
into the German front astride5 the
Ypres- Menin road. and northward be-
yond the Ypres--Roulers railway line.
The point of the wedge has now al
most reached a line extending direct
ly northward from Lille, the envelop-
ment of which is assumed to be one OF
the great detectives of the Flanders
attack.
Strike Staggering Teutons.
The new British blow was struck
today just as the Germans were stag
.gering from effects OF a sanguinary
repulse they. sustained in yesterdays
heavy attack which they delivered on
the ridge east of Ypres The Ger
Y-9l
British lines at two points, in one OF
these attacks but were forced out by
counter attack. s5 .5is! @
British Bombard Ostend.
simultaneously thesBritish are con-
l5tinuing their aerial and naval attack
on the Belgian coast Anothe sbora-
I bardnent OF Ostend. one Of the Ger
1 man naval bases, was carried out YES.
/ terday by British warships.s s5
| The Germans apparently satteni pied
/ an aerial attack on the feet. for the
British reports that air patrols en-i
lcountered six hostile machines, two OF
which were brought down. ~ ( 4s Il rs
Artillery Fire Intense. as
ontthe French front there has been
only artillery activity. The artillery
| fire was intense last night i12the yer-;
dun region of Beaumont and Beau
mont and Bezonvaux, northeast Of the
fortress. zsz1 8ls
The French steamship Admiral de
kersiant was sunk on September Ia
| after being attacked by submarine
Fin Spanish territorial waters. The
| submarine opened fire from the midst
of fleet of fishing boats, the pres
ence of which prevented the steamer
from using her guns effectively. The:
captain was taken prisoner on the
submarine, ten members of his crew
were killed or died from injuries.
British Headquarters in France and
Belgium (by the Associated Press }-a
Along the northern half of the battle
line to the east of Ypres where Field
Marshal Haig assumed the offensive
today, the British have advanced at
mum erous places for a distance of l.
| 200 yards. An early report, which
was somewhat vague, indicated that
the British infantry was fighting a
line only a few hundred yards west
of Zonnebeke.
Germans Resist Desperately.
The Germans are resting des-
parately and along front Of some
thousand yards astride the Ypres-
Menin road a terrific struggle is pro-
lceeding.
The line of the present battle is
between points to the east of St.
Julien and southwest of Gheluvelt.
4 The Germans already have been push
ed out OF many important positions
/ The British appear to have been.
extremely successful throughout the
northern half of the line Of attack
No news is available from the sector
/ of Polygon Wood and the region,
south of that forest.
/ Germans Reinforced. M
The most important points involved
| in today's fighting are strongly held
Elevations between the Ypres- Roulers
railway and the Ypres- Menin highway.
Australians, Scots and English troops
were today pushing out into forbid
ding country over ground still sodden
from rains, among concrete In steel
lredoubts, over elevations, through
bits of wood choked with quick nrers.
They might fail Of their object and
Iyet cover themselves with glory.
1t seems that much sanguinary
i fighting is to follow. The Germans
have been bringing up reinforcements
for several davs f5l5E IS II asssS NJ