Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-09
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The. British have pushed back the
Germans through. Poolcappelle and
are fighting in the eastern outskirts
of the city, about q large brewery.
Just north Of Broodseinde, at Daisy
wood, the Germans held out strongly.
The British surrounded the wood and
hot fighting followed.
The attackers pushed forward a
considerable distance down the slopes
ground.
At many places the French and
British have advanced to a depth of
1900 yards or more. ~
French Cross Rivers.
The British troops on Gravenstafel
ridge and rested 1000 yards southwest
Of the town Of Passchendaele. The
French crossed the Jansbeek and
Brownbeek rivers.
l. At an early hour the French
were reported fighting about
Mangelar. some 1900 yards be-
yond their original front. lines.
At $3.50 O'Clock they had taken
several hundred prisoners.
The British met strong resist
ance at Polderhoek Chateau,
which they reached early in the
advance. They were forced back
q little by heavy machine gun
ports they had again pushed for.
ward.
The latest meagre report says
the Germans are cOunter-attack-
ing heavily astride the Ypres-
Roulers railway.
The British were sending back
large numbers Of prisoners at an
The combined attack Of the
French and British met with
| great success In the first few
hours Of fighting.
Blow Falls East of Ypres.
The blow fell early today east and
northeast of Ypres, where Crown
Prince Rupprecht's lines had already
been dangerously bent.
The British commander early re-
ported satisfactory progress. The at
tack, he announced, was made in con-
junction with our allies on our LEFT" :"
Shortly afterward the Paris official
statement indicate clearly that the
French forces in Flanders were those
alluded to by tho British commander
in-chief. Tho launching Of an attack
In concert with the British was an
nounced and the favorable develop
mont Of the attack reported.
French troops took part in the be-
| ginning Of the Flanders drive on July
81 and in subsequent fighting consoli-
! dated the ground won by them from
. point northeast Of LAngem1rck as
far north as Dixmude. \.
10 Level with British.4
| This action Of the front remained
| Comparatively quiet while the British
| to the south were renewing their drive
| last month. Apparently the time u
ing the line to the north mora nearly
| In the level With advanced British
front.
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