The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
BRITISH FORCES
DESTROY ZEPS
German Airship Destroyed OF Coast
Of Jutiand, Denmark-No Sur
vivors from Crew Of Airship
FIERCE BATTLE At LENS
Canadians Fighting Their Way For
ward with Bombs and Bayonets
Lines are Drawn Closer

Canadians Fighting Their Way For.
ward with Bombs and Bayonets
Lines are Drawn Closer
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LONDON. Adg:,, 2t-eritish light
foree. destroyed - ,zeppellip. tsirship
this morning off the Jutland, Den.
mark, coast, says an official eommu-
nication issued this evening.
The communication adds that there
were no survivors from the crew Of
the airship.
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM, Aug. 21-The fierce battle
which began at dawn today on the
outskirts OF the city Of Lens contin-
ued throughout the day at close quar-
tiers and late this afternoon there was
no dimiuution in the intensity OF the
struggle beween he attacking Cana
dams and tine Germans.
The Canadians this morning fought
their way forward with bombs and
bayonets and occupied important enc
nv defenses northwest and southwest
OF the heart Of the city and since then
the Germans have been sending in
wave after wave of infantry In des-
perate counter attacks.
The Canadians have held strongly
and the Germans have suffered very
heavy casualties, as they must have
expected, from the nature OF their
counter thrusts, in which no thought
is given to the cost in life. ''""
Both on Offensive.
The striking feature of the battle
lies in the fact that the Germans
also had massed troops for coun-
ter attack at dawn against the new
w acquired Canadian positions in the
northwest environs OF Lens and had
actually started their advance, when
they were surprised by encounterlng
the onrushing Canadians in No-Man's
Land. Both offensives had begun at
the same hour, but heavy mist hung
over the ground and the Germans
were apparently unaware OF the Can
adam preparations until THE Cana
dams were upon them with the bay
onet.
Brief but bitter fighting occurred
in No-Man's Land. The German Of
ficers tried to rally their men against
the Canadians. but the enemy infan'
try gradually fell back to the trench
es, which they had just left.
Bombed in Thei. Trenches.
The Canadians followed, and leap
ing on the parapets hurled masses OF
bombs down. among great numbers
~ troops which had been collected
for the attack.
The Germans tried to flee through
the communication trenches, but the
Canadians jumped among them with
hayonets and bombs killing many.
Al . On the. southwest, the Canadians
were equally successful after very
heavy fighting in which the brush
artillery was brought into play: Inc
most strenuous fighting late IN the
day was proceeding IN the center Oh
the line west Of Lens and on little
front near the left OF the northwest
positions, but the whole line was
seething caldron.s
Lines Drawn Closer.
The Canadians have achieved their
Immediate object, by drawing their
lines still closer about the heart or
the city and their goal unless the
German counter attacks succeeded
BY today's attack the Canadians nave
gained possession OF many railway
entertainments and colliery sidings'
which afford excellent positions for
either offensive of defensive opera
tions.
The Canadian assault extended
from the northwest of the environs
OF the city to' positions in the south
west suburbs, and as the Germans
were already advancing to attack the
new Canadian defenses, the fighting
quickly assumed the character OF one
OF the most sanguinary conflicts
which this battle-scared theatre has
seen.
In Battle at Dawn.
On the northwest the Carp dams
and Germans clashed in No-Man's'
Land lust as the first gray streaks
OF day we're spreading. From the
start, it was a struggle with hand
bombs and ibayonets, but the Canad-'
ians threw themselves upon the enc
my with such fierceness that the Ger
mans were forced to withdraw bait
ling step by step until the Canadians
had penetrated their positions to
depth of several hundred yards and
taken up new posts which they are
holding against bitter counter thrusts.
A circular line around which the
opposing forces now are fighting is
drawn close about the city proper
where the Germans ned fortified them
"A "oncreted cellars and dug
outs.
No estimate of casualties or pris-
oners Is yet available. but captured
Germans were beginning ~ arrive
hack of both fronts at an early hour.
BIRTHS At ARION.